- create 10 % annual growth in the space sector,
- meet national user needs,
- attain a leading international position in space research and
- maintain a leading role in space-related ground infrastructure.
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NSC’s principal task is to be instrumental in attaining these goals.
Membership in ESA and NSC’s own programmes are the key public means employed.
Areas of focus are activities in which Norway can compete in the global market for space-related goods and services and which to a great degree are based on national qualifications and needs.
Companies managed by the Norwegian Space Centre
The wholly-owned Norsk Romsenter Eiendom AS (Norwegian Space Centre Properties) manages NSC-related properties on behalf of
the Government.
The Andøya Rocket Range (ARR) is a commercial operation that derives its income from national and international tasks. In 1997, ARR was privatised with NSC holding 90% of the shares and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace holding the remaining 10%.
Norsk Romsenter Eiendom AS holds 50% of the shares in Kongsberg Satellite Services A.S. (KSAT), which in turn owns the Tromsø Station (TSS) and the Svalbard Station (SvalSat).
TSS operates a Local User Terminal (LUT) of the satellite-based search and rescue system COSPAS/SARSAT for the Ministry of Justice. The service is due for termination in the near future.
TSS also acquires Earth observation data and performs ancillary services for national and international users, including ESA programmes.
SvalSat downloads data from and controls polar orbiting satellites. Its customers include the world’s largest satellite owners.
