2002 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight , including major launches and EVAs.

2002 in spaceflight

Soyuz TMA-1, the first Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, approaches the International Space Station in November
Orbital launches
First	16 January
Last	29 December
Total	65
Successes	60
Failures	5
Catalogued	62
National firsts
Satellite	Algeria
Space traveller	South Africa
Rockets
Maiden flights	Ariane 5ECA Atlas IIIB Atlas V 401 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) H-IIA 2024 Kaituozhe-1
Retirements	Ariane 4 42L Ariane 4 42P Atlas IIA
Crewed flights
Orbital	7
Total travellers	40
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2002 in spaceflight

Timeline of spaceflight ←  2001 2003  →

Launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
16 January 00:30	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		Lockheed Martin
		Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 January 23:46	Ariane 4 42L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		INSAT-3C	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Final flight of Ariane 4 42L
4 February 02:45	H-IIA 2024			Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
		MDS-1	NASDA	Geostationary transfer orbit	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Successful
		DASH	ISAS	Geostationary transfer orbit	Re-entry demonstration	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		VEP-3	NASDA	Geostationary transfer orbit	Launch vehicle evaluation	In orbit	Successful
		Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from VEP-3 instrumented payload adapter.
5 February 20:58	Pegasus-XL			Stargazer, Cape Canaveral		Orbital Sciences
		RHESSI	NASA	Low Earth	Heliophysics	In orbit	Successful
11 February 17:45	Delta II 7920-10C			Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS
		Iridium 91	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	13 March 2019 [2]	Successful
		Iridium 90	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	23 January 2019 [4]	Successful
		Iridium 94	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	18 April 2018 [6]	Successful
		Iridium 95	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	25 March 2019 [8]	Successful
		Iridium 96	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	30 May 2020 [10]	Successful
21 February 12:43	Atlas IIIB-DEC		AC-204	Cape Canaveral SLC-36B		International Launch Services
		Echostar 7	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB.
23 February 06:59	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		Intelsat 904	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 February 17:26	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 43/3		VKS
		Kosmos 2387 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #81)	GRU	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	27 June 02:30	Successful
1 March 01:07	Ariane 5G			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Envisat	ESA	Sun-synchronous	Environmental research	In orbit	Successful
1 March 11:22	Space Shuttle Columbia			Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
		STS-109	NASA	Low Earth (HST)	HST servicing	12 March	Operational
		Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B
8 March 22:59	Atlas IIA			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
		TDRS-9 (TDRS-I)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational
		Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply
17 March 09:21	Rockot/Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
		GRACE 1	NASA/DLR	Sun-synchronous	Gravity research	10 March 2018 06:09 UTC [11]	Successful
		GRACE 2	NASA/DLR	Sun-synchronous	Gravity research	24 December 2017 00:16 UTC [12]	Successful
21 March 20:13	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
		Progress M1-8	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	25 June 12:13	Successful
		ISS flight 7P
25 March 14:15	Long March 2F			Jiuquan		CAAC
		Shenzhou 3	CMSA	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	1 April 08:51	Successful
		Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module	CMSA	Low Earth	Scientific research	12 November	Successful
29 March 01:29	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		Astra 3A	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		JCSAT 8	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 March 17:25	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
		Intelsat 903	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
1 April 22:06	Molniya-M/Blok 2BL			Plesetsk Site 16/2		VKS
		Kosmos 2388 (US-K #81)	VKS	Molniya	Missile early warning	14 September 2011	Operational
8 April 20:44	Space Shuttle Atlantis			Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance
		STS-110	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	19 April	Successful
		S0 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
		Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
16 April 23:02	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		NSS 7	SES New Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 April 06:26	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
		Soyuz TM-34	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS escape craft	10 November	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including one space tourist and the first South African space traveller Final flight of Soyuz-TM spacecraft
4 May 01:31	Ariane 4 42P		V151	Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		SPOT 5	CNES	Low Earth	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
		BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix)	AMSAT	Low Earth	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		BreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix)	AMSAT	Low Earth	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
		Final flight of Ariane 4 42P. Both Indefix payloads were permanently attached to the third stage of Ariane 4
4 May 09:54	Delta II 7920-10L		D-291	Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS
		Aqua	NASA	Sun-synchronous (A-train)	Environmental research	In orbit	Operational
7 May 17:00	Proton-K/Blok DM3			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
		DirecTV-5	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 May 01:50	Long March 4B		Y5	Taiyuan LA-7
		Hai Yang 1	CASC	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
		Feng Yun 1D	CASC	Low Earth	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
28 May 15:25	Shavit-1			Palmachim		IAI
		Ofeq-5		Low Earth (retrograde)	Reconnaissance	21 February 2024	Operational
28 May 18:14	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
		Kosmos 2389 (Parus #93)		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
5 June 06:44	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		Intelsat 905	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 21:22	Space Shuttle Endeavour			Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
		STS-111	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	19 June	Successful
		Leonardo MPLM	ASI / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics		Successful
		Canadarm2 Mobile Base Structure	CSA / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
		Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 5)
10 June 01:14	Proton-K / DM-2M			Baikonur Site 200/39		Khrunichev
		Ekspress A4 (A1R)	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. [13]
15 June 22:39	Zenit-3SL			Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch
		Galaxy 3C	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 June 09:33	Rockot / Briz-KM			Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
		Iridium 97	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	27 December 2019 17:30 [14]	Successful
		Iridium 98	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	24 August 2018 [16]	Successful
24 June 18:23 [17]	Titan 23G			Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin
