Shavit 2
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Shavit 2 is a small lift launch vehicle produced by Israel from 1982 onwards, to launch satellites into low Earth orbit. It was first launched on 19 September 1988, making Israel the eighth nation to
Shavit Ofek 7a
AUS-51 third-stage engine model
Palmachim Airbase
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Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south
Shavit 2
…offshoot development, resulting from Israel's Jericho nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. Shavit rockets are launched from Palmachim Airbase by the Israel Space Agency into highly retrograde orbits over the Mediterranean Sea to prevent debris coming down in populated areas and also to avoid…
Test of an Arrow 2 missile at the Palmachim launchpad in 1996 near the seashore
A Sikorsky S-55 of the IAF from the 1950s at the Israeli Air Force Museum near Hatzerim Airbase
A Sikorsky S-58 of 124 Squadron "Rolling Sword" at Beersheba in 1962, based on Tel Nof Airbase
A Bell 212 Iroquois Anafa (2 turbines) of 124 Squadron "Rolling Sword" from Palmachim Airbase in 1982