Ofek-7

Ofek-7

Mission type	Optical reconnaissance
Operator	Israeli Ministry of Defence
COSPAR ID	2007-025A
SATCAT №	31601
Mission duration	5 years planned[1]
Spacecraft properties
Bus	OPSAT-2000[2]
Manufacturer	IAI
Launch mass	300 kilograms (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	10 June 2007, 23:40 UTC[3]
Rocket	Shavit-2
Launch site	Palmachim
Contractor	Israel Space Agency
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth (Retrograde)
Perigee	454 kilometers (282 mi)
Apogee	560 kilometers (350 mi)
Inclination	141.71 degrees
Period	94.62 minutes
Epoch	24 April 2013, 20:20:50 UTC[4]

Ofek-7, also known as Ofeq 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.

ofeq 7 launch through shavit space launch vehicle

The Ofek 7 was launched by a Shavit space launch vehicle on June 11, 2007. Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into an elliptical orbit of 300x600 kilometers. Three days after its launch, IAI/MBT Space Division received the first images taken by the satellite. The Ofek 7 is a follow-on spacecraft to Ofek 5 that was placed into orbit in 2002.

References

1. "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
2. Krebs, Gunter. "Ofeq 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
4. Peat, Chris (24 April 2013). "OFEQ 7 - Orbit". Heavens Above. Retrieved 21 November 2013.