Names | Ofek-10 TecSAR-2 TechSAR-2 |
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Mission type | Radar reconnaissance |
Operator | Israeli Ministry of Defence / Tsahal |
COSPAR ID | 2014-019A |
SATCAT no. | 39650 |
Mission duration | 4 years (planned) 10 years (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | TecSAR-2 |
Bus | OPSAT-3000 |
Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries |
Launch mass | 400 kg (880 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 April 2014, 19:06:02 UTC |
Rocket | Shavit 2 (No.9) |
Launch site | Palmachim Air Base |
Contractor | Israel Aerospace Industries |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 384 km (239 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 609 km (378 mi) |
Inclination | 140.95° |
Period | 94.00 minutes |
Ofeq-10, also known as Ofek-10 (Horizon in Hebrew), is part of the Ofeq family of reconnaissance satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Ofek-10 is an upgraded variant of Ofeq-8, which employs a high-resolution synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) that is capable of observation at night and through clouds. [1] [2] The satellite's price was US$300 million. The satellite weighs 400 kg. [3]
Ofeq-10 was launched on 9 April 2014, at 19:06:02 UTC from the Palmachim Airbase in Israel, four years after Ofeq-9's launch. It was delivered using a Shavit launcher. [4] Ofeq-10 was launched westward in a retrograde orbit. [5]