What is Kongsberg Spacetec?
{{coord|69.66196|18.94225|display=title}} '''Kongsberg Spacetec AS''' or '''KSPT''' or '''Spacetec A/S''' is a supplier of space systems and services and is part of [[Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace]]’s Space & Surveillance division. The ground services station is in [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]], [[Norway]]. The company is co-located with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and [[Tromsø Satellite Station]] (TSS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene|url=https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=978614582|access-date=2023-04-30|website=Brønnøysundregistrene|language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Space Division delivers a broad spectrum of equipment, systems and services related to space and maritime surveillance|url=https://www.kongsberg.com/kda/what-we-do/space/|access-date=2023-04-30|website=www.kongsberg.com|language=en}}</ref> The company was created by employees of Tromsø Satellite Station,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Spacetec|last=Jaklin|first=Asbjørn|date=May 27, 1992|publisher=Nordlys|pages=12|language=no}}</ref> which had been operating since 1967. They created Drive Electronics in 1982, but it was [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]] two years later. The company was recreated as Spacetec, which was registered on 11 December 1984. The company was created with a [[stock]] of [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 5 million or NOK 1,000 per share. Spacetec created a joint company called Norspace. The companies that it was created from are Norsk Data, Computas, Informasjonskontroll and Noratom. Its job was to act as a supplier for the [[European Space Agency]]. By 1986, the company had eighteen employees. It received a state [[subsidy]] of NOK 6.25 million to help pay for its expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kongsberg Spacetec partners with SUSE to lead the way in satellite remote sensing {{!}} SUSE Communities|url=https://www.suse.com/success/kongsberg-spacetec/|access-date=2023-04-30|website=www.suse.com|language=en|archive-date=2023-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023043