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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3496780,00.html
Israeli satellite launched out of India to start transmitting in fortnight
Published: 01.21.08, 08:59 / Israel News
The new Israeli spy satellite is scheduled to send its first images from space in two weeks, the Israel Aerospace Industries told Ynet.
The satellite, TECSAR, was launched into orbit earlier Monday. (Hanan Greenberg)
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572504264&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jan 21, 2008 8:19 | Updated Jan 21, 2008 10:28
“Israeli spy satellite successfully launched from India”
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Weighing just under 300 kilograms, the TecSar was developed by the IAI’s Space Division MBT and has the ability to create images of objects on Earth day and night, even in cloudy weather conditions - a capability not available in Israel’s Ofek satellite series.
The TecSar is reportedly capable of imaging with a resolution of up to 10 centimetres.
The Ofek 7 is a camera-based satellite, while TecSar is capable of creating high-resolution images using synthetic aperture radar, an advanced radar technology.
Once in space, officials said, the TecSar would be by far the most advanced Israeli satellite. In addition to the Ofek 7, Eros B and the Amos 1 and 2 (both communication satellites), Israel operates the Ofek 5 spy satellite, successfully launched in May 2002. IAI plans to launch the Amos 3 in the coming months.”