The Esrange Space Center appoints a Project Manager for every project that is planned to be carried out from Esrange. The Project Manager is the contact for the range User. He is responsible for the campaign planning, co-ordination, countdown procedure, and operations at the range. All requirements and correspondence should be addressed to the Project Manager. All operations, whatsoever, occur under the Laws of Sweden. Esrange officials are responsible for flight control and flight safety of all vehicles that are flown from Esrange.

Approval to Use the Range
All projects, which will be carried out at the range, require approval by the General Manager . All plans for the use of Esrange should be discussed with Head of Sounding Rocket and Balloon Department, such that all priority questions can be settled and the long-term planning requirements be satisfied.

Range User's Requirements
A range User must prepare a Flight Requirement Plan which defines the mission requirements and also the services to be provided by Esrange. It is recommended that the document is prepared in co-operation with the Head of Launch Services at Esrange such that the rules and regulations in the Esrange Safety Manual are not violated, and that eventual difficulties can be eliminated at an early stage. The Range User should submit at least two copies of the Flight Requirements Plan, arriving at Esrange no later than three months prior to the scheduled start of the campaign. Based on this plan, permission from government agencies can be applied, when necessary . Should a proposed balloon flight cross over to foreign countries, an application must be made no later than six months prior to the planned campaign. Similarly, should a new rocket type be introduced to Esrange, an application has also to be made at least six months in advance.

Application for launching of stratospheric balloons must be forwarded at least six months before planned launch date as Esrange has to apply for permission from Swedish Air Traffic Control authorities. Launchings of large stratospheric balloons can take place from Esrange or some other place in northern Sweden under the supervision of Esrange safety personnel.

Scheduling
Esrange provides launching opportunities any time of the year, any time of day, within the measure of Swedish Laws. The long-term scheduling of the Esrange launching programme (with ESA funded campaigns) is carried out by the secretariat of the Programme Advisory Committee situated at ESA Headquarters in Paris. A revised schedule is issued every second month.

Operational Support
The assembly and preparation of rockets and balloons is normally done by Esrange personnel. Should the User teams undertale these operations, all work must be performed in accordance with the ESM (Esrange Safety Manual) regulations. Assembly, preparation and checkout of payloads, which is normally executed by the range User, must likewise adhere to the ESM regulations.