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The Space Systems Command has partnered on international programs such as deploying U.S. military communications payloads on Space Norway satellites.
The U.S. Space Force signed an agreement with Space Norway to launch two military communications payloads on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission projected to launch later 2023.
The U.S. Space Force delivered the second and final Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) military communications payloads for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) on 2023-11-28.
The U.S. Space Force is building a gateway site at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska to operate two new polar communications payloads scheduled to launch in 2023 on a Space Norway mission.
Space Norway’s current plan is to launch the first MicroSAR satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as a rideshare.
Space Norway AS signed contracts with vendors and will immediately start building a radar satellite system optimized for maritime surveillance in Norwegian areas of interest.
The Space Norway group comprises the holding company Space Norway AS, the 100% owned subsidiaries Statsat AS and Space Norway HEOSAT AS (HEOSAT), and a 50% ownership in Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT).
When establishing the MicroSAR constellation, Space Norway plans to use dedicated launchers for subsequent satellites.
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 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.
Space Norway plans to launch the first MicroSAR satellite in early 2025.
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 two EPS-R payloads will launch in 2023 on Space Norway ASBM satellites.
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.
KSAT is half owned by Space Norway and uses the subsea cables to connect 100 Svalbard ground stations.
Space Norway restored communications on an undersea fiber-optic cable it operates between its Svalbard satellite station and mainland Norway.
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.