COTS-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:43:00

Wednesday December 8, 2010

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Mission Details

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Secondary Payloads

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The Falcon 9 carried a small number of nanosatellites to orbit as well. Included were the first U.S. Army nanosatellite, Space and Missile Defense Command — Operational Nanosatellite Effect, or SMDC-ONE, for a 30-day mission, and two 3U buses, the CubeSat Experiment (QbX), provided by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, also expected to remain in orbit for only 30 days.

Low Earth Orbit

8 Payloads

25 kilograms

Dragon C1

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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the second overall flight of the Falcon 9 rocket manufactured by SpaceX. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule. The mission also aimed to test fixes to the Falcon 9 rocket, particularly the unplanned roll of the first stage that occurred during flight 1.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Falcon 9 Block 1 (v1.0)

Active 2010 to 2013

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$59.50 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 54.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,450 kg

GTO: 4,540 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,940 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


2nd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2010

SpaceX


7th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2010

2010


69th

Orbital launch attempt