Norsat International, founded in 1977 and headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, is a provider of communication solutions. They specialize in customizable satellite components, portable satellite terminals, maritime solutions, and satellite networks. Norsat's products and services are used by telecommunications providers, emergency services, defense, and news organizations. Key products include Low Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs), Block Upconverters (BUCs), antennas, and RF conditioning products.
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Space Flight Laboratory contracted to design and build the NorSat-TD spacecraft and to perform integration and testing of all systems and payloads.
NorSat-TD and NorSat-2 working together will provide greater communication capacity for ships in Norwegian waters.
SFL’s DEFIANT microsatellite bus measures 30 x 30 x 0.4 m, has a mass of 35 kg, and will be used to develop NorSat-TD due to additional payloads.
NorSat-TD completed its final design review and has been slated for launch in 2022.
NorSat-TD will test an iodine-fueled electric propulsion thruster developed by French startup ThrustMe to change the satellite’s orbit.
Hyperion Technologies announced plans on 2021-01-05 to launch CubeCAT in early 2022 onboard NorSat-TD.
The European Space Agency began testing space-based VDES in 2017 with Norway’s Norsat-2 smallsat.