| Ofeq-7 | |
| Names List: | Ofek-7 Offek-7 |
| Mission Type: | Optical reconnaissance |
| Operator: | Israeli Ministry of Defence / Tsahal |
| Cospar Id: | 2007-025A |
| Satcat: | 31601 |
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (planned) [1] (in progress) |
| Spacecraft: | Ofeq-7 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | OPSAT-2000[2] |
| Manufacturer: | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Launch Date: | 10 June 2007, 23:40 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Shavit 2 (No.7) |
| Launch Site: | Palmachim Air Base |
| Launch Contractor: | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth orbit (Retrograde orbit) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 141.80° |
| Orbit Period: | 93.70 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Programme: | Ofeq series |
| Previous Mission: | Ofeq-6 |
| Next Mission: | TecSAR-1 (Ofeq-8) |
Ofeq-7[4] (also known as Ofek 7 or Offek-7) is part of the Ofeq family of Earth observation satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (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.[5] Equipped with advanced technology and a series of new enhancements to provide improved imagery, it is placed into an elliptical orbit of .[6]
Three days after its launch, on 13 June 2007, IAI MBT Space Division received the first images taken by the satellite. The Ofeq-7 is a follow-on spacecraft to Ofeq-5 that was placed into orbit in 2002.