Stockholm poised to become leading European geospatial intel player

https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/26/stockholm-poised-to-become-leading-european-geospatial-intel-player,110772386-eve

Comments

nickservMay 26, 2026, 4:26 PM
If they use US tech they are just one orange temper tantrum away from losing access...
rekttraderMay 26, 2026, 4:36 PM
protomikronMay 26, 2026, 4:50 PM
Thx, that often works, but that's still inaccessible to me.
IlikeMadisonMay 26, 2026, 3:37 PM
Sweden relies on foreign technology for this (US), compared to France and Germany. They also depend on the ESA/France to put these satellites into orbit. That's not what I would call a leader player.
madspindelMay 26, 2026, 3:44 PM
> They also depend on the ESA

Sweden is part of ESA, what a strange thing to say. Also, I believe some of the satellites will be sent from Kiruna, Sweden.

patallMay 26, 2026, 3:58 PM
Do you have info on that? All the internet tells me that there is a tracking station there, no spaceport. And if one wanted to use a local spaceport, I suppose the Norwegian one would be close enough.
FindecanorMay 26, 2026, 4:08 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esrange

They have not launched anything into orbit yet though. Only high-altitude probes.

patallMay 26, 2026, 3:56 PM
Other articles write that they are (the one satellite so far) launching with Falcon9 from Vandenberg.
tokaiMay 26, 2026, 3:43 PM
What is the problem with relying on ESA when they are (a part of) ESA?