Launch Vehicles
Shavit
Israel
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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 1 ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries 1 First Flight Date StatusOperational, used primarily to launch Israeli reconnaissance satellites. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/s/shavit.htmlQuote, http://astronautix.com/s/shavit.html
Satellite launcher derived from Jericho II MRBM, essentially identical to South African RSA-3.
1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operated By: Israel Space Agency
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