South Korea
Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch
Perigee Aerospace of Daejeong, South Korea, has raised around $12 million from Samsung Venture Investments, LB Investment and others to develop Blue Whale 1, a small launcher capable of carrying 50 kilograms to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, CEO Yoon Shin said in an interview.
Arianespace launches two Asian satellites on Ariane 5 rocket
Arianespace completed its final Ariane 5 launch of 2018 and penultimate overall mission for the year on Dec. 4, carrying a satellite for India and another for South Korea to geostationary transfer orbit.
ILS wins contract for Angara launch of South Korea’s Kompsat-6
Tuesday's briefing begins with ILS being chosen to launch Korea's Kompsat-6 satellite on an Angara 1.2 rocket.
GALLERY | S. Korean President Visits NASA Goddard
The president of South Korea visited NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Wednesday morning in an effort to build up space partnerships with the United States.
Ball Sensor for S. Korean Sat Passes Design Review
The Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) that Ball Aerospace is building for South Korea’s multipurpose Earth-observing Geo-Kompsat 2B satellite passed its critical design review in February.
Geopolitics in Check as Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr Rocket Lofts South Korean Satellite
The launch, which had been delayed because of Dnepr availability, is the latest sign that despite the year-long hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, cooperative efforts that generate hard currency, such as Denpr, are being maintained despite occasional statements to the contrary in Russia.
