Launch vehicle
Shavit-2
N/A
- Recorded launches
- 11
- First flight
- 1995-04-05
Historical mission record
This page records Shavit-2 | Ofeq-4 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITEPalmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Mission
Intended for surveillance of Israel's neighbours, the Ofeq series is unusual in having a retrograde orbit. This is due to the geographical location of Israel, which gives only an unobstructed launch path over the mediterranean sea. It is similar to the EROS-A civilian Earth observation satellite. Ofeq 4 (which was possibly the prototype EROS-A satellite) was lost in an launch failure in early 1998.
- Launch vehicle
- Shavit-2
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Shavit Launch Pad
- Provider
- Israeli Space Agency
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
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