Israel’s first satellite – 30 years ago

Film just declassified of the 19 Sep 1988 launch of Ofek 1 (Horizon 1), Israel’s first satellite, from Israel’s Palmachim Air Base with a Shavit rocket. The Jewish State thus became the 8th country in the world to have launched an object into orbit.  The latest Ofek (11) was launched in Sep 2016.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/30-years-later-israel-declassifies-footage-of-its-first-satellite-launch/

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