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Ofeq-7
Ofeq-7 launch on a Shavit 2 launch vehicle
NamesOfek-7
Offek-7
Mission typeOptical reconnaissance
OperatorIsraeli Ministry of Defence
COSPAR ID2007-025A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.31601
Mission duration5 years (planned) [1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftOfek-7
BusOPSAT-2000 [2]
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries
Launch mass300 kg (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date10 June 2007, 23:40 UTC [3]
RocketShavit 2
Launch sitePalmachim
ContractorIsrael Space Agency [citation needed]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
(Retrograde)
Perigee altitude454 km (282 mi)
Apogee altitude560 km (350 mi)
Inclination141.71°
Period94.62 minutes

Ofeq-7, 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.

The Ofeq-7 was launched by a Shavit 2 space launch vehicle on 11 June 2007. 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). Three days after its launch, 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

  1. ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Ofeq 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (14 March 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "OFEQ 7". Heavens Above. Retrieved 21 November 2013.