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Space program overview Israel, in 3 editions.
The entry for Israel published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
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- the latest edition with it
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Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- has one of the most advanced space programs in the region;
- designs, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites;
- designs, builds, and operates sounding (research) rockets and orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs);
- launches satellites on domestic and foreign rockets;
- researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies, including small satellites with high resolution RS imaging and communications capabilities;
- has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and space industries, including those of Canada, the European Space Agency (and individual member states, such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US;
- has a substantial commercial space sector, including state-owned enterprises, in areas such as launchers, propulsion, satellite manufacturing, particularly micro- and nano-satellites, payloads and applications, RS, communications, and ground stations (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
has one of the most advanced space programs in the region; designs, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites; designs, builds, and operates sounding (research) rockets and orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs); launches satellites on domestic and foreign rockets; researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies, including small satellites with high resolution RS imaging and communications capabilities; has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and space industries, including those of Canada, the European Space Agency (and individual member states, such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US; has a substantial commercial space sector, including state-owned enterprises, in areas such as launchers, propulsion, satellite manufacturing, particularly micro- and nano-satellites, payloads and applications, RS, communications, and ground stations (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
- has an ambitious space program and one of the most advanced in the region;
- designs, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites;
- designs, builds, and operates sounding (research) rockets and orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs);
- launches satellites on domestic and foreign rockets;
- researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies, including small satellites with high resolution RS imaging and communications capabilities;
- has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and space industries, including those of Canada, the European Space Agency (and individual member states, such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US;
- has a substantial commercial space sector, including state-owned enterprises, in areas such as launchers, propulsion, satellite manufacturing, particularly micro- and nano-satellites, payloads and applications, RS, communications, and ground stations (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
has an ambitious space program and one of the most advanced space programs in the region; designs, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites; designs, builds, and operates sounding (research) rockets and orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs); launches satellites on domestic and foreign rockets; researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies, including small satellites with high resolution RS imaging and communications capabilities; has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and space industries, including those of Canada, the European Space Agency (and individual member states, such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US; has a substantial commercial space sector, including state-owned enterprises, in areas such as launchers, propulsion, satellite manufacturing, particularly micro- and nano-satellites, payloads and applications, RS, communications, and ground stations (2023) (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S the Space Programs reference guide
- has an ambitious space program that is one of the most advanced in the region;
- designs, builds, operates, and launches communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites;
- designs, builds, and operates orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs);
- researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities, with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies;
- has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Canada, the ESA, individual ESA member states (such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US;
- has a substantial commercial space sector, as well as state-owned enterprises (2025)
has an ambitious space program and that is one of the most advanced in the region; designs, builds, operates, and operates launches communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites; designs, builds, and operates sounding (research) rockets and orbital satellite/space launch vehicles (SLVs); launches satellites on domestic and foreign rockets; researches and develops a range of other space-related capabilities capabilities, with a focus on lightweight and miniaturized technologies, including small satellites with high resolution RS imaging and communications capabilities; technologies; has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and space industries, including those of Canada, the European Space Agency (and ESA, individual ESA member states, such states (such as France, Germany, and Italy), India, Japan, Mexico, and the US; has a substantial commercial space sector, including state-owned enterprises, in areas such as launchers, propulsion, satellite manufacturing, particularly micro- and nano-satellites, payloads and applications, RS, communications, and ground stations (2024) well as
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, asgovernment spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide state-owned enterprises (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Israel: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/israel/space-program-overview.