Shavit(-1,-2) (Israel) Launch Vehicle History Last Update 09/06/2025 by Ed Kyle Including Failure List L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Jericho Shavit Shavit-1 Shavit-2 Shavit II Total (MRBM)* Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ----------------------------------------------- 1980 - - - - - 1981 - - - - - 1982 - - - - - 1983 - - - - - 1984 - - - - - 1985 - - - - - 1986 - - - - - 1987 1(0) - - - - 1988 - 1(0) - - 1(0) 1989 1(0) - - - - 1990 - 1(0) - - 1(0) 1991 - - - - - 1992 - - - - - 1993 - - - - - 1994 - - 1(1)% - 1(1)% 1995 - - 1(0) - 1(0) 1996 - - - - - 1997 - - - - - 1998 - - 1(1) - 1(1) 1999 - - - - - 2000 - - - - - 2001 1(0) - - - - 2002 - - 1(0) - 1(0) 2003 - - - - - 2004 - - 1(1) - 1(1) 2005 - - - - - 2006 - - - - - 2007 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2008 - - - - - 2009 - - - - - 2010 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2011 - - - - - 2012 - - - - - 2013 - - - - - 2014 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2015 - - - - - 2016 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2017 - - - - - 2018 - - - - - 2019 - - - - - 2020 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2021 - - - - - 2022 - - - - - 2023 - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2024 - - - - - 2025 - - - 1(0) 1(0) ------------------------------------------------ Jericho Shavit Shavit-1 Shavit-2 Shavit II Total (MRBM)* Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------ Suborb 3(0)* - - - ?(?) Orbit - 2(0) 5(3)% 7(0) 14(3)% Total 3(0)* 2(0) 5(3)% 7(0) ?(?) ------------------------------------------------ Footnotes: * Suborbital Jericho II Test (Partial Data) % 9/15/1994 launch failure not acknowledged. May have been failed Ofeq launch attempt or failed Jericho II test flight. Shavit Models Vehicle Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 ------------------------------------------------- Shavit ATSM-9 ATSM-9 AUS-51 Shavit-1 ATSM-13 ATSM-9 AUS-51 Shavit-2 ATSM-13 ATSM-13 AUS-51 ------------------------------------------------- Shavit Launch History DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT* ------------------------------------------------------------------ 09/19/88 Shavit 01 Ofek 1 0.157 PA REO 04/03/90 Shavit 02 Ofek 2 0.160 PA REO 09/15/94 Shavit-1? ?? Ofek? PA [FTO] [0] 04/05/95 Shavit-1 03 Ofek 3 0.189 PA REO 01/22/98 Shavit-1 04 Ofek 4 0.189 PA [FTO] [1] 05/28/02 Shavit-1 05 Ofek 5 0.189 PA REO 09/06/04 Shavit-1 06 Ofek 6 0.189 PA [FTO] [2] 06/10/07 Shavit-2 07 Ofek 7 0.189 PA REO 06/22/10 Shavit-2 08 Ofek 9 0.189 PA REO 04/09/14 Shavit 2 10 Ofek 10 0.260 PA REO 09/13/16 Shavit-2 11 Ofeq 11 PA REO [3] 07/06/20 Shavit-2 12 Ofeq 16 PA REO 03/28/23 Shavit-2 13 Ofeq 13 PA REO 09/02/25 Shavit-2 14 Ofeq 14 PA REO ------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: [0] Not acknowledged. May have been Jericho 2 test, or Shavit-1 suborbital test. [1] Failure during Stage 2 or later. [2] Third stage failed to ignite or separate. [3] Ofeq 11 suffered problems in orbit. *ABBREVIATIONS: PA = Palmachim, Israel [FTO] = Failed to Orbit LEO = Low Earth Orbit [LEO] = Unplanned LEO SSO = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit PEO = Polar Low Earth Orbit REO = Retrograde Low Earth Orbit Shavit Launch Vehicle Comprehensive Launch Failure List Date Vehicle Failure Description Result# ------------------------------------------------------------------ 09/15/94 Shavit-1? Launch failure not acknowledged FTO?% 01/23/98 Shavit-1 Failure 2 min. into 2nd stage burn FTO 09/06/04 Shavit-1 No stg 2/3 sep, no stg 3 ignition FTO ------------------------------------------------------------------ Footnotes: # FTO: Failed to Orbit FSO*: Failed Suborbital (EEO): Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit (GTO): Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (LEO): Unintended/Improper Low Earth Orbit "PA" = Palamchima, Isreal Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" SpaceFlightNow "http://www.spaceflightnow.com"