Эсрейндж
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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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- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Kiruna Municipality
- Owned by
- Swedish Space Corporation
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- Image
- TEXUS 50 launched with a VSB-30 rocket.jpg
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- Commons category
- Esrange
- inception
- 1964-01-01
- place served by transport hub
- Kiruna
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Article · Русский
Эсрейндж (англ. Esrange), Кируна — ракетный полигон Швеции. Расположен в лене Норрботтен к востоку от Кируны, на широте около 68° с. ш., в шведском Заполярье. Был основан в 1966 году. Изначально слово Esrange писалось как ESRANGE и расшифровывалось как ESRO Sounding Rocket Launching Range. Также есть вариант European Space and Sounding Rocket Range, and European Space Range. Запускаются ракеты TEXUS, Mini-TEXUS, , , .
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