Offek 3
Reported by Israel's media as the first spy satellite... but it's most likely
not a fullyfleged spy satellite.
Offek 3 is the first of the second-generation light satellites for Israel. The
system is being proposed and marketed by Israel Aircraft Industries and MLM
System Engineering and Integration to carry payloads for astronomy and remote
sensing purposes. The light-weight electro-optical scanner or Earth Resources
Monitoring System carried aboard this mission was developed by El-Op. Equipped
with a high-resolution camera.
Out
of service
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late
1997
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Decay
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25
Oct 2000
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After Israel Space Agency, the satellite might be working 2 more years.
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Prime
contractor
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IAI
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Platform
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Mass
at launch
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Payload
mass
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36
kg
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Dimension
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Solar
array
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Stabilization
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3-axis
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DC
power
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180
W
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Design
lifetime
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