Kongsberg NanoAvionics is a small satellite mission integrator and manufacturer, specializing in high-performance CubeSats, nanosatellites, and microsatellites. They offer standardized small satellite platforms and end-to-end mission services, with over 80 satellites launched or in production for customers in over 35 countries. As a subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, NanoAvionics partners with major players like NASA, ESA, and Thales Alenia Space, providing satellite buses and propulsion systems for various applications including remote sensing and telecommunications. They are known for enabling space-based connectivity and remote sensing, and for their contributions to the NewSpace economy.
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics is responsible for the design, assembly, integration, testing, ground segment, and operations of the IOD/IOV satellite.
Under the project name IHE1-5 CubeSat, Kongsberg NanoAvionics will build a 12 to 16U IOD/IOV spacecraft.
ESA has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a large CubeSat platform for its IOD/IOV program.
The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics from Lithuania to build a large CubeSat platform for its in-orbit demonstration/in-orbit validation (IOD/IOV) program.
ESA trusts Kongsberg NanoAvionics to provide accommodation services for European entities to enhance their technology capabilities.
NanoAvionics aids organizations in transitioning to commercial in-orbit operations by providing reliable satellite platforms.
NanoAvionics will handle end-to-end delivery, including spacecraft design, assembly, integration, testing, ground segment, and mission operations.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics will build a 12-16U spacecraft for ESA’s In-Orbit Demonstration/In-Orbit Validation (IOD/IOV) program.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics will be responsible for the design, assembly, integration, testing, ground segment, and operations of the IHE1-5 CubeSat mission.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a large cubesat platform for an in-orbit demonstration program.
NanoAvionics provides standardized, flight-proven satellite buses that are used by repeat customers such as the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
HYPSO-1 was built by NanoAvionics and launched in January 2022.
All four nanosatellites launching on Transporter-11 were built by NanoAvionics.
Atle Wøllo has been appointed as the new CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics, replacing Žilvinas Kvedaravičius.
Harald Aarø is the Chairman of the NanoAvionics board and Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
Žilvinas Kvedaravičius became interim CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics last year following the departure of co-founder and former CEO Vytenis J. Buzas in 2023.
Atle Wøllo's vast experience will be beneficial in strengthening NanoAvionics’s position in large space programs.
NanoAvionics worked on 66 small satellites in total during 2022 and shipped 16 of them that year.
NanoAvionics worked on 73 satellites in 2023 and delivered 21 that year.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace bought a majority stake in NanoAvionics in 2022.