Ksat And Nanoavionics Join Forces to Streamline Satellite Missions

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and Kongsberg NanoAvionics have entered a strategic alliance designed to make satellite mission deployment easier while cutting both operational strain and financial pressure for owners.

An Integrated Mission Offering

By pairing NanoAvionics’ small satellite platforms with the global ground station network, infrastructure, and management expertise of Kongsberg Satellite Services, the two companies aim to provide a unified service for the full mission workflow. The combined offer gives each satellite owner a turnkey path across the entire lifecycle, from spacecraft design and launch through orbit operations, payload support, communication, and data delivery through the ground segment.

The partnership also reflects the broader capabilities associated with Kongsberg Gruppen, bringing together hardware, software, automation, and operational behavior in one package while reducing mission complexity and protecting customer investment. KSAT presents this as a satellite operations as a service model, combining infrastructure, mission operations, and ground segment support in one integrated offering. The company’s global ground station network provides broad coverage for communication, data transfer, and routine mission support, while this alliance adds NanoAvionics as a smallsat platform partner within that wider operational approach.

Built on Proven In-Orbit Experience

This collaboration is based on established in-orbit performance, with KSAT already running operations for several NanoAvionics customer spacecraft. Because the service has already been exercised in orbit, customers can expect a more mature operating model with dependable performance, secure data handling, lower downtime, and stronger control of risk. That experience also supports key tasks such as orbital station-keeping, constellation coordination, asset oversight, and satellite command and control for both a single small satellite and more demanding fleets.

What Customers Gain From IMS

Users of KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services receive a fully managed operational backbone, with benefits that include:

• Worldwide ground connectivity for high-rate data downlink
• Low latency tasking
• Continuous communication support
• 24/7 system oversight by dedicated teams
• Automation and specialized user interface tools
• Satellite health monitoring
• Anomaly resolution
• Constellation performance refinement
• Fast data processing and delivery
• Scalable workflow for single spacecraft and large constellations
• Satellite command and control as part of daily mission operations

Executive View on the Partnership

Marte Indregard, CEO and president of KSAT, said the combination of NanoAvionics satellite platforms with KSAT’s Integrated Mission Services removes operational barriers for customers and can shorten time to market. She added that space programs are inherently capital-intensive, so KSAT’s role is to handle the operational heavy lifting. In practical terms, that means customers do not need to build and staff their own ground segment infrastructure, manage time-critical passes at every ground station, or respond to anomalies at all hours. By offloading those demands, satellite owners can stay focused on their core business while lowering risk, limiting unexpected cost growth, and improving the overall efficiency of mission management.

Additional KSAT Information

This article focuses on the NanoAvionics partnership and KSAT’s integrated mission support model. It does not provide details about KSAT’s role in the Artemis II mission, the company’s office or ground station locations, available job categories, or the industries it serves beyond satellite and space mission operations.

Together, the companies are positioning this joint service as a simpler route to orbit for owners that want reliable operations, stronger asset control, and less day-to-day burden across the full satellite mission lifecycle.