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KAI Eyes Global Satellite Opportunities

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is eyeing the satellite body, and company officials for a micro-satellite system development
growing market prospects for export of sat- say it has been evaluated as being com- project. It has rapidly expanded its portfolio
ellites. The company is offering for export, petitive in terms of cost and performance existing medium- and large-sized satellite
domestically produced next-generation compared to other countries’ satellites of portfolio, including multi-purpose satellites,
medium-sized satellites and micro-satel- the same class. geostationary orbit composite satellites,
lites, which are its flagship satellites. These and next-generation medium-sized satel-
satellites can accommodate a variety of KAI’s microsatellites are also attracting lites, to ultra-small satellites.
payloads. attention in terms of their utility as they can
be used for enable rapid weather forecast- KAI has grown into a specialized space
KAI is also looking for space business ing and disaster prevention when linked company by actively participating in Korean
cooperation with European and Middle with existing medium and large satellites government space projects over the past
Eastern countries planning satellite proj- based on KAI’s accumulated inter-satellite 30 years, including launch vehicle projects
ects. According to Kim Ji-hong, Director convergence solutions. and mid-to-large satellite development. KAI
of KAI Future Convergence Technology is also building Korea’s first private space
Institute, “Interest in KAI’s aerospace tech- KAI recently signed a contract with Korea’s center equipped with a mass production
nology is increasing due to the expansion Agency for Defence Development (ADD) system for satellites.
of overseas markets for domestically pro-
duced aircraft.” He added, “We provide a
competitive edge to customers in Europe
and the Middle East, where the need for
reconnaissance satellites has recently
increased geopolitically.” KAI is aiming
to promote industrialization of satellite
exports through a package export strat-
egy linking aircraft and various satellite
platforms by utilizing its succesful aircraft
export marketing know-how and global
sales networks.

KAI’s 500kg class next-generation medi-
um-sized satellites can be equipped with
various payloads such as optical, radar,
infrared, and hyperspectral instruments on

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