The Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor has been officially certified by the Korean authorities — now operational, this navigation system is the […]
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launches the Korea 425 top secret mission with 25 smallsats on board
UPDATE: On a picture perfect Friday, December 1 at 10:19 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Korea 425 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at […]
SpaceX’s Friday Korea 425 mission launch includes top secret reconnaissance smallsats for APA
SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 1 at 10:19 a.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Korea 425 mission to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at […]
Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with the Vega C for KARI
Arianespace has announced a launch contract for the Earth Observation (EO) satellite Kompsat-6 that will be delivered to orbit for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) by the Vega C […]
KOREASAT 6A packing a Thales Alenia Space SBAS payload
Following the communications satellite contract signed in September of 2022, KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT) and Thales Alenia Space have announced that KOREASAT 6A satellite will also include a […]
Thales Alenia Space to provide TETRA electric propulsion for Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-3 satellite
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide electric propulsion for incorporation on […]