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Optsat 3000

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2017-044ALaunched 8/2/2017
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Optsat-3000/Venmus
Launch Vehicle
Vega
Launch Date
8/2/2017
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
453 km
Inclination
97.2 deg
Dry Mass
350 kg
Total Mass
368 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
Italian Ministry of Defence
Manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2017-044A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/845
Track
Mentions
6
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Marcin Mazur co-chaired the Polish-Italian working group for the COSMO-SkyMed and OPTSAT-3000 satellite programs.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.3Apr 15, 2026SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Col. Marcin Mazur, Polish Space Agency

OPTSAT 3000 satellites operate in sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (SSO LEO) to provide location accuracy and high-quality imagery.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 12, 2024Israeli Aerospace Industries signs satellite build agreement with Morocco

Elbit Systems supplies the space camera used in the OPTSAT 3000 satellites.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Jul 12, 2024Israeli Aerospace Industries signs satellite build agreement with Morocco

EROS C3 has a mass of 400 kg and is based on Israel Aerospace Industries’ OPTSAT-3000 bus.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 2, 2023SpaceX completes 2022 with Israeli Imaging Satellite Launch

Optsat-3000 and Venμs launched on an Italian Vega rocket in 2017.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 11, 2020IAI anticipates additional satellite orders from Israeli government

Israel Aerospace Industries built the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Optsat-3000 satellite.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 11, 2020IAI anticipates additional satellite orders from Israeli government