Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1
Launch information
Favourite EmbedMission description
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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: July 13, 2025, 5:04 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Dror-1 (GTO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 40 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#7001
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Location Launch
#1038
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Pad Launch
#321
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Agency Launch
#537
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Orbital Launch
#152
Year 2025
Location Launch
#44
Year 2025
Pad Launch
#41
Year 2025
Agency Launch
#88
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch unspecified satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX disclosed neither the payload nor the customer for this mission launching from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EDT (0504 UTC), the opening of a 3.5-hour window.
The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches
This past week marked a relatively quiet period for orbital launches, but there was still… The post The Space Traffic Report: Starlink, ISS docking, and upcoming Falcon 9 & Kuiper launches appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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