News Categories

Space: May 31, 2002

Archives

On May 28th Israel successfully launched a 660 pound Ofek-5 spy satellite. The cameras on board can identify objects on the ground as small as one meter (39 inches) in size. The Ofek-5 is expected to last five years. It replaces an Ofek-3, which went dead 18 months ago. Ofek-4, launched in 1998, failed to achieve orbit. The launcher and satellite were both built in Israel. 


 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contribute. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   contribute   Close