Dror-1
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS
- Launch (UTC)
- Jul 13, 2025, 05:04 UTC
- Outcome
- Launched successfully
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Note: 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.