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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SvalSat in Svalbard is the world’s largest ground station with over 100 antennas and has operated since 1997 under Kongsberg Satellite Services, a joint venture between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Space Norway.
Kongsberg’s KSAT subsidiary will provide the ground segment for the constellation.
Hyper aims to transpose KSAT’s terrestrial ground station capabilities into the space domain.
Kongsberg Satellite Services operates the world’s largest commercial ground network, comprising over 40 stations globally.
The Hyper constellation will integrate with KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services to offer a hybrid solution for satellite operators.
Kongsberg Satellite Services will be involved in the project.
Kongsberg Satellite Services has executed a launch services contract with SpaceX to deploy the initial satellites for the Hyper constellation.
The Hyper constellation marks the transition of Kongsberg Satellite Services’ in-orbit network project from the engineering phase to operational deployment.
KSAT has over 50 years of industry experience with high-latitude facilities in Svalbard and Antarctica.
Starting August 2025, AWS Ground Station will expand its GSaaS Partner Program with Kongsberg Satellite Services.
KSAT Kongsberg's Troll Satellite Station in Antarctica has received the first signals from the Sentinel-1D satellite.
NEN operates by integrating ground stations owned by JAXA, domestic ground stations owned by Sky Perfect JSAT, and international ground stations owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT).
SiGN stations include three domestic stations owned and operated by Sky Perfect JSAT and two international stations owned and operated by KSAT.
JSAT Space Line is developed in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT).
Leaf Space is the second-largest ground segment as-a-service provider in terms of minutes of connectivity provided, behind KSAT.
JSAT Space Line utilizes ground stations operated by Skynet JSAT in Hokkaido, Ibaraki, and Okinawa, along with two overseas ground stations owned by KSAT.
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is expanding its business to offer end-to-end mission services for satellite operators.
KSAT announced Integrated Mission Services (IMS) to help small and large satellite constellations scale efficiently.
KSAT also supports the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission.
KSAT supports customers such as the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite and GHGSat’s greenhouse-gas monitoring constellation.