Ofeq-4
Shavit-2
Israeli Space Agency
Launch Status
FailureMission
Ofeq-4
Type: Government/Top Secret
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Unknown Pad
Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
12 rockets have launched from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
Rocket
Shavit-2 – Israel Aerospace Industries
- Family: Shavit
The Shavit-2 was manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries with the first launch on 1995-04-05. Shavit-2 has 8 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. N/A
Agency
Israeli Space Agency – ISA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: ISA
- Country: ISR
