Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Built World

Primary customer; CAS500-2 is its second high-resolution Earth observation satellite

For most of the space age, putting a satellite into orbit meant booking an entire rocket—an option available only to governments and the largest companies. SpaceX's rideshare program inverted that model: pay by the kilogram, share the ride, and launch on a schedule set by the operator, not the customer.

Updated May 31