Kongsberg Satellite Services

Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT) is a Norwegian-based company. KSAT has the most extensive ground station network globally, and the world's largest ground station for support of polar orbiting satellites located at 78' north - Svalbard, Norway. They are a provider of ground network services and maritime monitoring services

Kongsberg Satellite Services AS
TypePrivate
IndustrySpace
FoundedDecember 21, 2001 (2001-12-21)
HeadquartersTromsø, Norway
Area served
Global
ProductsGround station services
Revenue NOK 236 693 000 (before taxes, 2017)
NOK 752 139 000 (2017)
Number of employees
200 (2018)
ParentKongsberg Gruppen Norwegian Space Centre
Websiteksat.no

The headquarters is in Tromsø, Norway, with sales offices in Oslo, Stockholm and Mountain View, California.

KSAT was established in 2002, though its roots may be traced back to 1967 when the Tromsø ground station was inaugurated.

By the end of 2018 KSAT had approximately 200 employees.

Services

Satellite Operations services:

  • TT&C
  • Data acquisition and communications solutions
  • Hosting and maintenance services
  • LEOP – launch vehicle, satellite and sounding rocket support.

In 2018, KSATLITE, a dedicated unit at KSAT was established to meet the increasing demand for services in the NewSpace market.

Earth Observation services:

  • Oil slick detection
  • Ice monitoring
  • Vessel detection
  • KSAT-GMS, ground motion monitoring
  • Multi-mission data and derived products
  • Global infrastructure and land monitoring

Sites

The company's global ground network consists of more than 200 antennas at 23 sites worldwide,[1] this provides optimized locations for satellites in polar, inclined and equatorial orbits. Everything is remotely monitored and controlled and from the HQ's network operations center in Tromsø.

  • Troll, Antarctic
  • Cordoba, Argentina (partner station)
  • Tolhuin, Argentina (partner station)
  • Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Punta Arenas, Chile
  • Nemea, Greece
  • Nuuk, Greenland
  • Bangalore, India (partner station)
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Mauritius
  • Awarua, New Zealand
  • Svalbard, Norway
  • Tromsø, Norway
  • Vardø, Norway
  • Panama
  • Azores, Portugal (partner station)
  • Singapore
  • Hartebeesthoek, South Africa
  • Puertollano, Spain
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
  • Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Hawaii, United States

Ownership

KSAT is owned equally (50/50) by Space Norway AS (50%), and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (50%).

References

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