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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

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한국항공우주연구원

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), established in 1989, is South Korea's national space agency responsible for aerospace research and development. KARI's primary activities include developing satellites (like the Arirang series), launch vehicles (such as the KSLV-2), and core technologies for aircraft. It also operates the Naro Space Center and collaborates with international partners like JAXA on space missions. KARI aims to advance South Korea's capabilities in space exploration, satellite technology, and aerospace engineering.

gov civilFounded 1989
History · 1 eventMay 27, 2024 · Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) established, assumes oversight of KARI and KASSI
South Korea
www.kari.re.kr
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The Korea Microgravity Science Laboratory (KMSL) is a 3U CubeSat built by the College of Engineering at Chosun University in Gwangju, South Korea to perform microgravity experiments in orbit under contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Mar 30, 2021Looking back at the ISILAUNCH27 launch campaign onboard Soyuz-2 rocket

On 2021-03-20, the CAS-500-1 Earth observation satellite from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) was delivered to orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Mar 28, 2021Navigation Receiver From RUAG Space Aboard KARI’s EO Smallsat Now On-Orbit

A GK Launch Services Soyuz-2-1a rocket on 2021-03-22 delivered the KARI CAS-500-1 remote-sensing satellite and 38 secondary payloads from 18 countries into three different sun-synchronous orbits.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 28, 2021Navigation Receiver From RUAG Space Aboard KARI’s EO Smallsat Now On-Orbit

The state-funded Korea Aerospace Research Institute jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 satellite with a group of selected industry partners beginning in 2015.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 26, 2021South Korean leader vows ‘landing on the moon by 2030’

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is a state-funded organization that jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 with selected industry partners beginning in 2015.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 23, 2021With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development

CAS500-2 is slated to be launched in the first half of 2022 on a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket under a two-part launch agreement KARI and KAI signed with GK Launch Services in 2017.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.6Mar 23, 2021With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development

KARI plans to end its direct development of 500-kilogram-class spacecraft by 2025 and shift its focus to satellite categories that still require government support.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Mar 23, 2021With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development

KARI contracted GK Launch Services in 2017 to launch two of the Compact Advanced Satellite 500 spacecraft, including CAS500-1.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Mar 22, 2021Soyuz launch marks first full-commercial mission of Russia’s GK Launch Services

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute conducted a 101-second combustion test on KSLV-2’s first-stage engines on 2021-02-25 that showed no apparent durability problems.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 25, 2021South Korea to spend $553 million on space projects in 2021

An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 5:18 p.m. Eastern from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana with Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-17 satellite and KARI’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2020Japanese communications satellite and South Korean weather satellite launch on Ariane 5

Ball Aerospace built TEMPO alongside the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which is scheduled to launch in 2020 on the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s GEO-Kompsat-2B satellite.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 22, 2019Maxar to install NASA pollution sensor on commercial satellite

ISRO’s GSAT-11 launched on an Ariane 5 in December alongside the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s GEO-Kompsat-2A weather satellite.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 19, 2018Arianespace, in final mission of 2018, launches French spy satellite

KARI’s GEO-Kompsat-2A weather satellite detached from the Ariane 5 upper stage 33.5 minutes after liftoff on 2018-12-04.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 4, 2018Arianespace launches two Asian satellites on Ariane 5 rocket

The contract tasks Arianespace with a December 2021 launch of the Kompsat-7 Earth observation satellite built by KARI.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Sep 20, 2018Arianespace signs fifth Vega C contract

International Launch Services has KARI’s Kompsat-6 radar satellite scheduled to launch on a Russian Angara 1.2 rocket in 2020.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 20, 2018Arianespace signs fifth Vega C contract

Korean Aerospace Research Institute has three other satellites launching ahead of Kompsat-7.

PlanGrowthValue 3.0Sep 20, 2018Arianespace signs fifth Vega C contract

Arianespace signed a contract with the Korean Aerospace Research Institute for a Vega C mission on 2018-09-20.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Sep 20, 2018Arianespace signs fifth Vega C contract

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute contracted in 2016 for a 2020 launch of its Kompsat-6 satellite on Angara 1.2.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 30, 2018Proton Medium, International Launch Services’ answer to Falcon 9, put on “indefinite hold”

In 2016, International Launch Services signed an Angara launch contract with the Korean Aerospace Research Institute for a launch sometime in 2020.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Jun 26, 2018New Roscosmos chief prioritizes ending Proton’s reign
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