2002 in spaceflight
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This article outlines notable events occurring in2002 inspaceflight,including major launches andEVAs.
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Orbital launches | |
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First | 16 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 65 |
Successes | 60 |
Failures | 5 |
Catalogued | 62 |
National firsts | |
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Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Ariane 5ECA Atlas IIIB Atlas V401 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) H-IIA2024 Kaituozhe-1 |
Retirements | Ariane 442L Ariane 4 42P Atlas IIA |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 7 |
Total travellers | 40 |
Launches[edit]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay(UTC) | Outcome | ||
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January[edit] | |||||||
16 January 00:30 |
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US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 January 23:46 |
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Ariane 4 42L | |||||||
February[edit] | |||||||
4 February 02:45 |
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JAXA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
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JAXA | Geosynchronous | Re-entrydemonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from payload adapter. | |||||||
5 February 20:58 |
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NASA | Low Earth | Heliophysics | In orbit | Successful | ||
11 February 17:45 |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 13 March 2019[1] | Successful | ||
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 23 January 2019[2] | Successful | ||
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 18 April 2018[3] | Successful | ||
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 25 March 2019[4] | Successful | ||
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 30 May 2020[5] | Successful | ||
21 February 12:43 |
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Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB. | |||||||
23 February 06:59 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 February 17:26 |
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VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 27 June 02:30 |
Successful | ||
March[edit] | |||||||
1 March 01:07 |
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ESA | Sun-synchronous | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | ||
1 March 11:22 |
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NASA | Low Earth (HST) | HST servicing | 12 March | Operational | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 7astronauts Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B | |||||||
8 March 22:59 |
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NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational | ||
Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply | |||||||
17 March 09:21 |
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NASA/DLR | Sun-synchronous | Gravity research | 10 March 2018 06:09 UTC[6] |
Successful | ||
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NASA/DLR | Sun-synchronous | Gravity research | 24 December 2017 00:16 UTC[7] |
Successful | ||
21 March 20:13 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 25 June 12:13 |
Successful | ||
ISS flight 7P | |||||||
25 March 14:15 |
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CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 1 April 08:51 |
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CMSA | Low Earth | Scientific research | 12 November | Successful | ||
29 March 01:29 |
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SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 March 17:25 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
April[edit] | |||||||
1 April 22:06 |
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VKS | Molniya | Missile early warning | 14 September 2011 | Operational | ||
8 April 20:44 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 19 April | Successful | ||
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts | |||||||
16 April 23:02 |
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SES New Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 April 06:26 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 10 November | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including onespace touristand the first South African space traveller Final flight ofSoyuz-TMspacecraft | |||||||
May[edit] | |||||||
4 May 01:31 |
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CNES | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
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AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Ariane 4 42P | |||||||
4 May 09:54 |
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NASA | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | ||
7 May 17:00 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 May 01:50 |
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CASC | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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CASC | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 May 15:25 |
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Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 May 18:14 |
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Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
June[edit] | |||||||
5 June 06:44 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
5 June 21:22 |
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NASA | Low Earth(ISS) | ISS assembly | 19 June | Successful | ||
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ASI/NASA | Low Earth(ISS) | ISS logistics | Successful | |||
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CSA/NASA | Low Earth(ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launchedExpedition 5) | |||||||
10 June 01:14 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
Guidance error during ascent, recovered and placed in correct orbit using upper stage. Decommissioned in early 2020 after seventeen years in service.[8] | |||||||
15 June 22:39 |
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PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 June 09:33 |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 27 December 2019 17:30[9] |
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Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 24 August 2018[10] | Successful | ||
24 June 18:23[12] |
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NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Decommissioned on 10 April 2013. Disintegrated in orbit on 10 March 2021, with 16 associated pieces ofspace debrisbeing tracked.[11] | |||||||
26 June 05:36 |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth(ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 October | Successful | ||
