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The same location (Andøya, Norway) has also launched over 1,200 sounding and sub-orbital rockets of various configurations since 1962.

As others have explained, the news here is a rocket reaching orbit

There is also the first object in space. But this was arguably no commercial launch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MW_18014

The article talks about the first orbital rocket to be launched from Europe. The title is not very precise, but orbital rockets are the only ones that matter anyway.

Isn't that owned by the Swedish government ?

the space center no, and in general not the rockets

https://sscspace.com/esrange/

> Esrange, owned and operated by Swedish Space Corporation (...)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Space_Corporation

> Company type: Government-owned

So, Esrange is government-owned, but the company that makes the rocket is private.