In orbitRocket body

FALCON 9 R/B

NORAD: 37253
COSPAR: 2010-066K

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Spacecraft

Built by: SpaceX
Owner: SpaceX
Platform (bus): Dragon SM
Mass at launch: 2,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 5,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 3.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.6 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S37253, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2010-12-08
Rocket: Falcon 9
Flight: Dragon C1
Mission name: Dragon C101
Launch site: CC, LC40
Launched by: SpaceX
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2010-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2010-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2010-12-08
Period: 194.8 min
Inclination: 34.51°
Apogee: 9,213 km
Perigee: 292 km
Radar cross-section: 16.781 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 9

Everything from this launch

Payload9 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit