2002 in spaceflight

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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2002.

Launch Date/Time	Rocket	Launch Site	Launch Contractor	Payload	Operator	Orbit	Mission/ Function	Re-Entry/ Destruction	Outcome	Remarks
16 January 00:30 GMT	Titan IVB/Centaur	LC-40, Cape Canaveral		Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful
23 January 23:46 GMT	Ariane 4 (42L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful	Final flight of Ariane 4 42L
4 February 02:45 GMT	H-IIA	LC-Y, Tanegashima		MDS-1	JAXA	GTO	Technology Demonstration	Still In Orbit	Successful
				DASH	JAXA	GTO	Re-entry Demonstration	Still In Orbit	Failure	Failed to separate from payload adapter
5 February 20:58 GMT	Pegasus XL	L-1011, Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip (CCAFS)	Orbital Sciences	HESSI	NASA	LEO	Solar sciences	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
11 February 17:43 GMT	Delta II (7920-10C)	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		Iridium 91	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Iridium 90	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Iridium 94	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Iridium 95	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Iridium 96	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
21 February 12:43 GMT	Atlas IIIB	LC-36B, Cape Canaveral	ILS	Echostar 7	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far	Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB
23 February 06:59 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Intelsat 904	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
25 February 17:26 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-43, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2387		LEO	Reconnaissance	02:30 GMT, 27 June 2002	Successful So Far
1 March 01:07 GMT	Ariane 5G	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Envisat	ESA	SSO	Environmental research	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
1 March 11:22 GMT	Space Shuttle Columbia	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-109, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, rendezvous with HST	Manned Orbital Flight	12 March 2002	Successful	HST service flight
8 March 22:59 GMT	Atlas IIA	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral		TDRS-9 (TDRS-I)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Partial Failure	Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply. Spacecraft still operational
17 March 09:21 GMT	Rokot	LC-133, Plesetsk	Eurokot	GRACE 1		LEO		Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				GRACE 2		LEO		Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
21 March 20:13 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Progress M1-8	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	12:13, 25 June 2002	Successful
25 March 14:15 GMT	Long March 2F (CZ-2F/Shenjian)	SLS, Jiuquan	CAAC	Shenzhou 3	CAAC	LEO	Test Spacecraft	08:51, 1 April 2002	Successful
				Shenzhou 3 Orbital Module	CAAC	LEO	44 Scientific Experiments	12 November 2002	Successful
29 March 01:29 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Astra 3A	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				JCSAT 8	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
30 March 17:25 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2M	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Intelsat 903	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
1 April 22:06 GMT	Molniya (R-7 8K78M)	LC-16, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2388	KVR	Molniya	Early Warning	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
8 April 20:44 GMT	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-110, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	19 April 2002	Successful	ISS Assembly flight
				S0 Truss	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
16 April 23:02 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	NSS 7	New Skies	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
25 April 06:26 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Soyuz TM-34	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	10 November 2002	Successful	Final flight of Soyuz TM
4 May 01:31 GMT	Ariane 4 (42P)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	SPOT-5	CNES	LEO	Earth Imaging	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix)	AMSAT	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				BreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix)	AMSAT	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
4 May 09:54 GMT	Delta II 7920-10L	SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB		Aqua	NASA	LEO	Environmental research	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
7 May 17:00 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2M	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	DirecTV-5	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
15 May 01:50 GMT	Long March 4B (CZ-4B)	LC-1, Taiyuan		Hai Yang 1	CASC	LEO	Earth Observation	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Feng Yun 1D	CASC	LEO	Weather satellite	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
