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Israel Aerospace Industries

Shavit-2 | Ofek-19

Mission

Ofek-19

Type:

Government/Top Secret

Orbit:

Low Earth Orbit

Ofek-19 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite with enhanced capabilities.

Status

Launch Successful

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Pad

Launch Location Image

Shavit Launch Pad

ISR

Latitude: 31.884444

longitude: 34.680278

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Map

Location

Timezone:

Asia/Jerusalem

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv, named after the Kibbutz Palmachim north of it.

Location total Launch count:

13

Location total Landing count:

0

Location Image

Launch Location Image

Rocket

Launch Location Image

Shavit-2

N/A

Family: Shavit

Variant: 2

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Details

First Flight: April 5, 1995

Total launch count: 11

Successful launches: 9

Failed launches: 2

Consecutive successful launches: 7

Manufacturer

Israel Aerospace Industries

Type:

Commercial

ISR

None

Agency

Launch Location Image

Israel Aerospace Industries

ISR

Type: Commercial

Details

Total launch count: 6

Successful launches: 6

Consecutive successful launches: 6