ISS flight 8P | |||||||
July[edit] | |||||||
3 July 06:47 |
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NASA | Intended:Heliocentric | Cometprobe | In orbit | Failure | ||
Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit Intended to visit comet2P/Encke | |||||||
5 July 23:22 |
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Stellat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Stellat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
8 July 06:35 |
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Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
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Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
25 July 15:13 |
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Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
August[edit] | |||||||
21 August 22:05 |
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Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas V and the first launch of anEELVclass rocket | |||||||
22 August 05:15 |
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Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 August 22:45 |
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Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Eumetsat | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
September[edit] | |||||||
6 September 06:44 |
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Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
10 September 08:20 |
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JAXA | Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | 15 June 2007 19:56 |
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NASDA | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
12 September 10:23 |
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ISRO | Geostationary | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
15 September 10:30 |
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Tsinghua University | Intended: Low Earth | Experimental | 15 September | Launch failure | ||
Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction | |||||||
18 September 22:04 |
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Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 September 16:58 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 February 2003 | Successful | ||
ISS flight 9P | |||||||
26 September 14:27 |
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VKS | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
October[edit] | |||||||
7 October 10:46 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 18 October | Successful | ||
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts | |||||||
15 October 18:20 |
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ESA | Intended: Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | T+29 seconds | Launch failure | ||
LRB exploded | |||||||
17 October 04:41 |
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ESA | High Earth(Higheccentricity) | Astrophysics | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of 17S40 upper stage | |||||||
27 October 03:17 |
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CAST | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 October 03:11 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 4 May 2003 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts Maiden flight ofSoyuz-TMAspacecraft | |||||||
November[edit] | |||||||
20 November 22:39 |
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Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Delta IV | |||||||
24 November 00:49 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 7 December | Successful | ||
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2003 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launchedExpedition 6) MEPSI is 2picosatellitesconnected by a 15 meter tether | |||||||
25 November 23:04 |
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SES Astra | Intended: Geosynchronous Attained: Low Earth |
Communications | 10 December | Launch failure | ||
Upper stage malfunction resulted in satellite being placed into an unusable parking orbit. Intentionally de-orbited. | |||||||
28 November 06:07 |
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CNTS | Low Earth | Disaster monitoring | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Mozhaisky | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
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OHB System | Low Earth | Measurecarrier rocketperformance | In orbit | Successful | ||
AlSat was firstAlgeriansatellite, Rubin intentionally remained attached to upper stage | |||||||
December[edit] | |||||||
5 December 02:42 |
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NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Atlas IIA | |||||||
11 December 22:22 |
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Eutelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | T+178 seconds | Launch failure | ||
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Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA | |||||||
14 December 23:04 |
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NASDA | Low Earth | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Centre for Satellite Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Whale monitoring | In orbit | Operational | ||
RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC | |||||||
17 December 23:04 |
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SES New Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 December 17:00 |
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Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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University of Rome La Sapienza | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
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OHB System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
24 December 12:20 |
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VKS | Molniya | Missile early warning | 22 December 2013 | Successful | ||
25 December 10:37 |
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KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 December 16:40 |
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CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 5 January 2003 11:16 |
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CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 9 September 2003 | Successful | ||
29 December 23:16 |
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Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
Deep Space Rendezvous[edit]
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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17 January | Galileo | 5th flyby ofIo | |
2 November | Stardust | Flyby of5535 Annefrank | |
5 November | Galileo | Flyby ofAmalthea | |
20 December | Nozomi | 2nd flyby of the Earth |
EVAs[edit]
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
