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Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit

Boilerplate of a Dragon spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX. Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit was launched on June 4, 2010 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jun 27, 2010).

COSPAR 2010-026ANORAD 36595United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Dragon Qual Unit
Common name
Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
Payload designation
Dragon Spacecraft
International designator
2010-026A
NORAD catalog number
36595
GCAT identifier
S36595
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/601

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Commercial
Program
Dragon
Owner
SpaceX
Country
United States
Builder
SpaceX
Platform (bus)
Dragon CM

Launch

Date
June 4, 2010 · 18:45 UTC
Launch record
2010-026Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
234 km
Apogee
260 km
Inclination
34.50°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
June 27, 2010
Last known active
Jun 4, 2010
End of operations
Jun 4, 2010

Size

Mass
3,000 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,000 kg
Length
2.9 m
Diameter
3.60 m
Span
3.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3038762 (CC0).