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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=167203
Israel Set to Launch New Spy Satellite
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - Israel will send a new spy satellite into space in the coming months, the Jerusalem Post has learned. Called Ofek 8, the satellite is currently in its final production stages at Israel Aerospace Industries. It will be placed in low orbit by the IAI-made Shavit launcher that was used for the Ofek 7 satellite in 2007. "This will significantly boost our intelligence-gathering capabilities," a defense official said. The Ofek 8 weighs about 300 kg. and can complete an orbit every 90 minutes.