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14 January 20:59 |
6 hours 3 minutes |
15 January 03:02 |
Expedition 4 ISSPirs |
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Moved the cargo boom for the Russian Strela crane fromPMA-1to the exterior ofPirs,installed an amateur radio antenna onto the end ofZvezda.[13] | |
25 January 15:19 |
5 hours 59 minutes |
21:18 | Expedition 4 ISSPirs |
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Installed six deflector shields forZvezda's jet thrusters, installed a second amateur radio antenna, attached four science experiments, and retrieved and replaced a device to measure material from the thrusters.[13] | |
20 February 11:38 |
5 hours 47 minutes |
17:25 | Expedition 4 ISSQuest |
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Tested theQuestairlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110.[13] | FirstQuest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station. |
4 March 06:37 |
7 hours 1 minute |
13:38 | STS-109 Columbia |
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Removed the starboard solar array and replaced it with a new, smaller and more powerful third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth.[14] | Hubble Space Telescopeservicing |
5 March 06:40 |
7 hours 16 minutes |
13:56 | STS-109 Columbia |
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Removed the port solar array and replaced it with a new third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth. Removed and replaced the Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA).[15] | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
6 March 08:28 |
6 hours 48 minutes |
15:16 | STS-109 Columbia |
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The spacewalk was delayed 2 hours by a leak in Grunsfeld's spacesuit. The Power Control Unit (PCU) was removed and stowed for return to Earth. A new, more powerful PCU, sized to match the more productive solar arrays, was installed.[16] | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
7 March 09:00 |
7 hours 30 minutes |
16:30 | STS-109 Columbia |
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Removed theFaint Object Camerafrom the aft shroud and installed theAdvanced Camera for Surveysin the same location. After stowing the Faint Object Camera in the payload bay for return to Earth, the Electronic Support Module was installed in the aft shroud.[17] | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
8 March 08:46 |
7 hours 20 minutes |
16:06 | STS-109 Columbia |
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Installed an experimental Cryocooler forNICMOSinside the aft shroud of and connected it to the Electronic Support Module installed the day before. Installed the Cooling System Radiator and connected it to the NICMOS.[18] | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
11 April 14:36 |
7 hours 48 minutes |
22:24 | STS-110 ISSQuest |
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Began installing theS0 TrussontoDestiny,initial power and data connections installed between the station and S0, and installed two forward struts that permanently hold the truss in place.[19] | |
13 April 14:09 |
7 hours 30 minutes |
21:39 | STS-110 ISSQuest |
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Continued S0 Truss installation, power and data cable connections installed between S0 and the station, and installed two aft struts that permanently hold the truss in place.[19] | |
14 April 13:48 |
6 hours 27 minutes |
20:15 | STS-110 ISSQuest |
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Released the claw that was used in the initial attachment of the S0 Truss, installed connectors that will be used to route power toCanadarm2when it is on the truss, released launch restraints from theMobile Transporter,and removed a small thermal cover the Mobile Transporter's radiator.[19] | |
16 April 14:29 |
6 hours 37 minutes |
21:06 | STS-110 ISSQuest |
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Pivoted the "Airlock Spur", which will be used by spacewalkers in the future as a path from the airlock to the truss, installed handrails onto S0, partially assembled a platform, and installed two floodlights.[19][20] | |
9 June 15:27 |
7 hours 14 minutes |
22:41 | STS-111 ISSQuest |
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Attached aPower Data Grapple Fixtureto the P6 truss, removed debris panels from the payload bay and attached them to a temporary location on PMA-1, and removed thermal blankets to prepare theMobile Base Systemfor installation onto the station's Mobile Transporter.[21][22] | |
11 June 15:20 |
5 hours | 20:20 | STS-111 ISSQuest |
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Attached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS.[21][23] | |
13 June 15:16 |
7 hours 17 minutes |
22:33 | STS-111 ISSQuest |
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Replaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth.[21][24] | |
16 August 09:25 |
4 hours 23 minutes |
13:48 | Expedition 5 ISSPirs |
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Installed six micrometeoroiddebris panels ontoZvezda.[25] | Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker. |
26 August 05:27 |
5 hours 21 minutes |
10:48 | Expedition 5 ISSPirs |
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Installed a frame on the outside ofZaryafor spacewalk assembly tasks, installed new samples on a pair ofJapanese Space Agencyexperiments housed onZvezda,installed devices onZvezdathat would simplify the routing of tethers during future spacewalks, and installed two additional ham radio antennas onZvezda.[25] | |
10 October 15:21 |
7 hours 1 minute |
20:35 | STS-112 ISSQuest |
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Released launch locks that held theS1 trussradiators in place during launch, attached power, data and fluid lines between the S1 truss and S0, deployed the station's second S-Band communications system, installed the first of two external camera systems, and released launch restraints on the truss' mobile spacewalk workstation, Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA).[26][27] | |
12 October 14:31 |
6 hours 4 minutes |
20:35 | STS-112 ISSQuest |
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Installed a second camera system, released more radiator launch locks, removed insulation covers on quick-disconnect fittings near theZ1and P6 junction and to install Spool Positioning Devices, released starboard-side launch restraints on the CETA cart, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly cables.[26][28] | |
14 October 14:08 |
6 hours 36 minutes |
20:44 | STS-112 ISSQuest |
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Removed and replaced the Interface Umbilical Assembly on the station's Mobile Transporter, installed two jumpers that will allow ammonia coolant to flow between the S1 and S0 Trusses, released a drag link and stowed it, and installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPD) on ammonia lines.[26][29] | |
26 November 19:49 |
