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Shavit-2 | Ofek-16

Israel Aerospace Industries • Shavit-2 • Shavit Launch Pad (NA)

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Ofek-16

Israel Aerospace Industries • Shavit-2 • Shavit Launch Pad

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Ofek is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites.

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Photo credit: Israel Ministry of Defense•License: Unknown

Variant: 2

Reusable: No

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Provider

Israel Aerospace Industries

Vehicle

Pad

Shavit Launch Pad (Shavit Launch Pad)

State

NA

NET

2020-07-06T01:00:00+00:00

Window start

2020-07-06T01:00:00+00:00

Window end

2020-07-06T01:00:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Government/Top Secret

Launch site

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Reusable

No

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Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel31.88444, 34.68028Provider map

Ofek-16

Ofek is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites.

Rocket

Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries

N/A

Maiden flight

1995-04-05

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Watch coverageLive/Replay Pad satellite mapSatellite Rocket wikiReference Este es el nuevo satélite israelí Ofek 16 (Filmación y edición: Ministerio de Defensa de Israel)Recap

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Israel Aerospace Industries

Commercial • ISR

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Israel Aerospace Industries

4

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

Israel Aerospace Industries has 4 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

9

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Shavit-2 has 9 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Shavit Launch Pad

11

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Shavit Launch Pad has 11 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

82% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

1391d 10h

Reported pad reuse cadence.