Failure
Ofeq-4
Government/Top Secret
Israeli Space Agency(ISA)Government
Shavit-2
LEOorbit
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.
Thursday, January 22, 1998 at 12:56 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,210
ISA Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#4
Launch Window
NET
Jan 22, 1998, 12:56 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
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
Jan 22, 1998, 2:56 PM
Total Launches
13
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
31.8978, 34.6906