Ofeq 8 (TECSAR 1) [IAI]
TECSAR (also transcribed TechSAR) is the first Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology demonstration satellite. TECSAR combines high resolution with large area coverage using electronic beam steering.
Ofeq 8 (8 אופק) or TECSAR 1 was launched as the sole passenger on an indian PSLV-CA launch vehicle instead of the originally planned Israeli Shavit-2.
Another satellite, Ofeq 10 (10 אופק) or TECSAR 2, also in collaboration with India, was launched in 2014 on an Israeli Shavit-2 booster.
A third satellite, Ofeq 13 (13 אופק) or TECSAR 3was launched in 2023 on an Israeli Shavit-2 booster.
Nation: | Israel |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation (Radar) |
Operator: | Tsahal |
Contractors: | IAI |
Equipment: | X-SAR |
Configuration: | TECSAR Bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 260 kg |
Orbit: | 403 km × 581 km, 41º (#1); 384 km × 609 km, 140.95° (#2) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Ofeq 8 (TECSAR 1, Polaris ?) | 2008-002A | 21.01.2008 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | ||
Ofeq 10 (TECSAR 2) | 2014-019A | 09.04.2014 | Pa | Shavit-2 | ||
Ofeq 13 (TECSAR 3) | 2023-044A | 28.03.2023 | Pa | Shavit-2 |