Satellite communications operator and subsidiary of KT Corporation providing connectivity, broadcasting, and remote sensing data services via the KOREASAT fleet; partners on flood intelligence and evolves toward total space solutions.
Satellite communications operator and subsidiary of KT Corporation providing connectivity, broadcasting, and remote sensing data services via the KOREASAT fleet; partners on flood intelligence and evolves toward total space solutions.
Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to KT SAT
Thales Alenia Space— supplier · supplier / program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Thales Alenia Space manufactures satellites for KT SAT, including the KOREASAT 6A on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform (contract signed September 2022; fifth satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for KT SAT) and prior KOREASAT satellites.
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Thales Alenia Space has partnered with KT SAT on 5G satellite backhauling demonstrations and has been a supplier/partner in KT SAT's GEO satellite development and 5G NTN efforts (Thales described partnership for 5G backhauling and demonstrations including Pyeongchang 2018 and ongoing NTN cooperation).
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SpaceX— launch services · launch services / supplier2 connectionsTell me more
SpaceX provides launch services for KT SAT's KOREASAT-6A satellite (launched November 2024 on Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center).
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SpaceX provided launch services for KT SAT's KOREASAT-5A satellite (KT SAT references KOREASAT-5A launch through SpaceX as part of its satellite fleet expansion).
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AscendArc— customer · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
AscendArc is supplying a next‑generation High Throughput small GEO communications satellite to KT SAT (KTSAT) as an anchor customer; the contract was announced as a commercial order with a planned launch in 2027 to serve Asia‑Pacific users.
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AscendArc sold its first small geostationary communications satellite to KT SAT as anchor customer (announced September 2025).
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Satconsult— customer · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Satconsult provided expert oversight and satellite procurement/consulting services to KT SAT in support of the KOREASAT 6A satellite procurement and build (described alongside the manufacturing contract in the announcement timeframe).
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Satconsult provides satellite procurement/consulting services under contract with KT SAT for KOREASAT 6A (mentioned alongside manufacturing contract in 2022).
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Arianespace— launch services / supplierTell me more
Arianespace provided launch services for KT SAT's KOREASAT-7 satellite (KT SAT cites the launch of KOREASAT-7 via Arianespace as part of its fleet expansion).
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KT SAT customers & supported companies
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KT SAT program partners
Nokia— program partner / supplier (5G demonstration)Tell me more
Nokia was a partner in the 5G Champion / Pyeongchang 5G NTN demonstrations alongside Thales Alenia Space and KT SAT, contributing cellular/5G technology for NTN/5G backhauling experiments that involved KT SAT.
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Eutelsat OneWeb— strategic partner / LEO service partnerTell me more
KT SAT has previously partnered with Eutelsat OneWeb as part of its LEO service expansion (KT SAT named SpaceX's Starlink and Britain's Eutelsat OneWeb as prior partners before signing an MoU with Rivada).
KT SAT (Korea’s national satellite communications provider) will deploy Rivada’s Outernet to provide ultra-secure connectivity to enterprise, government and maritime customers in Korea and the region; Rivada supplies Outernet connectivity/services to KT SAT for those markets.
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KT SAT signed MoU with Rivada Space Networks (May 2024) to collaborate on next-generation data network connectivity using Rivada's Outernet LEO constellation for enterprise and government customers in Asia-Pacific.
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Ursa Space Systems— program partner / regional enabling partner · customer / mission user / program partner2 connectionsTell me more
KT SAT provides regional customer relationships and market access in the Asia Pacific region that Ursa leverages; the partnership enables Ursa to deliver SAR-based analytics and virtual constellation orchestration to KT SAT’s customers. (Partnership described on Ursa’s site; announcement page describes mutual enablement.)
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Ursa Space supplies KT SAT with SAR-based analytics, virtual constellation orchestration, and analytic services tailored for KT SAT’s Asia Pacific customers; Ursa’s platform provides analytics that KT SAT will use to serve regional end customers. (Described on Ursa’s partnership blog.)
neXat announced a partnership with KT SAT to expand eastward; KT SAT will leverage neXat’s platform to offer vouchers and quota‑based services and to simplify launching new satcom services in Asian markets.
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KT SAT partnered with neXat (announced May 2026) for neXat to provide managed services while gaining access to KT SAT capacity and expanding eastward.
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