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Satellite Fact Sheet
Offek 4
General
Designation
FTO
Launch date
22 Jan 1998
Country of origin
Israel
Mission
Military: reconnaissance
Launch vehicle
Shavit
#5
Launch site
Palmahim
The satellite was said to cost $50 million. The satellite was a prototype of the
Eros program
.
End of life
Out of service
22 Jan 1998
Cause
launch failure due to a malfunction in the second stage of the rocket.
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