Shavit 2 (sounding rocket)

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Shavit 2 (

meteorological research.[1][2]

The weight of Shavit 2 was 250 kg and its height was 3.76 metres. The rocket achieved a height of 80 km.

The Shavit sounding rocket is distinct from the later Shavit 2 space launch vehicle also produced by Israel to launch Ofeq reconnaissance satellites into low Earth orbit beginning in September 1988.

References

  • RAFAEL Armament Development Authority
    ... by Munia Merdor, Ministry of Defense publishing, 1980, pp. 319–348.
  • Above the Horizon, 50 years of Israel's Space Activity, by Dani Shalom, BaAvir flight publishing, 2003, pp. 12–15.