// optical imaging · 2016

Ofeq-11

Israeli reconnaissance satellite. Ofeq-11 was launched on September 13, 2016 aboard a Shavit 2 from Palmachim. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 9, 2024).

COSPAR 2016-056ANORAD 41759Israel

Identity

Name in GCAT: 'Ofeq-11
Common name: Ofeq-11
International designator: 2016-056A
NORAD catalog number: 41759
GCAT identifier: S41759

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Ofeq
Owner: Maf'at
Country: Israel
Builder: Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory
Platform (bus): 'Ofeq

Launch

Date: September 13, 2016 · 14:38 UTC
Launch record: 2016-056Success
Rocket: Shavit 2
Spaceport: Palmachim

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/R
Perigee: 341 km
Apogee: 594 km
Inclination: 142.53°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 9, 2024
Last known active: September 2022
End of operations: May 2024

Size

Mass: 300 kg
Dry mass: 270 kg
Length: 2.4 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 3.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q27048778 (CC0).