Israel Launching Two Satellites into Space Simultaneously

The Algemeiner reports: JNS.org – Israel is set to simultaneously launch two new satellites into space for the first time.

Early on Wednesday, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) will launch the two satellites on the Vega launcher in French New Guinea. The satellites are the OptSat 3000 spy satellite, acquired by Italy’s Ministry of Defense, and Israel’s first environmental research satellite, Venus.

Venus, which stands for “Vegetation and Environment Monitoring on a New Micro Satellite,” is a flagship satellite project between the ISA and the French Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales.

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