The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satellite-launches/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png satellite launches | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/satellite-launches/ 32 32 Iran sends 2 satellites to Russia for rocket launch, says they’re for civilian purposes https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sends-2-satellites-to-russia-for-rocket-launch-says-theyre-for-civilian-purposes/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:36:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3395950 Satellites could be for agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster management and communications, but US has warned in past they could be used to identify targets in Israel

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]]> Iran says it launched satellite that West fears may advance ballistic missile program https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-it-launched-satellite-that-west-fears-may-advance-ballistic-missile-program/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:32:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375463 Tehran claims satellite built to 'test hardware and software systems for orbital maneuver technology validation'

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]]> Israeli-built satellite blasts into space for Singaporean customers https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-built-satellite-blasts-into-space-for-singaporean-customers/ Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:02:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3061764 DS-SAR reconnaissance platform launched from Indian space center; reportedly to provide imagery for government agencies

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]]> Israeli-made nanosatellite released into Earth orbit https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-made-nanosatellite-released-into-earth-orbit/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:44:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2492454 Astronauts aboard International Space Station launch Tel Aviv University's TAU-SAT1, which will measure cosmic radiation around Earth

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]]> USSR engineer made space flight possible despite facing virulent anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/ussr-engineer-made-space-flight-possible-despite-facing-virulent-anti-semitism/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:39:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2438583 Anatoliy Daron, who recently died in US at 94, fled two Nazi massacres, lost his job in the Doctors' Plot, then, while living in a cramped shared flat, invented Sputnik's engine

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]]> Israel’s newest spy satellite declared operational https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-newest-spy-satellite-declared-operational/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:42:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2401088&preview=true&preview_id=2401088 Three months after launch, control of the state-of-the-art reconnaissance satellite is handed over from Defense Ministry to IDF

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]]> Israel releases newest spy satellite’s first photos, of Syria’s Palmyra ruins https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-releases-newest-spy-satellites-first-photos-which-are-of-syria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:39:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2375225&preview=true&preview_id=2375225 Defense minister hails Ofek 16 and country's other technologies as critical to security

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]]> Israel’s new spy satellite beams back its first photos… https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-new-spy-satellite-beams-back-its-first-photos/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:44:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2346907&preview=true&preview_id=2346907 ...but Defense Ministry isn't releasing the snaps. Week after being launched into orbit, Ofek-16 undergoes initial systems checks before being made operational

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]]> With Iran in its sights, Israel launches new spy satellite into orbit https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-reconnaissance-satellite-into-space/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 02:52:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2341050 Ofek-16, an 'optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities,' undergoing tests after entering orbit. Netanyahu: Boosts ability to tackle enemies 'near and far'

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]]> Israelis wonder at mysterious, fast-moving lights in the sky https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-wonder-at-mysterious-fast-moving-lights-in-the-sky/ Sun, 03 May 2020 06:50:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2297403 When a procession of bright orbs crossed the country’s skies Wednesday evening, Israel’s Air Force and Space Agency were called in to investigate

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]]> Iran Guards reveal secret space program in satellite launch https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-guard-reveals-secret-space-program-in-satellite-launch/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:11:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2289848&preview=true&preview_id=2289848 After numerous failed launches, Iranian paramilitary force says it successfully sent 'Noor' into space; 'Iran doesn’t have that much to lose anymore,' one analyst says

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]]> Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim to put satellite in orbit https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-revolutionary-guards-claim-to-put-satellite-in-orbit/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:26:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2289177 After numerous failed launches, Iranian paramilitary force says it successfully sent 'Noor' into space; US has accused Tehran of using satellite launches to advance missile program

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]]> Iran’s third attempt this year to launch satellite appears to end in failure https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-third-attempt-this-year-to-launch-satellite-appears-to-end-in-failure/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:33:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2138876 Images show smoldering rocket remains on launch pad at Khomeini Space Center; Islamic Republic failed to send satellites into orbit in January and February

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]]> Images suggest Iran has attempted second satellite launch https://www.timesofisrael.com/images-suggest-iran-launched-satellite-despite-us-criticism/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 03:44:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2013891 US and Israel say Tehran's space program a cover for ballistic missile development; Iran has not acknowledged conducting fresh launch after previous effort failed to reach orbit

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]]> Fire in Iranian space center kills 3 scientists – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/fire-in-iranian-space-center-kills-3-scientists-report/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:21:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2011405&preview=true&preview_id=2011405 Authorities don't elaborate on incident, which comes amid US and Israeli concern over Tehran's efforts to launch satellite into orbit

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