2010 · SpaceX
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
successFalcon 9 v1.0 | 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.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 8, 2010 at 03:43 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Mission
- SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit