- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
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NICT
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (情報通信研究機構, NICT) is Japan's national research institute for information and communications. It is located at 4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795 Japan.
NICT was established in 2004 when Japan's Communications Research Laboratory (established 1896) merged with the Telecommunications Advancement Organization. Today NICT's mission is to carry out research and development in the field of information and communications technology. It has a range of responsibilities including generating and disseminating Japan's national frequency and time standards; conducting type approval tests of radio equipment for the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) and marine radar based on Japan's Radio Law; and providing regular observations of the ionosphere and space weather.
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See also
- Independent Administrative Institution (IAI), 2001
- List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
Coordinates: 35°42′33.3″N 139°29′16″E / 35.70925°N 139.48778°E
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positioningCompletedSakura (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · Yuri (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · BS（2X · 3H · 3N) · Kakehashi · Superbird (A · A1 · B1 · A2) · JCSAT(1・2・3・R) · N-STAR (a · b) · Kirari · MBSatIn operationPlannedEngineering tests CompletedIn operationPlannedPETSAT · SDS-4CancelledSmartSat-1Private miniaturized satellites CompletedIn operationPlannedWNI satellite · Horyu (1 · 2) · SPROUT · PROITERES · TSUBAME · QSAT-EOS · SOMESAT · RAIKO · FITSAT1 · WE WISHAstronomical observation CompletedIn operationPlannedUnmanned lunar and
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