Overview

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is a Norwegian-based satcom company specializing in RF ground station services and Earth observation programs. KSAT also stands for Kvalitet, Stolthet, Ansvar, Trivsel (Quality, Pride, Responsibility, and Thriving). KSAT has 180 remotely controlled antennas and 24 ground stations which have been optimized to communicate with polar, inclined, and equatorial orbit satellites. The company is owned in equal parts by Space Norway AS, a state-owned ministry, and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, a private international technology group. [1]

 

Services

Ground Station Services

KSAT’s Ground Station Services offers TT&C, RF data acquisition, communication backhaul, network framework hosting and maintenance, and launch and early orbit support for major satellites. The company aims to not only build ground stations but to supply reliable data delivery services. [2]

 

KSAT Lite

KSAT Lite is a small-aperture ground station network designed to be used by SmallSat users and the private space industry. KSAT Lite is designed to work with satellite constellation networks as they grow from a pass-by-pass basis to needing constant constellation support. [3]