 History |
| 1964 / May |
Kashima branch was founded. |
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First satellite communication between Japan and USA by Relay II. |
| 1964 / October |
International relay broadcasting of Tokyo Olympic Games by Syncom-III satellite. |
| 1977 / January |
First domestic VLBI experiment by K-1 system. |
| 1978 / May |
Experiment using Japanese CS (Communication Satellite). |
| 1978 / July |
Experiment using Japanese BS (Broadcasting Satellite). |
| 1983 / November |
First VLBI experiment between Japan and US by K-3 system. |
| 1985 / November |
Pacific plate motion was firstly observed by VLBI. |
| 1987 / November |
ETS-V/EMSS experiment for mobile satellite communication. |
| 1988 / March |
34m antenna for VLBI was constructed. |
| 1988 / April |
Radio Research Laboratory was renamed Communications Research Laboratory. |
| 1990 / January |
First Antarctica VLBI experiment . |
| 1998 / July |
COMETS satellite experiment for advanced communications and broadcasting. |
| 2000 / July |
Full process of crustal deformation due to the earthquakes and volcanic
activities at Izu islands was observed by the Kashima-Tateyama VLBI baseline. |
| 2001 / April |
CRL became the Independent Administrative Institution. |
| 2002 / June |
3-HDTV Panorama Video Transmission Experiment for 2002 FIFA World Cup. |
| 2004 / April |
TAO and CRL was reorganized as the "National Institute of Information and Communications Technology" |
2004 / December |
First Helicopter-Satellite Communication Experiment |
