South Korea
Space organisations, launches and satellites
Directory
Organisations in South Korea
| Organisation | Type | Founded | Orbital launches | In orbit | Rockets / spacecraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea AeroSpace Administration | Government / agency | 2024 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| Innospace | Commercial | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Korea Advanced Institute for Space Technology | Academic / research | 1971 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Defense Acquisition Program Administration | Government / agency | 2006 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| KT Corp. (Korea Telecom) | Commercial | 2001 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Seoul National University | Academic / research | 1946 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cosmoworks Inc. | Commercial | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hancom InSpace Co | Commercial | 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nara Space Tech | Commercial | 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute | Government / agency | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyung Hee University | Academic / research | 1949 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yonsei University | Academic / research | 1885 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Busan Metropolitan City | Government / agency | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chosun University | Academic / research | 1946 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONTEC Corp. | Commercial | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Government / agency | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanwha Corporation | Commercial | 1952 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JUSTEK Inc. | Commercial | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kairo Space | Commercial | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Korea Aerospace University | Academic / research | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Korea Telecom | Government / agency | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Korea Testing Laboratory | Government / agency | 1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lumir Inc. | Commercial | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quaternion | Commercial | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SatRec Initiative | Commercial | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sejong University | Academic / research | 1940 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Space Lintech | Commercial | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Uzuro Tech Inc. | Commercial | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Asia Pacific (AP) Aerospace Inc. | Commercial | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chungnam National University | Academic / research | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hankuk Aviation University, Space System Research Lab | Academic / research | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inha University | Academic / research | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | Academic / research | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea Aerospace Industries | Commercial | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korean Air Force Academy | Government / agency | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korean Astronaut Program | Government / agency | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luhan Studio | Commercial | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OnB Space | Commercial | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Source Satellite Initiative | Academic / research | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perigee Aerospace Inc | Commercial | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satbyul | Commercial | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Telecom | Commercial | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| StepLab | Commercial | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Submarine Command, Republic of Korea Navy | Government / agency | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TelePIX Co. Ltd. | Commercial | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unmanned Exploration Laboratory | Commercial | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |