According to sources, the investment is to develop Sweden's space capability. The agreement includes systems and infrastructure that ensure protection, availability, and execution of satellite launches for the Swedish Armed Forces and its partners and allies. The specific systems and infrastructure to be developed have not been disclosed.
This agreement is part of the government's 2023 decision to allocate about one billion kronor to the Swedish Armed Forces until 2032 to develop Sweden's space capability. That decision includes improved space situational awareness, expansion of infrastructure at Esrange in cooperation with SSC Space, and the possibility for the Swedish Armed Forces to conduct multiple satellite launches. ' The partners and allies involved in the satellite launches have not been specified.
This agreement is an important step in the development of Sweden's and Europe's space capability.
By building up a national satellite launch capacity from Esrange, we strengthen both Sweden's and Europe's access to space.
We aim to launch the first satellites in 2028.