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SUMMARY:SpaceX Falcon 9 – GTO‑1 (Dror‑1) Launch
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Launch Time: </strong>1:04<span>&nbsp\;AM EDT</span>
 </p>\n<p data-start="97" data-end="461"><strong data-start="340" data-end=
 "354">Rocket:</strong> Falcon 9 Block 5<br data-start="371" data-end="
 374"><strong data-start="374" data-end="388">Orbit:</strong> Geostationary
  Transfer Orbit (GTO)<br data-start="423" data-end="426"><strong data-star
 t="426" data-end="446">Mission Type:</strong> Communications</p>\n<p data-
 start="463" data-end="563"><strong data-start="463" data-end="484">Mission
  Overview:</strong><br data-start="484" data-end="487"><span>This mission\
 , designated <strong data-start="25" data-end="34">GTO‑1</strong>\, is s
 et to deploy <strong data-start="53" data-end="63">Dror‑1</strong>\, an 
 Israeli high-capacity communications satellite developed by IAI. Geared fo
 r a 15-year service life\, Dror‑1 features advanced digital communicatio
 ns payloads along with <strong data-start="236" data-end="274">&ldquo\;sma
 rtphone in space&rdquo\; capabilities</strong>\, enabling dynamic in-orbit
  reconfiguration and performance agility</span> .</p>\n<p data-start="565"
  data-end="592"><strong data-start="565" data-end="590">Key Payload Featur
 es:</strong></p>\n<ul data-start="593" data-end="716">\n<li data-start="59
 3" data-end="634">\n<p data-start="595" data-end="634"><span><strong data-
 start="0" data-end="20" data-is-only-node="">IAI-built Dror‑1</strong> o
 n the AMOS‑HP platform (~4\,000 kg)</span></p>\n</li>\n<li data-start=
 "635" data-end="676">\n<p data-start="637" data-end="676"><span>Designed f
 or secure\, agile communications and extended operational life</span></p>\
 n</li>\n<li data-start="677" data-end="716">\n<p data-start="679" data-end
 ="716"><span>Supports Israeli national and regional communication needs</s
 pan></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p data-start="718" data-end="748"><strong data-st
 art="718" data-end="746">Mission Significance:</strong></p>\n<ul data-star
 t="749" data-end="872">\n<li data-start="749" data-end="790">\n<p data-sta
 rt="751" data-end="790"><span>Strengthens Israel&rsquo\;s satellite commun
 ications independence</span></p>\n</li>\n<li data-start="791" data-end="83
 2">\n<p data-start="793" data-end="832"><span>Showcases SpaceX&rsquo\;s ca
 pability to deliver large GEO payloads cost-effectively</span></p>\n</li>\
 n<li data-start="833" data-end="872">\n<p data-start="835" data-end="872">
 <span>Reflects growing international usage of Falcon rockets for medium- a
 nd heavy-class satellites</span></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p data-start="874" da
 ta-end="940"><strong data-start="874" data-end="898">Booster Recovery:</st
 rong><br data-start="898" data-end="901"><span>Falcon 9's first stage is
  expected to perform a landing on an <strong data-start="62" data-end="104
 ">Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)</strong> in the Atlantic.</span><
 /p>\n<p>🔗 For additional details and live coverage\, visit the SpaceX L
 aunches page.</p>\n<p>Stay updated at <a href="https://www.spacex.com/laun
 ches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spacex.com/starlink</a></p>\n<p>Or l
 ink below</p>\n<p data-start="874" data-end="940"><span></span><br></p>
URL:https://new.flspacetourism.com/events/2025/07/13/spacex-falcon-9-gto-1-
 dror-1-launch.html
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LOCATION:SLC-40\, Cape Canaveral SFS\, Florida\, USA
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