600th rocket launched from Esrange
10:11 am . November 11, 2024
Today, at 08.38 UTC, the Swedish space industry reached an impressive milestone as the 600th suborbital rocket, MAPHEUS-15, was launched from SSC’s spaceport Esrange Space Center in Kiruna. The science rocket reached an altitude of 309 km carrying a payload[...]
The 600th rocket – a story of Swedish space (part 2)
11:11 am . November 8, 2024
Scheduled for launch next week, the preparations for MAPHEUS-15 is underway at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. Just one science rocket of many? Not at all. In fact, it marks the 600th rocket launch at Esrange. Perhaps not a[...]
The 600th rocket – a story of Swedish space (part 1)
11:11 am . November 8, 2024
Scheduled for launch next week, the preparations for MAPHEUS-15 is underway at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. Just one science rocket of many? Not at all. In fact, it marks the 600th rocket launch at Esrange. Perhaps not a[...]