KSAT’s satellite station in Tromso, Norway. Photo: KSAT

[Via Satellite 12-07-2016] SKY Perfect JSAT has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) in order to jointly develop and expand KSAT’s ground station services for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement will also allow KSAT to expand remote sensing operational monitoring services using satellite images.

This is the latest in a string of LEO-related business investments by SKY Perfect JSAT, such as a 2015 investment into a Japan’s VB Axelspace, a 2016 investment in optical satellite images sales in Japan provided by Planet, and ground station services that will launch in the second quarter of 2017. Through this strategic alliance with KSAT, SKY Perfect JSAT is aiming to accelerate expansion of its ground station network in the Asia-Pacific region and provide more reliable ground station services to global LEO satellite operators.

Moreover, in terms of remote sensing services using satellite images, SKY Perfect JSAT will start joint marketing of KSAT’s existing remote sensing services and jointly develop various maritime information services.