Ofeq 5

 2002-025A

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'Ofeq-5 was launched in May 2002 and began military imaging operations by early June.

The satellite is 2.3m high and 1.2m dia. Mass is about 300 kg. The LK-A variant of Shavit was used.

The Ofeq's Rafael HPS (Hydrazine Propulsion System) has 12 5N thrusters and two 25N thrusters. The PEPT-420 tank carries 30l of hydrazine so at 1g/cc that's 30 kg.

'Ofeq-5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 May 28	1525	Launch by Shavit	Palmachim
		Stage 1 MECO at T+0:52
	1526?	Stage 1 sep
		Stage 2 MECO at T+1:44,
	1528?	Stage 2 sep, 110 km
	1532?	Fairing (2 pieces) sep, 250 km
	1532?	Main equipment compartment sep
	1534?	Stage 3 92s burn over W Med.	-5735 x 262 x 143.4
	1535?	Stage 3 sep	95.00 262 x 774 x 143.5
	1613	Orbit raise burn
	1620?	Ofeq apogee burn 33m/s
			96.07 369 x 771 x 143.5
2002 Jun 18			95.94 366 x 762 x 143.5
		Trim	95.99 369 x 763 x 143.5
2003 Apr 9			94.19 348 x 609 x 143.5
2003 Apr 9		Perigee raise	94.69 397 x 609 x 143.5
2004 Feb 3			93.66 376 x 530 x 143.4
2004 Feb 4		Perigee raise	93.97 407 x 530 x 143.4
2004 Oct 26			93.88 391 x 482 x 143.4
2004 Oct 27		Perigee raise	93.88 446 x 481 x 143.4
2004 Dec 13			93.78 441 x 477 x 143.4
2004 Dec 14		Perigee raise	94.16 474 x 481 x 143.5
2005 Nov 2			93.80 458 x 462 x 143.5
2005 Nov 3		Apogee raise	94.01 460 x 480 x 143.4
2005 Nov 17			94.00 461 x 478 x 143.4
2005 Nov 18		Orbit trim	94.21 477 x 483 x 143.4
2007 Oct 15			93.83 456 x 468 x 143.4
2007 Oct 16		Orbit raise	94.32 462 x 510 x 143.5
2007 Oct 18			95.07 509 x 535 x 143.5
2013 Mar 12			95.07 514 x 528 x 143.5