Israeli agency overseeing development of spacecraft. Israeli Space Agency, Israel.
Country:
Israel.
Spacecraft:
Ofeq 1-2,
Ofeq 5.
Projects:
Ofeq.
1988 September 19 - .
09:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Shaviyt.
- Ofeq-1 - .
Mass: 155 kg (341 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Program: Ofeq.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2.
Decay Date: 1989年01月14日 . USAF Sat Cat: 19519 . COSPAR: 1988-087A. Apogee: 1,149 km (713 mi). Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Inclination: 142.90 deg. Period: 98.80 min.
First Israeli launch; possibly experimental surveillance mission. Experimental satellite 'Offeq-1'. Launch time 0934 GMT. Location: site on the coast south of Tel-Aviv. Launching organization: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd (IAI) and Israeli Space Agency (ISA). Function: 1) Experimentation in generation of solar power; 2) Experimentation in transmission reception from space; 3) Verification of system's ability to withstand vacuum and weightless conditions; 4) Data collection on space environment conditions and Earth's magnetic field.
1990 April 3 - .
12:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Shaviyt.
- Ofeq-2 - .
Mass: 160 kg (350 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Program: Ofeq.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2.
Decay Date: 1990年07月09日 . USAF Sat Cat: 20540 . COSPAR: 1990-027A. Apogee: 251 km (155 mi). Perigee: 149 km (92 mi). Inclination: 143.20 deg. Period: 88.50 min. Communication experiments. .
1994 September 15 - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Jericho II.
FAILURE: Failure.
- 'Ofeq? - .
Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1995 April 5 - .
11:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Shaviyt 1.
- Ofeq-3 - .
Mass: 189 kg (416 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Program: Ofeq.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3.
Decay Date: 2000年10月24日 . USAF Sat Cat: 23549 . COSPAR: 1995-018A. Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Perigee: 366 km (227 mi). Inclination: 143.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min.
1998 January 22 - .
12:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Shaviyt 1.
FAILURE: Launch vehicle failed during second stage burn..
Failed Stage: 2.
- Ofeq-4 - .
Mass: 189 kg (416 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Manufacturer: IAI.
Program: Ofeq.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3.
Fell in Mediterranean Sea..
2010 June 22 - .
19:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Palmachim.
LV Family:
Jericho.
Launch Vehicle:
Shaviyt 1.
- Ofeq 9 - .
Mass: 189 kg (416 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: ISA.
Program: Ofeq.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Ofeq 5.
USAF Sat Cat: 36608 . COSPAR: 2010-031A. Apogee: 586 km (364 mi). Perigee: 400 km (240 mi). Inclination: 141.80 deg. Period: 94.50 min. Israeli optical surveillance satellite..