Space Norway is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise and a major satellite operator in Northern Europe. It focuses on providing critical connectivity and infrastructure from subsea to outer space. The company owns and operates a fleet of satellites, including the ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) and THOR series, and subsea fiber cables, delivering services like broadcasting and data communication to governmental, public, and commercial sectors. Space Norway collaborates with entities like the Norwegian Armed Forces, US Space Force, Viasat, and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT).
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Space Norway plans to launch the first MicroSAR satellite as a rideshare on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Space Norway AS signed contracts on 25 August 2022 to build a radar satellite system optimized for maritime surveillance in Norwegian areas of interest.
KSAT will provide services related to satellite operations and downlink of MicroSAR data on behalf of Space Norway.
Space Norway plans to launch additional MicroSAR radar satellites in the following years to establish a constellation.
Space Norway plans to launch the first MicroSAR satellite in early 2025.
When establishing the MicroSAR constellation, Space Norway plans to use dedicated launchers for subsequent satellites.
The two EPS-R payloads will launch in 2023 on Space Norway ASBM satellites.
The U.S. Space Force delivered the first of two military communications payloads for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) on 2022-06-08.
The U.S. Air Force arranged for two U.S. military communications payloads to be launched on Norwegian satellites operated by Space Norway to fill gaps in satellite communications coverage over the Arctic.
Space Norway is the contractor for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission and is cooperating with Inmarsat to offer mobile broadband coverage to end-users in the Arctic.
Space Norway restored communications on an undersea fiber-optic cable it operates between its Svalbard satellite station and mainland Norway.
KSAT is half owned by Space Norway and uses the subsea cables to connect 100 Svalbard ground stations.
Space Norway expects to start repairing next month one of two undersea fiber-optic cables it operates between its Svalbard satellite station and mainland Norway, as communicated on 2022-01-13.
Space Norway uses two undersea fiber-optic cables to provide broadband services to Svalbard.
Connectivity services at KSAT’s ground station remain nominal through the other subsea cable that Space Norway operates, which runs nearly parallel some five to 10 km away on the seabed.
SpaceX is slated to launch two satellites for Space Norway late 2022 carrying payloads for the U.S. Air Force, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, and British satellite operator Inmarsat.
Space Norway developed the VHF Data Exchange System, an advanced communication system that first flew on NorSat-2 and has been improved for higher bandwidth and more reliable two-way communications among satellites, ships, and land.
In 2022 Inmarsat will deploy GX payloads on two satellites operated by Space Norway Heosat.
The Space and Missile Systems Center signed a partnership with Space Norway to host U.S. broadband communications payloads on Norway's satellites.
The U.S. Air Force signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense to host two EPS-Recapitalization payloads on Space Norway spacecraft.