OICETS / Kirari
OICETS was JAXA's orbital laser-communications demonstration mission, flown by the Kirari spacecraft. It tested precise beam acquisition, tracking, and pointing across large distances and relative motion, connecting a low-Earth-orbit satellite with ESA's geostationary Artemis relay and with optical ground stations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OICETSKirariOptical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite
- Name
- OICETS / Kirari
- Status
- completed
Details
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- Description
- OICETS was JAXA's orbital laser-communications demonstration mission, flown by the Kirari spacecraft. It tested precise beam acquisition, tracking, and pointing across large distances and relative motion, connecting a low-Earth-orbit satellite with ESA's geostationary Artemis relay and with optical ground stations.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit for optical intersatellite and satellite-to-ground communications demonstrations
- End Date
- 2009-09-24
- Outcome
- Successful. JAXA and ESA demonstrated bidirectional optical intersatellite communications in December 2005. Kirari subsequently linked with NICT's ground station and DLR's mobile optical ground station, demonstrating technologies for future relay networks. Operations ended on September 24, 2009 after four years, exceeding the planned one-year mission.
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 2005-08-23
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Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/oicets/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:20:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:31:14 UTC
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