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 KSAT team deployed to Antarctica during the short summer season to install the new antennas and perform upgrades.
The European Space Agency awarded a study contract to KSAT as prime contractor with partners DLR, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, and Airbus Defence and Space to study the efficient distribution of future ground station locations and the use of novel downlink protocols.
KSAT is expanding Ka-band systems to provide increased flexibility for missions requiring high-bandwidth communications.
KSAT is building four new antennas in Antarctica at the KSAT Troll station, the commercial ground station serving spacecraft in polar orbit.
KSAT is growing its network through partner networks as part of a hybrid "Network of Networks" approach to provide near-global coverage and fill gaps using partner site capacity.
Four new antennas are being built at the KSAT Troll station to provide expanded service capacity and capability.
KSAT is expanding Ka-band systems to provide increased flexibility for missions requiring high-bandwidth communications.
KSAT operates the largest integrated commercial ground network with a capacity of 270 KSAT-owned and operated antennas.
KSAT deployed its team to Antarctica during the short summer season to install the new antennas and perform upgrades.
KSAT is expanding Ka-band systems to provide increased flexibility for missions requiring high-bandwidth communications.
KSAT is working collaboratively with KBR to provide efficient and reliable delivery of SWFO mission data.
As prime contractor and integrator, KBR selected KSAT to implement a communication solution for the Europe-Africa and Asia-Pacific regions for SWFO.
KBR and KSAT are developing a blended network that includes U.S. government ground station sites alongside KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service.
KBR and KSAT are developing a blended network that includes U.S. government ground station sites and KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service.
KBR selected KSAT to implement a communication solution for the Europe-Africa and Asia-Pacific regions for the SWFO mission.
KBR selected Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to implement SWFO communication services for the Europe–Africa and Asia–Pacific regions.
KSAT provides communication solutions for missions operating in low Earth orbit (LEO) through cis-lunar space and beyond, including launch and early operations, transit, lunar or Lagrange orbital insertion, lunar landing, operations, and Earth return and re-entry.
The KBR and KSAT team are developing a blended network that includes U.S. government ground station sites and KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service.
Kongsberg Satellite Services operates a commercial ground station network with sites spanning all continents.
Kongsberg Satellite Services will provide services to GHGSat from the Tromsø Satellite Operations Centre (TSOC).