2002 in spaceflight
None
Soyuz TMA-1
, the first
Soyuz-TMA
spacecraft, approaches the
International Space Station
in November
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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 | |
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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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight , including major launches and EVAs .
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Launches
Date and time ( UTC ) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||
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Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat ) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks | ||||||
January |
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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 | ||||||
February |
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4 February
02:45 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
MDS-1 | JAXA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | |
DASH | JAXA | Geosynchronous | Re-entry demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from 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 | 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 | VKS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance |
27 June
02:30 |
Successful | |
March |
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1 March
01:07 |
Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||
Envisat | ESA | Sun-synchronous | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | |
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 |
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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 |
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Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply | ||||||
17 March
09:21 |
Rockot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot | |||
GRACE 1 | NASA | Sun-synchronous | In orbit | Operational | ||
GRACE 2 | NASA | Sun-synchronous | In orbit | Operational | ||
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 | |
April |
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1 April
22:06 |
Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2388 | 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 |
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May |
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4 May
01:31 |
Ariane 4 42P | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||
SPOT-5 | CNES | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational | |
BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix) | AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
BreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix) | AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Final flight of Ariane 4 42P | ||||||
4 May
09:54 |
Delta II 7920-10L | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | |||
Aqua | NASA | Sun-synchronous ( A-train ) | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | |
7 May
17:00 |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||
DirecTV-5 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
15 May
01:50 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan | ||||
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 | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 May
18:14 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2389 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
June |
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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 ) |
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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. [11] | ||||||
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 [12] |
Successful | |
Iridium 98 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 24 August 2018 [14] | Successful | |
24 June
18:23 [15] |
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. [16] | ||||||
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 | ||||||
July |
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3 July
06:47 |
Delta II 7425-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||
CONTOUR | NASA | Intended: Heliocentric | Comet probe | In orbit | Failure | |
Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit
Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke |
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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 | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kosmos 2391 | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
25 July
15:13 |
Proton-K/ 17S40 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2392 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
August |
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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 | |
September |
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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 | |
October |
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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/17S40 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | ||||
INTEGRAL | ESA | High Earth (High eccentricity ) | Astrophysics | In orbit | Operational | |
Final flight of 17S40 upper stage | ||||||
27 October
03:17 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan | ||||
Zi Yau 2 | CAST | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |
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 |
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November |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
December |
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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 |
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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 | Landsat | 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 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2393 | 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 | |
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date ( GMT ) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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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 |
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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 . [17] | |
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. [17] | |
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. [17] | 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. [18] | 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). [19] | 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. [20] | 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. [21] | 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. [22] | 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. [23] | |
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. [23] | |
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. [23] | |
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. [23] [24] | |
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. [25] [26] | |
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. [25] [27] | |
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. [25] [28] | |
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 . [29] | 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 . [29] | |
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). [30] [31] | |
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. [30] [32] | |
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. [30] [33] | |
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. [34] [35] | |
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. [34] [36] | |
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. [34] [37] |
Orbital launch summary
By country
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
Partial
failures |
Remarks | |
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China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
Europe | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Russia | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | ||
Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
United States | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
World | 65 | 59 | 5 | 1 |
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- "IRIDIUM 91" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 91" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- "IRIDIUM 90" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 90" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- "IRIDIUM 94" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 94" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- "IRIDIUM 95" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 95" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- "IRIDIUM 96" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 96" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
- ↑ "Самый старый российский спутник связи вывели из эксплуатации" [ Oldest Russian communications satellite decommissioned ] . RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020 . Retrieved 28 March 2020 .
- ↑ Desch, Matt [@IridiumBoss] (28 December 2019). "Final "official" reentry report for the final satellite of our first generation network: SV97. Reentered at 17:30 UTC yesterday, descending over Russia (trying to return where launched 17 yrs ago). They all provided amazing service – far longer than anyone expected! #Flarewell" (Tweet) . Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via Twitter .
- "IRIDIUM 98" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ "IRIDIUM 98" . N2YO.com . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
- ↑ Ray, Justin (24 June 2002). "Titan 2 rocket launches polar-orbiting weather eye" . Spaceflight Now . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
- ↑ Foust, Jeff (20 March 2021). "Decommissioned NOAA weather satellite breaks up" . SpaceNews . Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
- 1 2 3 NASA (2002). "Expedition Four Spacewalks" . NASA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (4 March 2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 8" . NASA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009 . Retrieved 12 January 2009 .
- ↑ NASA (5 March 2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 10" . National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009 . Retrieved 12 January 2009 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 12" . National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009 . Retrieved 13 January 2009 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 14" . National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009 . Retrieved 13 January 2009 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status report No. 16" . National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009 . Retrieved 13 January 2009 .
- 1 2 3 4 NASA (2002). "STS-110 Extravehicular Activities" . NASA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2002 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-110, Mission Control Center Status Report #17" . NASA. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- 1 2 3 NASA (2002). "STS-111 Extravehicular Activities" . NASA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2002 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 10" . NASA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 14" . NASA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 18" . NASA. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- 1 2 NASA (2002). "Expedition Five Spacewalks" . NASA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- 1 2 3 NASA (2002). "STS-112 Extravehicular Activities" . NASA. Archived from the original on 20 February 2003 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report No. 7" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report #11" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report #15" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- 1 2 3 NASA (2002). "STS-113 Extravehicular Activities" . NASA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 7" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 11" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
- ↑ NASA (2002). "STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 15" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2008 .
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