ISC Kosmotras
Kirari
Dnepr 1
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 · 21:09 UTC
Mission
/01The Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS), also called Kirari, was an experimental satellite launched by JAXA to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser) means.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Dnepr 1
Variant: 1
Launch Pad
109/95
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.951° N, 63.497° E
5
Pad Launches
1242
Location Launches
5
Agency Launches
34
Orbital This Year