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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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On April 3, 2026, South Korea’s CONTEC deployed its second Cailabs-equipped optical ground station at the Asian Space Park.
Momentus will use a deployer on the Transporter-9 mission to deliver customer satellites for SatRev, Contec Co., and Lunasonde.
On Transporter-9, Momentus planned to deploy JINJUSat-1 for CONTEC Co. of the Republic of Korea, a satellite spearheaded by Jinju City, Korea Testing Laboratory, and Gyeongsang National University to carry out Earth imaging with mounted cameras.
On Transporter-9, Momentus will use a deployer to place three satellites into Low-Earth Orbit for three different customers: AMAN-1 for SatRev, JINJUSat-1 for CONTEC Co., and Picacho for Lunasonde.
CONTEC planned to install more antennas across the Americas and Europe in 2023.
CONTEC ordered an optical ground station from Cailabs that will be installed in 2024.
The optical ground station ordered by CONTEC will be CCSDS-capable by default and will also be SDA-capable and QKD-3-capable.
CONTEC manufactures turnkey optical ground stations that manage atmospheric turbulence to deliver high-capacity laser communications through the atmosphere.
The optical ground station ordered by CONTEC will incorporate Cailabs’ TILBA-ATMO component for reliable, high-speed communications.
CONTEC offers Ground Station Service with its own global ground network and provides hosting service at each site.
CONTEC plans to use the Series C capital to expand its Ground Network, which includes optical ground stations and a telescope network for space situational awareness services.
CONTEC raised approximately $63,000,000 in Series C funding.
Momentus signed a contract with CONTEC Co. of the Republic of Korea to provide space transportation services for CONTEC’s JINJUSat-1 cubesat.
CONTEC was established in January 2015 as a spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
CONTEC plans to build 12 ground stations in 10 countries 2022 to widen service coverage.
CONTEC plans to go public in 2023 with Daishin Securities leading the IPO management.
CONTEC raised $50,000,000 in a Series C funding round in early June.
CONTEC has raised a total of $61,000,000 in funding, including $11,000,000 in Series A funding.
CONTEC provided ground support of data downlink and processing for the KSLV-II launch mission using ground stations in Asia, North America, and Europe.
Contec will sign a contract with a European satellite maker to jointly develop a synthetic-aperture radar satellite capable of producing 50-centimeter-resolution imagery.