Ofeq-11 is part of the Ofeq family of the reconnaissance satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Mission media
Watch the launch.
Launch of Israel's Ofek-11 reconnaissance satellite
Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv, named after the Kibbutz Palmachim north of it.