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Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science

former experimental spacecraft communication instrument on the International Space Station
Place space_instrument Q16335010

Facts

6 properties

Identity

Instance of
space instrument, laser communication terminal, technology demonstration, former entity[2][3][4]
More facts +5
Part of
International Space Station[6]
Connects with
ExPRESS Logistics Carrier (2014–2017)
Country of origin
United States[7]
Manufacturer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory[5]
Significant event
rocket launch, connection, project commissioning (2014–2014), service entry, separation, atmospheric entry[8][9][10][11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en OPALS en Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science ja レーザー通信科学のための光学ペイロード zh 用于激光通讯科学的光学有效载荷
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
OPALS - Flight System (2).png ↗
Described at URL
www.nasa.gov
Freebase ID
/m/0wbmfsx

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🔗 Connections
Significant event 5
atmospheric entry, separation, rocket launch, connection, project commissioning
Instance of 2
technology demonstration, former entity
Connects with 1
ExPRESS Logistics Carrier
Country of origin 1
United States
Manufacturer 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Part of 1
International Space Station
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Summary

Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science is a space instrument[1].

Related Entities

former entity International Space Station United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. extremetech.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . blogs.nasa.gov. blogs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-payload-for-lasercomm-science
MLA “Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-payload-for-lasercomm-science.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_optical-payload-for-lasercomm-science_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/optical-payload-for-lasercomm-science}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}
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