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OFEQ 1
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OFEQ 1 was launched in 19 september 1988 by a Shavit launcher from the Palamchim launch site and ushered the Israeli space age. OFEQ 1 entered a low earth orbit(LEO) of 248*1150km with a declination of 43 deg. , it stayed in orbit for 118 days although its expected lifespan was one month .
OFEQ 1 was produced by MBT/IAI as main contractors , it was used to test technologies used in the satellite , launcher and ground track and control station . OFEQ 1 showed the maturity of the Israeli space industry to design , built , launch and control a satellite. |
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OFEQ 2
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OFEQ 2 was launched on April 3rd 1990 by the Shavit launcher , it entered a LEO of 210*1580km .
OFEQ 2 stayed in orbit for 40 days , it too was designed to test technologies while the satellite was an improved OFEQ 1. |
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OFEQ 1&2 Specifications
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Shape |
Octagonal |
Height |
2.3 meters |
Weight |
156 kg |
Diameter Base |
1.2 meters |
Diameter Top |
0.7 meters |
Solar power supply |
246 kg |
Power consumption |
53 watts |
Communication |
S band |
Telemetrical data rate |
2.5 kbit/second |
On-board memory |
128 KB |
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