Dror-1

Mission

Dror-1 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Sun 13 Jul 2025, 05:04 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

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.

Mission type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff. Clock times are not shown while T-0 is unconfirmed or on hold.

1. T-38 min

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 min

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

3. T-35 min

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

4. T-16 min

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 min

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 min

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

7. T-1 min

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

8. T-45 s

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 s

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 10 s

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 28 s

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 32 s

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 39 s

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 24 s

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+6 min 14 s

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+6 min 37 s

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+8 min 4 s

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 27 s

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736