New Spy Satellite Launched

A diagram of the Ofek 7 over Iran. relaying information back to Israel Weighing 660 pounds (300 kilograms), the Ofek 7 will orbit earth from up to 373 miles (600 kilometers) in space. It has a four-year lifespan and will communicate its images via downlink with an IAI-run ground station. According to defense officials, the Ofek 7 is the most advanced satellite launched by Israel and is superior to the Eros B (April 2006), which has the ability to spot images on the ground as small as 28 inches (70 centimeters). —Adapted from an article by Margot Dudkevitch, Infolive.tv