Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Space Norway formerly known Norsk Romsenter Eiendom, specializes in providing satellite mobile broadband coverage to civilian and military users in the Arctic. It has a disposal satellite-based communications capacity providing coverage of the Troll Research Station in Antarctica. The solution onboard the Thor 7 satellite has been developed in cooperation with Telenor. The company is driven by a mission to own and lease out space-related infrastructure, and to make other investments in space-related activities. Space Norway is also the owner of Statsat AS, a company that manages small satellites owned by the Norwegian state, such as AISSat-1 and -2 and Norsat-1 and -2. Space Norway was founded in 1995 as a subsidiary of the Norwegian Space Centre to operate as a vehicle for the Centre’s operational activities.