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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
12:02:00
Tuesday April 3, 1990
Ofek 2 is an experimental satellite without onboard imaging instruments. Weighing 160 kg, it was put into orbit with a perigee of 149 km and an apogee of 251 km. The objective assigned to this satellite was to perform communication tests. It fell back into the atmosphere 3 months after its launch on July 9, 1990.
Retrograde Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
160 kilograms
2nd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1990
2nd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1990
28th
Orbital launch attempt