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LUNAR SERVICES EASY ACCESS TO SPACE Global connectivity for reliable lunar communications GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY FOR RELIABLE LUNAR COMMUNICATIONS SSC’S DEEP SPACE HERITAGE SSC has a long history supporting lunar and deep space missions for NASA, ESA, ISRO, and commercial operators dating back to the Apollo era. Our long and successful program heritage supporting government space programs demonstrates our experience as a reliable partner for lunar and deep space missions. “SSC was honored to collaborate with SpaceIL in support of their lunar mission objectives” John Taylor Chief Engineer, Systems & Technology SSC Satellite Management Systems FULL RANGE OF LUNAR SUB-SERVICES • Establishment • Launcher Tracking • Mission Control • LEOP • Flight Dynamics • Re-orbit to the Moon • Monitor & Control • Re-entry to lunar orbit • Launchpad support • Landing Charles ”Pete” Conrad, Apollo 12 astronaut, founder of SSC US company, SSC Space US, Inc. 99.8% Network availability 5 kbps – 80 Mbps Flexible bandwidth options S, X, Ka Frequency bands BENEFITS • SSC is a well-known and trusted partner • Reliable and secure space connectivity • Highly skilled operations support for critical mission services • Easy to apply for permits and licenses SSC GROUND STATION NETWORK Esrange Space Center Inuvik Solna Ågesta North Pole Lisse Darmstadt Farnborough Wessling Weilheim Boulder Beijing Horsham Madrid Fucino Hokkaido Los Angeles Washington DC Okinawa Clewiston South Point Bengaluru Si Racha Dongara Western Australia Santiago Hartebeesthoek Yatharagga Punta Arenas O’Higgins WE HELP EARTH BENEFIT FROM SPACE About the Swedish Space Corporation SSC provides advanced space services to institutional and commercial customers CONTACT US worldwide. Built on decades of experience, we offer proven expertise in space engineering, satellite management services [email protected] and launch services for sounding rockets and www.sscspace.com balloons. .

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