Upper-Stage Failure Dooms Israeli Reconnaissance Satellite

Israel lost its most modern reconnaissance satellite--Ofeq-6--to an apparent upper stage failure on Sept. 6 that sent the satellite into the Mediterranean Sea. Intended to monitor missile activity in Iran, the Ofeq-6 was developed by Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., which also developed the three...

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