Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)
Launch information
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The Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit was a boilerplate version of the Dragon spacecraft. After using it for ground tests to rate Dragon's shape and mass in various tests, SpaceX launched it into low Earth orbit on the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX used the launch to evaluate the aerodynamic conditions on the spacecraft and performance of the carrier rocket in a real-world launch scenario, ahead of Dragon flights for NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)’.

Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: June 4, 2010, 6:45 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU) (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 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#5049
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Location Launch
#673
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Pad Launch
#56
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Agency Launch
#6
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Orbital Launch
#27
Year 2010
Location Launch
#5
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
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