News Release
May 9, 2023
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

SKY Perfect JSAT and Kongsberg Satellite Services
Agreement to jointly provide Near-Earth Tracking and ControlServices to JAXASKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT to jointly provide ground station services to JAXA
By entering into a long-term agreement, SKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT will establish new earth
stations globally to provide Near-Earth Tracking and Control Services to JAXA and other Japanese
governmental organization.
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Asia’s largest satellite operator, and Kongsberg Satellite Services
AS, KSAT, the world-leading ground network operator and service provider, have made an Agreement
for providing Near-Earth Tracking and Control Services.
In March 2023, SKY Perfect JSAT was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA,
as a service provider of the Near-Earth Tracking and Control Network.
By collaboration between SKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT, we will establish new ground stations
globally to provide Near-Earth Tracking and Control Services to JAXA and other Japanese
governmental organizations.

Fig.1 Near-Earth Tracking and Control Services

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In the coming future, SKY Perfect JSAT is planning to globally expand its near-earth tracking andcontrol services not only to satellite operators who use GEO but other orbits such as MEO and LEO.
Therefore, SKY Perfect JSAT hopes to become a “global” and “multi-orbit” ground network service
provider by integrating with KSAT’s existing global ground network.
Company Overview:◼

About KSAT

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is the leading provider of Ground Network Services and EarthObservation Services. We connect Space and Earth from Leo and beyond.
KSAT owns and operates a global, integrated Ground Station Network combining the unique polar
location with a vast and rapidly expanding mid-latitude stations. The network consists of more than
270 antennas located at 27 sites worldwide. KSAT offers reliable space to ground communicationsdelivered from the global ground station network with full mission life-cycle support from testing,through launch, critical operations, and routine operations.
KSAT places a strong focus on engineering technologically advanced ground station solutions. Our
goal is to ensure our customers have the most advanced, secure and modern solutions available.

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About SKY Perfect JSATSKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is Asia’s largest satellite operator with a fleet of 16 satellites, andJapan’s only provider of both multi-channel pay TV broadcasting and satellite communications
services. SKY Perfect JSAT delivers a broad range of entertainment through the “SKY PerfecTV!”

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platform, the most extensive in Japan with a total of approximately 3 million subscribers. SKY Perfect
JSAT’s satellite communications services, which cover Asia, Indian Ocean, Russia, Middle East,
Pacific Ocean and North America, play a vital role in supporting communications infrastructures formobile backhaul, government, aviation, maritime, oil & gas and disaster recovery. For more
information, visit our corporate website (https://www.skyperfectjsat.space/en/ ) and Space Businesswebsite (https://www.skyperfectjsat.space/jsat/en/ ).

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