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Name: Shavit | Ofeq-1
Start: 1988-09-19T09:31:00.000Z
End: 1988-09-19T09:31:00.000Z
Location: Shavit Launch Pad

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Shavit | Ofeq-1

Israeli Space Agency • Shavit • Shavit Launch Pad (NA)

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Ofeq-1

Israeli Space Agency • Shavit • Shavit Launch Pad

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Sep 19, 9:31 AM UTC

First Israeli satellite

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Shavit

Reusable: No

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Launch info

Provider

Israeli Space Agency

Vehicle

Shavit

Pad

Shavit Launch Pad (Shavit Launch Pad)

State

NET

1988-09-19T09:31:00+00:00

Window start

1988-09-19T09:31:00+00:00

Window end

1988-09-19T09:31:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Test Flight

Launch site

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Reusable

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Shavit Launch Pad

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

Ofeq-1

First Israeli satellite

Rocket

Shavit

Manufacturer: Israeli Space Agency

Maiden flight

1988-09-19

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Service provider

Israeli Space Agency

Provider news

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Objects from this launch

0 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1988-087

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Last success: 2026-02-01T07:45:05.849+00:00

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

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Israeli Space Agency

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

Israeli Space Agency has 1 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Shavit

Successful missions

0 in 2026

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

Pad history

Shavit Launch Pad

Pad launches

1 in 2026

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

Rocket reliability

100% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

Reported pad reuse cadence.