Dror-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:04:00

Sunday July 13, 2025

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

SpaceX identifies the mission as "Commercial GTO 1".

Dror-1

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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

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Launch Site

General Trajectory

NE

SE

Launching

East

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


503rd

Mission

85th

Mission of 2025

SpaceX


528th

Mission

88th

Mission of 2025

2025


151st

Orbital launch attempt