Photo: NASA/Alan Ault · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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)…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterFalcon 9 v1.0
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.0
Falcon 9 v1.0: specs, record and next flights → SpaceX: all its launches →
MissionTest Flight · LEO
Test Flight · LEO
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAGON C1 2010-066A | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-08 | |
| QBX2 2010-066B | Payload | re-entered 2011-01-16 | |
| SMDC ONE 2010-066C | Payload | re-entered 2011-01-12 | |
| PERSEUS 003 2010-066D | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-31 | |
| PERSEUS 001 2010-066E | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-31 | |
| QBX1 2010-066F | Payload | re-entered 2011-01-06 | |
| PERSEUS 002 2010-066G | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-30 | |
| PERSEUS 000 2010-066H | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-30 |
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| MAYFLOWER 2010-066J | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-22 | |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2010-066K | Rocket body | 291 × 9218 km · 34.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2010-066. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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