Kirari Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

23 Aug 2005, 9:09pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

109/95

Launch Service Provider

ISC Kosmotras logo

ISC Kosmotras

Vehicle

Dnepr 1

Mission

Kirari

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The 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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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