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Preparations in the SpaceLab calibration chamber

Resources and infrastructure

IRF has an extensive research infrastructure with many advanced research environments. Here you will find information about our available resources in the form of lab and technical equipment to perform tests or simulations or to verify concepts. Here you also find information about IRF’s library, restaurant and auditorium.

Research resources at IRF in Kiruna

Ground-based systems, for example

  • Auroral Large Imaging System (ALIS_4D) – light-sensitive cameras for auroral studies.
  • EISCAT Scientific Association operates a radar system for meteor and ionospheric studies (including auroral studies).
  • NLC camera system – for studies of noctilucent clouds.

SpaceLab

IRF SpaceLab – Facilites for space instrument design, qualification and testing

Library

IRF’s library in Kiruna is focused on space plasma physics and atmospheric physics.

Auditorium

Aulan (the auditorium) at IRF in Kiruna can accommodate 208 people.

Inside the auditorium

Restaurant

Restaurant Atmosfären, at the Space Campus in Kiruna, accommodates about 60 people.