Svalbard Rocket Range
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The Svalbard Rocket Range or SvalRak as it is named, is a launch site for sounding rockets at Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard, Norway. The site has been in use since 1997 and is owned by Andøya Space Center, which is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Kongsberg Group. SvalRak's location at the 79th parallel north makes it well-suited for launching rockets to investigate Earth's magnetic field. It is used mostly by American, Japanese and Norwegian researchers. It is the world's northernmost launch site.
1997
Wikimedia, Wikidata
SvalRak_5.jpg)
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Location: 78.9314, 11.8503, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Svalbard Rocket Range ⓘ
rocket launchsite in Svalbard
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1997 Svalbard Rocket Range
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Ny-Alesund (js) 5| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | rocket launch site | 1997 | Svalbard Rocket Range | spaceport, | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Ny-Alesund (js) 5 | Commons | ||