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ArkEdge Space formed a strategic partnership with Kongsberg Satellite Services to collaborate in the microsatellite sector.
Arnulf Kjeldsen, EVP Strategy and Technology at Kongsberg Satellite Services, positions Hyperion as a key step to strengthen secure data delivery and give customers more control over when and where their data reaches the ground.
Kongsberg Satellite Services positions HYPER as the next stage in automating and hardening ground segment services and notes that 2026 marks ten years of KSATlite operations.
HYPER adds a space-based relay segment that complements Kongsberg Satellite Services' existing network of several hundred antennas at more than 40 sites worldwide.
Kongsberg Satellite Services plans to deploy Hyperion on high-performing satellites of around 300 kilograms to provide the power, pointing agility, and communications capacity needed to demonstrate the full HYPER concept at operationally relevant scale.
The Hyperion mission will extend Kongsberg Satellite Services' global ground network into low Earth orbit to test how an in-orbit relay layer can cut latency and increase contact opportunities for customer spacecraft.
Kongsberg Satellite Services has signed a launch contract for the first Hyperion satellites and is targeting initial deployment in late 2027.
HYPER will use Kongsberg Satellite Services' full global ground network as its backbone, including established sites in locations such as Svalbard and Antarctica to link space-based relays with terrestrial downlink stations.
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSat) is a satellite ground station and Earth observation service provider.
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSat) will launch demonstration satellites in 2027 for a future geospatial imagery data-relay constellation.
Kongsberg Satellite Services unveiled the Hyperion mission at the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley on February 10, 2026.
KSAT USA identifies latency reduction as the primary unmet need in imaging and prioritizes faster data delivery.
Kongsberg Satellite Services has a signed launch contract with SpaceX targeting a launch window in late 2027 for the first Hyperion satellites.
The Hyperion mission will validate inter-satellite links and seamless integration with Kongsberg Satellite Services’ global ground infrastructure.
Kongsberg Satellite Services operates a global ground network of more than 40 sites and 300 antennas.
HYPER functions as an orbital relay layer that augments Kongsberg Satellite Services’ existing terrestrial ground network.
Kongsberg Satellite Services aims to eliminate latency gaps in satellite communications by transposing terrestrial ground station capabilities into space.
KSAT integrated its satellite antenna network, Earth observation capabilities, and maritime expertise with VAKE’s advanced AI and visualization tools for the Vake Powered By KSAT platform.
KSAT can dynamically reschedule and retask satellites during contingency events when rapid information is needed.
VAKE’s analytics trained on KSAT’s maritime database can detect, describe, and recognize vessels and highlight anomalies within an area of interest.