Kongsberg is a leading international technology group that supplies high-tech systems and solutions to customers in the space, defense, aerospace, maritime, oil and gas, and renewable energy industries. Within the space sector, Kongsberg operates through its subsidiaries and divisions, offering services such as satellite ground stations (through Kongsberg Satellite Services, KSAT), manufacturing satellite components, and, more recently, operating its own microsatellites. They provide solutions for connecting space and Earth through satellite data transmission and processing, serving customers like NASA, ESA, and the Norwegian Armed Forces. Key areas include maritime surveillance, Earth observation, and developing technology for space exploration.
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to initiate a feasibility study on building a national satellite infrastructure for ocean surveillance.
Kongsberg will open a new 6,000 square meter building with specialized facilities for development and production of products to be launched into space on 2022-07-05 of 2022.
Kongsberg will acquire 77% of NanoAvionics under the terms of the agreement announced 2022-07-05.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will acquire a majority stake in NanoAvionics in a deal that values NanoAvionics at 65,000,000 EUR ($67,000,000).
The three satellites ordered by Kongsberg will use NanoAvionics’ MP42 satellite bus designed for satellites weighing 50 kg or more.
Kongsberg procured three small satellites from NanoAvionics in April as a first step toward establishing Norway’s first satellite constellation.
Kongsberg announced the procurement of three microsatellites from NanoAvionics as a first step toward establishing Norway’s first satellite constellation.
The three smallsats ordered by Kongsberg are scheduled for launch in 2024 and will be used to track ships using Automatic Identification System transponders and radar emissions from vessels not broadcasting AIS signals.
Kongsberg produces spacecraft subsystems and operates Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a ground station network operator.
Kongsberg will expand its space offering to include products and technology for designing and manufacturing small satellites through the acquisition of NanoAvionics.
Kongsberg will open a new 6,000-square-meter building with specialized facilities for development and production of products to be launched into space on 2022-07-05 of 2022.
Kongsberg plans to expand the satellite fleet with more satellites to increase coverage areas, improve revisit times, and equip satellites with different sensor types to enhance situational awareness.
Kongsberg intends to expand the satellite network to cover other parts of the world and ultimately achieve global coverage, with an initial focus on the North Atlantic and some options in the southern hemisphere.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace ordered three microsatellites from Lithuania’s NanoAvionics for a 2024 launch.
The contracts between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and ArianeGroup are managed and funded by the European Space Agency.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will deliver the Optical Safety Barrier (OSB) for Ariane 6.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has delivered the booster attachment for Ariane 5 since 1996.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed two contracts with ArianeGroup to deliver technology for the Ariane 6 launcher.
KONGSBERG technology is used in NorSat-3 to provide space-based vessel detection capabilities for the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
NorSat-3’s Navigation Radar Detector was developed in collaboration between FFI, KONGSBERG, the French space agency CNES, and the German electronics company ILFA.