Falcon 9 Flight 1

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Falcon 9 Flight 1 was the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a key milestone in the company’s development of orbital launch capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Falcon 9 launch
maiden flight
orbital launch
apogeeApproximate 250 km
apsis gee
countryOfOrigin United States
customer SpaceX (internal demonstration)
linked to: SpaceX
fairingType Dragon-style payload fairing
firstStageEngines 9 Merlin 1C
linked to: Merlin 1C
firstStageEngineType Merlin 1C
flightNumberInProgram 1
followedBy Falcon 9 Flight 2
inclinationApproximate 34.5 degrees
launchAzimuthApproximate 45 degrees
launchCampaign Falcon 9 inaugural campaign
linked to: Falcon 9 Flight 1
launchConfiguration Falcon 9 v1.0 Block 1
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
launchDate 2010-06-04
launchDateTimeUTC 2010-06-04T18:45:00Z
launchLocation Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
linked to: Cape Canaveral
launchMassApproximate 333,400 kg
launchOutcome success
launchProvider SpaceX
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
SLC-40
launchSuccessCriteria validate Falcon 9 performance and systems in orbit
launchVehicle Falcon 9 v1.0
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
launchVehicleFamily Falcon 9
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
missionType demonstration mission
test flight
notableEvent first successful orbital launch of a liquid-fueled rocket by a private company using its own rocket design from the United States
operator SpaceX
orbitType Low Earth orbit
payload Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
payloadManufacturer SpaceX
payloadMassApproximate ~6,000 kg
payloadType mass simulator
perigeeApproximate 235 km
precededBy Falcon 1 Flight 5
relatedProgram Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
Falcon 9 program
linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
rocketCoreVersion Falcon 9 v1.0 core
secondStageEngine Merlin 1C Vacuum
linked to: Merlin Vacuum
significance first flight of a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
first orbital launch of Falcon 9 rocket
key milestone in SpaceX orbital launch capability development
stageRecoveryAttempt no first stage recovery attempt

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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 previousMission Falcon 9 Flight 1
Merlin 1C sea-level usedOnMission Falcon 9 Flight 1
Merlin 1C sea-level usedOnMission Falcon 9 Flight 2
linked to: Falcon 9 Flight 1
C1 mission precededBy Falcon 9 Flight 1
Falcon 9 Flight 1 launchCampaign Falcon 9 inaugural campaign
linked to: Falcon 9 Flight 1