Commercial GTO 1 (Dror-1) launch thread
Commercial GTO 1 (Dror-1) launch thread
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-07-13, 05:04 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-06-13, 01:04 (EDT) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA |
| Booster | B1083-13 |
| Landing | Just Read the Instructions |
| Payload | Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1") |
| Payload mass | unknown |
| Customer | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Target orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_2-Ai_36Cs |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smh75rw8piM |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V6QZHuC7eE |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPagdhmBefU |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1944258977774055912 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 41st launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 4 days, 20:43:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 32 days, 15:58:20 hours since last launch of booster B1083
☑️ 127th landing on JRTI
☑️ 478th Falcon family booster landing, 488th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 85th Falcon 9 mission this year, 503rd Falcon 9 mission overall
☑️ 88th SpaceX mission of 2025, 528th overall (excluding Starship flights)
☑️ 88th SpaceX launch this year, 537th overall (including Starship flights)
Mission info
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.
SECO, nominal orbit insertion.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!