Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is a Norwegian commercial company and a leading provider of ground station services and Earth observation services, connecting space and Earth. They operate a global network of ground stations, including polar and mid-latitude stations, with over 270 antennas, offering satellite tracking and control, launch support, and data reception. KSAT partners with organizations like NASA, JAXA, and Rocket Lab to provide communication services for spacecraft and support missions in low-Earth orbit and lunar exploration. Key activities include ground network services, Earth observation, maritime monitoring, and environmental monitoring using satellite data.
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The Vake Powered By KSAT platform is designed for ease of access and integration and can be incorporated into existing systems.
KSAT has built a high-quality historical database of maritime activity that is leveraged with VAKE’s analytics to train AI systems.
Hale SWx was founded by Katherine Monson, the former CEO of KSAT US, and heliophysicist Scott McIntosh.
Vake Powered by KSAT integrates data from 15 satellite providers using optical satellites, radio-frequency satellites, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to detect, identify, and track vessels without AIS.
Vake Powered by KSAT combines KSAT’s platform with AI and visualization technologies from VAKE, a maritime domain awareness solutions provider that KSAT acquired in March 2024, to monitor high-traffic and remote sea areas.
On January 26, 2026, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) launched the maritime domain awareness platform Vake Powered by KSAT to support Maritime Domain Awareness from space.
KSAT’s operational ambition is to reduce space-based information delivery latency to below five minutes by 2030 regardless of operator, orbit, or platform.
The Vake platform combines KSAT’s global ground station network with advanced artificial intelligence to provide persistent monitoring of high-traffic and remote maritime zones.
Vake Powered By KSAT monitors areas and vessels of interest using multiple data sources.
KSAT develops a dark vessel detection service.
KSAT acquired VAKE in 2024.
Karstein Ringjord is director of Maritime Situational Awareness for KSAT.
The Vake Powered By KSAT platform is designed to make space-powered maritime situational awareness easier to access, integrate, and use.
Kongsberg Satellite Services launched Vake Powered by KSAT, a consolidated maritime situational awareness platform designed to detect, identify, and track non-cooperative or dark vessels.
KSAT launched the vessel detection platform Vake Powered By KSAT on January 27.
The Vake platform incorporates tipping-and-cueing capability to enable near-real-time responses by maritime authorities as KSAT pursues its 2030 five-minute delivery target.
Vake Powered By KSAT enables users to task new satellite collection.
Vake Powered by KSAT integrates optical, radio frequency, and synthetic aperture radar data from 15 different satellite providers into a single operational interface.
KSAT acquired a majority stake in VAKE, a Norwegian startup specializing in machine learning for maritime domain awareness, in March 2024.
KSAT delivers 15-minute collection-to-dissemination timelines across satellite operators through its integrated value chain.