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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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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