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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Startup
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- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:10
Max-Q
- T+00:02:28
MECO
- T+00:02:32
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:39
SES-1
- T+00:03:24
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:14
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:37
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:08:04
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:27
Stage 1 Landing