Organizations/Korea Aerospace Research Institute
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Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Government Agency · South Korea · Founded 1989 · kari.re.kr
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of Republic of Korea. Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town.
Headquarters
Daejeon
South Korea
Ownership
Government
Parent: Korea AeroSpace Administration
Administrator
Lee Sang-Ryool
Founded
1989
Total Launches
8
1 this year · ~0.2/month
Satellites in Orbit
15
17 operated all time
Satellites Built
11
10 still in orbit
Upcoming Launches
- KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1Vega-C · customer, launching with Avio S.p.A
- KOMPSAT-7AFalcon 9 Block 5 · customer, launching with SpaceX
- NeonSat-7 to 11KSLV-2 Nuri · operator
- CAS500-5KSLV-2 Nuri · operator
Fleet
Launches per Year
62.5% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- Arirang-72025-12-01 · LEO · Operator
- E3 TESTER KARI-12025-11-26 · LEO · Built & operated
- Danuri2022-08-04 · Deep space · Built & operated
- AP-JOEY2022-06-21 · LEO · Built & operated
- Wiseongmosache2022-06-21 · LEO · Built & operated
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q494948
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly