Swedish Space Corporation logo

Swedish Space Corporation

operating Government Agency 501–1,000 employees

Provides global ground station networks, satellite launch services, sounding rocket and balloon systems, and spacecraft engineering from Esrange Space Center and stations on six continents.

About

Swedish Space Corporation, operating as SSC Space, is a Swedish government-owned provider of advanced space services with over 50 years of operational history. The company operates one of the world's largest commercial ground station networks for satellite communications, with more than 20 stations strategically positioned across six continents for global coverage. SSC Space owns and operates Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, which serves as a versatile facility for sounding rocket launches, stratospheric balloon flights, rocket engine testing, and the development of orbital launch capabilities for sun-synchronous and polar orbiting satellites. The company has launched more than 1,200 suborbital missions and supports the full satellite mission lifecycle through telemetry, tracking, command, and data reception services. Its four divisions cover science and launch services, ground station connectivity, spacecraft operations and engineering, and orbital launch and rocket test services. SSC Space serves institutional, commercial, and defense customers in earth observation, telecommunications, meteorology, navigation, and scientific research.

Products & Services

Multipurpose space center in northern Sweden supporting sounding rocket launches, stratospheric balloon flights, orbital launch development, rocket engine testing, and satellite ground station operations.
Global network of 10+ owned and 11 partner satellite ground stations providing TT&C, LEOP support, data reception, and teleport services across S, X, Ka, and optical bands.
Space-to-ground laser communication services for high-throughput, secure satellite data downlink.
Orbital launch capability development for SSO and polar orbits from Esrange, plus rocket engine testing from component level to full reusable launch vehicle flight tests.
Sounding rocket vehicles, stratospheric balloon systems, payload development, ground instruments, and student programs with over 1,200 suborbital missions launched.
Engineering, operations, and consultancy services for space missions including earth observation, telecommunications, navigation, interplanetary, and manned spaceflight programs.

Locations

Solna, SE
Kiruna (Esrange), SE
Darmstadt, DE
Wessling, DE
Lower Gwynedd, PA, US
Colina, CL
Mingenew, AU
Noordwijk, NL
Lethbridge, AB, CA

Related Companies

Companies with similar profiles

Tesat-Spacecom

Tesat-Spacecom logo

Tesat-Spacecom

Operating
DEU EST. 1949 Operating

Manufactures satellite communication payloads and laser inter-satellite link terminals, with equipment aboard more than half of all communication satellites in orbit

Backnang, Germany
Explore Company →

Electro Optic Systems

Electro Optic Systems logo

Electro Optic Systems

Operating
AUS EST. 1983 $EOS Operating

Designs and manufactures defence weapon systems, high energy laser weapons, counter-drone systems, and space domain awareness technologies

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Explore Company →

Exolaunch

Exolaunch logo

Exolaunch

Operating
DEU EST. 2010 Operating

Provides rideshare launch services, mission management, and satellite deployment hardware for smallsats and CubeSats across multiple launch vehicles worldwide.

Berlin, Germany
Explore Company →

Telesat

Telesat logo

Telesat

Operating
CAN EST. 1969 $TSAT Operating

Operates a global GEO satellite fleet and is building Telesat Lightspeed, an enterprise-class LEO constellation delivering fiber-like broadband with ultra-low latency.

Ottawa, Canada
Explore Company →

D-Orbit

D-Orbit logo

D-Orbit

Operating
ITA EST. 2011 $DOBT Operating

Operates orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payload services, space cloud computing, and in-orbit servicing.

Fino Mornasco, Italy
Explore Company →

Arianespace

Arianespace logo

Arianespace

Operating
FRA EST. 1980 Operating

Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers.

Évry-Courcouronnes, France
Explore Company →

Overview

Founded 1972
HQ Solna, Sweden
Type Government Agency

Leadership

Charlotta Sund
President and CEO
Robert Burning
Chief Financial Officer
David Filipsson
Chief Commercial Officer
Nathalie Fortier
President, Engineering Services
Nicholas Priborsky
President, Connect
Krister Sjölander
President, Science Services
Victoria Strand
Acting President, Orbital Launch and Rocket Test
Martin Lindecrantz
Chief Human Resources Officer
Andreas Nordin
Chief Information Officer
Emma Stenholm
Chief Security Officer
Carina Aspenberg
SVP and Head of Communications
Lennart Poromaa
Head of Esrange Space Center

Classification