2022-11-22

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Oceanography in practice

The newly built drifter balances at the end of the four-metre-long boat hook. In a few seconds it will be launched and tested for the first time. At best, it will provide measurement data and can soon be picked up again. At worst, it disappears, forever.

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Climate and Environment - Theme page Oceans and Lakes - Theme page

2022-11-14

Satellite MATS takes its first image of the upper atmosphere

On November 9th, it was time for MATS to take the first images of the atmosphere. At 10:32 CET, MATS was approaching Esrange Space Center – a centre for space activities and satellite communication located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. At that moment, the control center, operated by OHB Sweden that built the MATS satellite platform, came in contact with the satellite via the tracking antenna at Esrange.

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Atmosphere and Weather - Theme page Climate and Environment - Theme page

2022-11-04

Department of Meteorology

Swedish research satellite to be launched into space from New Zealand

MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) is a Swedish research satellite designed for studying atmospheric waves. MATS will be launched into orbit on 4 November from the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

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2022-10-19

Department of Meteorology

Launch of the MATS satellite

The new Swedish research satellite MATS will be launched by RocketLab from the space port in Mahia, New Zealand. After several years of development and delays, lastly due to a cancelled Russian launch, the MATS satellite will finally get into orbit and start collecting data.

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