6 hours 45 minutes |
27 November 02:34 |
STS-113 ISSQuest |
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Initial installation of theP1 truss,installed connections between the P1 and the S0 truss, released launch restraints on the CETA cart, installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPDs) onto the station, removed a drag link on P1 that served as a launch restraint, and installed a Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto theUnitynode.[30][31] | |
28 November 18:36 |
6 hours 10 minutes |
29 November 00:46 |
STS-113 ISSQuest |
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nstalled fluid jumpers where the S0 and the P1 are attached to each other, removed the P1's starboard keel pin, installed another Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the P1, and relocated the CETA cart from the P1 to the S1 truss.[30][32] | |
30 November 19:25 |
7 hours | 1 December 02:25 |
STS-113 ISSQuest |
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Installed more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines.[30][33] |
Orbital launch summary[edit]
By country[edit]
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.
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17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||
World | 65 | 60 | 5 | 0 |
By rocket[edit]
By family[edit]
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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PSLV | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
R-14 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
R-36 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | ![]() |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By type[edit]
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 4 | ![]() |
Ariane | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Ariane 5 | ![]() |
Ariane | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Atlas II | ![]() |
Atlas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas III | ![]() |
Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | ![]() |
Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Delta II | ![]() |
Delta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Delta IV | ![]() |
Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Dnepr | ![]() |
R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | ![]() |
H-II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe-1 | ![]() |
Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Kosmos | ![]() |
R-14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | ![]() |
Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | ![]() |
Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya | ![]() |
R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | ![]() |
Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | ![]() |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | ![]() |
UR | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Shavit | ![]() |
Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | ![]() |
R-7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() |
Space Shuttle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan II | ![]() |
Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IV | ![]() |
Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | ![]() |
UR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() |
Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration[edit]
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 4 42P | ![]() |
Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 4 42L | ![]() |
Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 4 44L | ![]() |
Ariane 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Ariane 5G | ![]() |
Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Ariane 5ECA | ![]() |
Ariane 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Atlas IIA | ![]() |
Atlas II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas IIAS | ![]() |
Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas IIIB | ![]() |
Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Atlas V 401 | ![]() |
Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Delta II 7425-9.5 | ![]() |
Delta II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920-10C | ![]() |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920-10L | ![]() |
Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | ![]() |
Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Dnepr | ![]() |
Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA 202 | ![]() |
H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA 2024 | ![]() |
H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Kaituozhe-1 | ![]() |
Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Kosmos-3M | ![]() |
Kosmos | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2F | ![]() |
Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | ![]() |
Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya-M | ![]() |
Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus-XL | ![]() |
Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-G | ![]() |
PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K/17S40 | ![]() |
Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Proton-K/Blok DM-2 | ![]() |
Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K/Blok DM-2M | ![]() |
Proton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Proton-M/Briz-M | ![]() |
Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rokot/Briz-KM | ![]() |
UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Shavit 1 | ![]() |
Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | ![]() |
Soyuz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | ![]() |
Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() |
Space Shuttle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan 23G | ![]() |
Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan IVB/Centaur-T | ![]() |
Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SL | ![]() |
Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport[edit]
5
10
15
20
China
France
India
International waters
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baikonur | ![]() |
15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Jiuquan | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kennedy | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Kourou | ![]() |
12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Palmachim | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 60 | 5 | 0 |
By orbit[edit]
- Low Earth
- Low Earth (ISS)
- Low Earth (retrograde)
- Low Earth (SSO)
- Medium Earth
- Molniya
- Geosynchronous
- High Earth
Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low Earth/Sun-synchronous | 33 | 31 | 2 | 1 | Including flights toISS |
Geosynchronous/GTO | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
Medium Earth/Molniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
High Earth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Heliocentric orbit/Planetary transfer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 60 | 5 | 1 |
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