Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:04:00
Sunday July 13, 2025
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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.
Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,500 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
NE
SE
Launching
East
503rd
Mission
85th
Mission of 2025
528th
Mission
88th
Mission of 2025
151st
Orbital launch attempt