2001 in spaceflight

none June 2019 June 2019 yes yes 2001 Mir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg The Mir space station, which was deorbited on 23 March 9 January 28 December 59 58 1 58 GSLVH-IIA 202Proton-MSoyuz-FG Ariane 4 44PAriane 4 44LPAthena I 8 44 Timeline of spaceflight 2000 2002 right on 2 This article outlines notable events occurring in 2001 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. Deorbit of Mir Deorbit of Mir paragraph 1 Launches 2001 |colspan=8| January |- 2 9 January 17:00 PRCLong March 2F PRCJiuquan PRC PRCShenzhou 2 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 16 January 11:22 PRCShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 24 August 09:05 1 10 January 22:09 FRAAriane 4 44P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace TURTürksat 2A Eurasiasat SAM Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 January 04:28 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Final spacecraft to dock with the Mir space station.Remained docked during re-entry. RUSProgress M1-5 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Deorbit Mir Successful 23 March 05:50 1 30 January 07:55 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-7 (USA-156) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| February |- 2 7 February 23:05 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Skynet 4F is the final ECS-class satellite. Sicral Geostationary Communications Operational UKSkynet 4F MoD (UK) Geostationary Communications Operational 2 7 February 23:13 USA104 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts USASTS-98 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 20 February 20:33 UNDestiny NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 20 February 08:48 RUSStart-1 RUSSvobodniy Site 5 RUS SWEOdin SSC Low Earth Infrared astronomy Operational 1 26 February 08:09 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 3P RUSProgress M-44 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 16 April 13:23 1 27 February 21:20 USATitan IVB (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin USAMilstar 2 (USA-157) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| March |- 2 8 March 11:42 USASpace Shuttle 103 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 2)Maiden flight of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module USASTS-102 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 21 March 07:31 2 ITAUSALeonardo MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful inherit 2 8 March 22:51 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace FRAEurobird Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational JPNBSAT-2A BSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 18 March 22:33 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006 USAXM-2 "Rock" XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Communications Partial satellite failure |colspan=8| April |- 1 7 April 03:47 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUS Maiden flight of Proton-M RUSEkran-M 18 GPKS Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 7 April 15:02 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USA2001 Mars Odyssey NASA Areocentric Mars orbiter Operational 1 18 April 10:13 INDGSLV INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO Payload placed in incorrect orbit due to underpowered upper stage of launch vehicleMaiden flight of GSLV INDGSAT-1 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Failure 3 19 April 18:40 USASpace Shuttle 105 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts USASTS-100 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 1 May 16:10 2 ITAUSARaffaello MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful inherit CANCanadarm2 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 28 April 07:37 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first space tourist, whose flight was arranged by the American company Space Adventures RUSSoyuz TM-32 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS escape craft Successful 31 October |colspan=8| May |- 1 8 May 22:10 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006 USAXM-1 "Roll" XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Communications Partial satellite failure 1 15 May 01:11 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAPanamsat 10 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 18 May 17:45 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS NROL-17 Mission. USAGeoLITE (USA-158) NRO Geostationary Experimental communications Operational 1 20 May 22:32 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Maiden flight of Soyuz-FGISS flight 4P RUSProgress M1-6 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 22 August 1 29 May 17:55 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2377 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 10 October |colspan=8| June |- 1 8 June 15:08 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2378 MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 9 June 06:45 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 901 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 June 01:49 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services LUXAstra 2C SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 19 June 04:41 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAICO F2 ICO Medium Earth Communications Operational 1 30 June 17:45 USADelta II 7425-10 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Ceased operations on 20 August 2010, subsequently manoeuvred into heliocentric