Falcon 9 v1.0 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

Name: Falcon 9 v1.0 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
Start: 2010-12-08T15:43:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.0

Status

Success

Date

8 DEC 2010

15:43

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.0

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage was used on the first five Falcon 9 launches, and powered by nine SpaceX Merlin 1C rocket engines arranged in a 3x3 pattern.

Height

47.8 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

318 T

Thrust

3,807 kN