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[7] The design was based on the military reconnaissance satellite Ofeq-3, which was previously built, also by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for Israeli government use.This will allow it to compensate for poor visibility conditions arising from clouds at different altitudes.While the satellite's primary purpose is agricultural engineers, planners and other professionals who need detailed pictures of different places in the world, it can also be used for various other applications.[9][10] Other customers of the satellite were the Taiwan Defense Ministry,[11] India,[12] and media organizations that purchased footage from the battlefield at the start of the Afghan war, footage that competitor "Space Imaging" (Owner of Ikonos) was banned from selling by the US government.[13] Additionally, a database was established with photographs of the satellite that were sold to companies around the world on demand.