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July 13, 2025, 1:04 a.m.


Communications

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.

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Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Israeli satellite under cover of secrecy

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with what is believed to be an Israeli communications satellite. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is ...

🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 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. Dr...

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