Esrange Skylark Launch Tower, Kiruna

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Esrange Skylark Launch Tower

Esrange - Jukkasjärvi
Kiruna Sweden

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1972
Finished	1972

Building Uses

- transportation

- science

Structural Types

- tower

- pyramid

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Description
- Owner: Swedish Space Corporation

- This tower platform was used for the launching of the Skylark, a sounding rocket which took measurements of the upper atmosphere.

- The Skylark rockets, which were Brisith-built research rockets, had 441 lanuches from Esrange between 1957 to 2005.

- The tower was part of the Esrange (European Space and Sounding Rocket Range).

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