SSC Space

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration contracted SSC Space to establish satellite-launch capability from Esrange for the Swedish Armed Forces and partners/allies. · Systems and infrastructure supporting protected, available, executable satellite launches at Esrange; Firefly Alpha is the planned launch vehicle.

SSC describes the agency contract, its value, operational users, and planned availability.

The European Space Agency contracts commercially operated SSC Space stations as part of its augmented Estrack ground-station network, particularly for launch-and-early-orbit-phase coverage. · ESA Estrack augmented network; SSC stations in Hawaii, Chile, and Australia among the cited sites.

ESA identifies SSC as a commercial station provider supporting Estrack service contracts.

NASA selected SSC Space U.S. to provide commercial direct-to-Earth communications services under the Near Space Network; NASA also uses SSC Space's network for the PExT direct-to-Earth demonstration. · Near Space Network Services contract, including low-Earth-orbit science missions and highly elliptical orbit requirements; PExT technology demonstration.

NASA's award notice names SSC Space U.S. and the task-order scopes. SSC separately documents PExT links via its network.