_5.jpg) The Svalbard Rocket Range is used by agencies such as NASA to launch sounding rockets | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SvalRak |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | 78°55′53″N 11°51′01″E / 78.93139°N 11.85028°E |
| Owner | Andøya Space Center |
| Website | https://nyalesundresearch.no/members/andoya-space-center-asc-norway/ |
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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.[1] 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.