LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Failure
Thu Jan 22 1998
Israeli Space Agency

Ofeq-4

Launch Failure
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Launch Time

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(12:56 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(12:56 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(12:56 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Shavit-2

Description:

N/A

Shavit-2 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Intended for surveillance of Israel's neighbours, the Ofeq series is unusual in having a retrograde orbit. This is due to the geographical location of Israel, which gives only an unobstructed launch path over the mediterranean sea. It is similar to the EROS-A civilian Earth observation satellite. Ofeq 4 (which was possibly the prototype EROS-A satellite) was lost in an launch failure in early 1998.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Pad

Unknown Pad