SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 canonical | 4 |
| Falcon 9 Flight 1 | 1 |
| SpaceX Demo-1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 Context triple: [NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, firstSuccessfulDemoMission, SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1]
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A.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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B.
SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 was a NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission that delivered cargo to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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C.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
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D.
Crew-1
Crew-1 was SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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E.
SpaceX Dragon program
The SpaceX Dragon program is a family of reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX to transport cargo and crew to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 Target entity description: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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A.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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B.
SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 was a NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission that delivered cargo to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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C.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
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D.
Crew-1
Crew-1 was SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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E.
SpaceX Dragon program
The SpaceX Dragon program is a family of reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX to transport cargo and crew to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dragon spacecraft test flight
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SpaceX mission ⓘ orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
COTS Demo 1
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linked to:
COTS Demo Flight 1
Dragon C1 flight ⓘ
linked to:
COTS Demo Flight 1
|
| apoapsis | about 301 km ⓘ |
| associatedLaunchVehicleFamily |
Falcon 9
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linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
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| associatedSpacecraftFamily |
SpaceX Dragon
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linked to:
SpaceX Cargo Dragon
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| contractingAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| firstOf |
first SpaceX mission under NASA COTS program
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first commercial spacecraft recovered from orbit ⓘ first orbital flight of Dragon spacecraft ⓘ |
| inclination | 34.5 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| launchDate | 2010-12-08 ⓘ |
| launchDateTimeUTC | 2010-12-08T15:43:00Z ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 6,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
CCAFS SLC-40
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linked to:
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9
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linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
|
| launchVehicleConfiguration |
Falcon 9 v1.0
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linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
|
| missionDuration | 3 hours 19 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful demonstration of Dragon orbital flight and recovery ⓘ |
| missionSequence | COTS Demo Flight 1 ⓘ |
| missionType |
cargo demonstration flight
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uncrewed test flight ⓘ |
| nextMission | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first privately developed spacecraft to orbit and be recovered successfully ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 2 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| payloadType | test cargo and instrumentation ⓘ |
| periapsis | about 288 km ⓘ |
| previousMission | Falcon 9 Flight 1 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | demonstrate Dragon launch, orbit, and reentry ⓘ |
| program |
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
ⓘ
NASA COTS ⓘ |
| recovered | true ⓘ |
| recoveryArea | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| recoveryType | ocean splashdown ⓘ |
| reentry | controlled ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective |
test Dragon guidance, navigation, and control systems
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test Falcon 9 performance on second flight ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Dragon C1
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linked to:
Dragon 1
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| splashdownTimeUTC | 2010-12-08T19:02:00Z ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 Description of subject: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
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firstSuccessfulDemoMission
→
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
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linked to: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
linked to: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1