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    Shavit 2 (Hebrew: "comet" – שביט) is a small lift launch vehicle produced by Israel from 1982 onwards, to launch satellites into low Earth orbit. It was...
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    Ofeq (redirect from Ofek-2)
    first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit launch vehicles from Palmachim Airbase in Israel, on the Mediterranean coast...
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  • Shavit 2 (Hebrew: "comet" - 2 שביט) was the first Israeli sounding rocket, launched on 5 July 1961 for meteorological research. The weight of Shavit 2...
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  • free dictionary. Shavit (Hebrew: שביט, meaning comet) may refer to: Ari Shavit (born 1957), Israeli reporter and writer Bradley Shavit Artson (born 1959)...
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    propulsion rocket in early morning test". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 September 2017. "Shavit (Israel), Space launch vehicles - Orbital". Jane's Information...
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    Ari Shavit (Hebrew: ארי שביט; born 16 November 1957) is an Israeli reporter and writer. Shavit was a senior correspondent at the left-of-center Israeli...
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  • 23:10 UTC) from the Palmachim Airbase in Israel. It was delivered using a Shavit 2 launcher. Ofeq-13 was launched westward in a retrograde orbit. "ישראל שיגרה...
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    included in this list. ISA (Israel Space Agency) does have launch vehicles (Shavit 2) but not powerful enough to reach further than Earth orbit. This list includes...
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    (2003). Keeping the Promise. MN: Kar-Ben publishing. ISBN 1-58013-118-2. Retrieved May 2, 2011. Brown, Irene (January 27, 2003). "Israeli astronaut busy up...
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    Defense Systems. The next generation Shavit rockets, now called the Shavit-2 are being developed. The Shavit-2 is said to be made available for commercial...
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  • Jericho (missile) (redirect from RSA-2)
    especially about the Shavit satellite launch vehicle. The later Jericho family development is related to the Shavit and Shavit II space launch vehicles...
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    Ofeq-7 (category Spacecraft launched by Shavit rockets)
    (IAI) for the Israel Ministry of Defense. The Ofeq-7 was launched by a Shavit 2 space launch vehicle on 10 June 2007 at 23:40 UTC. Equipped with advanced...
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  • Vega C rocket fails on 2nd-ever mission, 2 satellites lost". Space.com. 21 December 2022. Foust, Jeff (October 2, 2023). "ESA delays Vega C return to flight...
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    5, 7, 9) – reconnaissance satellite TecSAR – reconnaissance satellite Shavit 2 – space launch vehicle Israel and weapons of mass destruction Wikimedia...
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    SpaceNews. Retrieved 2023-12-18. "Shavit-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-18. Krebs, Gunter. "Simorgh (Safir-2)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved...
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  • Defense Systems. The next generation Shavit rockets, now called the Shavit-2 are being developed. The Shavit-2 is said to be made available for commercial...
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  • responsible for building defense missiles were also the main contractors for the Shavit space rocket. Due to the stressed relationship between Israel and its neighbors...
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  • Ofeq-11 (category Spacecraft launched by Shavit rockets)
    Israel, two years after the launch of Ofeq-10. It was delivered using IAI's Shavit 2 launcher. Compared to its predecessor, the new satellite features an improved...
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  • Crowdfund Rocket to the Moon". Space.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020. Foust, Jeff (2 November 2015). "European Moon Venture Regroups After Failed Crowdfunding...
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  • Ofek-16 (category Spacecraft launched by Shavit rockets)
    04:00 local time (01:00 UTC) from Palmachim Airbase in central Israel by a Shavit 2 launch vehicle, and deployed into low Earth orbit. Shortly after launch...
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  • Under Development Zuljanah – Operational Al Abid – Abandoned in R&D phase Shavit 2 SISPRE C-41 – Retired Italian LTV SCOUT (jointly with United States of...
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      Long March 2   Long March 3   Long March 4   Long March 5   Long March 6   Long March 7   Long March 8   Long March 11   PSLV   Soyuz-2 (Russia)   Soyuz-ST...
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    new launch vehicles. In particular, SSLV, Qaem 100, Tianlong-2, Chollima-1,and Zhuque-2 performed their first successful orbital launch, while SpaceX's...
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    far-Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on 28 April 2016 with a traditional Soyuz-2.1a flight, before expanding it for the Angara rocket family in the following...
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    satellite-carrying rocket". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022. "Shavit Data Sheet". Spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on 25 January...
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    American chef and television host; in New York City The first Israeli rocket, Shavit 2, was launched. At 4:41 a.m., the missile, ostensibly for "meteorological...
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    has a diameter of 2.6 metres, a height of 7.8 metres and a mass of 400 kg. The cylindrical part of the fairing has an outer diameter 2.6 m and a height...
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    rockets made their maiden flights in 2007; the PSLV-CA, Long March 3B/E, Shavit-2, Zenit-2M, Proton-M Enhanced. These were all modernised or upgraded versions...
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  • Shavit Kimchi (Hebrew: שביט קמחי; born 12 January 2002) is an Israeli inactive tennis player. Kimchi has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 415, achieved...
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    Miura 5 (redirect from Arion 2)
    Technology (INTA). Work commenced during the mid-2010s under the name Arion 2, the present name was adopted following a redesign that doubled the lift capacity...
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