Kronogård

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title: "Kronogård" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-installations-of-sweden", "jokkmokk-municipality", "buildings-and-structures-in-norrbotten-county"] description: "Rocket launch site in Sweden" topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronogård" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Rocket launch site in Sweden ::

Kronogård is the name of a launch site for sounding rockets in North Sweden at . Kronogård was originally a hunting post for royal foresters and hunters. In the 1950s a rocket launch site was established, from which mainly rockets of the type Nike Cajun were launched to explore the upper atmosphere. After completion of Esrange Kronogard was shut down.

Nowadays there is an area with small houses (partly on the basements of the former launch pads) and a camping site.

Launch list

::data[format=table] | Date || Vehicle || Mission || Results | |---| | 14 Aug 1961 | | 07 Aug 1962 | | ?? Aug 1962 | | 11 Aug 1962 | | 19 Aug 1962 | | 31 Aug 1962 | | 27 Jul 1963 | | 29 Jul 1963 | | 01 Aug 1963 | | 07 Aug 1963 | | 06 Aug 1964 | | 07 Aug 1964 | | 12 Aug 1964 | | 12 Aug 1964 | | 16 Aug 1964 | | 16 Aug 1964 | | 17 Aug 1964 | | 17 Aug 1964 | ::

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