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| Attribute | Palmachim Airbase 🇮🇱 Israel Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | CASC / CZ-11 WEY Technology | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces | Israel Defense Forces / Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Ownership | State Enterprise | Military | Military |
| Region | 🇨🇳 China | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Launch pads | — | — | 1 active (classified IAF facility)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 5-8 ↑ Most active | 0 | 1–2as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | ~350 kg to retrograde LEO (Shavit-2)as of [1]Launches westward over Mediterranean due to geopolitical overflight constraints; unusual retrograde orbit ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2019 | 1999 | 1988-09-19as of [2]Ofeq-1 — Israel's first satellite; first nation ever to launch into retrograde orbit from a dedicated national site |
| Regulatory regime | Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 | Israel Space Agency (ISA) civil oversight; Ministry of Defense controls dual-use launches and Ofeq reconnaissance program |
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