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Shavit-2 | Ofek-16 | T-Minus Zero

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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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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

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Ofek is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites.

Rocket profile

Shavit-2 photo

Photo credit: Israel Ministry of Defense•License: Unknown

Variant: 2

Reusable: No

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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Tracked objects from this launch

2 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2020-044

Last checked: 2026-05-27T00:11:01.428+00:00

Last success: 2026-05-27T00:11:01.428+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-05-27T00:11:01.428+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-10T06:11:00.437+00:00

Snapshot hash: 5ef5f19a251da54d46575c305f7bb6fe637aadad7f717372f4bbf3753c9e6eac

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 0UNK: 0

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OFEQ 16
2020-044ANORAD 45860PAYISRAOps: +Data: NEA
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YAVNE

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SHAVIT R/B
2020-044BNORAD 45861RBISRAOps: DData: NEA
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Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YAVNE

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ArstechnicaJul 10, 2020

Rocket Report: Surprise Israeli launch, Britain decides to bail out OneWeb

NASASpaceflightJul 6, 2020

Israel conducts surprise launch with Ofek 16 satellite

Spaceflight NowJul 6, 2020

Israel successfully places surveillance satellite into orbit

SpaceNewsJul 6, 2020

Israel launches reconnaissance satellite

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Provider legacy

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

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