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Kiruna, Lapland, Sweden

Norrsken Spaceport

Europe's northernmost crewed launch site, inside the auroral oval, with polar orbits launched straight up the Norwegian Sea.

Coordinates
67.89°N 21.10°E
Elevation
328 m
Missions
2
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Facilities

  • Glass-roof Norrsken Lodge
  • Cold-weather training hall
  • Polar recovery convoy
  • Aurora observatory

Launch weather

Winter night launches are timed to geomagnetic activity; summer has 24-hour daylight.

Missions from Norrsken

KÁRMÁN LINE · 100 KM
suborbital

Fly above the aurora, not beneath it.

Apogee
104.2 km
Zero-G
4 min
Max G
5.4 G

From

$520K
orbital

Every latitude on Earth in five days.

Apogee
510 km
Duration
5 days
Max G
4.1 G

From

$5.6M