Park Jae-pil
Founder and CEO of Korean satellite company NaraSpace.
Park Jae-pil founded NARA Space Technology (NaraSpace) on March 31, 2015 and serves as CEO, holding a 20.3% stake as of a May 2026 securities filing (down from 31.64% pre-IPO due to dilution from NaraSpace's December 2025 KOSDAQ listing). He studied astronomy and space science at Yonsei University and worked at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), where his team's participation in KARI's 2012 CubeSat Competition led directly to NaraSpace's founding. NaraSpace designs, manufactures, and operates small Earth-observation satellites, including its Observer and Narsha satellite lines.
Overview
- Role
- Founder & CEO, NaraSpace
- Based in
- Seoul, South Korea
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- Who is Park Jae-pil?
- Park Jae-pil founded NARA Space Technology (NaraSpace) on March 31, 2015 and serves as CEO, holding a 20.3% stake as of a May 2026 securities filing (down from 31.64% pre-IPO due to dilution from NaraSpace's December 2025 KOSDAQ listing). He studied astronomy and space science at Yonsei University and worked at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), where his team's participation in KARI's 2012 CubeSat Competition led directly to NaraSpace's founding. NaraSpace designs, manufactures, and operates small Earth-observation satellites, including its Observer and Narsha satellite lines.
- What is Park Jae-pil's role?
- Park Jae-pil is Founder & CEO, NaraSpace, based in Seoul, South Korea.
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Park Jae-pil, CEO of NaraSpace Technology, holds a 20.3% stake as of the May 2026 report
Yuanta Securities: NaraSpace Technology company reportVerified2026-05-04 - 2
Park Jae-pil, CEO of NaraSpace, on leading satellite production and analysis into a new space era
Newstop Korea: 박재필 나라스페이스 대표 '위성 제작부터 분석까지…우주 시대 선도할 것'Verified2025-12-02 - 3
NaraSpace Technology was established on March 31, 2015
KIND (Korea Exchange): NaraSpace Technology Business ReportVerified2026-03-19