https://spacewatch.global/tag/the-norwegian-armed-forces/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:00:06 +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/the-norwegian-armed-forces/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/space-norway-asbm-mission-launched-into-elliptical-orbit/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56558 Space Norway’s constellation of two large communication satellites have launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 04:02 AM Norwegian time, Monday morning, August 12. The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) went swimmingly with everything going according to plan. Space Norway has also reported receiving the first, crucial signals from both satellites. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/northrop-grumman-ships-asbm-satellites-to-launch-site/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55790 Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered its two-satellite constellation to the launch site for Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). These satellites will bring commercial broadband and protected military satellite communications to the hard-to-reach northern polar region. ASBM is a joint effort between Space Norway, the Norwegian Armed Forces, the U.S. Space Force, Viasat and Northrop Grumman.]]>