SSC Space

SSC Space (previously known as Swedish Space Corporation, SSC), registered as SSC Space AB, is a Swedish space services company. SSC Space operations consist of launches of sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons, tests of future generation rockets, rocket engines and new rocket fuels, operation and maintenance of spacecraft and aviation systems, as well as satellite communication and data downlink through the use of SSC Space global ground station network with antennas deployed around the world. In January 2023, a new establishment at the company's space center in northern Sweden, Esrange Space Center, was inaugurated – the first facility on EU mainland with the capability of launching satellites. The first satellite launch is expected to take place in a few years' time, with U.S. company Firefly Aerospace' Alpha rocket. That same facility is also housing Europe’s program for the development of reusable rockets, Themis, run by Ariane Group on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA), set for a first hop-test in 2026. SSC Space operations in Sweden are located in Solna, Kiruna and Ågesta. The company also has operations in the United States, Australia, Thailand, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom. SSC Space has close to 800 employees and an MSEK 1 744 turnover in 2024. SSC Space is also working on developing its Space Surveillance Tracking (SST) and Space Traffic Management (STM) programs with the aim to identify, assess and minimize risks of collisions and disruptions associated with space debris.