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Korean Agency for Defense Development

KR
gov defenseFounded 1970
South Korea
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The Falcon 9 mission included one satellite for South Korea's Agency for Defense Development and 17 other companies.

Mentioned as: Korean Agency for Defense DevelopmentNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2025Florida Space Coast doubleader: SpaceX launches, ULA scrubbed

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.

Mentioned as: agency for defense developmentTechnical ProductNov 5, 2025Florida Space Coast set to break yearly launch record this week

The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) have led the $970,000,000 425 project as primary contractors.

Mentioned as: agency for defense developmentNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2022South Korea hires SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025

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.

Mentioned as: Korean Agency for Defense DevelopmentOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2022South Korea hires SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025

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.

Mentioned as: Korean Agency for Defense DevelopmentOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2022S. Korea To Launch Spy Satellite Via SpaceX

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.

Mentioned as: Agency for Defense DevelopmentTechnical ProductMay 10, 2021South Korea’s space agency sets sight on missions that ‘won’t pay off until 2050’