Israeli Space AgencyShavitShavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-1
Launched
September 19, 1988
Summary
Ofeq-1 launched on an Israeli Space Agency Shavit from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on September 19, 1988. It was Israeli Space Agency's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,344th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Shavit flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 'Ofeq-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 1,155 km orbit inclined 142.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Shavit · Israeli Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Shavit flightIsraeli Space Agency's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,344th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
'Ofeq-1 · NORAD 19519 · 1988-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-087A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-21 05:44:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.58536042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.063592
- Inclination
- 142.8743°
- Ascending node
- 241.2249°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.6474°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.129°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- B*
- 0.0017605
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- 'Ofeq-1 · NORAD 19519 · re-entered January 14, 1989
Shavit (1) Stage 3 · re-entered January 12, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First Israeli satellite
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
1st launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 1st from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
13 launches from this pad · 13 from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Palmachim Airbase, State of IsraelOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ofeq-1 launch?
Ofeq-1 launched on September 19, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ofeq-1?
Shavit, flown by Israeli Space Agency. Shavit spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-1 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit did Ofeq-1 reach?
'Ofeq-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 1,155 km orbit inclined 142.9°.
How many satellites did Ofeq-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).