Israel's "Ofeq 9" satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit

The following announcement was issued by Israel's Ministry of Defence spokesman on June 22nd, 2010:

"Today 06.22.2010 at 22:00 hrs, Israel's "Ofeq 9" satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit by means of a "Shavit" satellite launcher.



In the next phase, the satellite will undergo several tests for validation of its serviceability and satisfactory performance.

"Ofeq-9" is an advanced remote sensing satellite.

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) developed and pr [...]

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