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Comrade Karat, while you were lost in the nuclear draft last evening, an “intruder” from America’s bosom buddy Israel — of all places — may have infiltrated the communist bastion called Bengal from the sky.

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Updated Shavit Stage 3 Rocket Body re-entry time:

Time    10 July 2008 @  13:20 GMT  ± 7 minutes

Location    28° N, 91° E
Inclination    141.8°
Revolution Number    6196

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See Israel meteor thread.

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Updated Shavit Stage 3 Rocket Body re-entry time:

Predicted Decay Time    10 July 2008 @  12:41 GMT  ± 16 Hours

Predicted Decay Location    26.1° S, 277.5° E
Inclination    141.8°
Revolution Number    6195

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A Shavit Stage 3 Rocket Body that was launched on the 10th June 2007 from  the Palmachim Air Force Base on the Ofeq-7 Mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10 July 2008 @ 13:51 GMT  ± 24 hours

TLE Data
SHAVIT R/B
1 31602U 07025B   08190.33118757  .01944998 -14718-4  64346-3 0  4462
2 31602 141.7437 341.8380 0011316 134.2483 225.9333 16.24524275 61603
1 31602U 07025B   08189.65462039 +.01507194 -14649-4 +60885-3 0 04448
2 31602 141.7443 337.1012 0013959 127.3141 232.9008 16.22030562061492
1 31602U 07025B   08190.33120308  .01939404 -14712-4  64176-3 0  4457
2 31602 141.7415 341.8270 0011365 134.8140 225.4498 16.24519775 61603
1 31602U 07025B   08190.20826083  .01654410 -14699-4  57519-3 0  4443
2 31602 141.7424 340.9732 0011509 134.2420 225.9597 16.23929556 61584
1 31602U 07025B   08189.59306703  .01493350 -14643-4  61138-3 0  4439
2 31602 141.7444 336.6705 0014648 127.4485 232.7865 16.21837793 61482


Predicted Decay Location     34.5° S, 342° E
Inclination    141.8°
Revolution Number    6196

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OBJECT A
1 31601U 07025A   07163.66843086  .00008833  00000-0  13461-3 0    95
2 31601 141.7565 348.5790 0172447 058.1836 303.5600 15.36001784   253


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The satellite, called Ofek 7, was launched from the Palmahim Air Force Base and successfully reached orbit. Officials said however that it would take several days to test the satellite's systems before it would be declared operational. The satellite was launched atop a Shavit missile.

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Latitude: 31.898324°, Longitude: 34.686043°

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OBJECT A
1 31601U 07025A   07162.38082628  .00048268  00000-0  78727-3 0    47
2 31601 141.7574 340.6561 0172372 047.7415 023.6044 15.35995304    55


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Israel's military has launched a spy satellite towards space, the defence ministry said, and a senior official has suggested that it could be used to spy on Iran.
The satellite weighs 30kg, is 2.3m long and will operate for at least four years, Israel Radio reported.
The launch was carried out at 2:40am (23:40 GMT), Israel Radio reported.
Ofek 7 is to replace Ofek 5, which has been orbiting for almost five years.

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The defence establishment successfully launched the Ofek-7 intelligence satellite early Monday morning. The Shavit rocket went up at 2:40 am and is orbiting Earth. A full battery of system tests are being run, with first images expected within two to three days. The new satellite is expected to provide Israel with better intelligence, particularly with regards to Iran and Syria.

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