		NOAA-17 (NOAA-M)	NOAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
		Decommissioned on 10 April 2013. Disintegrated in orbit on 10 March 2021, with 16 associated pieces of space debris being tracked. [18]
26 June 05:36	Soyuz-U			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
		Progress M-46	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	14 October	Successful
		ISS flight 8P
3 July 06:47	Delta II 7425-9.5			Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS
		CONTOUR	NASA	Intended: Heliocentric	Comet probe	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke
5 July 23:22	Ariane 5G			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Stellat 5	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		N-STAR c	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 July 06:35	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
		Kosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131)		Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132)		Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 July 15:13	Proton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40)			Baikonur Site 81/24		VKS
		Kosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2)		Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Successful
21 August 22:05	Atlas V 401			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		International Launch Services
		Hot Bird 6	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Atlas V and the first launch of an EELV class rocket
22 August 05:15	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
		Echostar 8	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 August 22:45	Ariane 5G			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Atlantic Bird 1	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Meteosat 8	Eumetsat	Geosynchronous	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
6 September 06:44	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		Intelsat 906	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 September 08:20	H-IIA 2024			Tanegashima LA-Y1
		USERS	JAXA	Low Earth	Microgravity experiments	15 June 2007 19:56	Successful
		DRTS	NASDA	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Successful
12 September 10:23	PSLV-C			Satish Dhawan FLP		ISRO
		Kalpana-1 (METSAT 1)	ISRO	Geostationary	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
15 September 10:30	Kaituozhe-1			Taiyuan
		HTSTL-1	Tsinghua University	Intended: Low Earth	Experimental	15 September	Launch failure
		Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction
18 September 22:04	Atlas IIAS			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
		Hispasat 1D	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 September 16:58	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmsos
		Progress M1-9	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 February 2003	Successful
		ISS flight 9P
26 September 14:27	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
		Nadezhda-M	VKS	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
7 October 10:46	Space Shuttle Atlantis			Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance
		STS-112	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	18 October	Successful
		S1 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
		CETA	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
		Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts
15 October 18:20	Soyuz-U			Plesetsk Site 43/3
		Foton-M1	ESA	Intended: Low Earth	Microgravity experiments	T+29 seconds	Launch failure
		LRB exploded
17 October 04:41	Proton-K/Blok DM-2			Baikonur Site 81/23
		INTEGRAL	ESA	High Earth (High eccentricity)	Astrophysics	In orbit	Operational
27 October 03:17	Long March 4B		Y6	Taiyuan LA-7
		Ziyuan II-02	CAST	Sun-synchronous	Earth observation Reconnaissance (alleged)	22 January 2015	Successful
30 October 03:11	Soyuz-FG			Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
		Soyuz TMA-1	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS escape craft	4 May 2003	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts Maiden flight of Soyuz-TMA spacecraft
20 November 22:39	Delta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240)			Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		Boeing IDS
		Eutelsat W5	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Delta IV
24 November 00:49	Space Shuttle Endeavour			Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
		STS-113	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	7 December	Successful
		P1 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
		MEPSI	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	31 January 2003	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 6) MEPSI is 2 picosatellites connected by a 15 meter tether
25 November 23:04	Proton-K/DM-2M			Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
		Astra 1K	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	Kosmos-3M			Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
		AlSat-1	CNTS	Low Earth	Disaster monitoring	In orbit	Operational
		Mozhayets-3	Mozhaisky	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
		Rubin-3-DSI	OHB System	Low Earth	Measure carrier rocket performance	In orbit	Successful
		AlSat was first Algerian satellite, Rubin intentionally remained attached to upper stage
5 December 02:42	Atlas IIA			Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
		TDRS-10 (TDRS-J)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Final flight of Atlas IIA
11 December 22:22	Ariane 5ECA			Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
		Hot Bird 7	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications	T+178 seconds	Launch failure
		Stentor	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications
		Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA
14 December 23:04	H-IIA 202			Tanegashima LA-Y1
		Adeos 2	NASDA	Low Earth	Environmental research	In orbit	Operational
		Mu-Labsat	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
		RITE	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
		RITE	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
		FedSat	Centre for Satellite Systems	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		WEOS (Kanta-Kun)	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	Ariane 4 44L			Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
		NSS-6	SES New Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 December 17:00	Dnepr			Baikonur Site 109/95		ISC Kosmotras
		LatinSat 1	Aprize	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		LatinSat 2	Aprize	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		SaudiSat 1S	RSRI	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		UniSat 2	University of Rome La Sapienza	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
		Rubin 2	OHB System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 December 12:20	Molniya-M/Blok 2BL			Plesetsk Site 16/2		VKS
		Kosmos 2393 (US-K #82)	VKS	Molniya	Missile early warning	22 December 2013	Successful
25 December 10:37	Proton-K/DM-2			Baikonur Site 81/23		VKS
		Kosmos 2394 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2395 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Kosmos 2396 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
29 December 16:40	Long March 2F			Jiuquan
		Shenzhou 4	CMSA	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	5 January 2003 11:16	Successful
		Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module	CMSA	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	9 September 2003	Successful
29 December 23:16	Proton-M/Briz-M			Baikonur Site 81/24		International Launch Services
		Nimiq 2	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
17 January	Galileo	5th flyby of Io
2 November	Stardust	Flyby of 5535 Annefrank
5 November	Galileo	Flyby of Amalthea
20 December	Nozomi	2nd flyby of the Earth

