When the Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang lifts of towards the ISS tomorrow morning (07.36 Swedish local time) it is possible to follow the show live from the new Swedish space site rymdkanalen.se.

The streaming is made via SSC:s communication hub "Stockholm Teleport".

Stockholm Teleport
Stockholm Teleport is Swedish Space Corporation’s center for satellite telecommunication services. SSC offers the customers access to a multitude of technical services in the field of satellite and terrestrial communications and applications. SSC will tailor-make the best solution to transmit information from one point to another - or to several different points. For example traditional media services, TV transmissions or satellite communication to remote places, ships or areas affected by natural catastrophes that are difficult or impossible to reach with terrestrial networks.

- This mission is a good example of how we can connect different kind of signals via space to a terrestrial network and create a flexible and dynamic solution for the customer, says Anna Malmqvist, head of Stockholm Teleport.

Read the hole press release in Swedish here.

For further information about Stockholm Teleport services contact:
Anna Malmqvist, head of Stockholm Teleport
Satellite Operations Division, SSCt
Tel: +468 447 35 80 or +4670 655 55 91
E-mail: anna.malmqvist@ssc.se