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CONTEC is a South Korean space company specializing in ground station services and satellite imagery processing and application. A spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), CONTEC offers ground station solutions, including design, integration, and maintenance, and operates a global network of ground stations. They also provide satellite imagery analysis using AI and have subsidiaries focused on satellite imagery and high-resolution imaging for space missions, and acquired APSI a satellite manufacturing and communication company. CONTEC's partners include KARI, Spacety, and CDS, and they serve satellite operators across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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NanoAvionics signed a contract with Contec to supply a 16U nanosatellite and provide mission integration and launch services for the Korean company.
Contec will use its existing ground station in Jeju, South Korea, and will build a further 12 stations by 2022 in Alaska, Sweden, Ireland, and other countries.
The launch of the Earth observation nanosatellite supplied under the NanoAvionics–Contec contract is planned for the first half of 2023.
Contec was established in January 2015 as a spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
CONTEC plans to operate 12 ground stations beyond Korea by 2024 in locations including Alaska, Chile, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
Sejong City in Korea has signed a contract with CONTEC to receive CONTEC’s satellite image application service.
CONTEC provides Ground Station services using its own ground station infrastructure.
CONTEC is constructing additional ground stations to be completed by the end of 2021.
CONTEC was launched in 2015 as a Korean space tech company.