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Ofeq-7
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Ofeq-7 (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.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- reconnaissance satellite
- Part of
- Ofeq
- Operator
- Israel Defense Forces
- Country of origin
- Israel
- Followed by
- TecSAR-1
- Mass
- 189
- Manufacturer
- Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
- Image
- Shavit Ofek7a.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2007-06-10
- space launch vehicle
- Shavit-2
- start point
- Palmachim Airbase
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
- type of orbit
- retrograde orbit
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Ofeq-7 (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.
== Launch == The Ofeq-7 was launched by a Shavit 2 space launch vehicle on 10 June 2007 at 23:40 UTC. Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into an elliptical orbit of .
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