South Korea's national space agency, founded in 1989 and headquartered in the Daedeok Science Town area of Daejeon. Developed the Nuri (KSLV-II) rocket, South Korea's first indigenously built satellite launch vehicle, which reached orbit in 2022; its first stage uses four clustered engines, each producing 75 metric tons of thrust, with all three stages built on domestically developed rocket engines.
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Agency TypeNational civilian space agency 1 Founded Year HeadquartersDaedeok Science Town, Daejeon, South Korea 1 Connections
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Source Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 1 (Arirang 1)
Source Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 2 (Arirang 2)
Source Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 3 (Arirang 3)
Source KOMPSAT 5 (Arirang 5) (Gunter's Space Page)
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Source Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Agency Type: National civilian space agency
- Founded Year: 1989
- Headquarters: Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, South Korea
2. Wikipedia: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, capability
Current projects include the KSLV-2 launcher.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - lead summary
The agency was founded in 1989.
Lead section
Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - agency type
South Korea launched its next rocket, the KSLV-2 in 2021
View the Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operates: Nuri (KSLV-II)
Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 1 (Arirang 1)
Operates: KOMPSAT-1, Heading and operator fieldQuote, Operates: KOMPSAT-1, Heading and operator field
KOMPSAT 1 [KARI]
Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 2 (Arirang 2)
Operates: KOMPSAT-2, Heading and operator fieldQuote, Operates: KOMPSAT-2, Heading and operator field
developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI
Gunter's Space Page: KOMPSAT 3 (Arirang 3)
Operates: KOMPSAT-3, Heading and operator fieldQuote, Operates: KOMPSAT-3, Heading and operator field
developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI
KOMPSAT 5 (Arirang 5) (Gunter's Space Page)
Operates: KOMPSAT-5, Page heading, operator in bracketsQuote, Operates: KOMPSAT-5, Page heading, operator in brackets
KOMPSAT 5 [KARI]
Wikipedia: Danuri
- Operates: Danuri, Infobox, operator (operator)
Operates: Danuri Mission, Infobox: operator
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
View the SourceWikipedia: Yi So-yeon
Operates: Yi So-yeon, Article text: agency linkQuote, Operates: Yi So-yeon, Article text: agency link
Afterwards, Yi worked as a researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
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