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
14 January 20:59	6 hours 3 minutes	15 January 03:02	Expedition 4 ISS Pirs	Yuri Onufriyenko Carl E. Walz	Moved the cargo boom for the Russian Strela crane from PMA-1 to the exterior of Pirs, installed an amateur radio antenna onto the end of Zvezda. [19]
25 January 15:19	5 hours 59 minutes	21:18	Expedition 4 ISS Pirs	Yuri Onufriyenko Daniel W. Bursch	Installed six deflector shields for Zvezda'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. [19]
20 February 11:38	5 hours 47 minutes	17:25	Expedition 4 ISS Quest	Carl E. Walz Daniel W. Bursch	Tested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110. [19]	First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station.
4 March 06:37	7 hours 1 minute	13:38	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	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. [20]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
5 March 06:40	7 hours 16 minutes	13:56	STS-109 Columbia	James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino	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). [21]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
6 March 08:28	6 hours 48 minutes	15:16	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	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. [22]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
7 March 09:00	7 hours 30 minutes	16:30	STS-109 Columbia	James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino	Removed the Faint Object Camera from the aft shroud and installed the Advanced Camera for Surveys in 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. [23]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
8 March 08:46	7 hours 20 minutes	16:06	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	Installed an experimental Cryocooler for NICMOS inside 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. [24]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
11 April 14:36	7 hours 48 minutes	22:24	STS-110 ISS Quest	Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim	Began installing the S0 Truss onto Destiny, initial power and data connections installed between the station and S0, and installed two forward struts that permanently hold the truss in place. [25]
13 April 14:09	7 hours 30 minutes	21:39	STS-110 ISS Quest	Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin	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. [25]
14 April 13:48	6 hours 27 minutes	20:15	STS-110 ISS Quest	Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim	Released the claw that was used in the initial attachment of the S0 Truss, installed connectors that will be used to route power to Canadarm2 when it is on the truss, released launch restraints from the Mobile Transporter, and removed a small thermal cover the Mobile Transporter's radiator. [25]
16 April 14:29	6 hours 37 minutes	21:06	STS-110 ISS Quest	Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin	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. [25] [26]
9 June 15:27	7 hours 14 minutes	22:41	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Attached a Power Data Grapple Fixture to 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 the Mobile Base System for installation onto the station's Mobile Transporter. [27] [28]
11 June 15:20	5 hours	20:20	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Attached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS. [27] [29]
13 June 15:16	7 hours 17 minutes	22:33	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Replaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth. [27] [30]
16 August 09:25	4 hours 23 minutes	13:48	Expedition 5 ISS Pirs	Valery Korzun Peggy Whitson	Installed six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda. [31]	Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker.
26 August 05:27	5 hours 21 minutes	10:48	Expedition 5 ISS Pirs	Valery Korzun Sergei Treshchyov	Installed a frame on the outside of Zarya for spacewalk assembly tasks, installed new samples on a pair of Japanese Space Agency experiments housed on Zvezda, installed devices on Zvezda that would simplify the routing of tethers during future spacewalks, and installed two additional ham radio antennas on Zvezda. [31]
10 October 15:21	7 hours 1 minute	20:35	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf / Piers Sellers	Released launch locks that held the S1 truss radiators 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). [32] [33]
12 October 14:31	6 hours 4 minutes	20:35	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf / Piers Sellers	Installed a second camera system, released more radiator launch locks, removed insulation covers on quick-disconnect fittings near the Z1 and P6 junction and to install Spool Positioning Devices, released starboard-side launch restraints on the CETA cart, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly cables. [32] [34]
14 October 14:08	6 hours 36 minutes	20:44	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf / Piers Sellers	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. [32] [35]
26 November 19:49	6 hours 45 minutes	27 November 02:34	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	Initial installation of the P1 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 the Unity node. [36] [37]
28 November 18:36	6 hours 10 minutes	29 November 00:46	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	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. [36] [38]
30 November 19:25	7 hours	1 December 02:25	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	Installed more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines. [36] [39]

