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Israel Greetings (A Star out Of Jacob) 1990
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4758387
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Israel Greetings (A Star out Of Jacob) 1990
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1990
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Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation, 1990 5750 (in Hebrew & English)
Reverse
A Star out Of Jacob - Numbers (in Hebrew & English)
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24
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Ofeq (Ofek, meaning "horizon") is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit rockets from Palmachim Airbase in Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. The Low Earth Orbit satellites complete one earth orbit every 90 minutes. The satellite launches made Israel only the eighth nation to gain an indigenous launch capability. Both the satellites and the launchers were designed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with Elbit Systems' El-Op division supplying the optical payload.
- Ofeq 1 was launched on September 19, 1988.
- Ofeq 3, launched on April 5, 1995, was the first operational Israeli satellite with reconnaissance (photography) capabilities.
- Ofeq 5, launched 28 May 2002, and some observers believe that the 300 kg weight of the satellite, combined with the additional propulsive requirements of the retrograde orbit, constitute a de facto demonstration of ICBM potential.
- Ofeq 10, launched on April 9, 2014, provided “spy satellite” high-resolution synthetic aperture radar, which concerned many Muslim states.