KSAT provides communication services for spacecraft and launch vehicles through its global ground station network, and delivers Earth observation monitoring services with rapid, near-real-time delivery. From Tromsø, Norway, it operates a multi-mission network of polar and mid-latitude stations, anchored by Tromsø, SvalSat on Svalbard and TrollSat in Antarctica. Services cover telemetry, tracking and command, data acquisition and distribution, launch and early-orbit support, hosted customer equipment, and maritime and rapid-response imagery.
At a glance
- Headquarters
- Tromsø, Norway
- Ownership
- Space Norway 50% · Kongsberg 50%
- Ground network
- 300+ antennas at 28 sites
- Polar stations
- Tromsø 69°N · SvalSat 78°N · TrollSat 72°S
- Passes
- 140,000+ a month (2025)
- Greek branch
- Established and supported by TotalView, since 2021