OpSat

Ofeq 5 [IAI]
OpSat probably similar

In June 2012 the Italian Defense Ministry announced a contract to buy the OpSat high-resolution optical reconnaissance satellite from Israel as part of an offset package agreed to in exchange for the Israeli Defense Ministry’s purchase of Italian trainer aircraft.

OpSat is regarded as a gap-filler until the Italian-made optical reconnaissance satellite OpSIS for Italian defense authorities becomes operational.

The 300 kg satellite to be purchased by Italy as part of the contract’s offset package would have a ground sampling distance sharper than 1 meter. Its performance could approach that of Israel’s Ofeq 9 optical reconnaissance satellite, which was launched in 2009.

The satellite would use the IMPS-2 platform built by Israel Aerospace Industries.