https://spacewatch.global/tag/kongsberg-satellite-services-ksat/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:25:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/kongsberg-satellite-services-ksat/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/marte-indregard-becomes-ksats-new-president-and-ceo-as-rolf-skatteboe-steps-down/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70589 Rolf Skatteboe, the erstwhile President and CEO of Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is stepping down from this role after 25 years at the helms of affairs. Marte Indregard, who has been with KSAT for more than 20 years, will succeed him as the new President and CEO. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/ksatlite-south-korea-network-expansion/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49679 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), provider of ground network services and Earth Observation services, has announced the expansion of its KSATlite network with the addition of a new cutting-edge ground station in Jeju, South Korea. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/kongsberg-opens-new-ka-band-antenna-at-antarctica/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34429&preview=true&preview_id=34429 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), provider of space-ground network and Earth observation (EO) services, has opened a new Ka-band antenna at its Antarctic station Troll, the company said. The antenna is part of the KSATlite network and will augment KSAT's Ka-band polar network to eight antennas by the end of the year, the company said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/ksat-will-support-norways-first-hyperspectral-smallsat-mission/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25124&preview=true&preview_id=25124 KSAT has signed a contract for ground station support of HYPSO-1, a Smallsat mission from the Norwegian university of science and technology (NTNU), aiming to detect toxic algaeblooms.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/ksat-builds-the-worlds-first-commercial-optical-ground-station/ Mon, 04 May 2020 05:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22112 At present, there exists a global gridlock in the optical downlink domain due to both a lack of industrialized ground stations made available for regular service, and an insufficient number of spacecrafts using optical downlinks.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/ksat-partners-with-rocket-lab-to-provide-electron-and-photon-ground-station-support/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16665 Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), the world’s largest provider of ground station services, to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/press-release-25-september-2019ksat-and-iceye-extend-partnership-with-more-radar-satellite-imagery-and-faster-data-analysis/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16146 ICEYE and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have announced they have signed an extended cooperation agreement on providing Near Real-Time (NRT) SAR data services for government and commercial customers.  ]]>