orbit on 8 Septemberhttp://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06wmap/ WMAP finishes nine-year probe of infant universe Clark Stephen 6 October 2010 Spaceflight Now 7 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101010023755/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06wmap/ 10 October 2010 live USAWMAP NASA Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange Point Astronomy Successful |colspan=8| July |- 2 12 July 09:03 USASpace Shuttle Atlantis USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts USASTS-104 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 25 July 03:38 UNQuest NASA Low Earth ISS component Operational 2 12 July 21:58 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Premature cutoff of 2nd stage. Artemis reached correct orbit under own power, BSAT abandoned in useless orbit 23pxArtemis ESA Geosynchronous Navigation Partial launch failureOperational JPNBSAT-2B BSAT Intended: GeosynchronousAchieved: Medium Earth Communications Launch failure 28 January 2014 1 20 July 00:17 RUS Molniya-M RUS Plesetsk Site 43/4 RUS VKS RUSMolniya 3–51 MO RF Molniya Communications Successful 19 December 2016https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26867 MOLNIYA 3-51 N2YO.com 24 August 2019 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175350/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26867 live 1 23 July 07:23 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USAGOES-12 (GOES-M) NOAA Geosynchronous Weather satellite Operational 1 31 July 08:00 UKR Tsyklon-3 RUS Plesetsk Site 32/2 RUS VKS RUS Koronas F RAKA Sun-synchronous Solar observation Successful 6 December 2005https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26873 CORONAS F N2YO.com 24 August 2019 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901181818/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26873 live |colspan=8| August |- 1 6 August 07:28 USATitan IVB (402)/IUS USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin USADSP-21 (USA-159) US Air Force Geosynchronous Missile early warning Operational 1 8 August 16:13 USADelta II 7326-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Parachute failed to deploy upon return to Earth, some samples recovered from wreckage USAGenesis NASA Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange Point Solar wind sample return Partial failure 8 September 2004 3 10 August 21:10 USASpace Shuttle Discovery USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 3)Simplesat released 20 August 18:30 UTC, and failed to contact ground USASTS-105 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 22 August 03:38 2 ITAUSALeonardo MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful inherit USASimplesat NASA Low Earth Astronomy Failure 30 January 2002 1 21 August 09:23 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 5P RUSProgress M-45 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 22 November 1 24 August 20:35 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2379 VKS Geosynchronous Early warning Operational 2 29 August 07:00 JPNH-IIA 202 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN Maiden flight of H-IIA JPNLRE NASDA Geostationary transfer Orbit determination Successful JPNVEP-2 NASDA Geostationary transfer Boilerplate spacecraft Successful 1 30 August 06:46 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 902 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| September |- 2 8 September 15:25 USA Atlas IIAS USA Vandenberg SLC-3E Lockheed Martin USA NOSS C1-1 (USA-160) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational USA NOSS C1-1 (USA-160-2) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational 2 14 September 23:34 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 4R RUS Progress M-SO1 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tug / ISS assembly Successful 26 September RUS Pirs Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Successful 26 July 2021 14:51Gebhardt Chris https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/farewell-pirs/ Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered NASASpaceFlight 25 July 2021 26 July 2021 26 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210726125659/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/farewell-pirs/ live 3 21 September 18:49 USA Taurus 2110 USA Vandenberg LC-576E USA Orbital Sciences Failed to reach orbit after control issues. SBD and Celestis-4 were hosted payloads on the third stage. USA Orbview-4 OrbImage Intended: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation Launch failure 21 September 3 3 USA QuikTOMS NASA Intended: Low Earth (SSO) Ozone observation inherit inherit USA SBD / Celestis-4 Orbital Sciences / Celestis Intended: Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration / Space burial inherit inherit 1 25 September 23:21 FRA Ariane 4 44P FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 44P. FRA Atlantic Bird 2 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 4 30 September 02:40 USA Athena I USA Kodiak LP-1 USA Lockheed Martin Kodiak Star, Space Test Program mission. Final flight of Athena I, and at the time final flight of the Athena family, which was later reactivated. First orbital launch from Kodiak Island. USA Starshine 3 NASA Low Earth Laser ranging Successful 21 January 2003 USA Picosat 9 U.S. Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful USA PCSat U.S. Air Force Low Earth Communications Operational USA SAPPHIRE Stanford University Low Earth Education Successful |colspan=8| October |- 1 5 October 21:21 USATitan IVB (404) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USALockheed Martin USAEIS-2 (USA-161) NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance Operational 1 6 October 16:45 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81 RUSVKS RUSRaduga-1 VKS Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 11 October 02:32 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36B USAAquila (USA-162) NRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 18 October 18:51 USA Delta II 7320-10 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA Boeing IDS USA QuickBird 2 DigitalGlobe Low Earth Earth observation Successful 27 January 2015https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26953 QUICKBIRD 2 N2YO.com 24 August 2019 11 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200811141003/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26953 live 1 21 October 08:59 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-33 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS escape craft Successful 5 May 2002 03:52 3 22 October 04:53 INDPSLV INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO INDTES ISRO Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational 23pxPROBA ESA Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational DEBIRD DLR Low Earth Earth imaging Operational 1 25 October 11:34 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 3–52 VKS Molniya Communications Successful 6 December 2011 |colspan=8| November |- 2 26 November 18:24 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 6PKolibri deployed from Progress on 19 March 2002 RUSProgress M1-7 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 20 March 2002 RUSKolibri RAKA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 4 May 2002 1 27 November 00:35 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 44LP USADirecTV-4S DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| December |- 3 1 December 18:04 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2382 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2383 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2384 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational 3 5 December 22:19 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 4)Starshine 2 released 16 December, 15:02 UTC USASTS-108 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 17 December 17:55 2 ITAUSARaffaello MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful inherit USAStarshine 2 NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 26 April 2002 2 7 December 15:07 USADelta II 7920-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS FRAUSAJason 1 CNES/NASA Low Earth Oceanography Operational USATIMED NASA Low Earth Solar research Operational 5 10 December 17:18 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUSMeteor 3M-1 Rosaviakosmos Low Earth Weather satellite Operational Kompas IZMIRAN Low Earth Earthquake prediction Operational date:15 august 2023 access-date:15 august 2023 PAK Badr-B SUPARCO Low Earth Earth imaging Partially Successful MARDE Maroc-Tubsat Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale/TU Berlin Low Earth Earth imaging/Communications Operational RUS USA Reflector Rosaviakosmos/US Air Force Low Earth Space debris research Operational 1 21 December 04:00 UKR Tsyklon-2 KAZ Baikonur Site 90/20 RUSKosmos 2383 (US-PM) Russian Navy Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 20 March 2004 18:54http://russianforces.org/blog/2004/03/reentry_of_the_cosmos2383_nava.shtml Reentry of the Cosmos-2383 naval reconnaissance satellite Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces 20 March 2004 24 August 2019 Podvig Pavel 24 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824023950/http://russianforces.org/blog/2004/03/reentry_of_the_cosmos2383_nava.shtml live 6 28 December 03:24 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2384 (Strela) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2385 (Strela) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2386 (Strela) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUSGonets D1-10 (Gonets) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUSGonets D1-11 (Gonets) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational RUSGonets D1-12 (Gonets) VKS Low Earth Communications Operational |} 2001 Suborbital launches November 2024 2001 yes |colspan=8| January-March |- 1 17 January 04:31 INDAgni 2 INDIntegrated Test Range INDDRDO INDReentry Vehicle Mk 2 DRDO Suborbital Missile test 17 January Successful 1 26 January 03:57 USAAries USAKauai Test Facility USAUS Navy Target for FTR-1A. Apogee: ~300 km USAAegis TTV-2 USN Suborbital ABM target 26 January Intercepted 1 26 January 04:03 USARIM-161 SM-3 FTR-1A "Stellar Gemini" USALake Erie CG-70, Pacific Ocean launch area, off Kauai USAUS Navy Intercepted Aries target missile. Apogee: 100 km USALEAP USN Suborbital Missile test 26 January Successful 1 7 February 09:28 USALGM-30G Minuteman III GT175GM USAVandenberg AFB, LF-10 USAUS Air Force USAMk 12 reentry vehicle ×3 USAF Suborbital Missile test 7 February Successful 1 9 February 04:00:06 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands USANASA USAJHU FOT 16 NASA, JHU Suborbital UV astronomy 9 February Successful 1 12 February 16:28 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USANASA 36.187NM NASA Suborbital Microgravity research 12 February Successful 1 16 February 10:28 RUSR-29RM Shtil RUSK-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy RUSReentry vehicle ×4 Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 February Successful 1 16 February 10:43 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 169 RUSRVSN RUSReentry vehicles RVSN Suborbital Missile test 16 February Successful 1 19 February INDRH-200SV INDSatish Dhawan Space Centre INDISRO IND ISRO Suborbital Test flight 19 February Successful 1 20 February 18:58 USASR19/SR19 USAWake Island USASMDC USATCMP-3B SMDC Suborbital Test flight 20 February Successful 1 22 February 04:55 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA USAGBRJ-PEX 2 NRL, Leicester University Suborbital UV astronomy 22 February Successful 1 22 March 22:15 USAAries USAKodiak Launch Complex, LP-2 USAUS Air Force USAQRLV-1 USAF, USN Suborbital Target 22 March Successful 1 31 March USAHera USAFort Wingate, LC-96 USASMDC USAMBRV-3 SMDC Suborbital Target for PAC-3 31 March Successful 1 31 March 06:00 INDPrithvi INDIntegrated Test Range INDDRDO IND DRDO Suborbital Missile test 31 March Successful |colspan=8| April-June |- 1 17 April 22:00 FRAMSBS M45 FRAL'Inflexible (S615), Bay of Biscay FRAFrench Navy FRAReentry vehicle ×6 French Navy Suborbital Missile test 17 April Successful 1 18 April IRNShahab 1 IRNKermanshah Air Base IRN Missile strikes on MKO militant camps, many launches. IRNWarhead Suborbital Missile strike 18 April Successful 1 29 April 11:28 23pxUSAMaxus SWEEsrange SWESSC 23pxMAXUS 4 ESA Suborbital Microgravity research 29 April Successful 1 8 May 09:55 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange, Skylark launch tower UKSounding Rocket Services Apogee: 248 km DETEXUS 39 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 8 May Successful 1 14 May USATrident D5 FCET-24 USAUSS Kentucky (SSBN-737), Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy USAReentry vehicles USN Suborbital Missile test 14 May Successful 1 15 May 01:57 USAImproved Orion NORAndøya Rocket Range NORNDRE NORHiN-2 NDRE Suborbital Test flight 15 May Successful 1 31 May INDRH-200SV INDSatish Dhawan Space Centre INDISRO IND ISRO Suborbital Test flight 31 May Successful 1 5 June 11:32 RUSR-29RM Shtil RUSK-51 Verkhoturye, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy RUSReentry vehicle ×4 Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test 5 June Successful 1 21 June 17:32 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands, LC-36 USANASA USATXI NASA/GSFC Suborbital Solar radiation research 21 June Successful 1 25 June 23:16 USATrident D5 FCET-25 USALouisiana SSBN-743, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy USAReentry vehicles USN Suborbital Missile test 25 June Successful 1 25 June 23:16 USATrident D5 FCET-25 USAUSS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy USAReentry vehicles USN Suborbital Missile test 25 June Successful 1 26 June 01:13 USATrident D5 FCET-25 USAUSS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range USAUS Navy USAReentry vehicles USN Suborbital Missile test 26 June Successful 1 27 June ISRJericho II ISRPalmachim Airbase ISRIsraeli Air Force ISR IAF Suborbital Missile test 27 June Successful 1 27 June 04:35 RUSUR-100NU KAZBaikonur, Site 132/30 RUSRVSN RUS RVSN Suborbital Missile test 27 June Successful 1 29 June 04:44:01 CANBlack Brant VC USAWallops Flight Facility USANASA USANASA 21.125GE NASA Suborbital Ionospheric research 29 June Successful |colspan=8| July-September |- 1 31 August 20:00 USAGBI BV BV-2 USAVandenberg AFB, LF-21 USAUS Air Force Maiden flight of the Boeing Boost Vehicle. Apogee: ~200 km USADummy EKV BMDO Suborbital Missile test 31 August Successful |colspan=8| October-December |- 1 24 October 2001 16:00 TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket Sounding Rocket II TWNJiu Peng Air Base TWNNSPO Second stage failed to ignite at T+20 seconds.Chern Jeng-Shing Wu Bill Chen Yen-Sen Wu An-Ming 2012 Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan Acta Astronautica 70 159–164 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.030 2012AcAau..70..159C 0094-5765 TWNTMA release experiment NSPO Suborbital Ionosphere research 24 October Failure 1 13 December 18:15 USAGBI BV BV-3 USAVandenberg AFB, LF-21 USAUS Air Force Missile steered off course 30 seconds after launch, flight was terminated by range safety USADummy EKV BMDO Suborbital Missile test 13 December Failure |} 2001 Deep space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks15 January Stardust 1st flyby of the Earth12 February NEAR Landed on 433 Eros First-ever asteroid landing25 May Galileo 8th flyby of Callisto6 August Galileo 4th flyby of Io22 September Deep Space 1 Flyby of 19P/Borrelly24 October Mars Odyssey Areocentric orbit injection EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks10 February15:507 hours34 minutes23:24STS-98ISS 104 noUSAThomas D. JonesUSARobert CurbeamRemoved protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the 3800 cuft m3 on laboratory from the payload bay to its home on the Unity node. Curbeam and Jones then connected electrical, data and cooling lines to the lab, during which a small amount of ammonia crystals leaked from one of the hoses, prompting a decontamination procedure.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-04-highlights.html STS-98 Day 4 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074944/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-04-highlights.html 17 September 2008 livehttp://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-98/eva12.htm Three Space Walks Will Add Sophisticated Laboratory 21 October 2008 Shuttle Press Kits 2001 Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081012054743/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-98/eva12.htm 12 October 2008 12 February15:596 hours50 minutes22:49STS-98ISS AtlantisUSAThomas D. JonesUSARobert CurbeamInstalled the shuttle docking adapter onto Destiny, installed insulating covers over the pins that held Destiny in place during launch, attached a vent to the lab's air system, installed handrails and sockets on the exterior of Destiny, and attached a base for the future space station robotic arm.