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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 537th launch · 88th this year · humanity's 7,001st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules
Window: Jul 13, 05:04 – Jul 13, 08:34 UTC
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Dror-1
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.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1083 · flight 13 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-24 · zone record 156/157
Watch
- SpaceX Dror-1 — The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - DROR-1 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 13, 2025 — SPACE AFFAIRS
- Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Israeli satellite under cover of secrecy — Spaceflight Now
- 🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Commercial GTO-1 — NASASpaceflight
- Commercial GTO-1 Mission — SpaceX
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M10SMax-Q
- T+2M28SMECO
- T+2M32SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M39SSES-1
- T+3M24SFairing Separation
- T+6M14SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M37SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M4SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M27SStage 1 Landing
Updates
Pad — Space Launch Complex 40
Local pad time: Jul 13, 1:04 AM EDT
393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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