Ofeq-7
Appearance
Names | Ofek-7 Offek-7 |
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Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence/Tsahal |
COSPAR ID | 2007-025A |
SATCATno. | 31601 |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned)[1] 17 years, 2 months and 17 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, 23:40UTC[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 |
Ofeq-7[5](also known as Ofek 7 or Offek-7) is part of theOfeqfamily ofEarth observation satellitesdesigned and built byIsrael Aerospace Industries(IAI) for theIsrael Ministry of Defense.
Launch
[edit]The Ofeq-7 was launched by aShavit 2space launch vehicle on 10 June 2007 at 23:40UTC.[3]Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into anelliptical orbitof 300 × 600 km (190 × 370 mi).[6]
Mission
[edit]Three days after its launch, on 13 June 2007,IAI MBT Space Divisionreceived 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
[edit]- ^"UCS Satellite Database".Union of Concerned Scientists. Archived fromthe originalon 4 January 2014.Retrieved21 November2013.
- ^"Ofeq 5, 6, 7, 9".Gunter's Space Page. 21 July 2019.Retrieved8 May2021.
- ^ab"Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021.Retrieved8 May2021.
- ^"Trajectory: Ofeq-7 2007-025A".NASA. 27 April 2021.Retrieved8 May2021.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"Display: Ofeq-7 2007-025A".NASA. 27 April 2021.Retrieved8 May2021.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"OFEQ 7".Heavens Above.Retrieved8 May2021.