https://spacewatch.global/tag/ofek-reconnaissance-satellites/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/ofek-reconnaissance-satellites/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/race-is-on-to-supply-high-resolution-earth-observation-satellites-to-vietnam/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16741 Earth observation satellite manufacturers from France, Israel, Japan, Russia, and the United States are vying to build a high-resolution imaging satellite for Vietnam, according to French online publication Intelligence Online.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/israels-iai-developing-nanosatellite-constellation-for-persistent-overhead-reconnaissance/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10731 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a large constellation of Earth observation nanosatellites to provide persistent overhead reconnaissance and ballistic missile early warning over countries and areas of concern to Israeli national security, as a supplement to Israel’s existing satellite reconnaissance capabilities and U.S. ballistic missile early warning satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/singapore-targeted-by-frances-thales-alenia-space-for-high-resolution-earth-observation-satellite/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9437 Thales Alenia Space, one of France’s leading satellite manufacturers, is mounting an intense marketing campaign in Singapore to sell the small Southeast-Asian city-state a high-resolution Earth observation satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/israels-space-industry-roiled-scandal-spacecom-decision-buy-ssl-satellite/ Fri, 25 May 2018 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8780 The decision by the board of Israeli satellite communications company Spacecom to buy its AMOS-8 satellite from US satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL) over Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unleashed political controversy in Israel and revealed a potential corruption scandal within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/israels-iai-running-supply-poland-two-reconnaissance-satellites/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 07:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5010 Reports are emerging that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) are being considered by the Polish Ministry of Defence to supply the Central European country with two high-resolution reconnaissance satellites valued at U.S.$2 billion. The Polish defence minister, Antoni Macierewicz, has sent a delegation of acquisition officials to IAI in Tel Aviv to negotiate a deal with […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/10/south-korea-considering-leasing-israeli-reconnaissance-satellite/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:00:19 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1771 The South Korean military is considering leasing an Israeli Ofek reconnaissance satellite, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap. With tensions between Seoul and North Korea increasing in recent months, South Korea’s military urgently requires a satellite reconnaissance capability that can provides its political and military leadership with enhanced strategic depth and early warning of […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/israels-great-space-recovery-iai-engineers-fixing-ofek-11-orbit-first-images-transmitted/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:00:39 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1510 Israeli press outlets are reporting that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) engineers are resolving many of the technical faults discovered on its latest reconnaissance satellite – Ofek-11 – launched last week on 13 September 2016 from Palmachim Air Base in Israel. Further, IAI engineers are quietly confident that the remaining problems with Ofek-11 will also be […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/interview-eran-privman-israels-spaceil-ready-play-big-boys/ Sun, 18 Sep 2016 07:00:59 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1441 It’s been a disappointing few weeks for the Israeli space sector with the loss of Amos-6 and the troubled Ofek launch, but Eran Privman, CEO of SpaceIL – the Israeli outfit competing in the Google Lunar XPrize – is undeterred and is ready to take Israel to the Moon. SpaceWatch Middle East contributor Roy Isacowitz recently sat […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/israels-double-space-whammy-newly-launched-ofek-11-spy-satellite-not-responding-commands/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:00:04 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1403 The Israeli government secretly launched its Ofek-11 electro-optical reconnaissance satellite on a Shavit space launch vehicle from Palmachim Air Base in Israel on the night of Tuesday, 13 September 2016. Shortly after launch, however, it became apparent that there were problems with the Ofek-11 satellite, built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israeli Ministry […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/israel-orders-new-ofek-reconnaissance-satellite-iai/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 07:00:56 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1343 Israeli online publication Israel Defense reports that the Israeli government has placed an order for an ‘Ofek’ electro-optical high-resolution reconnaissance satellite with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). According to the Israel Defense report, published on 6 September 2016, the Israeli Ministry of Defence placed the order with IAI some time ago and that the Ofek satellite […]]]>