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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace bought a majority stake in NanoAvionics for about $67,000,000.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to initiate a feasibility study on building a national satellite infrastructure for ocean surveillance.
Kongsberg will open a new 6,000-square-meter building with specialized facilities for development and production of products to be launched into space on 2022-07-05 of 2022.
The three smallsats ordered by Kongsberg are scheduled for launch in 2024 and will be used to track ships using Automatic Identification System transponders and radar emissions from vessels not broadcasting AIS signals.
Kongsberg procured three small satellites from NanoAvionics in April as a first step toward establishing Norway’s first satellite constellation.
Kongsberg produces spacecraft subsystems and operates Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a ground station network operator.
Kongsberg will open a new 6,000 square meter building with specialized facilities for development and production of products to be launched into space on 2022-07-05 of 2022.
The three satellites ordered by Kongsberg will use NanoAvionics’ MP42 satellite bus designed for satellites weighing 50 kg or more.
Kongsberg announced the procurement of three microsatellites from NanoAvionics as a first step toward establishing Norway’s first satellite constellation.
Kongsberg will acquire 77% of NanoAvionics under the terms of the agreement announced 2022-07-05.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will acquire a majority stake in NanoAvionics in a deal that values NanoAvionics at 65,000,000 EUR ($67,000,000).
Kongsberg will expand its space offering to include products and technology for designing and manufacturing small satellites through the acquisition of NanoAvionics.
In 2021, the experimental SOLISS device established optical downlinks from space to a commercial optical ground station operated by Kongsberg Satellite Services in Greece.
Kongsberg plans to expand the satellite fleet with more satellites to increase coverage areas, improve revisit times, and equip satellites with different sensor types to enhance situational awareness.
Kongsberg intends to expand the satellite network to cover other parts of the world and ultimately achieve global coverage, with an initial focus on the North Atlantic and some options in the southern hemisphere.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace ordered three microsatellites from Lithuania’s NanoAvionics for a 2024 launch.
In September 2020, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment awarded an international contract to Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has delivered the booster attachment for Ariane 5 since 1996.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed two contracts with ArianeGroup to deliver technology for the Ariane 6 launcher.
The contracts between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and ArianeGroup are managed and funded by the European Space Agency.