Israeli Space AgencyShavit-2Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Ofeq-7
Launched
June 10, 2007
Image: Israel Ministry of Defense
Summary
Ofeq-7 launched on an Israeli Space Agency Shavit-2 from Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel on June 10, 2007. It was Israeli Space Agency's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,844th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th 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
- 5th Shavit-2 flight · 1st this yearIsraeli Space Agency's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,844th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- 'Ofeq-7 · NORAD 31601 · re-entered June 14, 2025
Shavit (7) Stage 3 · re-entered July 10, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation Israeli reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
7th launch from Shavit Launch Pad, 1st this year · 7th from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
13 launches from this pad · 13 from Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Palmachim Airbase, State of IsraelOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ofeq-7 launch?
Ofeq-7 launched on June 10, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ofeq-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ofeq-7?
Shavit-2, flown by Israeli Space Agency. Shavit-2 spec sheet
Where did Ofeq-7 launch from?
Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel.
What orbit was Ofeq-7 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Ofeq-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).