Dnepr | Kirari
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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: August 23, 2005 at 09:09 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Dnepr
- Operator: ISC Kosmotras
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Communications