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Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

December 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 launch image
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December 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5619, -80.5774

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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.

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.0

Falcon · v1.0

Height

47.8 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

9,300 kg

Successful launches

4

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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