Israel Aerospace IndustriesShavit-2Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-10
Launched
April 9, 2014
Image: Israel Ministry of Defense
Summary
Ofeq-10 launched on an Israel Aerospace Industries Shavit-2 from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on April 9, 2014. It was Israel Aerospace Industries's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Shavit-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Shavit-2 · Israel Aerospace Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Shavit-2 flight · 1st this yearIsrael Aerospace Industries's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,368th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- 'Ofeq-10 · NORAD 39650 · re-entered July 14, 2024
Shavit (9) Stage 3 · re-entered May 30, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ofeq-10 is an Israeli military reconnaissance satellite carrying a synthetic-aperture radar, launched westward over the Mediterranean into a retrograde orbit by the Shavit launcher.
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
9th launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 9th from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
13 launches from this pad · 13 from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ofeq-10 launch?
Ofeq-10 launched on April 9, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-10?
Coverage: Ofek 10 Satellite Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ofeq-10?
Shavit-2, flown by Israel Aerospace Industries. Shavit-2 spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-10 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit was Ofeq-10 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Ofeq-10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).