Israel launches Dror-1 satellite, the most advanced ever built in the country

Alexia Bădoiu

Israel has achieved a new success in the field of space technology, with the launch of the Dror-1 telecommunications satellite, considered the most sophisticated ever built in the Israeli state. The satellite was launched on Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA), aboard a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to the SpaceX company, owned by Elon Musk, according to an official statement from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), quoted by AFP. • A new strategic step for Israel "Dror-1 is the most advanced