Orbit Data of the Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite "Kirari" (OICETS) and Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite (INDEX)
August 24, 2005 (JST)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the detailed orbit data of the Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS) "Kirari" and the Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite (INDEX) as follows. The satellites were launched at 6:10 a.m. on August 24, 2005, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
[Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite "Kirari"]
| Actual value | Scheduled value | |
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| Apogee altitude | 611.4 km | (610.0 km) |
| Perigee altitude | 609.6 km | (609.7 km) |
| Inclination | 97.8 degrees | (97.8 degrees) |
| Period | 96.9 minutes | (96.9 minutes) |
[Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite (INDEX)]
| Actual value | Scheduled value | |
|---|---|---|
| Apogee altitude | 654.1 km | (653.3 km) |
| Perigee altitude | 610.0 km | (609.0 km) |
| Inclination | 97.8 degrees | (97.8 degrees) |
| Period | 97.3 minutes | (97.3 minutes) |
The next press release is scheduled to be issued at 18:10 on Aug. 25, 2005.
For more information about the launch and the OICETS:
Tsukuba Public Affairs Group, Public Affairs Department, JAXA
TEL: +81-29-868-4277,4279, 4280 FAX: 81-29-868-5966
For more information about the INDEX:
Public Relations Team at the Uchinoura Space Center, JAXA
Tel: +81-994-31-6978, Fax: +81+994-67-3811
Tsukuba Public Affairs Group, Public Affairs Department, JAXA
TEL: +81-29-868-4277,4279, 4280 FAX: 81-29-868-5966
For more information about the INDEX:
Public Relations Team at the Uchinoura Space Center, JAXA
Tel: +81-994-31-6978, Fax: +81+994-67-3811
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For inquiries:
JAXA Public Affairs Department
Tel: +81-3-6266-6413 to 7, Fax: +81-3-6266-6910