Ofeq-7
Appearance
Names | Ofek-7 Offek-7 |
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Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence |
COSPAR ID | 2007-025A |
SATCAT no. | 31601 |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Ofek-7 |
Bus | OPSAT-2000 [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 |
Launch site | Palmachim |
Contractor | Israel Space Agency [citation needed] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit (Retrograde) |
Perigee altitude | 454 km (282 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 560 km (350 mi) |
Inclination | 141.71° |
Period | 94.62 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
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Ofeq 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan (14 March 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "OFEQ 7". Heavens Above. Retrieved 21 November 2013.