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.html STS-98 Day 6 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917075137/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.html 17 September 2008 live14 February14:485 hours25 minutes20:13STS-98ISS AtlantisUSAThomas D. JonesUSARobert CurbeamAttached a spare communications antenna to the station, double-checked connections between the Destiny lab and its docking port, released a cooling radiator on the station, inspected solar array connections at the top of the station, and tested the ability of a spacewalker to carry an immobile crew member back to the shuttle airlock.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-08-highlights.html STS-98 Day 8 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074931/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-08-highlights.html 17 September 2008 live100th American spacewalk.11 March05:128 hours56 minutes14:08STS-102ISS 103 noUSAJames S. VossUSASusan J. HelmsPrepared PMA-3 for repositioning from Unitys Earth-facing berth to the port-side berth to make room for the Leonardo MPLM. Removed a Lab Cradle Assembly from the shuttle's cargo bay and installed it on the side of Destiny, and installed a cable tray to Destiny for later use by the station's robot arm. After re-entering the shuttle's airlock, the spacewalkers remained ready to assist if any troubles were encountered by the crew inside the shuttle.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-04-highlights.html STS-102 Day 4 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080916113303/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-04-highlights.html 16 September 2008 liveLongest-duration EVA in history.13 March05:236 hours21 minutes11:44STS-102ISS DiscoveryAUS/USAAndy ThomasUSAPaul W. RichardsInstalled an External Stowage Platform for spare station parts, attached a spare ammonia coolant pump to the platform, finished connecting several cables put in place on the first EVA for the station's robotic arm. Inspected a Unity node heater connection, and inspected of an exterior experiment, the Floating Potential Probe.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.html STS-102 Day 6 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080916113659/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.html 16 September 2008 live22 April11:457 hours10 minutes18:55STS-100ISS 105 noCANChris HadfieldUSAScott E. ParazynskiInstalled the station's UHF antenna, and the Canadian Space Agency made Canadarm2. Connected cables to give the arm power and allow it to accept computer commands from inside the lab.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.html STS-100 Day 4 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122231/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.html 16 September 2008 liveHadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker.24 April12:347 hours40 minutes20:14STS-100ISS EndeavourCANChris HadfieldUSAScott E. ParazynskiConnected the Power Data Grapple Fixture circuits for Canadarm2 onto Destiny, removed an early communications antenna, transferred a spare Direct Current Switching Unit from the shuttle's payload bay to an equipment storage rack on the outside of Destiny.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.html STS-100 Day 6 Highlights 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122323/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.html 16 September 2008 live8 June14:2119 minutes14:40Expedition 2ISS ZvezdaRUSYury UsachyovUSAJames S. VossInstalled the docking cone onto the Zvezda module, in preparation for the arrival of the Russian Pirs docking compartment.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2001/iss01-18.html ISS Status Report #01-18 Friday, June 9, 2001 – Expedition Two Crew 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106174449/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2001/iss01-18.html 6 November 2008 deadConducted from the transfer compartment of the Zvezda Service Module.15 July03:105 hours59 minutes09:09STS-104ISS AtlantisUSAMichael L. GernhardtUSAJames F. ReillyInstalled the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-3.html First spacewalk concludes 21 October 2008 Space.com 2001 Jim Banke dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090213045055/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-3.html 13 February 2009 http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/sts-104/eva15.htm STS-104 Spacewalks: Installing a Spacewalking Portal 21 October 2008 Shuttle Press Kits 2001 Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090106191015/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-104/eva15.htm 6 January 2009 http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-104/eva/ STS-104 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917071250/http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-104/eva/ 17 September 2008 dead18 July03:046 hours29 minutes09:33STS-104ISS AtlantisUSAMichael L. GernhardtUSAJames F. ReillyInstalled one of two high-pressure nitrogen tanks, and one of two high-pressure oxygen tanks onto Quest, and installed grapple fixture and trunion covers.