Japanese satellite to launch next year will communicate with ESA satellite

LAUNCH PLAN: Japan's National Space Development Agency has decided to launch the second J-1 launch vehicle in January or February of 2002. The rocket will carry the Optical Communication Experiment Satellite (OICETS). The agency plans to use the satellite, along with the ESA Artemis satellite, due...

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