Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 made its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral, reaching orbit on the first attempt while carrying a boilerplate Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit that stayed in orbit for three weeks before reentry.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

3 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 5 Falcon 9 v1.0 flights

Date and time

4 June 2010, 18:45 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.0

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Payload

Test Flight

International designator

2010-026

Launches in 2010

27th of 74

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