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Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)

NO
commercialFounded 2002
Norway
www.ksat.no
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KSAT is building four new antennas in Antarctica at the KSAT Troll station, the commercial ground station serving spacecraft in polar orbit.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands global ground network

KSAT deployed its team to Antarctica during the short summer season to install the new antennas and perform upgrades.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network

KSAT is expanding Ka-band systems to provide increased flexibility for missions requiring high-bandwidth communications.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network

KSAT operates the largest integrated commercial ground network with a capacity of 270 KSAT-owned and operated antennas.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network

KSAT is expanding Ka-band systems to provide increased flexibility for missions requiring high-bandwidth communications.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network

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.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2023KSAT awarded with ESA study for future Earth Observation dataflow architecture

KSAT is building four new antennas at TrollSat to provide expanded service capacity and capability.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network including four antennas in Antarctica

KSAT operates a hybrid "Network of Networks" approach that uses partner capacity to provide near-global coverage and fill gaps in its global map.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralFeb 7, 2023KSAT expands their global ground network including four antennas in Antarctica

KBR and KSAT are developing a blended network that includes U.S. government ground station sites alongside KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductJan 11, 2023KBR Selects KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

As prime contractor and integrator, KBR selected KSAT to implement a communication solution for the Europe-Africa and Asia-Pacific regions for SWFO.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralJan 11, 2023KBR Selects KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

KSAT is working collaboratively with KBR to provide efficient and reliable delivery of SWFO mission data.

Mentioned as: KSATOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2023KBR Selects KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

KBR and KSAT are developing a blended network that includes U.S. government ground station sites and KSAT-owned capabilities delivered as a service.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductJan 6, 2023KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

KBR selected KSAT to implement a communication solution for the Europe-Africa and Asia-Pacific regions for the SWFO mission.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralJan 6, 2023KSAT to Support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

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.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductJan 5, 2023KSAT goes deep to support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

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.

Mentioned as: KSATTechnical ProductJan 5, 2023KSAT goes deep to support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

KBR selected Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to implement SWFO communication services for the Europe–Africa and Asia–Pacific regions.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Narrative GeneralJan 5, 2023KSAT goes deep to support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory

Kongsberg Satellite Services has worked with GHGSat since 2019 to deliver emissions data from GHGSat’s first satellite for Earth observation services.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite Service (KSAT)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022GHGSat Partners with KSAT for Satellite Constellation Operations

Kongsberg Satellite Services operates a commercial ground station network with sites spanning all continents.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite ServicesOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2022GHGSat Partners with KSAT for Satellite Constellation Operations

Kongsberg Satellite Services will provide services to GHGSat from the Tromsø Satellite Operations Centre (TSOC).

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite ServicesOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2022GHGSat Partners with KSAT for Satellite Constellation Operations

GHGSat is partnering with Kongsberg Satellite Services to provide satellite operations and control of GHGSat’s constellation of greenhouse gas monitoring spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Kongsberg Satellite ServicesOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2022GHGSat Partners with KSAT for Satellite Constellation Operations
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