Mission
Communications · LEO
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.
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRARI (OICETS) 2005-031A | Payload | 477 × 501 km · 98.0° | Globe |
| REIMEI (INDEX) 2005-031B | Payload | 517 × 544 km · 98.0° | Globe |
| SL-24 R/B 2005-031C | Rocket body | 592 × 1189 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| SL-24 DEB 2005-031D | Debris | re-entered 2025-06-15 | |
| SL-24 DEB 2005-031E | Debris | re-entered 2024-03-11 | |
| OICETS DEB 2005-031F | Debris | re-entered 2014-08-03 | |
| INDEX DEB 2005-031G | Debris | re-entered 2014-07-26 | |
| OICETS DEB 2005-031H | Debris | re-entered 2014-09-10 |
Show all 12 objects
| OICETS DEB 2005-031J | Debris | re-entered 2014-09-07 | |
| INDEX DEB 2005-031K | Debris | re-entered 2015-02-16 | |
| OICETS DEB 2005-031L | Debris | re-entered 2014-08-03 | |
| OICETS DEB 2005-031M | Debris | re-entered 2007-07-31 |
COSPAR ID 2005-031. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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