Status
Failure
Ofek-4
Launch Time
Thu Jan 22, 1998 12:56 UTC
Thu Jan 22, 1998 12:56 UTC
An error on the second stage caused the mission to fail.
Rocket
Mission Details
Ofek-4
Israeli satellite Ofek 4 failed to reach its orbit. Following a failure of the launcher during the 2nd stage burn, the satellite fell into the Mediterranean Sea.
The satellite was supposed to be a prototype for future Israeli civilian satellite observation EROS-A Earth.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 189.0 kg
Retrograde Low Earth Orbit
Location
Pad 1, Palmachim Airbase, Israel
Stats
1998
3rd orbital launch attempt
Israel Aerospace Industries
6th mission
1st mission of 1998
3rd failed mission
Shavit
6th mission
1st mission of 1998
3rd failed mission