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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KSAT’s team will depart for Troll at the end of January and perform upgrades, maintenance, and build one additional antenna with work continuing until March during this Antarctic summer season.
Space Norway half owns KSAT, a polar satellite infrastructure provider that operates a Svalbard ground station site connected by undersea fiber-optic cables managed by Space Norway.
In July 2023, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) selected CPI Vertex Antennentechnik, CPI's German subsidiary, to provide 20-meter X-band and Ka-band antennas for TT&C and other services to support KSAT's purpose-built lunar ground network.
KSAT, Tromsø kommune, and UiT Norges arktiske universitet are collaborating through the company Jordobservasjon Tromsø AS to support the initiative for the new centre.
The KSAT multi mission software platform is initially being used for the Norwegian MicroSAR project and is generically designed to support upcoming Norwegian satellites and other missions.
KSAT is delivering ship and oil spill detection in near real time to a variety of international customers, including the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Ole Kokvik will work to further develop KSAT's ground station and services in Svalbard.
KSAT is offering a commercial fully automated Ka-band ground network optimized for SmallSat constellations.
KSAT will initially deploy the KSATlite Ka-band network on six ground station locations with multi-mission ground systems.
KSAT intends to prioritize robust security for KSATlite Ka-band by deploying advanced encryption.
Kongsberg Satellite Services announced on 2023-08-08 an automated ground network for small satellite constellations that includes Ka-band.
The Space Development Agency awarded a $324,500,000 contract to a team led by General Dynamics Mission Systems, alongside Iridium Communications, KSAT, Emergent, and Raytheon Technologies, to build and operate its ground control centers.
KSAT plans to add tri-band antennas at selected KSATlite Ka-band sites around the world to streamline operations and enhance resource allocation.
KSAT has supported the Aeolus mission since its launch in 2018 with X-band acquisition from the Svalbard and Troll ground stations.
KSAT processed, archived, and distributed Aeolus downloaded data and supported the delivery of well over 99% of Aeolus data to users in near-real time.
CPI Vertex will deliver full-motion dual-band 20-meter antenna systems for the KSAT lunar communications network.
KSAT selected CPI Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of Communications & Power Industries, to provide three 20-meter-diameter antenna systems.
KSAT Lunar’s 20-meter network will provide telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C), payload downlink, and ranging services in both X-band and Ka-band.
KSAT selected CPI Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of Communications & Power Industries, to provide three 20-meter-diameter antenna systems.
A procurement process that started in 2021 resulted in CPI Vertex providing the solution KSAT selected based on KSAT’s requirements.