Israel's launch vehicle, notable for launching westward over the Mediterranean against the direction of Earth's rotation, a costly but necessary choice to avoid dropping spent stages on neighboring countries to the east. It carried Ofeq 1 in 1988, making Israel the eighth nation to launch a satellite with its own rocket.
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Vehicle ClassLight-lift solid-fuel expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries 2 First Flight Date StatusOperational, used primarily to launch Israeli reconnaissance satellites. 2 Status
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Source Shavit (rocket) (Wikipedia)IntroductionQuote, Introduction
The launcher consists of three stages powered by solid-fuel rocket motors, with an optional liquid-fuel fourth stage, and is manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI).
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1. Shavit (rocket) (Wikipedia)
IntroductionQuote, Introduction
Shavit 2 (Hebrew: "comet", שביט) is a small lift launch vehicle produced by Israel from 1982 onwards, to launch satellites into low Earth orbit.
2. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/s/shavit.html
Satellite launcher derived from Jericho II MRBM, essentially identical to South African RSA-3.
- Operated By: Israel Space Agency
Gunter's Space Page: Shavit
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