Rolf Skatteboe
Rolf Skatteboe is President and CEO of Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT), a Norwegian company providing services for satellite operation and control and as well as services based on Earth observation data.
KSAT headquarters is in Tromsø, Norway and the company owns and operates ground stations at 28 locations world-wide, including Antarctica and the Arctic. KSAT has more than 360 antennas installed at it sites and supports over 250 different satellites with 1,5 million contacts annually. The KSAT ground network is optimised for TT&C (Telemetri tracking & Control), launch support, as well as data reception.
KSAT is also a leading provider of near-real time services with a focus on marine monitoring using information from SAR satellites. SAR data is unprecedented for maritime situational awareness services, including ship and oil spill detection and ice monitoring. Satellite based ship detection is indispensable when combatting for illegal fisheries. KSAT has (2022) 300 employees and an annual turnover of 135 MEuro.
Rolf was one of the founders of KSAT and has been with the company as President and CEO since it was established in 2002. Prior to joining KSAT he worked at the Norwegian Space Agency (NSC) for 10 years in various position, including VP for innovation and technology. At NSC he was also responsible for new project development and Space Science, including the development of the Svalbard ground station
He holds a MSc, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1984 and a MSc, GeoPhysics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1994 as well as several management courses at Norwegian University of Business and Economics. He holds various board positions.
- Member of Direksjonen. Polyteknisk forening. 2020 ->
- Member of the Norwegian Scientific Academy of Polar Research. 2021
- Member of Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (Norsk Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA), 2019