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Palmachim Airbase ( , ICAO : LLPL ) is an Israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne on the Mediterranean coast. It is named after nearby Kibbutz Palmachim . The base is home to several IAF helicopter and UAV squadrons, and serves as a rocket launch site for the Arrow missile . Palmachim is also used to launch the Shavit space launch vehicle into retrograde orbit by launching over the Mediterranean, acting as Israel's primary spaceport. The launchpad is situated at 31°53′04″N 34°40′49″E  /  31.88444°N 34.68028°E  / 31.88444; 34.68028  ( Shavit launchpad ) . This ensures that rocket debris falls into water, and that the rocket does not fire over regional neighboring countries near Israel that could use the technology. Palmachim is also used to test ballistic missiles, such as the Jericho . Recent launches include: 11 June 2007 - Ofeq-7 satellite 17 January 2008 - version of the Jericho III missile 22 June 2010 - Ofeq-9 satellite 2 November 2011 - version of the Jericho III missile 9 April 2014 - Ofeq-10 satellite 13 September 2016 - Ofeq-11 satellite 29 May 2017 - rocket propulsion system test launch 6 July 2020 - Ofeq-16 reconnaissance satellite 28 March 2023 - Ofeq-13 SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite In July 2007, it was agreed that once Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv was closed, its military terminal would be transferred to Palmachim. The terminal was transferred when Sde Dov Airport ceased operations in July 2019.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palmachim Air Force Base is an Israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne . It is named after nearby Kibbutz Palmachim on the Mediterranean shore. The base is home to several IAF helicopter and UAV squadrons, and serves as a rocket launch site for the Arrow missile . Palmachim is also used to launch the Shavit space launch vehicle into retrograde orbit by launching over the Mediterranean, acting as Israel's primary spaceport. This ensures that rocket debris falls into water, and that the rocket does not fire over regional countries near Israel. Recent launches include: 11 June 2007 - Ofeq 7 satellite 22 June 2010 - Ofeq 9 satellite In July 2007, it was agreed that once Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv was closed, its military terminal would be transferred to Palmachim.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Palmachim Air Force Base ( ) is an Israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne on the Mediterranean Sea . It is named after nearby Kibbutz Palmachim on the Mediterranean shore. The base is home to several IAF helicopter and UAV squadrons, and serves as a rocket launch site for the Arrow missile . Palmachim is also used to launch the Shavit space launch vehicle into retrograde orbit by launching over the Mediterranean, acting as Israel's primary spaceport. The launchpad is situated at 31°53′04″N 34°40′49″E  /  31.88444°N 34.68028°E  / 31.88444; 34.68028  ( Shavit launchpad ) This ensures that rocket debris falls into water, and that the rocket does not fire over regional neighboring countries near Israel that could use the technology.Palmachim is also used to test ballistic missiles, such as the Jericho .Recent launches include: 11 June 2007 - Ofeq 7 satellite 17 January 2008 - version of the Jericho III missile 22 June 2010 - Ofeq 9 satellite 2 November 2011 - version of the Jericho III missile 9 April 2014 - Ofeq 10 satellite In July 2007, it was agreed that once Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv was closed, its military terminal would be transferred to Palmachim although Sde Dov Airport continues to operate."Israel launches Ofek 10 radar-based spy satellite" . jpost .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Palmachim Airbase ( ) is an Israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne on the Mediterranean coast. It is named after nearby Kibbutz Palmachim . The base is home to several IAF helicopter and UAV squadrons, and serves as a rocket launch site for the Arrow missile . Palmachim is also used to launch the Shavit space launch vehicle into retrograde orbit by launching over the Mediterranean, acting as Israel's primary spaceport. The launchpad is situated at 31°53′04″N 34°40′49″E  /  31.88444°N 34.68028°E  / 31.88444; 34.68028  ( Shavit launchpad ) This ensures that rocket debris falls into water, and that the rocket does not fire over regional neighboring countries near Israel that could use the technology. Palmachim is also used to test ballistic missiles, such as the Jericho . Recent launches include: 11 June 2007 - Ofeq 7 satellite 17 January 2008 - version of the Jericho III missile 22 June 2010 - Ofeq 9 satellite 2 November 2011 - version of the Jericho III missile 9 April 2014 - Ofeq 10 satellite 13 September 2016 - Ofeq 11 satellite 29 May 2017 - rocket propulsion system test launch In July 2007, it was agreed that once Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv was closed, its military terminal would be transferred to Palmachim. The terminal was transferred when Sde Dov Airport ceased operations in July 2019. "Israel launches Ofek 10 radar-based spy satellite" . jpost .
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Israeli airbase and spaceport Test of an Arrow 2 missile at the Palmachim launchpad in 1996 Palmachim Airbase ( Hebrew : בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר פַּלְמַחִים , ICAO : LLPL ) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport , which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly.It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv , named after the Kibbutz Palmachim a few hundred meters to the north.There are no fighter jets stationed there, but transport helicopters, UAVs and a battery of Arrow defense missiles southeast of it.
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israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of rishon lezion and yavne
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israeli air force
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