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'Ofeq-3

Shavit 1 launch from Palmachim (Israel) on April 5, 1995, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 5, 1995 · 11:16 UTCLaunch 1995-018Launch no. 3,981 in the log
RocketShavit 1
SpaceportPalmachim
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISAIsrael

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 5, 1995, 11:16
Launch designation
1995-018
Mission
'Ofeq-3
Vehicle flight ID
3

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
365 km
Initial apogee
725 km
Inclination
143.3°
Payload mass to orbit
0.225 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
'Ofeq-31995-018ANORAD 23549Directorate of Defence Research and DevelopmentOptical imaging225 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 24, 2000

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