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Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Han-guk Hanggong Uju Yeon-guwon (Korea Aerospace Research Inst)) conducted 8 orbital launches and owned 21 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

South KoreaDaejeonGCAT code KARI

Payloads owned, by decade

12810
1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Optical imaging6
Technology4
Meteorology2
Communications1
Space science1
Radar imaging1
Astronomy1
Deep space1

Main programs

Kompsat5Nuri3STSAT2GEO KOMPSAT2KOMPSAT1GEO Kompsat1CAS5001KLEP1KARI Cube1

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter2022-094AAug 4, 2022KARISouth KoreaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
STSAT-2C2013-003AJan 30, 2013KARISouth KoreaSpace scienceReentered (orbital decay)
KOMPSAT-22006-031AJul 28, 2006KARISouth KoreaOptical imagingIn orbit
Chollian2010-032AJun 26, 2010KARISouth KoreaCommunicationsIn orbit
KOMPSAT-52013-042AAug 22, 2013KARISouth KoreaRadar imagingIn orbit
KOMPSAT-11999-070ADec 21, 1999KARISouth KoreaOptical imagingIn orbit
KOMPSAT-32012-025BMay 17, 2012KARISouth KoreaOptical imagingIn orbit
Chollian-2A2018-100ADec 4, 2018KARISouth KoreaMeteorologyIn orbit
CAS500 12021-022AMar 22, 2021KARISouth KoreaOptical imagingIn orbit
KOMPSAT-3A2015-014AMar 25, 2015KARISouth KoreaOptical imagingIn orbit
Chollian-2B2020-013BFeb 18, 2020KARISouth KoreaMeteorologyIn orbit
STSAT-32013-066GNov 21, 2013KARISouth KoreaAstronomyIn orbit

Launches conducted

8 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Oct 7, 2026NeonSat2026-229NuriNaro14Success
Nov 26, 2025CAS500-32025-274NuriNaro14Success
May 25, 2023NEXTSAT-22023-072NuriNaro8Success
Jun 21, 2022PVSAT2022-065NuriNaro7Success
Oct 21, 2021Dummy satellite2021-F09NuriNaro1Failure
Jan 30, 2013STSat-2C2013-003Naro-1Naro1Success
Jun 10, 2010STSat-2B2010-F02Naro-1Naro1Failure
Aug 25, 2009STSat-22009-F03Naro-1Naro1Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).