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Both KSAT and Statsat are Norwegian companies with stations far north. This is highly advantiougs advantageous for the operations and might be preferred for this reason. There are also other companies such as Leaf Space https://leaf.space/leaf-line/ providing ground station services for small satellite missions.
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Especially if the we do not get several other partners onboard, the need for a commerical commercial partner can be strong in order to get as much contact time to the satellite as possible. Trondheim is far north and will most likely see up to 5 to 6 passes every day (for TM/TC), but S-band downlink might require high elevation angles in order to close the link budget (TBC) so only 1-3 passes might be usable pr. day. This must be further simulated and calulatedcalculated. Generic coverage simulations can be performed now, but accurate link budget calculations are only possible when the hardware is known.
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