Approximate orbit · Israel

OFEQ 9

APPROX

OFEQ 9 (NORAD 36608) is a satellite whose full orbit is not public. What is published: its height and tilt, drawn to scale, and who operates it.

Orbit

Approximate orbit, direction and position not public

400 to 629 km up · tilted 141.8° · 94.9 min a lap · as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Its height and tilt are public. Which way its orbit faces, and where it is, are not, so azmth shows no position or pass times.

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Diagram by azmth: size, shape and tilt to scale, from the catalogue's figures. It shows no place on Earth.Which way the high point faces is not published.

Height and tilt: CelesTrak, as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Catalogue

Country
Israel
From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched
22 Jun 2010
COSPAR ID
2010-031A
NORAD ID
36608

Not registered with the UN (UN register, checked 30 Sep 2026).

Who operates it

MilitaryIsraelActive
Optical imaging

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging, lists its owner as Directorate of Defence Research and Development, and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.

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CelesTrak record

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