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First-ever wideband polylingual direct-to-Earth demonstration

16:12 December 19, 2025

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) to demonstrate direct-to-Earth, forward and return links on Ka-band via its global ground station network for NASA’s groundbreaking PExT (Polylingual Experimental Terminal) technology demonstration. Managed by NASA and the agency’s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program...

SSC's new name - SSC Space - together with its new visual elements.

Swedish Space Corporation to change its name to SSC Space

08:12 December 8, 2025

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) will change its company name to SSC Space at the beginning of 2026. With the name change, all its operations and subsidiaries are gathered under one common global brand. The new name better reflects the company’s...

Ulrika Unell, President Orbital Launch & Rocket Test to leave SSC

09:11 November 21, 2025

Ulrika Unell, President Orbital Launch & Rocket Test Division and member of the Executive Committee, has decided to leave SSC to take on a new position outside the company. Ulrika, who has held the position since September 2024, will leave...

SSC and ICEYE sign a Letter of Intent (LoI) at the NATO Arctic Space Forum.

SSC and ICEYE sign LOI to strengthen Nordic and NATO space-based capabilities

14:11 November 20, 2025

SSC and ICEYE have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore expanded collaboration in key space and defense-related areas. Signed at the NATO Arctic Space Forum, the LOI targets potential SSC – ICEYE synergies across mission development, satellite operations...

Nightglow investigating rocket launched from Esrange

15:11 November 19, 2025

On 17 November 2025, at 18:46 local time, the ORIGIN-2 sounding rocket was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University, MISU, conducts research in the atmosphere using sounding rockets. The rocket campaign investigates...

SSC Go – our new service for small satellites and constellations

09:11 November 18, 2025

We are introducing SSC Go, our latest innovation designed to meet the fast-paced demands of the growing space market. Built on a global ground station network of compact 4m-class antennas on S-, X, Ka-band, SSC Go delivers seamless and effective...