Israeli Space AgencyShavit-2Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-3
Launched
April 5, 1995
Image: Israel Ministry of Defense
Summary
Ofeq-3 launched on an Israeli Space Agency Shavit-2 from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on April 5, 1995. It was Israeli Space Agency's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,982nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Shavit-2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 'Ofeq-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 737 km orbit inclined 143.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Shavit-2 · Israeli Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Shavit-2 flightIsraeli Space Agency's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,982nd orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
'Ofeq-3 · NORAD 23549 · 1995-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OFEQ 3
- Object ID
- 1995-018A
- Epoch
- 1995-04-05 19:01:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.05846635 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0261206
- Inclination
- 143.376°
- Ascending node
- 95.8222°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.2971°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.6501°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.0000099999
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-3 · NORAD 23549 · re-entered October 24, 2000
Shavit (3) Stage 3 · re-entered August 25, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Ofeq 3 series was the first generation of Israeli spy satellites.
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
3rd launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 3rd from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
13 launches from this pad · 13 from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
about 5 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ofeq-3 launch?
Ofeq-3 launched on April 5, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ofeq-3?
Shavit-2, flown by Israeli Space Agency. Shavit-2 spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-3 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit did Ofeq-3 reach?
'Ofeq-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 737 km orbit inclined 143.4°.
How many satellites did Ofeq-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).