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Launch 2020: Middle East Rivals Israel & Iran Orbited Reconnaissance Satellites

June 29, 2021June 28, 2021 News 0
A Shavit launches the Ofek 16 satellite on July 6, 2020. (Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense)

by Douglas Messier
Managing Editor

As part of our series on 2020 orbital launches, we look at two Middle East rivals — Israel and Iran — that launched satellites into space last year.

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