ISRO

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Ofek-8

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:45:00

Monday January 21, 2008

Mission Details

Launch Notes

ISRO's second commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload).

Ofek-8

Wiki

EL/M-2070 TecSAR, also known as TechSAR, Polaris, and Ofek-8, is an Israeli reconnaissance satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar developed by Elta Systems.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

295 kilograms

Rocket

Active
PSLV-CA

Active Since 2007

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$21.00 million

Rocket

Height: 44m

Liftoff Thrust

4,847 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.2m

Height: 8.3m

Stages

4

Launch Site

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

Stats

PSLV

12th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2008

Indian Space Research Organisation

25th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2008

2008

2nd

Orbital launch attempt