Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
The Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (Dragon C100) was a boilerplate version of the Dragon spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX. After using it for ground tests to rate Dragon's shape and mass in various tests, SpaceX launched it into low Earth orbit on the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 rocket, on June 4, 2010. SpaceX used the launch to evaluate the aerodynamic conditions on the spacecraft and performance of the carrier rocket in a real-world launch scenario, ahead of Dragon flights for NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. The spacecraft orbited the Earth over 300 times before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 27 June.
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | SpaceX |
| COSPAR ID | 2010-026A |
| SATCAT no. | 36595 |
| Mission duration | 22 days |
| Orbits completed | 359 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Dragon C100 |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 June 2010, 18:45 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.0 F1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Reentry | 27 June 2010, 00:50 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 249.5 kilometers (155.0 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 252.5 kilometers (156.9 mi) |
| Inclination | 34.5 degrees |
| Epoch | 26 June 2010 22:58:50 |
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