SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1? (“Commercial GTO 1”) Rocket Launch
Note: Payload identity is uncertain and to be confirmed, based on FCC documentation. 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.