Success
Ofek-13
Government/Top Secret
Israel Aerospace Industries(IAI)Commercial
Shavit-2
LEOorbit
Ofek is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites. Ofek-13 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite that combines high resolution with large area coverage using electronic beam steering.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,417
IAI Mission
#5
Pad Launch
#12
Location Launch
#12
Designator
2023-044
Launch Window
NET
Mar 28, 2023, 11:10 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Mar 29, 2023, 2:27 AM
Launched successfully.
Source
Shavit-2 Specs
N/A
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1995
Fastest Turnaround
2y 3mo
Total Launches
11
Successful
9
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Apr 5, 1995
Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv, named after the Kibbutz Palmachim north of it.
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem
Local Launch Time
Mar 29, 2023, 2:10 AM
Total Launches
13
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
31.8978, 34.6906