Ofeq
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Ofeq, also spelled Offek or Ofek (, lit. Horizon) is the designation of a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit launch vehicles from Palmachim Airbase in Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. The low Earth orbit satellites complete one Earth orbit every 90 minutes.
Key facts
- Spacecraft class.image
- Shavit Ofek7a.jpg
- Spacecraft class.caption
- Ofeq-7 launch on the Shavit 2 Launch vehicle.
- Spacecraft class.name
- Ofeq
- Spacecraft class.manufacturer
- Israel Aerospace Industries
- Spacecraft class.country
- Israel
- Spacecraft class.applications
- Reconnaissance
- Spacecraft class.orbits
- Low Earth orbit
- Spacecraft class.operator
- Israeli Ministry of Defence / Tsahal
- Spacecraft class.status
- Active
- Spacecraft class.built
- 13
- Spacecraft class.launched
- 13
- Spacecraft class.first
- 19 September 1988 (Ofeq-1)
- Spacecraft class.last
- 2 September 2025 (Ofeq-19)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Shavit Ofek7a.jpg
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- inception
- 1988-00-00
- quantity
- 13
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Ofeq, also spelled Offek or Ofek (, lit. Horizon) is the designation of a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit launch vehicles from Palmachim Airbase in Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. The low Earth orbit satellites complete one Earth orbit every 90 minutes.
The satellite launches made Israel the eighth nation to gain an indigenous launch capability. Both the satellites and the launchers were designed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with Elbit Systems' El-Op division supplying the optical payload.