Orbital launch summary

By country

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.

Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
	China	5	4	1	0
	Europe	12	11	1	0
	India	1	1	0	0
	Israel	1	1	0	0
	Japan	3	3	0	0
	Russia	24	22	2	0
	Ukraine	2	2	0	0
	United States	17	16	1	0
World		65	60	5	0

By rocket

5

10

15

20

Ariane

Atlas

Delta

H-II

Long March

R-7

R-14

Space Shuttle

Titan

UR

Others

•   Ariane 4
•   Ariane 5
•   Atlas II
•   Atlas III
•   Atlas V
•   Delta II
•   Delta IV
•   H-IIA
•   Long March 2
•   Long March 4
•   Molniya-M
•   Soyuz-U
•   Soyuz-FG
•   Kosmos-3M
•   Space Shuttle
•   Titan 23G
•   Titan IV
•   Proton-K
•   Proton-M
•   Rokot
•   Others
•  

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane	Europe	12	11	1	0
Atlas	United States	5	5	0	0
Delta	United States	4	3	1	0
H-II	Japan	3	3	0	0
Kaituozhe	China	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Long March	China	4	4	0	0
Pegasus	United States	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	1	1	0	0
R-7	Russia	9	8	1	0
R-14	Russia	4	4	0	0
R-36	Ukraine	1	1	0	0
Shavit	Israel	1	1	0	0
Space Shuttle	United States	5	5	0	0
Titan	United States	2	2	0	0
Universal Rocket	Russia	11	10	1	0
Zenit	Ukraine	1	1	0	0