28 May 15:25 GMT	Shaviyt	Palmachim Beach	IAI	'Ofeq-5		LEO		Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
28 May 18:14 GMT	Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)	LC-132, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2389				Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
5 June 06:44 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Intelsat 905	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
5 June 21:22 GMT	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-111, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	19 June 2002	Successful	ISS Expedition 5
				Leonardo MPLM	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	19 June 2002	Successful
				Canadarm 2 Mobile Base Structure	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
10 June 01:14 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2M	LC-200, Baikonur		Ekspress A1R	Kosmicheskiya Svyaz	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far	Guidance error during ascent, recovered and placed in correct orbit using upper stage
15 June 22:39 GMT	Zenit 3SL	Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean	Sea Launch	Galaxy 3C	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
20 June 09:33 GMT	Rokot	LC-133, Plesetsk	Eurokot	Iridium 97	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Iridium 98	Iridium Satellite LLC	LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
24 June 18:23 GMT	Titan II	SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB		NOAA-17 (NOAA-M)	NOAA	LEO	Weather satellite	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
26 June 05:36 GMT	Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Progress M-46	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	14 October 2002	Successful
3 July 06:47 GMT	Delta II (7425-9.5)	LC-17A, Cape Canaveral		CONTOUR	NASA	Intended: Heliocentric	Comet flyby	Still In Orbit	Failure	Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke
5 July 23:22 GMT	Ariane 5G	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Stellat 5	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				NStar C	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
8 July 06:35 GMT	Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)	LC-132, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2390		LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Kosmos-2391		LEO	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
25 July 15:13 GMT	Proton-K/17S40	LC-81, Baikonur		Kosmos-2392		LEO	Reconnaissance satellite	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
21 August 22:05 GMT	Atlas V (401)	LC-41, Cape Canaveral	ILS	Hot Bird 6	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far	Maiden flight of Atlas V First launch of an EELV class rocket
21 August 05:15 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2M	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Echostar 8	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
28 August 22:45 GMT	Ariane 5G	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Atlantic Bird 1	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
				Meteosat 8	Eumetsat	Geosynchronous	Weather satellite	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
6 September 06:44 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Intelsat 906	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still In Orbit	Successful So Far
10 September 08:20 GMT	H-IIA	LC-Y, Tanegashima		USERS	JAXA	LEO	Microgravity experiments	15 June 2007, 19:56 GMT	Successful
				DRTS	NASDA	Geostationary orbit	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
12 September 10:23 GMT	PSLV-C	Sriharikota		Kalpana 1 (METSAT 1)	ISRO	Geostationary orbit	Weather satellite	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
15 September 10:30 GMT	KT-1	Taiyuan		HTSTL-1	Tsinghua University	Intended: LEO	Experimental	15 September 2002	Failure	Second Stage malfunction
18 September 22:04 GMT	Atlas IIAS	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral	ILS	Hispasat 1D	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
25 September 16:58 GMT	Soyuz-FG	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Progress M1-9	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Resupply ISS	1 February 2003	Successful
26 September 14:27 GMT	Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)	LC-132, Plesetsk		Nadezhda-M	VKS	LEO	Navigation Satellite	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
7 October 10:46 GMT	Space Shuttle Atlantis	LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center	United Space Alliance	STS-112, 6 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	19 June 2002	Successful	ISS Assembly
				ISS S1 Truss	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				CETA	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
15 October 18:20 GMT	Soyuz-U (11A511U)	LC-43, Plesetsk		Foton-M1	ESA	Intended: LEO	Microgravity experiments	T+29 seconds	Failure	LRB exploded
17 October 04:41 GMT	Proton-K/17S40	LC-200, Baikonur		INTEGERAL	ESA	MEO/HEO (High eccentricity)	Astrophysics	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Final flight of Proton with 17S40 upper stage
