. "And\u00F8ya Space Center, formerly named And\u00F8ya Rocket Range, is a rocket launch site and rocket range on And\u00F8ya island (the northernmost in the Vester\u00E5len archipelago) in And\u00F8y municipality in northern Norway. Since 1962, over 1,200 sounding rockets of all known configurations have been launched from this site.And\u00F8ya Space Center is a civilian facility owned 90% by the Royal Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway, and 10% by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. It operates on a commercial basis."@en . .