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Shavit 2 (Hebrew: "comet" - 2 שביט) was the first sounding rocket which Israel launched on 5 July 1961 for meteorological research. [1] [2]

Full details of the rocket are still classified. It was a two stages Solid-fuel rocket, built by RAFAEL Armament Development Authority. The weight of Shavit 2 was 250 kilogram and its height was 3.76 meters. The rocket achieved top height of 80 kilometers.

References

• רפא"ל - בניבי המחקר והפיתוח לביטחון ישראל, מאת מוניה מרדור, משרד הביטחון, ההוצאה לאור, ת"א, 1980, ע"ע 319-348
• מעל האופק - 50 שנות פעילות ישראלית בחלל, מאת דני שלום, באויר פרסומי תעופה, ת"א, 2003, ע"ע 12-15

The above in English:

• RAFAEL Armament Development Authority... by Munia Merdor, Ministry of Defense publishing, 1980, pages 319-348.
• Above the Horizon, 50 years of Israel's Space Activity, by Dani Shalom, BaAvir flight publishing, 2003, pages 12-15.