About King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is a government agency headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1977. It works in Satellites & Spacecraft, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing and Space Resources & Exploration.
Saudi national science and technology agency — has designed and built 13 Saudi satellites and runs space research incl. a 2026 lunar partnership with ispace.
- Founded
- 1977
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HQRiyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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