SpaceX
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
Falcon 9 v1.0
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 · 15:43 UTC
Mission
/01SpaceX 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.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 v1.0
Variant: v1.0
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562° N, 80.577° W
57
Pad Launches
676
Location Launches
7
Agency Launches
69
Orbital This Year