Eighth country in the space race: Israel.
On September 17, 1988, it launched the Ofek 1 satellite into orbit with a Shavit 3-stage solid propellant rocket), derived from the Jericho missile, itself derived from Dassault's MD620!
Note that Israel, having to launch its satellites to the west to avoid overflying hostile countries, cannot benefit from the earth's rotation effect to boost its launches.
At equal power, the satellite load will therefore be lower than for countries launching east.
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