Ofeq-7
Israeli reconnaissance satellite
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Ofeq-7[5] (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.
Ofeq-7 launch on a Shavit 2 launch vehicle | |
| Names | Ofek-7 Offek-7 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
| Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence / Tsahal |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-025A |
| SATCAT no. | 31601 |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) [1] 18 years, 10 months and 6 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ofeq-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 (No.7) |
| Launch site | Palmachim Air Base |
| Contractor | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit (Retrograde orbit) |
| Perigee altitude | 339 km (211 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 575 km (357 mi) |
| Inclination | 141.80° |
| Period | 93.70 minutes |
Launch
The Ofeq-7 was launched by a Shavit 2 space launch vehicle on 10 June 2007 at 23:40 UTC.[3] 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).[6]
Mission
Three days after its launch, on 13 June 2007, 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.
