Israel Credit - © Mark Wade

• Negev. Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Location: Negev Desert Test Site, Hadarom Hanegev. Latitude: 31°00' N. Longitude: 35°00' E.

• Palmachim. Type: Orbital Launch Site. Location: Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim Beach. Latitude: 31°54' N. Longitude: 34°42' E.

• AMOS. - Communications

• Gurwin. - Technology

• Negev 5. - Manned Spacecraft

• Ofeq 1-2. - Technology

• Ofeq 3. - Surveillance Military

• Ofeq 5. - Surveillance Military

• Mayo. - Itzhak Mayo Israeli Pilot Astronaut. Born 14 September 1954.

• Ramon. - Ilan Ramon Israeli Pilot Astronaut. Born 20 June 1954. Died 1 February 2003. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.94 days.

1965 February 1 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Jericho.

• Tir 1 test Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch of prototype single-stage MD.620. References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Bietage test Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch of two-stage version of MD.620. References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Final test launch of Jericho/MD.620 from France. Full French military embargo of Israel took effect in January 1969 after an Israeli raid on Beirut in December 1968. References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Agency: IDF. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Ofeq-1 Program: Offeq. Mass: 155 kg (341 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Agency: Israeli Space Agency. Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Apogee: 1,149 km (713 mi). Inclination: 142.90 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 1988-087A. USAF Sat Cat: 19519. Decay Date: 1989-01-14. First Israeli launch; possibly experimental surveillance mission. Experimental satellite 'Offeq-1'. Launch time 0934 GMT. Location: site on the coast south of Tel-Aviv. Launching organization: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd (IAI) and Israeli Space Agency (ISA). Function: 1) Experimentation in generation of solar power; 2) Experimentation in transmission reception from space; 3) Verification of system's ability to withstand vacuum and weightless conditions; 4) Data collection on space environment conditions and Earth's magnetic field. References: 2, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Israel. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Ofeq-2 Program: Offeq. Mass: 160 kg (350 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Agency: Israeli Space Agency. Perigee: 149 km (92 mi). Apogee: 251 km (155 mi). Inclination: 143.20 deg. Period: 88.50 min. COSPAR: 1990-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 20540. Decay Date: 1990-07-09. Communication experiments. References: 2, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Operational test Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Operational test Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• 'Ofeq? Agency: ISA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Gurwin 1 Payload: TECHSAT-1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Gurwin. Agency: RVSN. COSPAR: F950328A. Decay Date: 1995-03-28. References: 2, 5. Level: 1.

• Ofeq-3 Program: Offeq. Mass: 189 kg (416 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Agency: Israeli Space Agency. Perigee: 366 km (227 mi). Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Inclination: 143.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min. COSPAR: 1995-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 23549. Decay Date: 2000-10-24. References: 2, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Amos Payload: AMOS 1. Mass: 996 kg (2,195 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AMOS. Agency: IAI/Maba. Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1996-030B. USAF Sat Cat: 23865. 7 Ku-band transponders Geostationary at 4.1W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 4 deg W in 1996-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 4.04 deg W drifting at 0.001 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 4.01W drifting at 0.004W degrees per day. References: 2, 6. Level: 1.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Ofeq-4 Program: Offeq. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries. Agency: Israeli Space Agency. COSPAR: F980122A. Fell in Mediterranean Sea. References: 4. Level: 1.

• Shtil 1 Payload: Shtil-1 instr. package. Manufacturer: Technische Universitat Berlin. Agency: Makeev. Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Apogee: 801 km (497 mi). Inclination: 79.00 deg. COSPAR: 1998-042C. USAF Sat Cat: 25391. The first satellite launch from a submarine. The Shtil-1 launch vehicle was a converted R-29RM (RSM-54) three stage liquid propellant submarine launched ballistic missile made by the Makeyev design bureau. The satellite payload is placed in the standard R-29RM reentry vehicle. The launch plaform was the K-407 Novomoskovsk, a 667BDRM Delfin class submarine of the Russian Northern Fleet's 3rd Flotilla. Launch was from the Barents Sea at 69.3 degrees N x 35.3 degrees E. The Shtil contained an Israeli instrument package. References: 2, 279. Level: 1.

