Israeli Space AgencyShavitShavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-2
Launched
April 3, 1990
Summary
Ofeq-2 launched on an Israeli Space Agency Shavit from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on April 3, 1990. It was Israeli Space Agency's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,504th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Shavit flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 'Ofeq-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 1,594 km orbit inclined 143.2°. 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
- 2nd Shavit flight · 1st this yearIsraeli Space Agency's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,504th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
'Ofeq-2 · NORAD 20540 · 1990-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OFEQ 2 (HORIZON 2)
- Object ID
- 1990-027A
- Epoch
- 1990-04-03 13:31:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.99214624 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0948941
- Inclination
- 143.2193°
- Ascending node
- 102.7189°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.8147°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.8999°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- 'Ofeq-2 · NORAD 20540 · re-entered July 9, 1990
Shavit (2) Stage 3 · re-entered June 20, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second Israeli satellite
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
2nd launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 2nd from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
13 launches from this pad · 13 from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
561 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ofeq-2 launch?
Ofeq-2 launched on April 3, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ofeq-2?
Shavit, flown by Israeli Space Agency. Shavit spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-2 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit did Ofeq-2 reach?
'Ofeq-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 1,594 km orbit inclined 143.2°.
How many satellites did Ofeq-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).