Israeli Space AgencyShavit-2Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-5
Launched
May 28, 2002
Image: Israel Ministry of Defense
Summary
Ofeq-5 launched on an Israeli Space Agency Shavit-2 from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on May 28, 2002. It was Israeli Space Agency's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,536th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd 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.
- 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
- 3rd Shavit-2 flight · 1st this yearIsraeli Space Agency's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,536th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- 'Ofeq-5 · NORAD 27434 · re-entered February 21, 2024
Shavit (5) Stage 3 · re-entered August 31, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military Observation satellite.
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
5th launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 5th 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-5 launch?
Ofeq-5 launched on May 28, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ofeq-5?
Shavit-2, flown by Israeli Space Agency. Shavit-2 spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-5 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit was Ofeq-5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Ofeq-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).