• Gurwin Techsat 1B Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Gurwin. Manufacturer: Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa. Agency: Technion. Perigee: 817 km (507 mi). Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min. COSPAR: 1998-043D. USAF Sat Cat: 25397. Built by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Replaced earlier Russian-launched Techsat which failed to orbit in 1995. References: 2. Level: 1.

• ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Operational test Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• AST-5 Black Sparrow Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• EROS A1 Mass: 240 kg (520 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries, Tel Aviv. Agency: ImageSat. Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Apogee: 503 km (312 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. COSPAR: 2000-079A. USAF Sat Cat: 26631. Launch delayed from November 28. The Israeli commercial imaging satellite EROS A1 was owned by ImageSat (an Israeli-led company registered in the Netherlands Antilles) and built by IAI using the Ofeq-3 design. EROS A1 was placed in a sun-synchronous orbit together with the DS 5th stage. The 250 kg (dry mass) triaxially stabilized spacecraft carried a black and white high resolution (1.8 m) CCD camera, to obtain images (with terrain width of 12.6 km) of locations chosen by Israeli military or world-wide commercial clients, and downlink them at one of the 14 ground stations. References: 2, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• Operational test Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• AST-6 Black Sparrow Agency: IAI. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.

• Ofeq-5 Program: Offeq. Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 5. Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries. Agency: Tsahal (Israel). Perigee: 370 km (220 mi). Apogee: 757 km (470 mi). Inclination: 143.50 deg. Period: 95.90 min. COSPAR: 2002-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 27434. Military Observation satellite. Return to flight of the Shavit booster following a lauanch failure. Launch delayed from third quarter 2001. The three-stage Shavit rocket took off from Palmachim Air Force Base on the Israeli coast and flew westward to put the satellite in a retrograde orbit. The AUS-51 third stage solid motor entered a 262 x 774 km x 143.5 deg orbit and separated from the Ofeq satellite. Both coasted up to apogee at around 1620 UTC when Ofeq made a burn to increase its velocity by 33 m/s, raising the orbit to 369 x 771 km x 143.5 deg. References: 2, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• AST-8 ATBM test Agency: IAI. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• AST-9 Black Sparrow Agency: IAI. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Amos-2 Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AMOS. Perigee: 4,408 km (2,738 mi). Apogee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 23.60 deg. Period: 714.50 min. COSPAR: 2003-059A. USAF Sat Cat: 28132. Intermediate orbit shown. Fregat stage later placed Amos-2 in geostationary orbit. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 4.00W drifting at 0.003W degrees per day. References: 2. Level: 1.

• Ofeq-6 Program: Offeq. Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 5. Manufacturer: IAI-MBT. Agency: Tsahal. Military observation satellite failed to reach orbit. Finanical loss estimated by Israeli press as $ 100 million. References: 2. Level: 1.

• AST? Black Sparrow Agency: IAI. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• EROS-B Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Manufacturer: IAI-MBT. Agency: ImageSat. Perigee: 505 km (313 mi). Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.80 min. COSPAR: 2006-014A. USAF Sat Cat: 29079. Combined civilian/military imaging satellite operated by an Israeli company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Its capability was demonstrated when, within days of launch, sharp photographs of people and motor vehicles on a Syrian dam were released. References: 2. Level: 1.

• AST Black Sparrow Agency: IAI. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Agency: IAI. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 2. Level: 2.

• Ofeq-7 Program: Offeq. Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 5. Manufacturer: IAI-MBT. Agency: Tsahal. Perigee: 340 km (210 mi). Apogee: 576 km (357 mi). Inclination: 141.80 deg. Period: 93.80 min. COSPAR: 2007-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 31601. Israeli optical reconnaisance satellite, evidently using an improved version of the Shavit booster and probably heavier and more capable than its predecessors. References: 2. Level: 1.

• Tecsar Mass: 260 kg (570 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military radarsat. Spacecraft: Tecsar. Manufacturer: IAI. Perigee: 405 km (251 mi). Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Inclination: 41.00 deg. Period: 94.50 min. COSPAR: 2008-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 32476. Israeli military radar/optical surveillance satellite using synthetic aperture X-band radar, with estimated 10 cm radar and 1 m optical ground resolution. Level: 1.

• AMOS 3 Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Amos. Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,788 km (22,237 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2008-022A. USAF Sat Cat: 32794. Communications satellite. The Block DM stage made three burns to deliver the payload into geostationary orbit. Level: 1.