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Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science

former experimental spacecraft communication instrument on the International Space Station
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Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science

Summary

Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science is a space instrument[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #32 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's image is recorded as OPALS - Flight System (2).png[3].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's image is recorded as OPALS laser beams data to Earth.jpg[4].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's instance of is recorded as space instrument[5].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's instance of is recorded as laser communication terminal[6].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration[7].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's instance of is recorded as former entity[8].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's logo image is recorded as Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) patch.png[9].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory[10].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's part of is recorded as International Space Station[11].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's Commons category is recorded as Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS)[12].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wbmfsx[14].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[15].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's significant event is recorded as connection[16].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's significant event is recorded as service entry[17].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's significant event is recorded as separation[18].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[19].
  • Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=840[20].

Body

Geography

Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science's part of is recorded as International Space Station[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include space instrument[5], laser communication terminal[6], technology demonstration[7], and former entity[8].

Why It Matters

Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #32 of 76).[2]

Related Entities

former entity International Space Station United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. extremetech.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . blogs.nasa.gov. blogs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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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: 2026-05-03}}
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