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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) plays a key role in the
areas of satellite and launch vehicle development and operations.
In the In the satellite area, KARI successfully launched KOMPSAT-1
(Korea Multi-purpose Satellite-1) in 1999, KOMPSAT-2 in2006,
COMS(communication, oceanography and Meteorology Satellite)
in 2010, KOMPSAT-3 in 2012 and KOMPSAT-5 in August2013. The
KOMPSAT-3A project is ongoing, and remotes sensing research and
space environment tests are also being carried out. In the launch
vehicle area, KARI developed single-stage and two-stage scientific
sounding rockets in 1993 and 1998, respectively. The Korean
Sounding Rocket (KSR-III), using a liquid-propellant engine system,
was launched in 2002. Recently, Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle
(KSLV) was successfully launched from the NARO Space Center in
the Republic of Korea. Currently, KARI is developing the next-generation
satellite launch vehicles for lunar exploration and interplanetary
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