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space corporation type government owned industry space founded solna sweden 1972 headquarters solna sweden key people stefan gardefjord ceo number of employees 636 as of 2011 website ssc swedish space corporation ssc is a comprehensive space company that has 40 years of experience in helping space organizations companies and research organizations with access to space . ssc provides specialized competence in space subsystems space and satellite operations rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment launch services aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance systems . through its wholly owned subsidiaries ecaps and nanospace ssc is also engaged in the development of environmentally friendly propulsion systems and micromechanical systems for space applications . from its facility esrange space center in northern sweden ssc launches sounding rockets and high altitude balloons for research in the areas of microgravity astrophysics astronomy and atmospheric studies . one notable program during the late 1980s early 1990s was a joint project with the society of japanese aerospace companies using ssc s maser rocket to lift aloft various experiments requiring microgravity environments at a low cost . this was during a period when u.s. space shuttle flights along with associated planned experiments were still being disrupted by the aftermath of the challenger disaster . at esrange ssc operates one of the world s busiest civilian satellite ground stations communicating with both telecom and scientific satellites . ssc s facility stockholm teleport provides satellite communication services and the wholly owned german company lse is specialised in satellite control and ground station services . ssc runs a global ground station network prioranet in which its us subsidiary universal space network plays a big part . citation needed ssc operates test systems at the vidsel test range on behalf of the swedish defence material administration fmv . ssc also designs develops and installs maritime surveillance systems which are used by coast guard authorities around the world . citation needed july 1 2011 ssc sold its satellite division to the german space company ohb which then formed a swedish subsidiary named ohb sweden . contents 1 2013 program audit 2 scientific satellites developed 3 telecom satellites project management 4 references 5 external links 2013 program audit edit in february 2013 a government audit was released by the swedish national audit office which concluded that swedish space investment is distributed among multiple organizations that operate as stovepipes with no real communication between them and no common ambition . 1 while approximately 1 billion sek 158 million usd is spent each year on swedish space initiatives the audit report calls for additional government oversight of the european space agency esa and a review of the swedish space corporation s structure and mission . 1 scientific satellites developed edit prisma satellites launched june 15 2010 smart 1 launched september 27 2003 odin launched february 20 2001 astrid 2 launched december 10 1998 astrid 1 launched january 24 1995 freja launched october 6 1992 viking launched february 22 1986 telecom satellites project management edit tele x sirius w sirius 2 sirius 3 references edit a b report calls for sweeping rethink of swedish space spending . space news . 2013 02 14 . retrieved 2013 03 22 . external links edit swedish space corporation official site ohb sweden official site this space or spaceflight related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title swedish space corporation & oldid 704264386 categories 1972 establishments in swedencompanies established in 1972government owned companies of swedenscientific organizations based in swedendefence companies of swedenaerospace companies of swedenspace programme of swedenspace stubshidden 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