OICETS

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OICETS, the Optical Inter-Orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (other name Kirari) is an experimental satellite by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser) means. OICETS was originally slated for a launch on the second J-I launcher. Unfortunately due to problems with this launcher, the launch had to be put on hold. Using the H-2A was out of question, since it would be overkill to use this model to send a 570 kg satellite into LEO. Also there was no budget for another H-2A launch. Finally, in order to be able to perform the tests during the lifetime of the European Artemis satellite, OICETS was successfully launched on a Dnepr launcher.

Operation finished by September 24, 2009.^[1]

Achievements

On December 9, 2005 Jaxa succeeded with establishing the optical links between OICETS (Kirari) and Artemis.
During March 2006 a successful link between OICETS and a ground station in Japan was established. This is the first optical links connection between a fixed ground station and an LEO satellite.
On June 7, 2006 Jaxa established a communication between OICETS and a mobile ground station operated by the German DLR.

Notes

↑ "光衛星間通信実験衛星「きらり」（OICETS）の運用終了について" (in Japanese). JAXA. September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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Japanese space program

Organizations

JAXA
- former ISAS
- NAL
- NASDA
USEF
NICT

Weather observation

Completed	Himawari 1 2 3 4 5

In operation	Himawari 6

In orbit	Himawari 7

Planned	Himawari 8 9

Earth observation

Completed	Kyokko Jikiken Denpa Ohozora Ume 1 b Fuyo-1 Momo 1 1b Midori I II Daichi 1

In operation	Akebono Ibuki GEOTAIL¹ Aqua¹⁷ TRMM¹ Shizuku

Planned	GCOM-C1 GPM¹ EarthCARE² Daichi 2 3 ASNARO

Communications,
broadcasting and
positioning

Completed	Sakura (1 2a 2b 3a 3b) Yuri 1 2a 2b 3a 3b BS 2X 3H 3N B-SAT 1a 2a Kakehashi Superbird A A1 B1 A2 JCSAT 1 2 3 R N-STAR a b Kirari MBSat

In operation	Kodama Kizuna Superbird C B2 D C2 B-SAT 1b 2c 3a 3b 3c JCSAT 1B 4A 110 2A 5A 3A RA 85 12 110R 13 N-STAR (c) QZSS Michibiki

Planned	JCSAT 14 QZSS QZS-2 QZS-3

Engineering tests

Completed	Ohsumi Shinsei Kiku 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tansei 1 2 3 4 Myojo Ryusei Orizuru Jindai EXPRESS SFU DASH USERS SERVIS-1 SERVIS-2 Ayame 1 2 LRE Tsubasa LDREX 1 2 Micro LabSat-1 SDS-1

In operation	Ajisai Kiku-8 Reimei SDS-4

Planned	PETSAT

Cancelled	SmartSat-1

Private miniaturized satellites

Completed	Fuji 1 2 Kanta-kun (WEOS) HIT-SAT CUTE 1.7+APD Maido-1 Kūkai Kagayaki Negai* Waseda-SAT2 Hayato WE WISH

In operation	Fuji-3 CUTE 1 1.7+APDII XI IV V SEEDS Raijin Kiseki Hitomi Horyu 2 PROITERES RAIKO FITSAT1

Planned	WNI satellite SPROUT TSUBAME QSAT-EOS SOMESAT

Astronomical observation

Completed	Hinotori Tenma Ginga ASCA HALCA Yohkoh Taiyo Hakucho Akari

In operation	Suzaku Hinode

Planned	Astro-H SPICA SPRINT-A SOLAR-C Nano-JASMINE ERG SOLAR-D

Cancelled	Astro-G

Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration

Completed	Hayabusa Hiten Kaguya (SELENE) Sakigake Suisei

In operation	Akatsuki IKAROS

Failed	Nozomi Shin'en

Planned	BepiColombo² Hayabusa 2 SELENE-2 Jupiter and Trojan asteroid exploration Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter MELOS 1 2

Cancelled	Hayabusa Mk2 Lunar-A

Reconnaissance

Completed	IGS-Optical 1 Experimentally 3 IGS-Radar 1 2

In operation	IGS-Optical 2 3 4 Experimentally 5 IGS-Rader 3 4

Planned	IGS-Optical 5 6 IGS-Rader 5 6

Human spaceflight

Completed	H-II Transfer Vehicle 1 2 3 4

In operation	International Space Station (ISS) & Kibo¹²³⁴⁵⁶

Planned	H-II Transfer Vehicle 5 6 7 R

Cancelled	HOPE-X Fuji manned spacecraft

Italics indicates projects in development.
Superscripts indicate joint development with¹NASA, ²ESA, ³ASI, ⁴CSA, ⁵RKA, ⁶AEB and ⁷INPE.

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