27 October 03:17 GMT	Long March 4B	LC-1, Taiyuan		Zi Yau 2	CAST	LEO	Reconnaissance	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
30 October 03:11 GMT	Soyuz-FG	LC-1, Baikonur	RFSA	Soyuz TMA-1	RFSA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	4 May 2003	Successful	Maiden flight of Soyuz TMA
20 November 22:39 GMT	Delta IVM+(4,2) (9240)	LC-37B, Cape Canaveral		Eutelsat W5	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Maiden Flight of Delta IV
24 November 00:49 GMT	Space Shuttle Endeavour	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center	USA	STS-113, 7 astronauts	NASA	LEO, docked to ISS	Manned orbital flight	7 December 2002	Successful	ISS Assembly
				ISS P1 Truss	NASA	LEO, attached to ISS	ISS component	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				MEPSI	NASA	LEO	Technology demonstration	31 January 2003	Successful	2 Picosatellites connected by 15 metre tether
25 November 23:04 GMT	Proton-K/DM-2M	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Astra 1K	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Comsat	De-orbited	Failure
28 November 06:07 GMT	Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)	LC-132, Plesetsk		ALSAT-1	CNTS	LEO	Disaster monitoring	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Mozhaets	Russian military	LEO	Technology demonstration	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Rubin-3-DSI	PO Polyot	LEO	Measure carrier rocket performance	Still in orbit	Successful
5 December 02:42 GMT	Atlas IIA	LC-36A, Cape Canaveral		TDRS-10 (TDRS-J)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Spacecraft comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
11 December 22:22 GMT	Ariane 5 ECA	ELA-3, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	Hot Bird 7	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat	T+178 seconds	Failure	Engine failure leading to loss of control Self-destruct activated Maiden flight of Ariane 5 ECA
				Stentor	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Comsat
14 December 23:04 GMT	H-IIA	LC-Y, Tanegashima		Adeos 2	NASDA	LEO	Environmental research	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Mu-Labsat	NASDA	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				RITE	NASDA	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Deployed by Mu-Labsat, 14 March 2003 at 01:40 GMT
				RITE	NASDA	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far	Deployed by Mu-Labsat, 14 May 2003 at 01:50 GMT
				FedSat	Centre for Satellite Systems	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				WEOS (Kanta-Kun)	Chiba Institute of Technology	LEO	Landsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
17 December 23:04 GMT	Ariane 4 (44L)	ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)	Arianespace	NSS-6	New Skies Satellites	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
20 December 17:00 GMT	Dnepr-1 (Dnipro)	LC-109, Baikonur	ISC Kosmotras	LatinSat 1	Aprize	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				LatinSat 2	Aprize	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				SaudiSat 1S	Riyadh Space Research Institute	LEO	Amateur Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				UniSat 2	University of Rome	LEO	Technology development	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Rubin 2	OHB	LEO	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
24 December 12:20 GMT	Molinya (R-7 8K78M)	LC-16, Plesetsk		Kosmos-2393	VKS	Molniya	Early Warning spacecraft	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
25 December 10:37 GMT	Proton	LC-81, Baikonur		Kosmos-2394	KNITs	MEO	Glonass navigation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Kosmos-2395	KNITs	MEO	Glonass navigation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
				Kosmos-2396	KNITs	MEO	Glonass navigation	Still in orbit	Successful So Far
29 December 16:40 GMT	Long March 2F (CZ-2F/Shenjian)	SLS, Jiuquan		Shenzhou 4	CASC	LEO	Test spacecraft	5 January 2003, 11:16 GMT	Successful
				Shenzhou 4 Orbital Module	CASC	LEO	Test spacecraft	9 September 2003	Successful
29 December 23:16 GMT	Proton-M	LC-81, Baikonur	ILS	Nimiq 2	Telesat Canada	Geosynchronous	Comsat	Still in orbit	Successful So Far

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 2002

• January 17 — Galileo 5^th flyby of Io
• November 2 — Stardust flyby of 5535 Annefrank
• November 5 — Galileo flyby of Amalthea
• December 20 — Nozomi 2^nd flyby of the Earth

References

• Encyclopedia Astronautica
• Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
• JAXA
• Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
• Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
• NASA
• NASA SpaceFlight.com
• Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
• Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
• Southwest Space Archive
• SPACE.com Launch Forecast
• SpaceFlightNow
• Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
• U.S. Space Objects Registry
• Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)

Preceded by 2001

Timeline of spaceflight 2002

Succeeded by 2003

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