Mar 30, 2023
Israel launches Ofek 13 Satellite
The launch took place at a test site in central Israel using a "Shavit" launcher. By Erin Viner The Ofek 13 satellite was developed based on the experience of the…
Oct 06, 2020
Israel’s premier spy satellite becomes operational
The Israeli Defense Ministry has announced that the nation’s newest electro-optical Ofek-16 satellite is now operational. The IDF Visual Intelligence Unit 9900 will now assume responsibility for the latest atmospheric…
Apr 22, 2020
IRGC claims first successful military satellite launch
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced this morning that it has successfully launched its first military satellite into orbit. According to a statement by the IRGC, the satellite named…
Feb 10, 2020
Again: Iran fails to launch satellite into orbit
Iran’s latest attempt to launch a satellite failed, just as its previous efforts, despite months of preparations by its aerospace industries operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Domestic…
Feb 08, 2019
Iran fails to second launch satellite into orbit
Iran has once again failed to launch a satellite into orbit, less than a month after its first attempt to do so. While the first failed attempt did not reach…
Jan 24, 2019
Iran accelerates efforts to launch new satellite
Following the failed Iranian attempt to launch a satellite into orbit, and despite ongoing warnings by both the United States and European Union, the Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier Amir Khatami,…
Jan 16, 2019
Iran’s attempt to launch satellite into orbit fails
The Islamic Republic of Iran attempted to launch a satellite into orbit last night, yet failed to do so, after the domestic-made space vehicle, named Payam, encountered "technical problems" before…
Sep 02, 2016
Rocket explosion destroys Israeli satellite ‘Amos 6’
An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket, together with an Israeli communications satellite Amos 6. The rocket belonged to Elon Musk's SpaceX, while the satellite to the Israeli Spacecom. The…