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Shavit-2 | Ofek-19

Name: Shavit-2 | Ofek-19
Start: 2025-09-02T19:30:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-02T19:30:00.000Z
Location: Shavit Launch Pad

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

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Ofek-19

Israel Aerospace Industries • Shavit-2 • Shavit Launch Pad

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Ofek-19 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite with enhanced capabilities.

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Shavit-2

Photo credit: Israel Ministry of Defense•License: Unknown

Variant: 2

Reusable: No

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ArstechnicaSep 5, 2025

Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light

"Nobody’s waving the white flag here until the last hour of the last day."

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Launch info

Provider

Israel Aerospace Industries

Vehicle

Shavit-2

Pad

Shavit Launch Pad (Shavit Launch Pad)

State

NET

2025-09-02T19:30:00+00:00

Window start

2025-09-02T19:30:00+00:00

Window end

2025-09-02T19:30:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Government/Top Secret

Launch site

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Reusable

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

Ofek-19

Ofek-19 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite with enhanced capabilities.

Rocket

Shavit-2

Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries

N/A

Maiden flight

1995-04-05

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Service provider

Israel Aerospace Industries

Provider news

Commercial • ISR

Objects from this launch

2 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2025-193

Last checked: 2026-04-06T12:11:01.269+00:00

Last success: 2026-04-06T12:11:01.269+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-04-06T12:11:01.269+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Snapshot hash: 279737b3799a0f45211508f6564ac67a0e03a1de0da44110e19c0410e27b17ea

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

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SATCAT payload objects

OFEQ 19
2025-193ANORAD 65432PAYISRAOps: +Data: NEA
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YAVNE

SATCAT non-payload objects

SHAVIT 2 R/B
2025-193BNORAD 65433RBISRAOps: DData: NEA
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YAVNE

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Provider legacy

Israel Aerospace Industries

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

Israel Aerospace Industries has 6 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Shavit-2

Successful missions

0 in 2026

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

Pad history

Shavit Launch Pad

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Shavit Launch Pad has 13 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

82% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

888d 20h

Reported pad reuse cadence.