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Kongsberg Satellite Services

operating 501–1,000 employees

Provides satellite ground station services, maritime surveillance, and Earth observation data through a global network of polar and mid-latitude antennas

About

Kongsberg Satellite Services operates an interconnected global ground station network of over 210 antennas across 29 locations. The infrastructure includes polar hubs at Svalbard and Tromsoe in Norway and TrollSat in Antarctica, with mid-latitude sites worldwide, enabling data acquisition from every polar orbit pass across S, X, Ka, and Ku bands.

Services are delivered through specialized platforms: KSATlite for small satellite constellations, KSAT Global for mission-critical operations, and KSAT Lunar for cislunar missions. The company also provides maritime surveillance services for vessel tracking, oil spill detection, and sea ice monitoring. It serves NASA, ESA, NOAA, and commercial operators including SpaceX and Planet, with AWS Ground Station integration for cloud-based data processing. Founded in 2002, the company is a joint venture between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Space Norway.

Products & Services

Near real-time maritime surveillance, environmental monitoring, land monitoring, and satellite image processing
Infrastructure as a Service for designing, deploying, and operating custom satellite ground networks
Ground communications for launch vehicles and satellites during launch and early orbit phase
Purpose-built ground station network for cislunar and lunar mission communications
Fully automated, scalable ground station services for small satellite constellations and launch support
High-reliability data acquisition and TT&C ground station services for mission-critical satellite operations

Locations

Tromsø, Norway
Longyearbyen, Norway
Oslo, Norway
Broomfield, CO
Solna, Sweden
Tokyo, Japan

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Overview

Founded 2002
HQ Tromsø, Norway
Type Private Company

Leadership

Marte Indregard
President & CEO
Marianne Larsen
Chief Financial Officer
Arild José Jensen
Chief Commercial Officer
Espen Thijssen Amundsen
Chief Information Officer
Rudi Thomassen
Chief Innovation Officer
Rob Ayasse
Vice President, EO Sales

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