Israel is embarking on a ma-jor expansion of its military space capabilities beginning with the upcoming launch of the Ofeq-7 imaging satellite and at least three additional spacecraft by 2011. In parallel, the government plans to supplement its burgeoning defense and security needs through priority use of three new Israeli commercial satellites planned for launch in the same four-year period. Those include the Amos-3 and Amos-4 communications satellites and the Aros-C remote sensing spacecraft.
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