TROLL

The Norwegian government recently approved an upgrade of the Troll research station to be completed within the next 6–8 years.

Troll Ground Station is built on solid ground 300 km from the ice edge.

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.

KSAT has supported the Aeolus mission since its launch in 2018 with X-band acquisition from the Svalbard and Troll ground stations.

The team has made major improvements to the networking side of operations at Troll.

The Troll site is the second fastest growing station after Svalbard Ground Station.

The KSAT crew at Troll includes antenna engineers, baseband engineers, electrical engineers, as well as system and IT engineers.

Foundations and radomes at Troll are designed with wind conditions in consideration.

Thomas Rochmann is in his fourth season at Troll.

The first solar panels at Troll are expected to be operational by next season.

The Norwegian Polar Institute operates the Troll research station year-round.

KSAT is adding four antennas to the Troll site in Antarctica.

KSAT plans to add solar panels to the energy mix at the Troll station.

The equipment at Troll is designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 300 kph.

The crew maintains and expands all electrical and communications infrastructure at the Troll site.

KSAT minimizes its environmental footprint at Troll by shipping items without unnecessary packaging.

KSAT is building four new antennas in Antarctica at the KSAT Troll station, the commercial ground station serving spacecraft in polar orbit.

Four new antennas are being built at the KSAT Troll station to provide expanded service capacity and capability.

Kongsberg Satellite Services operates ground stations in Punta Arenas, Chile; Svalbard, Norway; and Troll Station, Antarctica that will support LunIR communications.