South Korea’s Perigee Aerospace Secures Opportunity for Microlaunch from Sweden

The Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden. Photo: SSC

A South Korean rocket will be the first to launch from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden thanks to a collaboration between companies in Sweden and South Korea. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) is teaming up with South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace which will see Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher launched from the Esprange Space Center. SSC announced the deal on May. 7.

The two-stage launch vehicle has the...