OFEQ 9

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OFEQ 9 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 36608

Int'l Code: 2010-031A

Perigee: 493.4 km

Apogee: 499.6 km

Inclination: 141.7 °

Period: 94.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6867 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 22, 2010
Source: Israel (ISRA)
Launch site: Yavne, Israel (YAVNE)

OFEQ 9 is a top secret spy satellite. Tracking data showed the OFEQ 9 satellite and the upper stage of the Shavit launcher were circling Earth in a retrograde orbit with an inclination of 141.8 degrees. Such an orbit would bring the satellite over portions of the world between about 40 degrees north and 40 degrees south latitude, including all of Israel's Arab neighbors. The optical telescope's specifications are classified. OFEQ 9 joins two other Israeli spy satellites currently operating in orbit, including a radar-equipped craft launched from India in 2008 capable of seeing targets at night and in all weather conditions. Another optical satellite called Ofeq 7 is also still functioning in space after its launch from Israel in 2007.

1 36608U 10031A   19314.00453432 0.00001500  00000-0  57733-4 0    05
2 36608 141.7475  54.9518 0004500 281.2664  78.7328 15.25475613    08

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants