// optical imaging · 2007

Ofeq-7

Israeli reconnaissance satellite. Ofeq-7 was launched on June 10, 2007 aboard a Shavit 2 from Palmachim. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 14, 2025).

COSPAR 2007-025ANORAD 31601Israel

Identity

Name in GCAT: 'Ofeq-7
Common name: Ofeq-7
International designator: 2007-025A
NORAD catalog number: 31601
GCAT identifier: S31601

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: June 10, 2007 · 23:40 UTC
Launch record: 2007-025Success
Rocket: Shavit 2
Spaceport: Palmachim

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/R
Perigee: 340 km
Apogee: 575 km
Inclination: 141.76°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 14, 2025
Last known active: December 2022
End of operations: April 2025

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 Q1040006 (CC0).