Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

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ILAerospace IAI delivered a mass-to-orbit of 260.0 kg with 100% of their launches having known mass.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralJan 5, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Final 2025 Mass-To-Orbit Numbers: @SpaceX once again dominated the game with 2,413 tonnes of known payload delivered - 1.6x their 2024 record, and 34.8x 2nd place, @ULAlaunch. This is equivalent to ~400 male African bush elephants, or ~20 Blue whales. Full numbers below: Mass-to-orbit | % of launches w/ Known Mass @SpaceX | 2,412,740.3kg | 86.6%* @ULAlaunch | 69,338.0kg | 100% CASC | 48,120.0kg | 11.3%* @Roscosmos | 28,690.0kg | 66.7%* @MHI_Group | 23,500.0kg | 100% @Arianespace | 15,606.0kg | 100% @ISRO | 15,553.0kg | 100% VKS RF | 1,350.0kg | 25%* @RocketLab | 1,333.3kg | 72.2%* @KARI2030 | 500.0kg | 100% @ILAerospaceIAI | 260.0kg | 100% @IsarAerospace | 0.0kg | 100% Galactic Energy | 0.0kg | 16.7% @LandSpace_Tech | 0.0kg | 33.3% @GilmourSpace | 0.0kg | 100% Orienspace | 0.0kg | 100% @InnospaceCorp | 0.0kg | 100% -0% reported club- Chinarocket | 0.0kg | 0% @NorthropGrumman | 0.0kg | 0% @CAS_Space | 0.0kg | 0% iSpace | 0.0kg | 0% ExPace | 0.0kg | 0% *Note that payload mass is not always reported for each launch. This could be for a variety of reasons, such as national security or proprietary information concerns. For example, it is extremely likely CASC launched more mass than ULA, but they just haven't reported it.

Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled a new Mini Communication Satellite (MCS) platform designed to provide flexible, high-performance connectivity services.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesTechnical ProductOct 7, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 29 September to 5 October 2025

IAI reported a mass-to-orbit of 260.0 kg with a known percentage of 100%.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralOct 1, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Q3 Mass-to-Orbit report: @SpaceX continues to lead the way, with over 1,600 tonnes launched into orbit since Jan 1st on Falcon. Notably, @ProjectKuiper Atlas missions are helping out @ULAlaunch, who've launched 17x their 2024 total in the first 3 quarters alone. Full details below ↓ Operator | Reported Mass-to-Orbit | % Known @SpaceX | 1,682,255.0kg | 83.9% @ULAlaunch | 47,516.0kg | 100% @Roscosmos | 28,640.0kg | 83.3% CASC | 23,890.0kg | 8.9% @Arianespace | 10,146.0kg | 100% @MHI_Group | 7,500.0kg | 100% @ISRO | 4,643.0kg | 100% @RocketLab | 859.3kg | 66.7% VKS RF | 675.0kg | 14.3% IAI | 260.0kg | 100% @IsarAerospace | 0kg | 100% @GilmourSpace | 0kg | 100% -the following reported 0%- Chinarocket | 0kg | 0% GalacticEnergy | 0kg | 0% @NorthropGrumman | 0kg | 0% @LandSpace_Tech | 0kg | 0% @CAS_Space | 0kg | 0% iSpace | 0kg | 0% ExPace | 0kg | 0% All data sourced from @NASASpaceflight's @NextSpaceflight

Israel Aerospace Industries launched its Ofek 19 reconnaissance satellite from Palmachim Airbase on September 2, 2025.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipSep 8, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 1 to 7 September 2025

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hungary’s 4iG have proposed a debt restructuring plan for SpaceCom.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralJul 28, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 21 to 27 July 2025

Azerbaijan is soliciting bids for an $800 million communications satellite program, with finalists including Türkiye’s TAI and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative FinancialJul 21, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 14 to 20 July 2025

The Dror-1 communications satellite was successfully launched by Israel Aerospace Industries aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralJul 21, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 14 to 20 July 2025

Eureka, led by Israel Aerospace Industries and the Weizmann Institute of Science, seeks approximately $150–250 million in funding.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJul 21, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 14 to 20 July 2025

Dror-1 was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and is designed for a 15-year mission in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJul 14, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 7 to 13 July 2025

Israel Aerospace Industries is one of only ten defense companies worldwide capable of developing and manufacturing advanced espionage and communication radar satellites.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesTechnical ProductJul 16, 2024Israel Aerospace Industries reportedly secures a $1 billion deal with undisclosed foreign client

Israel Aerospace Industries and the International University of Rabat signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2023 to construct a research center in Morocco for artificial intelligence and aeronautics.

Mentioned as: israel aerospace industriesOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2024Israel Aerospace Industries reportedly secures a $1 billion deal with undisclosed foreign client

Israel Aerospace Industries has secured a $1,000,000,000 supply agreement with an unnamed third party to be delivered over five years and completed by 2029.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJul 16, 2024Israel Aerospace Industries reportedly secures a $1 billion deal with undisclosed foreign client

Morocco previously purchased IAI’s Barak 8 air defense system for $500,000,000.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Org RelationshipJul 12, 2024Israeli Aerospace Industries signs satellite build agreement with Morocco

Israeli Aerospace Industries signed a $1,000,000,000 contract with a foreign customer, reportedly Morocco, for the delivery of advanced intelligence satellites.

Mentioned as: israeli aerospace industriesTechnical ProductJul 12, 2024Israeli Aerospace Industries signs satellite build agreement with Morocco

Aerotor Unmanned Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries have begun to cooperate and will create new business opportunities for both companies.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace IndustriesTechnical ProductApr 3, 2024IAI + Aerotor Unmanned Systems sign MOU

The Beresheet lander built by Israel Aerospace Industries for SpaceIL crashed on final descent in April 2019 after an inertial measurement unit malfunction triggered a cascade of resets that shut down the main engine.

Mentioned as: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)Narrative GeneralFeb 22, 2024Intuitive Machines lands on the moon

The DS-SAR satellite was developed and produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Mentioned as: IAITechnical ProductJul 31, 2023ISRO: The PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR mission successfully accomplished

IAI’s DS-SAR entered orbit on 2023-07-30 and transmitted its first data to the ground station during initial testing.

Mentioned as: IAITechnical ProductJul 31, 2023ISRO: The PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR mission successfully accomplished

DS-SAR carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.

Mentioned as: israel aerospace industriesTechnical ProductJul 31, 2023ISRO Successfully Launches Seven Singaporean Satellites as Part of Commercial Mission

DS-SAR builds on IAI’s experience developing observation satellites such as OptSat and TecSAR over the past 35 years.

Mentioned as: IAITechnical ProductJul 31, 2023ISRO: The PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR mission successfully accomplished

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