Israelis official think they can save Ofek-11
Though nothing is yet guaranteed, Israeli defense officials today expressed guarded optimism that they can regain full control over the surveillance satellite Ofek-11.
Tag: Ofek-11
Launched today, Israel military satellite in trouble
A Israeli military satellite, Ofek-11, has experienced unspecified problems soon after its launch today from a military base in Israel.
This has not been a good two weeks for Israel and space.
Sidenote: Take a look a the launch video at the link. Doesn’t that look almost exactly like the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch system, with strongback and everything?