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 4	Europe	Ariane	8	8	0	0
Ariane 5	Europe	Ariane	4	3	1	0
Atlas II	United States	Atlas	3	3	0	0
Atlas III	United States	Atlas	1	1	0	0
Atlas V	United States	Atlas	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta II	United States	Delta	3	2	1	0
Delta IV	United States	Delta	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Dnepr	Ukraine	R-36	1	1	0	0
H-IIA	Japan	H-II	3	3	0	0
Kaituozhe-1	China	Kaituozhe	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Kosmos	Russia	R-14	4	4	0	0
Long March 2	China	Long March	2	2	0	0
Long March 4	China	Long March	2	2	0	0
Molniya	Russia	R-7	2	2	0	0
Pegasus	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton	Russia	UR	9	8	1	0
Shavit	Israel	Shavit	1	1	0	0
Soyuz	Russia	R-7	7	6	1	0
Space Shuttle	United States	Space Shuttle	5	5	0	0
Titan II	United States	Titan	1	1	0	0
Titan IV	United States	Titan	1	1	0	0
UR-100	Russia	UR	2	2	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 4 42P	Europe	Ariane 4	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Ariane 4 42L	Europe	Ariane 4	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Ariane 4 44L	Europe	Ariane 4	6	6	0	0
Ariane 5G	Europe	Ariane 5	3	3	0	0
Ariane 5ECA	Europe	Ariane 5	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Atlas IIA	United States	Atlas II	2	2	0	0	Final flight
Atlas IIAS	United States	Atlas II	1	1	0	0
Atlas IIIB	United States	Atlas III	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Atlas V 401	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta II 7425-9.5	United States	Delta II	1	0	1	0
Delta II 7920-10C	United States	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta II 7920-10L	United States	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta IV-M+ (4,2)	United States	Delta IV	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Dnepr	Ukraine	Dnepr	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 202	Japan	H-IIA	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 2024	Japan	H-IIA	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
Kaituozhe-1	China	Kaituozhe-1	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Kosmos-3M	Russia	Kosmos	4	4	0	0
Long March 2F	China	Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 4B	China	Long March 4	2	2	0	0
Molniya-M	Russia	Molniya	2	2	0	0
Pegasus-XL	United States	Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV-G	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton-K / 17S40	Russia	Proton	2	2	0	0	Final flight
Proton-K / Blok DM-2	Russia	Proton	1	1	0	0
Proton-K / Blok DM-2M	Russia	Proton	5	4	1	0
Proton-M / Briz-M	Russia	Proton	1	1	0	0
Rokot / Briz-KM	Russia	UR-100	2	2	0	0
Shavit 1	Israel	Shavit	1	1	0	0
Soyuz-U	Russia	Soyuz	5	4	1	0
Soyuz-FG	Russia	Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Space Shuttle	United States	Space Shuttle	5	5	0	0
Titan 23G	United States	Titan II	1	1	0	0
Titan IVB / Centaur-T	United States	Titan IV	1	1	0	0
Zenit-3SL	Ukraine	Zenit	1	1	0	0

By spaceport

5

10

15

20

China

France

India

International waters

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

Russia

United States

•   Jiuquan
•   Taiyuan
•   Kourou
•   Satish Dhawan
•   Ocean Odyssey
•   Palmachim
•   Tanegashima
•   Baikonur
•   Plesetsk
•   Cape Canaveral
•   Kennedy
•   Vandenberg

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur	Kazakhstan	15	14	1	0
Cape Canaveral	United States	9	8	1	0
Jiuquan	China	2	2	0	0
Kennedy	United States	5	5	0	0
Kourou	France	12	11	1	0
Ocean Odyssey	International waters	1	1	0	0
Palmachim	Israel	1	1	0	0
Plesetsk	Russia	10	9	1	0
Satish Dhawan	India	1	1	0	0
Taiyuan	China	3	2	1	0
Tanegashima	Japan	3	3	0	0
Vandenberg	United States	3	3	0	0
Total		65	60	5	0

By orbit

10

20

30

40

Low Earth

Medium Earth / Molniya

Geosynchronous / transfer

High Earth

•   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 to ISS
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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