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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

KR
gov civilFounded 1989
South Korea
www.kari.re.kr
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KARI contracted GK Launch Services in 2017 to launch two of the Compact Advanced Satellite 500 spacecraft, including CAS500-1.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipMar 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research InstituteTechnical ProductFeb 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.

Mentioned as: KARITechnical ProductFeb 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipJul 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research InstituteTechnical ProductDec 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.

Mentioned as: KARITechnical ProductDec 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Narrative GeneralSep 20, 2018Arianespace signs fifth Vega C contract

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

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Narrative GeneralSep 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipSep 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipSep 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipAug 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.

Mentioned as: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Org RelationshipJun 26, 2018New Roscosmos chief prioritizes ending Proton’s reign
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