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The Falcon 9 mission included one satellite for South Korea's Agency for Defense Development and 17 other companies.
On Sunday at 1:09 a.m., SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 for a ride-share mission of one satellite for South Korea's Agency for Defense Development and 17 other companies into low-Earth orbit.
The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) have led the $970,000,000 425 project as primary contractors.
Under technical assistance from Thales Alenia Space, the Agency for Defense Development worked with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Systems to develop the four SAR satellites.
The Agency for Defense Development signed a contract with SpaceX to use the Falcon 9 rocket for subsequent South Korean spy satellite launches through the 2025 target year.
The Agency for Defense Development developed the Hyunmoo ballistic and cruise missiles, the Anasis-2 military communications satellite, and an active electronically scanned array radar.