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More space organisations in South Korea

• Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) · Private Company · Sacheon

  South Korean aerospace manufacturer — builds military aircraft and helicopters and is prime contractor for CAS500 and KOMPSAT satellites.

• Innospace · Private Company · Sejong

  South Korean launch vehicle developer — builds hybrid-propellant HANBIT rockets for small-satellite launches from Alcantara, Brazil.

• KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) · Research Institution · Daejeon

  Korea's space research institute developing launch vehicles, satellites and space exploration systems.

• KT SAT · Private Company · Seoul

  South Korean satellite operator and KT Corporation subsidiary — runs the Koreasat GEO fleet for broadcast, maritime and government communications.

• Nara Space Technology (NaraSpace) · Startup · Seoul

  South Korean small-satellite company — builds Earth observation nanosatellites and runs the Observer constellation and NarSha methane-monitoring mission.

• KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) · Academic Institution · Daejeon

  South Korean university satellite centre at KAIST — developed Korea's first satellites (KITSAT) and builds small science and technology satellites.

• KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration) · Government Agency · Sacheon

  South Korea's new standalone space administration — leads Korean space exploration and sovereign launch ambitions.

• Space LiinTech · Startup · Daejeon

  South Korean space biotech startup — runs microgravity drug research payloads such as BEE-PC1 on the ISS and its BEE-series CubeSats launched on Nuri.