Esrange
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Esrange Space Center or Esrange is Sweden's space and research center located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden, owned and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). The base itself covers 20 square kilometers, while the impact area for rockets is 5,600 km2. Located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, the geographic location of Esrange is advantageous thanks to the limited light pollution, allowing for studies of northern lights. The stable climate, limited commercial air traffic and sparsely populated area are further reasons why the location is well suite
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Esrange, abreviatura de European Spaceresearch RANGE, es un centro de investigación y lanzamiento de cohetes, ubicado a 45 km al este de la ciudad de Kiruna en el norte de Suecia. Es una base para la investigación científica utilizando globos de gran altura, investigación de las auroras boreales, lanzamiento de cohetes sonda y satélites de monitoreo, entre otras actividades. El Centro Esrange tiene cuatro plataformas de lanzamiento: * Lanzador Aries * Lanzador Centauro * Lanzador MRL (para cohetes Black Brant) * Lanzador Skylark (utilizado actualmente para cohetes VSB-30)
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