Israel has successfully launched a military surveillance satellite.
The satellite Ofeq-11 lifted off from the Palmachim airbase south of Tel Aviv.
Ofeq-11 would patrol the skies above the Middle East to collect intelligence on countries such as Iran.
The launch came almost two weeks after Amos-6, Israel’s largest ever communication satellite, exploded during launching at Cape Canaveral in Florida due to technical failure.
The satellite was expected to begin transferring information some two hours after the launch.
