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Dror-1

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Sunday, July 13, 2025 · 05:04 AM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadDror-1
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

20 / 20100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

80%
GO
Favorable2 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud RuleAnvil Cloud Rules
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
2
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

05:04 AM UTC - 08:34 AM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches849
Successes705

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.