Sweden

EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port

January 13, 2023

| Esrange, Launch sites, Mini-Satellites, Sweden

Published by The Associated Press, 13 January 2023 Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, second from left, stands next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Swedish King Carl Gustaf, right, at the inauguration of a new satellite launch ramp on Jan. 13, 2023. KIRUNA, Sweden — The European

Rocket Lab launches Swedish satellite, fails to catch booster

November 4, 2022

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| Launch failure, Rocket Lab, Sweden

An Electron rocket lifts off Nov. 4 carrying the MATS satellite. While the rocket successfully deployed the satellite in orbit, the company was unable to perform a mid-air recovery of the booster. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 4 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully