SSC signs 10-year partnership agreement with CNES – continues as prime provider of polar ground support
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has signed a contract with French government space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) for an extension of partnership regarding ground station coverage for polar missions. For 10 years, SSC has been a prime partner for CNES’ polar orbiting satellites through the combined use of two jointly developed ground stations in Sweden and Canada. The renewed contract will span over 10 more years beginning from December 2022. The Space industry is experiencing tremendous market growth with almost five times more satellites to be launched by 2030