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Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) implements a near-seamless transition between satellites in highly elliptical orbit and geostationary orbit to provide Arctic coverage.
The Space Norway-operated ASBM system provides continuous broadband and secure communications across the Arctic serving Norwegian defense and civilian needs and providing a secure payload for the U.S. Space Force.
Space Norway was established in 2014 as a completely commercially operated government-owned entity.
SvalSat in Svalbard is the world’s largest ground station with over 100 antennas and has operated since 1997 under Kongsberg Satellite Services, a joint venture between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Space Norway.
The HERO platform’s capabilities for AI-enabled encoding allow Space Norway to optimize video quality and bandwidth usage automatically.
Space Norway's new deployment will enable the efficient delivery of nearly 200 linear channels to its customers.
Gunnar Ånesland is the director of Broadcasting Products & Engineering at Space Norway.
Space Norway is collaborating with Media Excel to power a next-generation encoding headend for premium video distribution.
Space Norway will use the HERO 6000 platform for its encoding headend rollout.
Space Norway has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of the communications satellite, THOR 8, into geostationary orbit.
The launch of THOR 8 will strengthen Space Norway’s communications capacity for governmental and commercial clients.
Northrop Grumman provided two GEOStar-3 satellites for the ASBM mission in addition to payload development, integration, testing, launch support, and early mission operations for Space Norway.
Northrop Grumman delivered two satellites to Space Norway on 2024-06-21 for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) to provide internet connectivity in the northern polar region.
Space Norway half owns KSAT, a polar satellite infrastructure provider that operates a Svalbard ground station site connected by undersea fiber-optic cables managed by Space Norway.
Telenor plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway in a deal worth around $216,000,000 announced on 2023-11-16.
Telenor will divest its space operations to focus on its core terrestrial communications business as part of the transaction with Space Norway.
Space Norway and Telenor Satellite generated about 1.8 billion Norwegian krone in combined revenues for 2022.
ASBM is a two-satellite constellation designed to deliver broadband communications to the Northern polar region for the U.S. Space Force and Space Norway.
The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) is a two-satellite constellation designed to deliver broadband communications to the Northern polar region for the U.S. Space Force and Space Norway.
Viasat and Space Norway completed thermal vacuum testing of the first of two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission on 2023-06-29.