2008 in Israel

December 2008–January 2009 armed conflict in the Gaza Strip

United Nations Security Council resolution

2008 military offensive in the Gaza strip

United Nations Security Council resolution

TecSAR-1, also known as TechSAR, Polaris and Ofeq-8, is an Israeli reconnaissance satellite, equipped with a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) developed by Elta Systems. It was successfully launched at 03:45 UTC on 21 January 2008, by PSLV C-10 launch vehicle, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.

Israeli commercial communications satellite

United Nations Security Council resolution

overview of Israel-related events during the year of 2008