Today: Israeli students will launch eight satellites into space

Simultaneously with the launch from the US Space Agency NASA website, a festive event will be held in Herzliya in the presence of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash-Hacohen. Even after the launch, the satellites will demonstrate communication capabilities with local stations

Yinon Ben Shoshan

13/01/2022

Thursday, 13 January 2022, 09:34 Updated: 09:37

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The first unique event of its kind in the world:

after 3 years of hard work, eight satellites designed, developed and built by male and female students from around the country will be launched together into space.

The satellites will be launched today, at 5:30 PM, on a Falcon launcher from SPACEX and will take place from NASA's launch site in Florida, USA

. The Israeli space, the heads of the authorities, the Herzliya Science Center who professionally accompanied the groups, coordinators, instructors and of course the students who participated in the project.

The event will begin at 3 p.m. and the launch time is expected at 5:30 p.m.

The Tevel (Students Build Satellites) project was initiated and led by the Israeli Space Agency in the Ministry of Science and Technology and is the first time in the world that eight satellites built by male and female students have been launched into space at the same time.

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The first time in the world that eight satellites are launched simultaneously into space (Photo: Herzliya Science Center)

All stages of the planning, development and construction of the satellite are done by the students under the professional guidance and management of the Science Center in Herzliya.

Eight teams of middle school students across the country participated in the project: eight local authorities, from the social and geographical periphery, from the secular, religious and non-Jewish sectors and eight authorities representing the entire Israeli social mosaic: Sha'ar Hanegev, Ofakim, Yeruham, Taibe, Nazareth, Ma'ale Adumim, Ma'ale Adumim Shmuel and Kiryat Ata.

In each of the authorities, the students, along with the development and construction of the satellite, have set up a suitable infrastructure: a clean room for building the satellite, for integration activities and testing the satellites.

Communication stations that will allow monitoring of satellites, receiving telemetry and scientific data.

Even after launch, the satellites will demonstrate communication capabilities with ground-based ground stations and will serve a variety of missions as well as scientific research missions.

The control, monitoring and processing of the data received from the satellites - everything will be done by the students.

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