Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace news, events and stories

KONGSBERG skal levere 280 mikrosatellitter til SpinLaunchs kommunikasjonskonstellasjon

SpinLaunch har valgt Kongsberg NanoAvionics (‘KONGSBERG’) som sin eksklusive satellittleverandør for sitt bredbåndsnettverk i lavjordbane (LEO), Meridian Space. Partene har signert en kontrakt på leveranse av 280 mikrosatellitter verdt EUR 122,5 millioner.

KONGSBERG setter sin første satellitt i drift

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace («KONGSBERG») har tatt steget inn i romindustrien som satellittoperatør og tjenesteleverandør etter å ha skutt opp sin første mikrosatellitt fra California.

DEWA's Space-D Programme: Revolutionizing Utility Management with Nanosatellite Technology

In 2022, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) to design, build, test, and manage the launch of two nanosatellites—3U and 6U.

Tracking Earth’s Biodiversity from Space

Kongsberg NanoAvionics is contributing to a significant satellite mission aimed at biodiversity observation, commissioned by Lemu, a startup focused on creating a comprehensive atlas of Earth's biosphere.

KONGSBERG lanserer ny mikrosatellitt for å levere maritime overvåkingstjenester til Norge

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) har signert en kontrakt med Den europeiske romfartsorganisasjonen (ESA) for realiseringen av én satellitt til forløperoppdraget for Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS)-prosjektet, som skal levere rombaserte maritime overvåkingstjenester for den norske regjeringen.

Reaching New Heights – USN Horizon’s First Rocket Launch

The student organisation USN Horizon from the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) has just completed its debut participation in the European Rocketry Challange (EuRoC) in Portugal.

Ariane 6 takes flight: A new dawn for European space exploration

With an estimated success rate of 50-70% for inaugural flights, the Ariane 6 launch is a milestone for the history books. Through the maiden flight of Europe’s next-generation Ariane rocket, European access to space has been fully restored. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) is proud to be a key industrial partner in this achievement.

Norway's first student satellite has completed its final orbit

Since the establishment of NTNU Orbit in 2018, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been a proud sponsor, offering both financial backing and technical expertise. Alongside Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), we have supported and encouraged Orbit as they set ambitious goals and, more importantly, their journey towards achieving them.

Pushing the boundaries of physics on its journey to Jupiter

On the 19th and 20th of August, this complex manoeuvre will involve bending the spacecraft’s trajectory, slowing it down, and providing the necessary boost to fly past Venus in August 2025. This extreme manoeuvre requires precision and technological perfection.

The last flight of Europe’s most powerful workhorse

Last ever launch of Europe's powerful Ariane 5 heavy-lift space launch vehicle on July 5 after delays. The rocket is the reliant, available and affordable workhorse of Europe’s independent access to space. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has proudly worked with Ariane 5 for 33 years.

Celebrating two decades of Mars exploration

Two decades ago, on 2 June 2003, European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter launched and began its long journey to Mars– Europe’s first ever mission to the Red Planet. Mars Express has now been in space for two decades with Norwegian technology onboard, despite a planned initial lifetime of just 687 Earth days.

Norwegian technology on a journey through space to look for life forms on Jupiter's moons

April 14th, 2023, at 14:15 CET, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Ariane 5 for a special mission searching for conditions that could support lifeforms on Jupiter’s icy moons. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) is proud to be a part of this mission with our technology onboard.