Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

Launch information

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Mission description

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 in 2010 was the unmanned first spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the Dragon C1, which orbited the Earth, and the second overall flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program for which SpaceX was selected. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1’.

Launch image Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 8, 2010, 3:43 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 (LEO)

Launcher

SpaceX

Rocket

Falcon 9

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
37244 DRAGON C1 LEO 34.55 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37245 QBX2 LEO 34.53 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37246 SMDC ONE LEO 34.54 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37247 PERSEUS 003 LEO 34.52 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37248 PERSEUS 001 LEO 34.53 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37249 QBX1 LEO 34.53 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37250 PERSEUS 002 LEO 34.52 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37251 PERSEUS 000 LEO 34.52 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
37252 MAYFLOWER LEO 34.53 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5091

To this date

Location Launch

#676

To this date

Pad Launch

#57

To this date

Agency Launch

#7

To this date

Orbital Launch

#69

Year 2010

Location Launch

#8

Year 2010

Pad Launch

#2

Year 2010

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2010

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