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Dror-1

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July 13, 2025 · 05:04 UTC

Launch SuccessfulWeather 80% go
Dror-1

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Summary

Dror-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 13, 2025 at 05:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:04 to 08:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 537th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 7,001st orbital launch attempt. It was the 446th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 85th this year. Booster B1083 flew for the 13th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Dror 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a -25 × 1,931 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1083 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 32 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 12-24 · 660 km downrange
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
446th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 85th this yearSpaceX's 537th launch88th this yearhumanity's 7,001st orbital launch attempt152nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

27.1°Inclination
-25 × 1931 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
212.2°Ascending node
460 d agoElement epoch2025-07-13 08:24 UTC · stale

Dror 1 · NORAD 64784 · 2025-148 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-148A
Epoch
2025-07-13 08:24:51 UTC
Mean motion
13.85042695 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.1334903
Inclination
27.0556°
Ascending node
212.24°
Arg. of perigee
128.7278°
Mean anomaly
327.2021°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Flight timeline

19 steps, T−38 min to T+8 min 27 s
  1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
  2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
  3. T−35MProp Load
  4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
  5. T−7MEngine Chill
  6. T−1MTank Press
  7. T−1MStartup
  8. T−45SGO for Launch
  9. T−3SIgnition
  10. T−0Liftoff
  11. T+1M10SMax-Q
  12. T+2M28SMECO
  13. T+2M32SStage 2 Separation
  14. T+2M39SSES-1
  15. T+3M24SFairing Separation
  16. T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
  17. T+6M37SEntry Burn Shutdown
  18. T+8M4SStage 1 Landing Burn
  19. T+8M27SStage 1 Landing

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • Dror 1 · NORAD 64784 · in orbit

Falcon 9-505 Stage 2 · deorbited July 14, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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.

Official page: SpaceX

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

321st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 41st this year · 1,038th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 13, 1:04 AM EDT, at night

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

4 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 13, 2025 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/12/2025 · source

  • Weather is 80% favorable for launch.

    hitura-nobad · 7/11/2025 · source

  • Added launch; payload identity to be confirmed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2025 · source

Questions

When did Dror-1 launch?

Dror-1 launched on July 13, 2025 at 05:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:04 to 08:34 UTC.

Where can I watch Dror-1?

Coverage: SpaceX Dror-1; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - DROR-1 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 13, 2025; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Israeli satellite under cover of secrecy. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Dror-1?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did Dror-1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 13, 1:04 AM EDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1083 flew for the 13th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.

What orbit did Dror-1 reach?

Dror 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a -25 × 1,931 km orbit inclined 27.1°.

How many satellites did Dror-1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).