Complex sentence: It was first launched on September 19,1988 (carrying an Ofeq satellite payload), making Israel the eighth country to have a space launch capability after the USSR, United States, France, Japan, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom and India.
Split into simpler sentences: It was first launched on September 19,1988 (carrying an Ofeq satellite payload), making Israel the eighth country to have a space launch capability. The others are USSR, United States, France, Japan, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom and India.