Swedish Space Corporation signs Purchase Agreement for the Santiago Satellite Station

Swedish Space Corporation announced today that they have signed an agreement with the University of Chile in Santiago regarding the purchase of the Centro de Estudios Espaciales (CEE).

The purchase includes the complete Santiago Satellite Station with all equipment and the transfer of all existing contracts. The management of the station remains the same and all 60 staff will be retained.

– The Santiago Satellite Station has a very good reputation for its services and for its experienced personnel, says Mikael Stern, General Manager of the Satellite Operations Division, SSC. The station serves mainly the same customers as we do at our satellite station at Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden, and through our global ground station network, PrioraNet”.

– To set up a Chilean subsidiary is an important step in our efforts to go global, says Lars Person, CEO of SSC. We will now have operations in five countries and more than 170 staff members outside of Sweden.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Mikael Stern, General Manager of the SSC Satellite Operations Division, SSC
Phone: +46 8 – 627 63 86 02 or +46 70 – 566 65 55
E-mail: Mikael.stern@ssc.se

Johanna Bergstrom-Roos, information manager at Esrange space Center, SSC
Phone: +46 980 720 24 or +46 70 544 60 21
E-mail: johanna.bergstrom-roos@esrange.ssc.se