The Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS) and the Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite (INDEX), were launched at 6:10 a.m. on August 24, 2005, (Japan Standard Time, JST) by a Dnepr Launch Vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n
The Dnepr Launch Vehicle flew normally, and JAXA confirmed that the OICETS and the INDEX were separated at 6:25:10 a.m. and 6:25:14 a.m. (JST), and were injected into their scheduled orbits based on information from the ISC Kosmotras.<\/p>\n
JAXA\u0081fs Kiruna Overseas Mobile Tracking Station started receiving signals from the OICETS at 7:39 a.m. (JST), and through those signals, deployment of the solar array paddles was confirmed. <\/p>\n
The nickname of the OICETS is the “Kirari”, and that of the INDEX will be announced after its status is confirmed.<\/p>\n
We would like to express our appreciation for cooperation and support from all related personnel and organizations that helped contribute to this successful launch.<\/p>\n
The Dnepr Launch vehicle is a converted liquid-fuelled SS-18 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Management of the Dnepr program is carried out by ISC Kosmotras (Russia and Ukraine.) All four launches carried out by the Dnepr have been successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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