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Spaceport Norway · Main partners

Main partners 2026–2030

Seven companies that together represent the Norwegian space value chain, from integrated circuits and embedded electronics to instruments, systems, launch and satellite operations.

We are proud to work with them, from 2026 to 2030, to make the Norwegian space sector larger and more valuable. Each holds a role the ecosystem depends on.

  1. 01Instruments and secure linksEIDEL
  2. 02Embedded intelligenceEmLogic
  3. 03Sensing radiationIDEAS
  4. 04Systems at industrial scaleKongsberg Defence & Aerospace
  5. 05Access to spaceAndøya Space
  6. 06From idea to productInventas
  7. 07Infrastructure in orbitSpace Norway

01Instruments and secure links

EIDEL

Builds the instruments and data systems that fly, and the secure links that connect them.

EIDEL is an engineering company in electronics, software and system design for space and defence. In space, the company studies, designs and delivers scientific instruments and data handling systems, both flight hardware and ground support equipment. Its space-grade products include sensors for space weather monitoring, data acquisition and telemetry systems, and satellite link encryption.

In defence, EIDEL supplies control and management equipment for communication systems, secure communication and telemetry for test and training. The company was known as Eidsvoll Electronics until 2023, when it took the name EIDEL, its trademark since the 1960s.

Since
1966
Based in
Eidsvoll and Lillestrøm
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02Embedded intelligence

EmLogic

Designs the FPGA and embedded electronics that let space and defence hardware think.

EmLogic is a design centre for FPGA and embedded systems. The company delivers development in FPGA design and verification, embedded software, analog and digital hardware, RF and antenna design, digital signal processing and complete embedded systems, for customers in space, defence, industry and medical technology.

EmLogic leads the development of UVVM, an open-source verification methodology for VHDL used by FPGA developers worldwide, and works systematically on methods for safer and more efficient FPGA development. Everyone who works at EmLogic is invited to become an owner.

Since
2021
Based in
Asker, Oslo and Trondheim
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03Sensing radiation

IDEAS

Makes the chips that let instruments detect and measure radiation in space.

IDEAS (Integrated Detector Electronics AS) designs integrated circuits, radiation detectors and imaging systems. The company was founded in 1992 as a spin-off from Norwegian high-energy physics at CERN, and works as a fabless supplier of readout circuits and subsystems for radiation detection and imaging.

IDEAS circuits are used in space, medical imaging, industrial inspection, nuclear science and astrophysics. The company developed NORM, the Norwegian Radiation Monitor, which was launched in August 2024 on Space Norway’s ASBM-2 satellite. Its data is now openly available through the EU Agency for the Space Programme.

Since
1992
Based in
Oslo
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04Systems at industrial scale

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

Brings defence and space systems at industrial scale, from mechanisms to satellites.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen and supplies defence systems for command and control, surveillance, tactical communications, remote weapon stations and missiles, including the Naval Strike Missile and the Joint Strike Missile.

In space, the company delivers systems and electronics for launchers and spacecraft, satellite mechanisms and ground systems for satellite data. Its hardware has flown on ESA’s Ariane 5 and the Rosetta probe. In 2022 it acquired the small satellite manufacturer NanoAvionics. Kongsberg owns KSAT together with Space Norway, and holds a stake in Andøya Space.

Roots
1814
Based in
Kongsberg
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05Access to space

Andøya Space

Gives Europe launch access from Norwegian soil, at 69° north.

Andøya Space has launched rockets from Andøya since 18 August 1962, more than 1,200 in total, and operates sub-orbital launch sites on Andøya and Svalbard. At 69° north, its spaceport provides launch facilities and services for small satellites to polar and sun-synchronous orbits. Isar Aerospace made the first orbital launch attempt from continental Europe there in March 2025.

The company also offers testing of weapon and sensor systems, full-scale military training, drone services, scientific ground instruments and space education. Andøya Space is owned by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries (90 %) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (10 %).

First launch
1962
Based in
Andenes
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06From idea to product

Inventas

Turns ideas and technology into products ready for production.

Inventas is a design and innovation company that takes products from concept and prototype to production. Its work covers user research, industrial and interaction design, mechanical engineering, electronics and embedded software, simulation, manufacturing and regulatory support.

Inventas works with start-ups, Norwegian product owners and international companies in sectors including health technology, energy, ocean technology and space, and has completed more than 4,000 projects. The company has been owned by its employees since 2020.

Since
1997
Based in
Trondheim, with offices across Norway
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07Infrastructure in orbit

Space Norway

Owns and operates the satellites that connect users from the Arctic to North Africa.

Space Norway is a satellite operator owned by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries. It operates the THOR satellites in geostationary orbit, serving Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and has ordered THOR 8 from Thales Alenia Space.

Through the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, two satellites in highly elliptical orbit have provided broadband north of 65° since 2024, for civil, government and military users. The satellites also carry a hosted payload for the US Space Force. Space Norway owns 50 % of KSAT, together with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

Since
1995
Based in
Fornebu
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