KSAT and Kongsberg NanoAvionics announce strategic partnership to strengthen smallsat mission operations

By combining NanoAvionics’ high-performance small satellite platforms with KSAT’s global ground infrastructure and operational expertise, the companies will deliver integrated, end-to-end satellite mission services.

It will give satellite owners access to a seamless, turnkey solution covering the entire mission lifecycle — from spacecraft development and launch to on-orbit operations and data delivery.

The partnership is built on proven in-orbit capability with KSAT already operating several of NanoAvionics’ customer satellites. The maturity of the combined offering will ensure reliable, secure, and high-performance mission operations.

Customers of KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services (IMS) will gain access to a fully managed operational backbone; combining global ground connectivity enabling high-rate downlink and low-latency tasking while dedicated operations teams ensure 24/7 monitoring, anomaly resolution, and optimised constellation performance. Robust data processing and delivery pipelines provide near real-time access to mission data, while scalable infrastructure supports both single satellites and large constellations.

Marte Indregard, CEO and president of KSAT, said: “By combining NanoAvionics’ satellite platforms with KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services, we remove complexity for our customers and significantly reduce time to market.

Space missions are inherently capital‑intensive. Our role is to take care of the operational heavy lifting, allowing satellite owners to focus on their core business while leveraging proven infrastructure, expertise, and global coverage. In practice, that means removing the burden of building and staffing ground infrastructure, managing time‑critical satellite passes, and responding to anomalies at all hours, challenges that can slow programs, increase risk, and drive unexpected costs if left unaddressed.”

Atle Woello, CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics, said: “Tasking speed and data latency are critical for our commercial and governmental customers, as small satellite data becomes embedded in everyday utilities, economic systems, and security operations.

"At NanoAvionics, we are actively shaping our products and services to deliver faster, more responsive missions. Offering in-orbit satellite operations through KSAT is one of the primary ways to enhance mission responsiveness and effectiveness. Consolidating industry-leading ground station and operations services under one roof with KSAT enables more streamlined communications, tighter feedback loops, and faster troubleshooting.“

The partnership also highlights the strength of the broader KONGSBERG ecosystem, which combines 10-500 kilogram-class satellite platforms and payloads, mission design services, secure launch access, a global ground station network, satellite operation services, as well as data processing and intelligence capabilities. This forms one of Europe’s most complete end-to-end space capabilities.

About KSAT

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is the leading provider of Ground Network and Earth Observation Services. Headquartered in Tromsø, Norway, the company operates more than 40 ground stations worldwide, including the world's largest commercial facilities in Svalbard and Antarctica. With over 50 years of expertise, KSAT delivers reliable space-to-ground communication and data services across the full mission life-cycle - from launch support and satellite operations to data acquisition, processing, and analysis.

Through Integrated Mission Services (IMS), KSAT offers a complete end-to-end solution that combines launch support, mission operations, and data delivery in a single service. IMS enables satellite owners to scale efficiently, reduce operational overhead, and ensure robust, resilient performance across expanding fleets. 

About Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics)

Kongsberg NanoAvionics is a small satellite mission integrator focused on building new generation satellite buses and providing end-to-end mission services. NanoAvionics is setting the industry benchmark for small satellites, delivering the right balance between cost, performance and reliability, which enables a wide range of satellite applications.

Since 2014, over 120 missions across 50 countries have trusted NanoAvionics to deliver space solutions that maximize mission success and accelerate return on satellite investment. As a subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, we bring together agility and innovation with the heritage and robustness of one of most trusted technology groups.