RRAF Hansensbukt

RRAF Hansensbukt is a military installation located on the easternmost tip of Prince Erling's Island, housing both a large portion of the Ringeriker forces in the region and the Hansensbukt Launch Range, a facility used by the RNSC for equatorial launches of Yggdrasil and Arvakr Rockets. Due to the nature of it's location the facility is only suitable for a limited number of launch trajectories, mostly eastward launches over the Sorland Strait to avoid the risk of any debris falling on populated areas. When the RNSC first established it's presence in the region it did so at a facility on the mainland in what was the colony of Sorland, this facility was lost with the fall of Sorland and a large portion of it's infrastructure was destroyed by withdrawing Ringeriker forces.

Hansensbukt Space Center
The Hansensbukt Space Center is a part of the facility operated jointly by the RRAF and RNSC, consisting of the center itself and the Hansensbukt Launch Range, which stretches out across the Sorland Strait. The Center is made up of a series of notable sub-facilities, such as:

Launch Pad Group 01
Pad Group 01 was the first built in the mid 1960s for sounding rockets, a use which continues to this day, Pads 01D and 01E were constructed for the launching of Seidhr Rockets, these however have since been demolished. They have since been replaced with a pair of pads designed for the Sleipnir family of rockets.

Launch Pad Group 02
Pad Group 02 consists of two pads purpose built for the Yggdrasil Rocket Family, seeing use for all equatorial launches of the platform, Pad 02A was seriously damaged by an on-pad detonation of the first attempted launch from it. The incident put the pad out of action for six years while investigations and repairs were carried out.

Launch Pad Group 03
Pad Group 03 consists of three pads built to handle Arvakr and Yggdrasil launches. The three pads are all built on large concrete piers protected by a breakwater, the are placed away from the shoreline to limit the risk of damage from another on-pad detonation to other facilities.

Final Assembly Facility
The Final Assembly Facility is where rockets are assembled and tested prior to launch after components are transported from Ringerike, certain components are also manufactured and developed on-site.

Space Tracking Facility
The Space Tracking Facility is responsible for post launch tracking of rockets launched from any of the three Pad groups, as well as orbital debris and satellites. It also houses a ground station for communicating with Ringeriker sattelites.