The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) is a government agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. NOSA is responsible for implementing Norwegian space policy, fostering the growth of the national space sector, and coordinating national and international space activities. NOSA manages Norway's participation in the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU's space programs. Key areas of focus include business development, societal benefits, and research, and it has partnerships with organizations like ESA, Isar Aerospace, and JAXA.
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Isar Aerospace has booked missions for the European Space Agency, the Norwegian Space Agency, ElevationSpace, Astroscale, and other customers.
Isar Aerospace’s launch manifest is booked through 2028 with missions assigned by ESA, NOSA, ElevationSpace, and Astroscale.
NOSA, UKSA, and SNSA contribute to the LUMIO mission.
The Norwegian Space Agency and Norway-based SFL Missions Inc. launched one satellite to expand Norway’s maritime situational awareness network.
S and T, VAKE, and NOSA are using the AI eXpress constellation's in-orbit demonstration service to validate the REMIS intelligent monitoring technology.
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Norway, through the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), will form a joint working group of experts.
In March 2025, the Norwegian Space Agency selected Spectrum to launch two Arctic surveillance satellites by 2028.
Founding members of the Space4Ocean Alliance include the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), the Monaco Office for Space Affairs, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and the UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO IOC).
NOSA Senior Advisor Tyler Jones credited the pointing performance of Space Flight Laboratory’s DEFIANT bus and highlighted SFL’s flexibility in accommodating the SmallCAT terminal and working through payload evolutions with TNO.
The Norwegian Space Agency’s NorSat-TD demonstration microsatellite developed by Space Flight Laboratory transferred data to a ground station using optical communications technology.
SmallCAT was launched in April 2023 by SpaceX aboard a satellite operated by the Norwegian Space Agency.
SmallCAT was launched in April 2023 by SpaceX aboard a satellite operated by the Norwegian Space Agency.
Other SFL microspace satellites developed and launched in 2023 include an advanced maritime tracking microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency.
The Norwegian Space Agency’s NorSat-TD satellite was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
NorSat-TD is a microsatellite built by SFL for the Norwegian Space Agency on SFL’s DEFIANT platform to carry multiple advanced or experimental payloads.
The Norwegian Space Agency’s NorSat-TD satellite was launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
NorSat-TD is a microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory for the Norwegian Space Agency on SFL’s DEFIANT platform to carry multiple advanced or experimental payloads.
Space Flight Laboratory has a contract to develop the NorSat-4 satellite for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA).
SFL developed NorSat-3 under contract to the Norwegian Space Agency with funding from the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
Space Flight Laboratory developed the 16.5 kg NorSat-3 smallsat on its Next Generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) platform under contract to the Norwegian Space Agency.