Dr. Olle Norberg, Swedish National Space Board

Swedish National Space Board
Dr Olle Norberg
Director-General
The Swedish Space Agency: Swedish National Space Board
Governmental agency under
the Ministry of Education and Research
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Space Infrastructure for Society
Science
Competiveness and Innovation
Education and Outreach
• International Cooperation, mainly with ESA
• Bilateral Space Agreement USA – Sweden
• Advocating Open and Free Data
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Communication
Navigation and Timing
Weather
Earth Observation
Monitoring
National/multilateral satellites
to satisfy specific needs
Viking
Sweden
1986-1987
Freja
Sweden/Germany
1992-1996
Astrid-1
Sweden
1995-1995
Astrid-2
Sweden
1998-1999
Odin
Sweden /Canada/
Finland/France
2001-
Prisma
Sweden /France/
Germany/Denmark
2010-
Microwave radiometers for
studies of the atmosphere
Small research satellites
MATS: studies of waves in the middle atmosphere and their
influence on climate. Planned launch in 2018. Mass: ~40 kg
SNSB intends to finance one national
science satellite every 3 years.
Sidhuvud
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