KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center

한국과학기술원 인공위성연구센터
Agency overview
Abbreviation	SaTReC
Formed	1989
Type	Space agency
Headquarters	Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Administrator	Park Seong-Ook
Website	https://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/e_index.php

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC; Korean: 인공위성연구센터), is a university based research center for satellite technology and applications research.

Space Programme

SaTReC, which is located within the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), promotes the education and training of satellite engineers through research programs in satellite engineering, space science and remote sensing. In 1992, SaTReC developed and launched the first satellite of Korea, KITSAT-1, a scientific microsatellite. Since then, SaTReC continues to develop satellites with scientific and technology demonstration missions.^[1]

Satellite Missions

• Development and Operations of Kitsat-1
• Development and Operations of Kitsat-2
• Development and Operations of Kitsat-3
• Development and Operations of NEXTSat-1^[2]
• Development and Operations of NEXTSat-2^[3]

References

OrganizationsLaunch sitesSounding rockets

KARI	KSR-I KSR-II KSR-III Nuri TLV
ADD	Solid-Fuel Space Launch Vehicle TLV[1]

Launch vehicles

KARI	Naro-1 (KSLV-I) Nuri (KSLV-II) KSLV-III (In development)
ADD	Solid-Fuel Space Launch Vehicle[2]

SatellitesSpace probesContractorsAstronautsRelated institutions