Happy Birthday to Israel’s Space Industry

Earlier this month marked the 30th anniversary of Israel’s first orbital satellite launch. How are they doing now?

In short, very well.

Ofrek 1/Horizon 1 was their first payload back in 1988. Since then, they’ve expanded their aerospace industry, and in the last 15 years, grown their entrepreneurial space endeavors.

Here are just a handful of Israeli NewSpace companies, programs, and services:

• SpaceNest: Seed funding and bidding-support for Israel’s space entrepreneurs.
• D-Mars: The first Israeli space simulation station
• ImageSat International (ISI): Providing end-to-end geospatial solutions
• Get Sat: Provider of Micronized Satellite Terminals
• Ayecka: Innovative solutions for transmission of IP and video via satellite links
• AMOS: Global satellite operator and service provider, offering tailored communication solutions
• Spacecialist: Promoting a prosperous civilian space industry
• NSLComm: Large Expandable Spacecraft Communication System