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.

• Arrow 1. - anti-ballistic missile - Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile, originally an SDIO/BMDO project.

• Arrow 2. - anti-ballistic missile - Israeli theater missile defense weapon developed and manufactured using substantial American funding.

• Barak. - surface-to-air missile - Shipborne or land-based versions. Developed with IAI.

• Gabriel. - anti-ship missile -

• Jericho. - short range ballistic missile - First Israeli ballistic missile. Developed by Dassualt in France as MD-620. Test series included both one and two stage prototypes. Follow-on versions said to have differed.

• Jericho 1. - short range ballistic missile - Follow-on version differed from original French-derived Jericho. Probably used single 4500 kg solid-propellant motor.

• Jericho 2. - intermediate range ballistic missile - Tactical ballistic missile. Probably corresponds to first two stages of Shavit launch vehicle.

• LeoLink LK-1. - all-solid orbital launch vehicle - Status: Development ended 2001. Satellite launcher derived from planned Israeli Shavit-2 launch vehicle, but with rocket motors and major components built in USA to qualify for US contracts.

• LeoLink LK-2. - all-solid orbital launch vehicle - Status: Development ended 2002. Satellite launcher derived from planned Israeli Shavit-2 launch vehicle, but with rocket motors and major components built in USA to qualify for US contracts, and a Castor-120 motor as the first stage.

• Nimrod. - air-to-surface missile - Long range missile in production.

• Popeye. - cruise missile -

• Python. - air-to-air missile -

• Shafrir. - air-to-air missile -

• Shavit. - all-solid orbital launch vehicle - Status: Out of production. 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).

• Shavit 1. - all-solid orbital launch vehicle - Status: In production. Shavit 1 is an improved version of the original Shavit with a stretched first stage motor.

• 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 Vehicle: Jericho.

• Tir 1 Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch of prototype single-stage MD.620. References: 572. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Bietage Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch of two-stage version of MD.620. References: 572. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: Dassault. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 572. Level: 2.

• Test mission 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: 572. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1823. Level: 1.

• 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: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Israel. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1836. 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: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 1.

• Operational Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Operational Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1002. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1005. Level: 2.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1005. Level: 2.

• Ofeq failure? Satellite mission? Agency: ISA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1115. 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, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1013. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1017. 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: 4, 6. Level: 1.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1023. Level: 2.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1023. Level: 2.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1025. Level: 2.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1864. Level: 2.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1864. 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: 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. Level: 1.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1895. Level: 2.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1823. Level: 2.

• Target mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Launched from Israeli vessel. References: 1823. Level: 2.

• Operational Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1603. Level: 1.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 962. 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: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• Operational Test mission Agency: IDF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823. Level: 1.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823. 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: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1962. Level: 2.

• ATBM Test mission Agency: IAI. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1823. 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. 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. Level: 1.

• 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. Level: 1.

• 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. Level: 1.