// communications · 2025

Dror 1

Israeli communications satellite. Dror 1 was launched on July 13, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-148ANORAD 64784Israel

Identity

Name in GCAT: Dror 1
Payload designation: PR-8000
International designator: 2025-148A
NORAD catalog number: 64784
GCAT identifier: S64784

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: AMOS
Owner: ISA
Country: Israel
Builder: Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory
Platform (bus): Amos-4000

Launch

Date: July 13, 2025 · 05:04 UTC
Launch record: 2025-148Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): VHEO
Perigee: 30,138 km
Apogee: 62,079 km
Inclination: 1.98°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jul 13, 2025

Size

Mass: 4,500 kg
Dry mass: 2,500 kg
Length: 6.8 m
Diameter: 2.80 m
Span: 17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q135295179 (CC0).