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Space program overview South Korea, in 3 editions.
The entry for South Korea published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2023
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- has a growing and ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes;
- has a national space strategy;
- manufacturers and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities;
- manufactures and launches SLVs;
- developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers;
- participates in international space programs and has relations with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and especially the US;
- has a robust commercial space industry that works closely with KARI in the development of satellites and space launch capabilities (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
has a growing and ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes; has a national space strategy; manufacturers and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities; manufactures and launches SLVs; developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers; participates in international space programs and has relations with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and especially the US; has a robust commercial space industry that works closely with KARI in the development of satellites and space launch capabilities (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- has a growing and ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes;
- has a national space strategy;
- manufacturers and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities;
- manufactures and launches SLVs;
- developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers;
- participates in international space programs and has relations with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and especially the US;
- has a robust and growing commercial space industry that works closely with government space program in the development of satellites and space launch capabilities;
- the South Korean Government has said it aims to capture 10% of the global space market by 2045 (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
has a growing and ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes; has a national space strategy; manufacturers and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities; manufactures and launches SLVs; developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers; participates in international space programs and has relations with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and especially the US; has a robust and growing commercial space industry that works closely with KARI government space program in the development of satellites and space launch capabilities (2023) capabilities; the South Korean Government has said it aims to capture 10% of the global space market by 2045 (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S the Space Programs reference guide
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- has an ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes;
- has a national space strategy;
- manufactures and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities;
- manufactures and launches SLVs;
- developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers;
- participates in international programs and works with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the ESA, individual ESA member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and the US;
- has an active commercial space industry (2025)
has a growing and an ambitious space program focused on developing satellites, satellite/space satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and interplanetary probes; has a national space strategy; manufacturers manufactures and operates satellites, including those with communications, remote sensing (RS), scientific, and multipurpose capabilities; manufactures and launches SLVs; developing interplanetary space vehicles, including orbital probes and landers; participates in international space programs and has relations works with an array of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Australia, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its ESA, individual ESA member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK), India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Peru, Russia, UAE, and especially the US; has a robust and growing an active commercial space industry that works closely with government space program in the development of satellites and space launch capabilities; the South Korean Government has said it aims to capture 10% of the global space market by 2045 (2024) (2025)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
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Central Intelligence Agency. “South Korea: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/south-korea/space-program-overview.