Duluth, GA – ViaSat Inc. will provide two 7.3 meter antenna systems to Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) of Tromsø, Norway for receiving satellite imagery (remote sensing) and satellite monitor and control. ViaSat Antenna Systems will install one 7.3 meter X-band receive antenna and one 7.3 meter X-band receive and S-band Telemetry, Tracking & Command (TT&C) antenna system at the KSAT SvalSat site in Svalbard.

A variety of customers use the services of KSAT. With its location in the very far northern latitudes, it has one of the greatest frequencies of overhead passes of polar orbiting satellites, providing it with greater data download opportunities. Satellite imagery customers use the images for crop management, fisheries, marine surveillance, town management, and other applications. Other satellite operators use KSAT TT&C capabilities to monitor and control their satellites. ViaSat had previously installed a 7.3 meter X-band receive and S-band TT&C antenna system at the KSAT TrollSat site in Antarctica.

For Antenna Systems product information, contact Phil Lancaster, +34 952 485016.

About Kongsberg Satellite Services
Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT) is a commercial Norwegian enterprise, providing TT&C global data dump services and operational Earth Observation services based on data from polar orbiting satellites. The company currently operates four ground stations; the Tromsø Station at 69°39´N 18°56´E, the Svalbard Satellite Station (SvalSat) at 78°15´N 15°80´E, the Antarctica Satellite Station (TrollSat) at 72°S 2°E and the Grimstad station (South Norway) at 58°20´N 8°21´E.

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