SpaceX
Dror-1
Falcon 9 Block 5
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, July 13, 2025 · 05:04 UTC
Mission
/01Note: SpaceX identifies the mission as "Commercial GTO 1". Dror-1 is a geostationary communication satellite built and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is intended to meet the satellite communication needs of Israel for the next 15 years. Dror-1 is comprised primarily of local Israeli technologies developed at IAI, including an advanced digital communication payload and “smartphone in space” capabilities, to provide communication agility throughout the satellite’s lifetime in space.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
80%
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Variant: Block 5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562° N, 80.577° W
321
Pad Launches
1038
Location Launches
537
Agency Launches
152
Orbital This Year