Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1") Mission
Launch Countdown
Date & Time
13 Jul, 4:31am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
Unknown F9
Landing
Drone Ship (Unknown)
Mission
Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Note: Payload identity is uncertain and to be confirmed, based on FCC documentation. 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.
Updated: Jul 9, 12:00pm UTC
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