Shavit (Ofek 1)
This Shavit article flew Israel’s first indigenous orbital launch on 19 September 1988. It successfully placed the Ofek 1 technology satellite into retrograde low Earth orbit, establishing Israel as the eighth nation to build and orbit a satellite with its own launcher.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ofeq 1 launch vehicleFirst Shavit launch vehicleShavit Ofek-1
- Name
- Shavit (Ofek 1)
- Slug
- shavit-ofek-1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- This Shavit article flew Israel’s first indigenous orbital launch on 19 September 1988. It successfully placed the Ofek 1 technology satellite into retrograde low Earth orbit, establishing Israel as the eighth nation to build and orbit a satellite with its own launcher.
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7z4dtee7gkvzgv568mtdyxg58afb07
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.space.gov.il/en/news-space/133854
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofeq#Launch_history
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:20:14 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 12:07:22 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1988-09-19
- Last Flight Date
- 1988-09-19