# Korea Aerospace Research Institute
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South Korean aerospace research institute and KOMPSAT mission operator.

## Specifications
- **country**: South Korea
- **website**: https://www.kari.re.kr/eng.do
- **operator domains**: ["kari.re.kr"]
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-26
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","country":"South Korea","website":"https://www.kari.re.kr/eng.do","operator_domains":"[\"kari.re.kr\"]","description":"South Korean aerospace research institute and KOMPSAT mission operator."}

## Editorial
Korea Aerospace Research Institute is South Korea's government aerospace research institute and a mission-operator context for KOMPSAT Earth-observation satellites. Its relevant Earth-observation portfolio includes the KOMPSAT programme, covering optical, infrared, and synthetic-aperture-radar missions, and the launched KOMPSAT-5 SAR mission.[^kari-official][^kari-kompsat5-launch] KARI is most useful to practitioners as an agency-side mission operator for Korean civil space missions, while commercial image distribution and downstream sales should remain separate from the institute's mission role.[^kari-kompsat5-launch]

## Sources
- [kari-kompsat5-launch] | Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 launched successfully, KARI | https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/article/BBSMSTR_000000000031/10685 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-26 | published=2013-08-23
- [kari-official] | Korea Aerospace Research Institute English site | https://www.kari.re.kr/eng.do | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-26

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