NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2017-071F
OCSD (Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration), formerly known as IOCPS (Integrated Optical Communications and Proximity Sensors for Cubesats), is a cubesat mission by the Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo to demonstrate a laser communication system for sending large amounts of information from a satellite to Earth and also demonstrate low-cost radar and optical sensors for helping small spacecraft maneuver near each other. IOCPS consists of a pair of 1.5-unit CubeSats, which are launched together as a piggy-back payload. The mission is expected to take two years and $3.6 million to develop and operate.
Launch Date: 2017-11-12
Launch Vehicle: Antares
Launch Site: Wallops Island, United States
Mass: 3 kg
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