OICETS (Kirari) optical communications spacecraft
OICETS, named Kirari after launch, was JAXA's three-axis-stabilized optical-communications demonstrator. Its Laser Utilizing Communications Equipment tested acquisition, tracking, and pointing between a low-Earth-orbit spacecraft and ESA's geostationary Artemis relay. The approximately 570 kg spacecraft also demonstrated optical links to ground stations in Japan and Germany.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OICETSKirariOptical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite
- Family Name
- OICETS
- Full Name
- OICETS (Kirari) optical communications spacecraft
- Roles
- communicationstechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- OICETS, named Kirari after launch, was JAXA's three-axis-stabilized optical-communications demonstrator. Its Laser Utilizing Communications Equipment tested acquisition, tracking, and pointing between a low-Earth-orbit spacecraft and ESA's geostationary Artemis relay. The approximately 570 kg spacecraft also demonstrated optical links to ground stations in Japan and Germany.
- First Flight Year
- 2,005
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
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Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/oicets/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:39 UTC