Author Topic: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016  (Read 23377 times)

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #20 on: 09/14/2016 11:26 pm »
Launch was apparently at 14:38 UTC.

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I was reading the Russians: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/forum12/topic15545/ at that time. Maybe that turned out to be imprecise?
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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #21 on: 09/15/2016 03:15 pm »
Israeli Spy Satellite Ofek 11 Still Shaky Two Days After Space Launch

read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.742122

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Tal Inbar, head of the Space and UAV Research Center at the Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies, told Haaretz last night that there were signs that the new satellite was beginning to function, but that it was too early to say whether it could be used as planned

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #22 on: 09/16/2016 12:41 am »
Launch was apparently at 14:38 UTC.

Source?

I was reading the Russians: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/forum12/topic15545/ at that time. Maybe that turned out to be imprecise?

OK, so that leads back to news.ru.co.il which appears to be a real source. Odd that only Russian-language Israeli media seem to have given the time.
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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #23 on: 09/16/2016 03:41 am »
Odd that only Russian-language Israeli media seem to have given the time.

17:40 (local time) is mentioned here - http://www.hayadan.org.il/ofeq-1-lounched-but-have-oriblems-1309160

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #24 on: 09/16/2016 04:01 am »
Launch was apparently at 14:38 UTC.

Source?

I was reading the Russians: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/forum12/topic15545/ at that time. Maybe that turned out to be imprecise?

OK, so that leads back to news.ru.co.il which appears to be a real source. Odd that only Russian-language Israeli media seem to have given the time.

I've used 14:38 UTC from the NSF thread as liftoff, but I did note that
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.741864

quoted 5:30pm as launch time [presume local time].
At the time, I assumed that it was just an approximation or rounding.

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #25 on: 09/16/2016 04:36 pm »
For those interested in trying to see the satellite, Ted Molczan has amended his search elements.  http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Sep-2016/0088.html

"Ofeq 11 has been assigned the international designation 2016-056A, and the USSTRATCOM catalogue number 41759"
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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #26 on: 09/17/2016 10:20 pm »
updated search elements based on a possible sighting  http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Sep-2016/0093.html
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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #27 on: 09/21/2016 07:14 pm »
Some of Ofek-11’s problems fixed; Satellite transmits first pictures from space

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/ofek-11-transmits-first-pictures-from-space-23759

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) engineers were able to fix some of Ofek-11’s operation system problems, which allowed the country’s newest reconnaissance satellite to transmit its first pictures to the control station

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #28 on: 09/22/2016 07:44 pm »
Israeli Defense Ministry: “Continuous contact with Ofek-11 has been attained

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/politics-and-military/military/defense-ministry-confirms-ofek-11-has-been-stabilized-23799

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The Israeli Defense Ministry gave its official confirmation that the Ofek-11 reconnaissance satellite that was launched last week has in fact been stabilized and transmitted first images from space
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Yesterday, the claims that Ofek-11 transmitted first pictures from space were initially denied but now they have been officially confirmed, as has the fact that continuous contact with the satellite has been achieved

Slightly more clarification since yesterday.

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Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #29 on: 09/22/2016 09:11 pm »
From the Israeli Ministry of Defense Facebook page...  https://www.facebook.com/IsraelMOD/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

A team of engineers and operators from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Space Administration at the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), operated this evening (September 22) at 17:10, for the first time, the payload of the observation satellite Ofek 11, and successfully downloaded the first pictures from the satellite.
« Last Edit: 09/22/2016 09:11 pm by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

Re: Ofeq 11 - Shavit-2 - September 13, 2016
« Reply #30 on: 01/20/2017 07:13 am »
Name:          OFEQ 11
Decays:        25 Jan 2017 21:36 UTC (predicted)
Brightness:    Standard magnitude is unknown
                6.5 mag (at 1000 km, 50% illuminated)
USSPACECOM Nr: 41759  Internat. Designator: 2016-056A
Orbit:         300.2 x 346.8 km, 91min  Inclination: 141.9°

http://www.calsky.com/observer//tle.cgi?satid=16056A&lang=en
OFEQ 11                                          350 x 301 km
1 41759U 16056A   17020.23596231  .01305337  68535-3  58733-2 0 91244
2 41759 141.9435  17.7277 0036585  21.3451 338.8071 15.81903845 19171
« Last Edit: 01/20/2017 07:16 am by wsl2005 »

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