KARI - Korea Aerospace Research institute

Danuri(KPLO) carries a a total of 6 payloads. The orbiter contains 5 payloads developed by Korean universities and research institutes including KARI and 1 payload from NASA. Korean universities and research institutes are developed a high-resolution camera for exploring the proposed landing site for lunar landing module, a polarized camera to analyze the lunar surface particles and spacecraft’s effect, and a lunar magnetic field-measuring instrument to measure the magnetic field intensity around the Moon for studying the cause and process of Moon formation. The Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources, which will measure the gamma-ray spectrum for resource exploration of the lunar surface, developed a gamma-ray spectrometer for identifying the elements constituting the lunar surface and its distribution pattern, while KARI is developing a 5m-grade high-resolution camera filming the proposed landing site for the Korean lunar probe.
The polarized camera developed by the Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute will be used to film the image of the entire lunar surface and capture polarized images of areas except for the polar region. In addition, it will designate the proposed landing site for the lunar probe by using the filmed images and examine the types of materials and particle sizes on the surface of the Moon. Kyunghee University developed the lunar magnetic field measuring instrument, a magnetometer for measuring the magnetic force 100km above the surface of the Moon. The gamma ray spectrometer can identify the ingredients and distribution patterns of elements constituting the lunar surface. It is developed by the Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources. The Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) developed the space Internet test equipment for testing the delay-tolerant network. NASA’s ShadowCam will perform the reflectivity mapping of permanently shadowed regions on the surface of the Moon to find the evidence of water.