Kongsberg Satellite Services
Appearance
69°39′43″N 18°56′32″E / 69.66196°N 18.94225°E
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Space |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Tromsø, Norway |
Area served | Global |
Number of employees | 190 (2019) |
Parent | Kongsberg Gruppen Norwegian Space Centre |
Website | ksat.no |
Kongsberg Satellite Services AS or KSAT is an operator of satellite ground stations based in Tromsø, Norway. It is a joint venture equally owned by the Kongsberg Group and the Norwegian Space Centre,[1] the latter owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.[2] KSAT has three main ground stations: Tromsø Satellite Station, Svalbard Satellite Station and Troll Satellite Station. The company is chaired by Tormod Hermansen since 2013.[3]