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Entry no.
1989-0050

OFEQ 1 (HORIZON 1)

OFEQ 1 (HORIZON 1) (NORAD 19519) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 January 1989, after 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
19519
International designator
1988-087A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Israel
Launched
19 Sep 1988Palmachim
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jan 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months117 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.2°N to 37.2°SFinal inclination 142.8°
Mass
156 kg
Operator
DDRD / Yachiyd 9900
Built by
IAI
Bus
'Ofeq
Programme
Ofeq

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 142.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.2°N and 37.2°S.

Life in orbit

3 months

OFEQ 1 (HORIZON 1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Jan 1989

5 entries

From the same launch

1988-087
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