Israeli indigenous satellite series. Launching organization: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd (IAI) and Israeli Space Agency (ISA). Function of first Offeqs: 1) Experimentation in generation of solar power; 2) Experimentation in transmission reception from space; 3) Verification of system's ability to withstand vacuum and weightless conditions; 4) Data collection on space environment conditions and Earth's magnetic field. Later models provided military optical and electronic reconnaissance services. Major Events: .

• 19 September 1988 Ofeq 1 Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Mass: 155 kg. Launch Site: Palmachim . Launch Vehicle: Shavit. More details

  First Israeli launch; possibly experimental surveillance mission. Experimental satellite 'Offeq-1'. Launch time 0934 GMT. Location: site on the coast south of Tel-Aviv. Launching organization: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd (IAI) and Israeli Space Agency (ISA). Function: 1) Experimentation in generation of solar power; 2) Experimentation in transmission reception from space; 3) Verification of system's ability to withstand vacuum and weightless conditions; 4) Data collection on space environment conditions and Earth's magnetic field.

• 03 April 1990 Ofeq 2 Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Mass: 160 kg. Launch Site: Palmachim . Launch Vehicle: Shavit. More details

  Communication experiments.

• 15 September 1994 Ofeq Spacecraft: Ofeq 1-2. Launch Site: Palmachim . Launch Vehicle: Shavit. More details

• 05 April 1995 Ofeq-3 Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Mass: 189 kg. Launch Site: Palmachim . Launch Vehicle: Shavit. More details

• 22 January 1998 Ofeq-4 Spacecraft: Ofeq 3. Launch Site: Palmachim . Launch Vehicle: Shavit. More details

  Fell in Mediterranean Sea.