ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kirari
Launched
August 23, 2005
Image: DLR
Summary
Kirari launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 23, 2005. It was ISC Kosmotras's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,728th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Dnepr 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kirari, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 1,204 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Dnepr 1 flight · 1st this yearISC Kosmotras's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,728th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kirari · NORAD 28809 · 2005-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-031A
- Epoch
- 2005-08-23 22:16:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.9991258 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0416029
- Inclination
- 97.7993°
- Ascending node
- 165.9428°
- Arg. of perigee
- 198.2107°
- Mean anomaly
- 160.3691°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 8 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kirari · NORAD 28809 · in orbit
- Reimei · NORAD 28810 · in orbit
Dnepr 05 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 109/95, 1st this year · 1,242nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
420 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kirari launch?
Kirari launched on August 23, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kirari?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kirari?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did Kirari launch from?
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kirari reach?
Kirari, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 1,204 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Kirari launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).