🇰🇷 Country Profile

South Korea

28 space organizations driving innovation in South Korea's aerospace industry

28
Total Companies
2
Public Companies
6
Space Hubs
36
Sectors
Top Cities: Daejeon (9) Seoul (8) Sacheon (3) Changwon (2) Sejong City (2) Pyeongtaek (1)

Top Sectors

Quick Stats

Companies with funding
0
Active/Operational
19
In Development
7

All Companies (28)

CONTEC

operational
Seoul Est. 2015

CONTEC is Korea's leading Ground Station as a Service company, spun off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). Operating 7 ground station...

ground systems satellite communications

Hanwha Aerospace Space

operational
Changwon Est. 1977

Major Korean aerospace conglomerate's space division. Satellite development. Rocket engine manufacturing for KSLV. Space industry investment strategy.

satellite manufacturing launch vehicles propulsion

Innospace

operational
Daejeon Est. 2017

Innospace is a South Korean launch vehicle company that successfully launched a suborbital test rocket in 2023. The company is developing the HANBIT s...

launch services

Innospace Korea

operational
Sejong City Est. 2017

Innospace is South Korea's first commercial launch provider, developing the Hanbit small satellite launch vehicle. The company achieved Korea's first ...

launch services small launcher propulsion

Intellian Technologies

operational
Pyeongtaek Est. 2004

Intellian Technologies, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is a leading provider of satellite antennas and terminals for ma...

antennas satellite communications maritime

KAIST

operational
Daejeon

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is Asia's most innovative university with world-class aerospace engineering and satellite technolog...

KAIST Satellite Technology RC

operational
Daejeon Est. 1989

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (RC), established in 1989 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, focuses on the research, development, and impl...

research academic small satellites

KARI

operational
Daejeon Est. 1989

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute is South Korea's national aerospace research organization responsible for developing rockets, satellites, and a...

space agency research

KISTEP

operational
Sejong City Est. 1999

Korean science and technology policy institute. Space policy research. National strategy development.

policy research government

Korea AeroSpace Administration

operational
Sacheon Est. 2024

The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), established in 2024 and located in Sacheon, South Korea, is the nation’s newly formed central government ag...

space agency government satellite manufacturing

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)

operational
Sacheon Est. 1999

Korea Aerospace Industries is South Korea's largest aerospace company. Develops satellites, aircraft, and provides space system integration for nation...

aerospace defense satellite manufacturing

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

operational
Daejeon Est. 1989

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is South Korea's national aerospace research agency. KARI developed the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle an...

space agency launch services satellite manufacturing

Korea Telecom SAT

operational
Seoul Est. 2012

Korea Telecom SAT (KT SAT) is a South Korean satellite operator established in 2012 as a subsidiary of Korea Telecom. The company focuses on providing...

satellite operators satellite communications telecommunications

KTSAT

operational
Seoul Est. 2012

KT SAT is South Korea's satellite operator, a subsidiary of KT Corporation. The company operates the Koreasat (Mugunghwa) satellite fleet providing br...

satellite operators satellite communications

Nara Space

operational
Seoul Est. 2015

Nara Space is Korea's first private satellite company, providing comprehensive satellite services including multispectral Earth imagery (Observer cons...

earth observation satellite manufacturing

Nara Space Technology

operational
Busan Est. 2015

Nara Space develops CubeSat platforms (6U, 12U, 16U) and became the first Korean private company to launch a 16U optical satellite. They're developing...

satellite manufacturing small satellites cubesats

Naro Space Center

operational
Goheung Est. 2009

Naro 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...

spaceports

Satrec Initiative

operational
Daejeon Est. 1999

Satrec Initiative develops Earth observation satellites and imaging systems. Provides high-resolution optical satellite technology for domestic and in...

satellite manufacturing earth observation

SI Imaging Services

operational
Daejeon Est. 2014

SI Imaging Services (SIIS), founded in 2014 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, is an Earth observation solutions provider specializing in the distribu...

earth observation data services satellite services

Hanwha Aerospace

public
Changwon Est. 1977 012450.KS

Hanwha Aerospace is a major South Korean aerospace and defense company manufacturing rocket engines, aircraft components, and defense systems. The com...

propulsion defense aerospace

Korea Aerospace Industries

public
Sacheon Est. 1999 047810.KS

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is South Korea's largest aerospace company manufacturing military aircraft, helicopters, and satellites. KAI is expan...

aerospace defense

AP Satellite

development
Seoul Est. 2018

AP Satellite, founded in 2018 and based in Seoul, South Korea, is a satellite-manufacturing company focused on the development of small satellite plat...

satellite manufacturing small satellites spacecraft

CONTEC Korea

development
Jeju Est. 2015

CONTEC 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...

ground systems satellite operations satellite communications

EPS Tech

development
Daejeon Est. 2018

EPS Tech, founded in 2018 and located in Daejeon, South Korea, is a designer and provider of advanced embedded electronic systems. While initially est...

propulsion electric propulsion electronics

Hanwha Systems Space

development
Seoul Est. 2019

Hanwha Systems Space, established in 2019 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is a rapidly developing company focused on the design and developme...

satellite manufacturing satellite communications defense

Kairospace

development
Daejeon Est. 2020

Kairospace, founded in 2020 and based in Daejeon, South Korea, is a company focused on the development of propulsion systems for the space industry. W...

propulsion space technology engineering

Perigee Aerospace

development
Seoul Est. 2018

Perigee Aerospace is a South Korean private launch company developing small rockets for satellite deployment. The company is building Korea's first pr...

launch services

Unastella

development
Seoul Est. 2022

Unastella is South Korea's first private company developing manned suborbital spaceflight capabilities, aiming to carry six passengers to 100km altitu...

launch services space tourism