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Gurwin
Satellites built by the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel, and named for the philanthropist Joseph Gurwin (1920–). Onboard instruments include CCD (charge-coupled device) cameras, radiation detectors, ozone monitors, and amateur radio transmitters. Gurwin 1B replaced an earlier satellite that failed to reach orbit.
| spacecraft | launch date | launch vehicle | launch site | orbit | mass |
| Gurwin 1 | Mar. 28, 1995 | Start | Plesetsk | failed; fell in Sea of Okhotsk | 50 kg |
| Gurwin 1B | Jul. 10, 1998 | Zenit-2 | Baikonur | 817 km × 819 km × 98.8° | 50 kg |
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