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Korea Aerospace Industries, listed as 047810, produces KSLV-II Nuri launch vehicle upper stages along with military satellites and aircraft.
047810ACTIVEKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is a South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer that designs and builds aircraft including the KT-1, T-50, FA-50 and KF-21, as well as helicopters, satellites and launch vehicle components. It has performed total system assembly of the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle since 2014 and builds its first-stage propellant tank, and develops next-generation medium-class and defense satellites.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is the largest aerospace company in South Korea, responsible for developing military aircraft, helicopters, satellites, and space launch vehicle components. KAI produced upper stage and fairing components for the KSLV-II Nuri launch vehicle, South Korea's indigenous orbital rocket. The company manufactures the T-50 supersonic trainer, KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, and various military satellite platforms. Listed on the Korea Exchange, KAI is central to South Korea's ambitions in both aeronautics and space, supporting national defense and the country's growing space program.
Provisional: the latest data refresh looked incomplete and was held, so these scores use inputs measured 2026-10-10.
Not ranked: No measurable space activity in our data (space-coded federal awards or subcontracts, space revenue in the company’s SEC annual report, an orbital launch, or a space-segment profile: for a defense company or a diversified aerospace group, a subsector naming space work, and for a diversified group a space line cited at $100M or more): scored, but not ranked as a space company.
2 of 4 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 67% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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No private round on record before Jun 2011. IPO, offerings, debt and unconverted notes are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Builds the first-stage propellant tanks for South Korea's Nuri launch vehicle and performs final vehicle assembly.
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Compiled Oct 12, 2026 from 1 public record. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Satellites built
6 payloads launched, 6 in orbit
Latest: ADD-425-5
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code KRAI. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Nov 2, 2025
Defense Acquisition Program Administration
Owns 5 satellites it built (latest ADD-425-5)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 2, 2025
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Owns one satellite it built (latest CAS500-1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Mar 22, 2021
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 12). Korea Aerospace Industries: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/korea-aerospace-industries
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Korea Aerospace Industries: Company dossier." Data as of October 12, 2026. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/korea-aerospace-industries.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_koreaaerospaceindustries_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Korea Aerospace Industries}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/korea-aerospace-industries}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/korea-aerospace-industries},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; each fact links its primary source}
}