ISC KosmotrasLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Kirari

Name: Dnepr | Kirari
Start: 2005-08-23T21:09:59Z
Location: 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Dnepr

Launched Tue, Aug 23 · 9:09:59 PM UTC2005-08-23 21:09:59 UTC109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2005

ISC Kosmotras

1st

launch this year

109/95

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

420 d 14 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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 Provider

ISC Kosmotras

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

95%

Upcoming

scheduled

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ISC KosmotrasLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Kirari

Dnepr

Launched Tue, Aug 23 · 9:09:59 PM UTC2005-08-23 21:09:59 UTC109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2005

ISC Kosmotras

1st

launch this year

109/95

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

420 d 14 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

ISC Kosmotras

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

95%

Upcoming

scheduled

All ISC Kosmotras launches Website Wikipedia

Next From Baikonur Cosmodrome

Baikonur Cosmodrome schedule

Nov24Tue

Progress MS-36 (97P)RFSA · Soyuz 2.1b · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanLow Earth OrbitTo be confirmed5:03 AM UTC Mar—NET

Soyuz MS-30RFSA · Soyuz 2.1a · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET March 2027

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