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'Ofeq-16

Shavit 2 launch from Palmachim (Israel) on July 6, 2020, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 6, 2020 · 01:00 UTCLaunch 2020-044Launch no. 5,968 in the log
RocketShavit 2
SpaceportPalmachim
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISAIsrael

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 6, 2020, 01:00
Launch designation
2020-044
Mission
'Ofeq-16
Vehicle flight ID
11

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
329 km
Initial apogee
602 km
Inclination
140.6°
Payload mass to orbit
0.300 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
'Ofeq-162020-044ANORAD 45860Directorate of Defence Research and DevelopmentOptical imaging300 kgIn orbit

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