Europe’s first satellite launch complex to be inaugurated in Northern Sweden

After years of preparation and construction, European mainland’s first orbital launch complex, Spaceport Esrange, will be inaugurated. The event will take place in the city of Kiruna in conjunction with Sweden taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. For Europe, the new orbital launch facility at Esrange is a long-awaited critical asset. Today, ten countries in the world have the capability to launch satellites. Spaceport Esrange will offer an independent European gateway to Space, supplementing and strengthening current European capabilities in French Guiana. More

(Source: Satnews - Dec 24)