Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX · Falcon 9 v1.0 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 7th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,101st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 8, 15:43 – Dec 8, 15:43 UTC
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
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.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B0004 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing @ Atlantic Ocean · landing failed · zone record 38/42
Watch
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight 2 Launch Webcast — Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
- SpaceX - Falcon 9, Flight 2 — SpaceX
