Ofeq-7
![]() Ofeq-7 launch on a Shavit 2 launch vehicle | |
Names | Ofek-7 Offek-7 |
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Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence / Tsahal |
COSPAR ID | 2007-025A |
SATCAT no. | 31601 |
Website | https://www.iai.co.il/ |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) [1] 14 years, 7 months and 27 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Ofeq-7 |
Bus | [2] |
Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries |
Launch mass | 300 kg (660 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10 June 2007, 23:40 UTC[3] |
Rocket | Shavit 2 (No.7) |
Launch site | Palmachim Air Base |
Contractor | Israel Aerospace Industries |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit (Retrograde orbit) |
Perigee altitude | 339 km (211 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 575 km (357 mi) |
Inclination | 141.80° |
Period | 93.70 minutes |
Ofeq-7,[5] (also known as Ofek 7 or Offek-7), is part of the Ofeq family of Earth observation satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israel Ministry of Defense.
Launch[]
The Ofeq-7 was launched by a Shavit 2 space launch vehicle on 10 June 2007 at 23:40 UTC.[3] Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into an elliptical orbit of 300 × 600 km (190 × 370 mi).[6]
Mission[]
Three days after its launch, on 13 June 2007, IAI MBT Space Division received the first images taken by the satellite. The Ofeq-7 is a follow-on spacecraft to Ofeq-5 that was placed into orbit in 2002.
References[]
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Ofeq 5, 6, 7, 9". Gunter's Space Page. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Trajectory: Ofeq-7 2007-025A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Display: Ofeq-7 2007-025A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "OFEQ 7". Heavens Above. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
Categories:
- Reconnaissance satellites of Israel
- Spacecraft launched in 2007
- Spacecraft launched by Shavit rockets
- 2007 in Israel
- IAI satellites
- Spacecraft stubs