SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday at 1:04 a.m. EDT (0504 GMT), on a mission SpaceX called Commercial GTO-1.

Israel successfully launched Dror-1, its advanced national communications satellite, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, Dror-1 will enhance communication network and demonstrate its independent space capabilities.

Early July 13, a new SpaceX mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral. Here's what to know about Commercial GTO 1.

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday (Jul 13) said it had launched a new national communications satellite on board a SpaceX rocket from the United States. The Dror 1 satellite was blasted into orbit on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida,

The Dror 1 communications satellite, the successor of the Amos 8, has been developed by IAI's Systems Missiles and Space Group (SMS) and its mission is to achieve, "Communications independence for the State of Israel" and will serve the needs of the country for at least 15 years without dependence on private communications companies.

SpaceX rang out 2022 a few days early with a brilliant nighttime launch from California to haul an Israeli reconnaissance satellite into orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Israeli Earth ...