Status
Success
Ofek-5
Launch Time
Tue May 28, 2002 15:25 UTC
Tue May 28, 2002 15:25 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ofek-5
Ofek 5 was placed in orbit around the Earth with a perigee of 262 km and an apogee of 774 km.
Much heavier than its predecessors (300 kg, 33% more than the Ofek generation 3 and 4), it is the first of a new generation of satellites with increased performances in terms of spatial resolution of 80 cm, obtained thanks to the instrument designed by the Israeli company El-Op (Electro-Optic Industries, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 300.0 kg
Retrograde Low Earth Orbit
Location
Pad 1, Palmachim Airbase, Israel
Stats
2002
25th orbital launch attempt
Israel Aerospace Industries
7th mission
1st mission of 2002
4th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
Shavit
7th mission
1st mission of 2002
4th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission