Satellites & Spacecraft companies in Norway
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Norway working in satellites & spacecraft: 2 private companies, 1 government agency, 1 academic institution, 1 non-profit, 1 startup. That is 26% of the 23 space organisations in Norway and 1% of the 597 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Trondheim (3), Kongsberg (1), Kjeller (1).
Private Company (2)
- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) · Private Company · Kongsberg
Norwegian defence and aerospace group — its space division builds satellite structures and mechanisms and owns small-satellite maker NanoAvionics.
- Space Norway · Private Company · Oslo
Norwegian state-owned space infrastructure company — owns and develops satellite systems, ground infrastructure and Arctic satellite communications.
Academic Institution (1)
- NTNU SmallSat Lab · Academic Institution · Trondheim
Norwegian university small-satellite lab at NTNU — builds and operates the HYPSO hyperspectral CubeSats for ocean and Earth observation research.
Government Agency (1)
- Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) · Government Agency · Kjeller
Norwegian defence research institute — develops satellite payloads and small satellites such as the NorSat-3 navigation-radar detector.
Non-profit (1)
- Orbit NTNU · Non-profit · Trondheim
Norwegian student satellite organisation at NTNU — designs and builds CubeSats such as FramSat, sponsored by Norwegian space industry.
Startup (1)
- Tycho Space Technologies AS · Startup · Trondheim
Norwegian small-satellite avionics startup — develops plug-and-play on-board edge computing and data processing hardware for small satellites.