Ofek-7
| Mission type | Optical reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-025A |
| SATCAT no. | 31601 |
| Mission duration | 5 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | OPSAT-2000 |
| Manufacturer | IAI |
| Launch mass | 300 kilograms (660 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 June 2007, 23:40 UTC |
| Rocket | Shavit-2 |
| Launch site | Palmachim |
| Contractor | Israel Space Agency |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth (Retrograde) |
| Perigee | 454 kilometers (282 mi) |
| Apogee | 560 kilometers (350 mi) |
| Inclination | 141.71 degrees |
| Period | 94.62 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 April 2013, 20:20:50 UTC |
Ofek-7, also known as Ofeq 7, is part of the Ofeq family of Earth observation satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israel Ministry of Defense.
The Ofek 7 was launched by a Shavit space launch vehicle on June 11, 2007. Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into an elliptical orbit of 300 × 600 km (190 × 370 mi). Three days after its launch, IAI/MBT Space Division received the first images taken by the satellite. The Ofek-7 is a follow-on spacecraft to Ofek-5 that was placed into orbit in 2002.
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