Kongsberg Spacetec
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Kongsberg Spacetec AS or KSPT or Spacetec A/S, is a supplier of space ground systems and services.
The company is now a part of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's Space & Surveillance division. The ground stations division is based in Tromsø, Norway. The division is co-located with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), formerly Tromsø Satellite Station (TSS).
History
The company was established by some of the most experienced employees of Tromsø Satellite Station, which had been operating since 1967. They originally established Drive Electronics in 1982, but it went bankrupt two years later. The company was re-established as Spacetec, which was registered on 11 December 1984. The company was established with a share capital of NOK 5 million or NOK 1,000 per share. Along with Norsk Data, Computas, Informasjonskontroll and Noratom, Spacetec established the joint venture Norspace to act as supplier to the European Space Agency. By 1986, the company had eighteen employees.
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