
SpaceX rocket launch from Florida this weekend brings a new mission
- by Florida Today
- Jul 09, 2025
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A new type of SpaceX mission will lift off over the weekend from Cape Canaveral.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite for Israel will take off no earlier than 12:31 a.m. Sunday, July 13 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
According to the Space Coast Office of Tourism, SpaceX is referring to the mission as "Commercial GTO 1." This marks the first time SpaceX has used the term "GTO" for a mission name. In spaceflight, the term "GTO" typically stands for Geostationary Transfer Orbit. This is an elliptical orbit used to send a payload into a geostationary orbit − meaning the satellite will orbit along with Earth, appearing stationary.
It is unknown if other launches will follow in a series of "GTO" missions, such as the Bandwagon rideshare mission series.
The payload in this launch is Dror-1. This is a geostationary communications satellite for Israel by Israel Aerospace Industries.
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