Carried Israel's Ofek-11 optical reconnaissance satellite for the Ministry of Defence into a westward retrograde orbit typical of Israeli launches; the satellite reached orbit successfully but reportedly suffered post-launch malfunctions.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 300 kg
- Flight
- 8th
- of 11 Shavit-2 flights
- Date and time
- 13 September 2016, 14:38 UTC
- Rocket
- Shavit-2
- Builder
- IAI
- Launch site
- Shavit Launch Pad, Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2016-056
- Launches in 2016
- 57th of 85
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