South Korea
28 space organizations driving innovation in South Korea's aerospace industry
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All Companies (28)
CONTEC
operationalCONTEC is Korea's leading Ground Station as a Service company, spun off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). Operating 7 ground station...
Hanwha Aerospace Space
operationalMajor Korean aerospace conglomerate's space division. Satellite development. Rocket engine manufacturing for KSLV. Space industry investment strategy.
Innospace
operationalInnospace is a South Korean launch vehicle company that successfully launched a suborbital test rocket in 2023. The company is developing the HANBIT s...
Innospace Korea
operationalInnospace is South Korea's first commercial launch provider, developing the Hanbit small satellite launch vehicle. The company achieved Korea's first ...
Intellian Technologies
operationalIntellian Technologies, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is a leading provider of satellite antennas and terminals for ma...
KAIST
operationalKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is Asia's most innovative university with world-class aerospace engineering and satellite technolog...
KAIST Satellite Technology RC
operationalKAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (RC), established in 1989 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, focuses on the research, development, and impl...
KARI
operationalThe Korea Aerospace Research Institute is South Korea's national aerospace research organization responsible for developing rockets, satellites, and a...
KISTEP
operationalKorean science and technology policy institute. Space policy research. National strategy development.
Korea AeroSpace Administration
operationalThe Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), established in 2024 and located in Sacheon, South Korea, is the nation’s newly formed central government ag...
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
operationalKorea Aerospace Industries is South Korea's largest aerospace company. Develops satellites, aircraft, and provides space system integration for nation...
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
operationalThe Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is South Korea's national aerospace research agency. KARI developed the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle an...
Korea Telecom SAT
operationalKorea Telecom SAT (KT SAT) is a South Korean satellite operator established in 2012 as a subsidiary of Korea Telecom. The company focuses on providing...
KTSAT
operationalKT SAT is South Korea's satellite operator, a subsidiary of KT Corporation. The company operates the Koreasat (Mugunghwa) satellite fleet providing br...
Nara Space
operationalNara Space is Korea's first private satellite company, providing comprehensive satellite services including multispectral Earth imagery (Observer cons...
Nara Space Technology
operationalNara Space develops CubeSat platforms (6U, 12U, 16U) and became the first Korean private company to launch a 16U optical satellite. They're developing...
Naro Space Center
operationalNaro Space Center is South Korea's only spaceport, located on the southern coast. The facility launched Korea's KSLV-II Nuri rocket and supports the c...
Satrec Initiative
operationalSatrec Initiative develops Earth observation satellites and imaging systems. Provides high-resolution optical satellite technology for domestic and in...
SI Imaging Services
operationalSI Imaging Services (SIIS), founded in 2014 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, is an Earth observation solutions provider specializing in the distribu...
Hanwha Aerospace
publicHanwha Aerospace is a major South Korean aerospace and defense company manufacturing rocket engines, aircraft components, and defense systems. The com...
Korea Aerospace Industries
publicKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is South Korea's largest aerospace company manufacturing military aircraft, helicopters, and satellites. KAI is expan...
AP Satellite
developmentAP Satellite, founded in 2018 and based in Seoul, South Korea, is a satellite-manufacturing company focused on the development of small satellite plat...
CONTEC Korea
developmentCONTEC Korea, founded in 2015 and based in Jeju, South Korea, is a provider of Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) within the space industry. The comp...
EPS Tech
developmentEPS Tech, founded in 2018 and located in Daejeon, South Korea, is a designer and provider of advanced embedded electronic systems. While initially est...
Hanwha Systems Space
developmentHanwha Systems Space, established in 2019 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is a rapidly developing company focused on the design and developme...
Kairospace
developmentKairospace, founded in 2020 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, is a company focused on the development of propulsion systems for the space industry. W...
Perigee Aerospace
developmentPerigee Aerospace is a South Korean private launch company developing small rockets for satellite deployment. The company is building Korea's first pr...
Unastella
developmentUnastella is South Korea's first private company developing manned suborbital spaceflight capabilities, aiming to carry six passengers to 100km altitu...