[FPSPACE] Israel Launches Spy Satellite

[LARRY KLAES]

Israeli Spy Satellite Launches

June 11, 2007

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OFEK 7 Satellite Launch Source : Israel Aerospace Ltd.

Here's a launch that went almost unnoticed. An Israeli military spy 
satellite blasted off on Monday morning from the Palmachim Air Force Base. 
This is a locally-designed and built rocket and satellite, launched 
completely unannounced. There isn't much known about the satellite, Ofeq-7, 
except that it's in low-Earth orbit, and will replace the aging Ofeq-5 spy 
satellite. Coy military officials implied that the satellite could be used 
to keep an eye on Iran's military ambitions.

http://www.universetoday.com/2007/06/11/israeli-spy-satellite-launches/



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