SSC Space and NorthBase partner to expand global ground station network
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Swedish state-owned space services company SSC Space (formerly Swedish Space Corporation) has entered a partnership with Finnish ground station operator NorthBase.
Key facts
SSC Space completed one such mission recently, a launch of 12 scientific experiments from nine nations from Estrange Space Center aboard one of its SubOrbital Express-5 rockets to study microgravity
NorthBase, founded in 2019, offers ground-station-as-a-service (GSaaS) solutions serving VHF, UHF, S-, X-, and Ka-band connectivity, announced it had joined Michigan-based ATLAS Space Operations
The deal will see SCC incorporate the latter’s NorthBase-2 Muonio ground station at 68N in Finnish Lapland as a partner site of SSC Space’s network, reinforcing service availability for present
You can take my word when I say there is little interference and lots of room in Finnish Lapland, and the visibility from 68 degrees north is good,” Dr. Rasila said at the time
Summary
The deal will see SCC incorporate the latter’s NorthBase-2 Muonio ground station at 68N in Finnish Lapland as a partner site of SSC Space’s network, reinforcing service availability for present and future satellite missions. “By working with NorthBase, they can extend their coverage further in the Nordic region and offer additional capacity to customers worldwide. The companies hail the collaboration as a foundation for future commercial agreements supporting a widening portfolio of missions and services for both commercial and institutional customers. SSC Space completed one such mission recently, a launch of 12 scientific experiments from nine nations from Estrange Space Center aboard one of its SubOrbital Express-5 rockets to study microgravity effects, financed by the European Space Agency.