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All-solid orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1988. Family: Jericho. Country: Israel. Status: Out of production. Other Designations: Jericho II. Manufacturer's Designation: NEXT. Satellite launcher derived from Jericho II MRBM, essentially identical to South African RSA-3. NEXT was a variant with an improved upper stage for proposed launch from Wallops Island, USA (launch from Israel is only possible into retrograde orbits since due East launch would be over territory of adjacent countries). Manufacturer: IAI. Launches: 2. Success Rate: 100.00%. First Launch Date: 1988-09-19. Last Launch Date: 1990-04-03. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 160 kg (350 lb). to: 366 km Orbit. at: 143.00 degrees. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi). Associated Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Liftoff Thrust: 412.700 kN (92,779 lbf). Total Mass: 23,630 kg (52,090 lb). Core Diameter: 1.35 m (4.42 ft). Total Length: 18.00 m (59.00 ft). Launch Price $: 15.000 million. in: 1999 price dollars.
Stage Data - Shavit - Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: RSA-3-1. Gross Mass: 10,215 kg (22,520 lb). Empty Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Thrust (vac): 456.000 kN (102,512 lbf). Isp: 265 sec. Burn time: 52 sec. Isp(sl): 240 sec. Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Span: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Length: 6.30 m (20.60 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: RSA-3-1. Status: Out of production. Source: Missile exhibit and placards, AF Museum, South Africa.
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: RSA-3-2. Gross Mass: 10,971 kg (24,186 lb). Empty Mass: 1,771 kg (3,904 lb). Thrust (vac): 476.600 kN (107,144 lbf). Isp: 277 sec. Burn time: 52 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Span: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Length: 6.40 m (20.90 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: RSA-3-2. Status: In production. Source: Missile exhibit and placards, AF Museum, South Africa. Empty mass includes 583 kg for payload shroud, guidance, orientation and spin-up platform that positions stage 3 and payload for final orbital insertion burn.
- Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: RSA-3-3. Gross Mass: 2,048 kg (4,515 lb). Empty Mass: 170 kg (370 lb). Thrust (vac): 58.800 kN (13,219 lbf). Isp: 298 sec. Burn time: 94 sec. Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Span: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Length: 2.60 m (8.50 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: RSA-3-3. Status: In production. Data accurate. Source: Missile exhibit and placards, AF Museum, South Africa. ARC/Rafael AUS 51 is identical.
Shavit Chronology 1988 September 19 - 09:32 GMT - Launch Site: Palmachim. Launch Vehicle: Shavit. Model: Shaviyt. LV Configuration: Shaviyt 1. - Ofeq-1 Nation: Israel. 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: 1, 2, 5, 6.
1990 April 3 - 12:02 GMT - Launch Site: Palmachim. Launch Vehicle: Shavit. Model: Shaviyt. LV Configuration: Shaviyt 2. - Ofeq-2 Nation: Israel. 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: 1, 2, 5, 6.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Second Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 1991 (succeeded by 2000 edition). ISBN: 1563473534. Superseded by the later editions. More at amazon.com...
- Wilson, Andrew, editor,, Jane's/Interavia Space Directory, Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon, Surrey, 1992 et al. ISBN: 0710618107. The most comprehensive source of information for current space projects. Too expensive for human beings and most libraries. More at amazon.com...
- Isakowitz, Steven J, Hopkins, Joshua B, and Hopkins, Joseph P, International Reference to Space Launch Systems, AIAA, Washington DC, 2004. ISBN: 156347591X. The best reference on launch vehicles ever produced. More at amazon.com...
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