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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

Name: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launch
Start: 2010-12-08T15:43:00+00:00
End: 2010-12-08T15:43:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 v1.0SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 · 03:43 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadSpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerSpaceX

Stages2

PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Launch site

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range

Latitude: 28.562°N
Longitude: 80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

03:43 PM UTC - 03:43 PM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.0

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m

LEO Payload22,800 kg

Launches850

Successes707

Provider

SpaceX

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USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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