Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Israel Releases The First Photos From Its Newest Spy Satellite

A photograph of the Roman amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria, taken by Israel's Ofek 16 spy satellite, which was released by the Defense Ministry on August 24, 2020. (Defense Ministry)

Times of Israel: Israel releases newest spy satellite’s first photos, of Syria’s Palmyra ruins

Defense minister hails Ofek 16 and country’s other technologies as critical to security

The Defense Ministry on Tuesday released some of the first photographs taken by Israel’s newest spy satellite, showing ancient ruins in the central Syrian city of Palmyra.

On July 6, the Defense Ministry launched Ofek 16 into orbit and a week later activated its powerful camera arrays, but did not release the images taken by the satellite until now.

The three detailed black-and-white photographs focused on two main sites in Palmyra: a Roman amphitheater and the Temple of Bel, or Ba’al.

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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that the images they can get from this spy satellite are far better than what they have publicly released.

More News On Israel Releasing The First Photos From Its Newest Spy Satellite

Here Are The First Public Images From Israel's Newest Spy Satellite -- Warzone/The Drive
Defense Ministry reveals first photos from Ofek 16 satellite over Syria -- Jerusalem Post
Israel releases spy satellite images of Syria's Palmyra -- AFP
Israel's new spy satellite releases photos from Syria -- YNet News

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