Dnepr | Kirari
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Dnepr | Kirari’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 23, 2005, 9:09 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Kirari (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
ISC Kosmotras |
Rocket |
Dnepr |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
109/95 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4718
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Location Launch
#1242
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Pad Launch
#5
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Agency Launch
#5
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Orbital Launch
#34
Year 2005
Location Launch
#10
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
Year 2005
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