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