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Astrocast and KSAT announcing new partnership agreement
Astrocast and KSAT announced today the signing of a new partnership agreement to utilize the integral flexibility of the KSATlite ground network as a relay for the Astrocast IoT Nanosatellite…
04 Aug 2020
SMALLSAT 2020: KSAT SUPPORTS STAYING HOME WITH STOKES
As we are all joining the conference virtually this year – we wanted to share our mission with all of you and your families at home by providing this activity created by the Education Staff at…
03 Aug 2020
Satellite data from KSAT and partners used to expose IUU fishing
By combining satellite images from KSAT , Planet and partners with AIS, machine learning techniques and on-the-ground expertise, Global Fishing Watch has uncovered the largest known case of illegal…
27 Jul 2020
KSAT celebrates 10 years of services with AISSAT-1
The game-changing AISSat-1, the first operational AIS receiver in space, has successfully provided vessel identification information to end users all over the world for a decade by using the KSAT…
17 Jul 2020
Analysis by KSAT verifies illegal fishing fleet outside Somalia
Vessel detection reports from KSAT have been used by Global Fishing Watch and Trygg Mat Tracking as part of a newly published report identifying one of the largest illegal fishing operations in the…
03 Jul 2020
Sentinel-2 captures stunning images of summer arriving in the Arctic
KSAT Headquarters is located in the Arctic capital of Tromsø, Norway. The North part of the country is experiencing an unusually warm and sunny month of June, something that can be seen from space in…
26 Jun 2020
KSAT pays tribute to RapidEye as the constellation retires
The RapidEye constellation retires after 11 years in orbit, 15 billion square kilometres of imagery collected and a staggering 300,000 passes over the KSAT Svalbard ground station.
17 Jun 2020
KSAT provides satellite data to new ESA platform in response to Covid-19
KSAT is a partner in the Rapid Action Coronavirus Earth observation dashboard – RACE. A new tool demonstrating how Earth Observation data can help shed new light on socioeconomic and environmental…
10 Jun 2020