DRAGON/FALCON 9

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite DRAGON/FALCON 9 at a glance.

Uptime

23

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DRAGON/FALCON 9.

Object identification

Object name: DRAGON/FALCON 9

International designator: 2010-026A

Object number (NORAD): 36595

Object ID (CCSDS): 36595

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Decay date: June 27, 2010

Inclination: 34.48 deg

Period: 87.27 minutes

Apoapsis: 140.0 km

Periapsis: 138.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite DRAGON/FALCON 9 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

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.

DRAGON/FALCON 9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on June 4, 2010, 6:45 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.

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Launch to space Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)
Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 4, 2010, 6:45 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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