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Shavit-2 | Ofeq-3

April 5, 1995 at 11:16 AM UTC

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

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April 5, 1995 at 11:16 AM UTC

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Shavit Launch Pad

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel · 31.8844, 34.6803

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Shavit-2
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Shavit Launch Pad

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

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Mission description

The Ofeq 3 series was the first generation of Israeli spy satellites.

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Shavit-2

Shavit · 2

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Successful launches

9

Launch complex

Shavit Launch Pad

Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv, named after the Kibbutz Palmachim north of it.

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