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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.0Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
Launched
December 8, 2010
Summary
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.0 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 8, 2010. It was SpaceX's 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,101st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon 9 v1.0 flight. Booster B0004 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Atlantic Ocean failed. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon C1, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 316 km orbit inclined 34.5°. The spacecraft was Dragon C101 (C101). 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight 2 Launch WebcastSpacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
- SpaceX - Falcon 9, Flight 2SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.0 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B0004 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at Atlantic Ocean · landing failed38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon 9 v1.0 flightSpaceX's 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,101st orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C101 (C101)
First Dragon mission, second Falcon 9 launch. Mission tested the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule. After recovery, the capsule was put on display at SpaceX's headquarters.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: under an hour
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon C1 · NORAD 37244 · 2010-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-066A
- Epoch
- 2010-12-08 15:34:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9298967 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021812
- Inclination
- 34.5447°
- Ascending node
- 180.7668°
- Arg. of perigee
- 225.2707°
- Mean anomaly
- 136.6556°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Dragon C1 · NORAD 37244 · landed December 8, 2010
- QbX-2 · NORAD 37245 · re-entered January 16, 2011
- SMDC-ONE · NORAD 37246 · re-entered January 12, 2011
- Perseus 003 · NORAD 37247 · re-entered December 31, 2010
- Perseus 001 · NORAD 37248 · re-entered December 31, 2010
- QbX-1 · NORAD 37249 · re-entered January 6, 2011
- Perseus 002 · NORAD 37250 · re-entered December 30, 2010
- Perseus 000 · NORAD 37251 · re-entered December 30, 2010
- Caerus/Mayflower · NORAD 37252 · re-entered December 22, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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) program for which SpaceX was selected. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 676th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
186 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launch?
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launched on December 8, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1?
Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight 2 Launch Webcast; SpaceX - Falcon 9, Flight 2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1?
Falcon 9 v1.0, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.0 spec sheet
Where did SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B0004 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Atlantic Ocean failed.
What orbit did SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 reach?
Dragon C1, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 316 km orbit inclined 34.5°.
How many satellites did SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).