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'Ofeq-1

Shavit launch from Palmachim (Israel) on September 19, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 19, 1988 · 09:31 UTCLaunch 1988-087Launch no. 3,340 in the log
RocketShavit
SpaceportPalmachim
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISAIsrael

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 19, 1988, 09:31
Launch designation
1988-087
Mission
'Ofeq-1
Vehicle flight ID
1

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
242 km
Initial apogee
1,033 km
Inclination
142.8°
Payload mass to orbit
0.156 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
'Ofeq-11988-087ANORAD 19519Directorate of Defence Research and DevelopmentTechnology156 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 14, 1989

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.