| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Technology related (non-EO)
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| Owner |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
| Organisation |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
| Abstract |
OICETS (also referred to as Kirari, meaning "glitter" or "twinkle" in Japanese) is a JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) technology satellite mission with the objective to conduct, with ESA cooperation, on-orbit demonstrations of high-accuracy pointing, acquisition and tracking technologies (key elements of optical interorbit communications), important for future space activities such as global data reception from Earth observation satellites.
The OICETS mission goal is to conduct interorbit laser communications experiments with ARTEMIS of ESA. The advantages of optical communications are seen in the support of much higher data rates and transmission capacities than in conventional radio links, lower risk of link interference with other optical communication systems (there can be no interference between optical and radio transmissions), as well as in more compact and lighter designs of communication equipment. The program was begun in 1993 when JAXA (formerly NASDA) andthe ESA signed an agreement regarding cooperation in optical communications in space.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
OICETS on JAXA website
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| Discipline(s) |
Space science
Information & communication technology
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
Helpdesk
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Public Affairs Department Japan
World Trade Center Building, 2-4-1
Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8060
Japan
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| Phone |
+81-3-3438-6111 |
| Fax |
+81-3-5402-6513 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
proffice#at#jaxa.jp |
| URL |
http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html |
| Miscellaneous |
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Other Information
| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
23/08/2005
Launch date |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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