Ground Systems & Infrastructure companies in Norway
Space Atlas lists 5 organisations in Norway working in ground systems & infrastructure: 3 private companies, 2 research institutions. That is 22% of the 23 space organisations in Norway and 2% of the 263 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Tromsø (2), Andøya (1), Longyearbyen (1).
Private Company (3)
- Andøya Space · Private Company · Andøya
Norwegian aerospace company operating the Andøya Spaceport — provides suborbital and orbital launch services, defence test range and space education from the Arctic.
- Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) · Private Company · Tromsø
Norwegian ground station operator — runs a global network of polar and other ground stations for satellite communication and data services.
- Space Norway · Private Company · Oslo
Norwegian state-owned space infrastructure company — owns and develops satellite systems, ground infrastructure and Arctic satellite communications.
Research Institution (2)
- Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO), UNIS · Research Institution · Longyearbyen
Norwegian auroral observatory of the University Centre in Svalbard — hosts optical instruments from 23 institutions for aurora, airglow and space physics research.
- Norwegian Centre for Space Weather (NOSWE) · Research Institution · Tromsø
Norwegian space weather centre at UiT's Tromsø Geophysical Observatory — Norway's ISES regional warning centre for geomagnetic and ionospheric conditions.