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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Ofek satellite

President Isaac Herzog (2R) awards a Navy officer with the Israel Defense Prize, alongside IDF chief Herzi Halevi (right) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center), June 13, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
June 13, 2023, 5:38 pm
IDF cyberdefense system, three other top secret projects awarded top security prize
Gallant says classified ventures send ‘clear message to our adversaries’; officer receiving award says his team developed tools to deal with ‘the most advanced’ cyberattackers
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the C4I Corps types on a computer. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 31, 2023, 6:27 pm
IDF cyber defense system, three other classified projects win top security prize
Defense minister announces winners ahead of awards ceremony, warns: ‘The best minds are working to find breakthrough solutions against those who seek to harm us’
By Emanuel Fabian
Israel's Ofek-13 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on March 29, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
March 29, 2023, 4:38 am
Israel launches new Ofek-13 spy satellite into orbit
Reconnaissance asset developed with Israel Aerospace Industries will provide military with better quality images than its predecessors
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi and President Isaac Herzog at the official Israel Security Award ceremony at the president's official residence in Jerusalem on June 14, 2022. (Defense Ministry)
June 14, 2022, 5:52 pm
Shhh: Three defense projects win security prize (but two are still top secret)
Defense officials gather at President’s Residence to receive awards; are feted by Herzog, who declares that Israel ‘will continue to stand firm in the face of every enemy’
By Sara Serfaty and ToI Staff
Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on July 6, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
May 30, 2022, 1:58 pm
Ofek spy satellites, 2 classified defense projects win top security prize
Defense minister announces winners ahead of awards ceremony, praises recipients for contributions to national security; all projects involve multiple security organizations
By Emanuel Fabian
A digital rendering of Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite in orbit around the Earth, which was released on July 14, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
October 4, 2020, 3:42 pm
Israel’s newest spy satellite declared operational
Three months after launch, control of the state-of-the-art reconnaissance satellite is handed over from Defense Ministry to IDF
By Judah Ari Gross
A photograph of the Roman amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria, taken by Israel's Ofek 16 spy satellite, which was released by the Defense Ministry on August 24, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
August 25, 2020, 4:39 pm
Israel releases newest spy satellite’s first photos, of Syria’s Palmyra ruins
Defense minister hails Ofek 16 and country’s other technologies as critical to security
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on July 6, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
July 14, 2020, 5:44 pm
Israel’s new spy satellite beams back its first photos…
…but Defense Ministry isn’t releasing the snaps. Week after being launched into orbit, Ofek-16 undergoes initial systems checks before being made operational
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Ofek-16 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on July 6, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
July 6, 2020, 5:52 am
With Iran in its sights, Israel launches new spy satellite into orbit
Ofek-16, an ‘optoelectronic reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities,’ undergoing tests after entering orbit. Netanyahu: Boosts ability to tackle enemies ‘near and far’
By Judah Ari Gross
A photograph of Syria's Presidential Palace in Damascus taken by Israel's Ofek 11 spy satellite, which was released by the Defense Ministry on September 17, 2018. (Defense Ministry)
September 17, 2018, 1:59 pm
In tacit threat, Israel releases satellite photos of Syrian presidential palace
To mark 30 years since its first orbital launch, Defense Ministry publishes images from its newest spy satellite, showing Syrian tanks, an airfield… and Bashar Assad’s home
By Judah Ari Gross
The Ofek 1 satellite, the first Israeli satellite, which was launched into orbit on September 19, 1988. (Screen capture: Defense Ministry)
September 17, 2018, 1:59 pm
30 years later, Israel declassifies footage of its first satellite launch
To mark anniversary of the Ofek 1’s deployment, Defense Ministry also releases photos of Syria taken by its newest spy satellite
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Ofek-11 spy satellite takes off from Palmachim air base in central Israel on September 13, 2016. (Ministry of Defense Space Administration)
October 23, 2016, 8:35 am
South Korea may rent Israeli satellite to spy on North — report
Orbit path of Ofek 11 makes it useful to Seoul for monitoring its nuclear-armed, missile-brandishing neighbor
By Stuart Winer
Israel's Ofek-11 spy satellite takes off from Palmachim air base in central Israel on September 13, 2016. (Ministry of Defense Space Administration)
September 22, 2016, 7:49 pm
Despite initial woes, new Israeli spy satellite beams back first pictures
Engineers on the ground worked non-stop to fix spacecraft, which did not function properly after launch, Defense Ministry says
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Ofek-11 spy satellite takes off from Palmachim air base in central Israel on September 13, 2016. (Ministry of Defense Space Administration)
September 13, 2016, 10:15 pm
Israel’s new spy satellite ‘not functioning’ as expected
IAI, Defense Ministry fear system errors as they try to ‘stabilize’ the newly launched Ofek-11 recon satellite
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Ofek-10 satellite takes off from Palmachim air base in central Israel on April 9, 2014. (Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries)
September 13, 2016, 7:27 pm
Israel launches new spy satellite into orbit
Ofek-11 joins Defense Ministry’s fleet of reconnaissance satellites providing intel, 12 days after Amos-6 was destroyed on US launchpad
By Judah Ari Gross
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