SSC designs, launches, tests and operates space and aerospace systems.

Divisions SSC’s activities are carried out by five divisions:
Space Systems Division Satellite systems  Science Services Division Rocket systems Payloads Rocket launch services Balloon launch services Aerospace Services Division Flight test services	Satellite Operations Division Satellite control Ground station services Teleport services Airborne Systems Maritime surveillance systems
Staff The group has 660 employees. Facilities SSC operates at five facilities in Sweden: – Solna (head office and engineering center) – Esrange Space Center, Kiruna   (launch and test services and satellite communication) – Vidsel (test services for aerospace systems) – Ågesta (teleport services) – Salmijärvi (satellite operations for ESA) The company also has a representative office in Beijing, China. SSC is the full-owner of four subsidiaries with facilities in and outside Sweden, see below. Read more Subsidiaries SSC owns 100% of – NanoSpace (Sweden) which develops micro-mechanical systems – ECAPS (Sweden) which develops a non-hazardous propulsion system – LSE (Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Dubai), space operations consultancy – SSC Chile (Santiago, Chile), satellite station – Universal Space Network, USN (USA, Australia), space operations services SSC is a partowner of the Canadian space operations company PrioraNet Canada. Read more Owner  SSC was founded by the Swedish government in 1972. It is wholly owned by the Swedish state and administered by the Ministry of Finance.