What is Dror-1, Israel’s ‘Smartphone in Space’ satellite?
Dror-1 is Israel’s first fully government-owned, domestically built communications satellite, launched in July. Weighing 4.5 tons and operating 36,000 km above Earth, it features advanced digital payloads and reprogrammable “smartphone in space” technology, enabling real-time updates, secure coverage, and national control for 15 years.