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html STS-104 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080921112903/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html 21 September 2008 live21 July04:354 hours2 minutes08:37STS-104ISS QuestUSAMichael L. GernhardtUSAJames F. ReillyInstalled the second high-pressure nitrogen tank, and the second oxygen tank onto the Quest airlock.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.html Quest Airlock Makes Orbital Debut as Astronauts Wrap Up Station Construction Work 21 October 2008 Space.com 2001 Todd Halvorson dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090213044127/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.html 13 February 2009 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-6.html Historic milestone at Alpha 21 October 2008 Space.com 2001 Jim Banke dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090523131627/https://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-6.html 23 May 2009 First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock.16 August13:586 hours16 minutes20:14STS-105ISS DiscoveryUSADaniel T. BarryUSAPatrick G. ForresterInstalled an Early Ammonia Servicer onto the station's P6 truss, co-location of the foot restraint in a stowed location, and installed the MISSE-1 and 2 containers onto the Quest airlock.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-105/eva/ STS-105 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20080917075520/http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-105/eva/ 17 September 2008 deadhttp://www.shuttlepresskit.com/sts-105/eva16.htm Two Spacewalks to Lay Groundwork for Future ISS Construction 21 October 2008 Shuttle Press Kit 2001 NASA/Boeing/United Space Alliance dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107004853/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-105/eva16.htm 7 January 2009 18 August13:425 hours29 minutes19:11STS-105ISS DiscoveryUSADaniel T. BarryUSAPatrick G. ForresterInstalled heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory.8 October14:244 hours58 minutes19:22Expedition 3ISS PirsRUSVladimir DezhurovRUSMikhail TyurinInstalled cables between Pirs, and Zvezda to allow spacewalk radio communications between the two sections. Installed handrails onto Pirs, and installed an exterior ladder to assist spacewalkers leaving Pirs. Installed a Strela cargo crane.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp3/eva/index.html Expedition Three Spacewalks 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081004224317/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp3/eva/index.html 4 October 2008 deadFirst EVA conducted from the Pirs docking compartment.15 October09:175 hours51 minutes15:08Expedition 3ISS PirsRUSVladimir DezhurovRUSMikhail TyurinInstalled Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment.12 November21:415 hours5 minutes13 November02:46Expedition 3ISS PirsRUSVladimir DezhurovUSAFrank L. CulbertsonConnected cables on the exterior of Pirs for the Kurs automated docking system, completed checks of the Strela cargo crane, and inspected and photographed a panel of a solar array on Zvezda that had a portion of a panel not fully unfolded.3 December13:202 hours46 minutes16:06Expedition 3ISS PirsRUSVladimir DezhurovRUSMikhail TyurinRemoved an obstruction that prevented a Progress resupply ship from firmly docking with the station, and took pictures of the debris and of the docking interface.10 December17:524 hours12 minutes22:04STS-108ISS EndeavourUSALinda M. GodwinUSADaniel M. TaniInstalled insulating blankets around two Beta Gimbal Assemblies that rotate the station's solar array wings, and performed get-ahead tasks in preparation for STS-110's spacewalks.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-108/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20020202223646/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-108/eva/ dead 2 February 2002 STS-108 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASAhttp://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts108/STS-108-11.html STS-108, Mission Control Center Status Report #11 21 October 2008 NASA 2001 NASA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090216213221/http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts108/STS-108-11.html 16 February 2009http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts108_journal-3.html STS-108 Mission Update Archive 21 October 2008 Space.com 2001 Jim Banke dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080704221738/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts108_journal-3.html 4 July 2008 Orbital launch statistics 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. 120 false left [ {"value":220, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 22 (37.29%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 19 (32.21%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 8 (13.56%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 6 (10.17%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 2 (3.39%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 1 (1.69%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 1 (1.69%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 1 1 0 0 8 7 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 19 0 0 6 6 0 0 22 21 1 0 World 1 8 2 1 19 6 22 1 7 1 1 19 6 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 By rocket bar chart center 990 440 1 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 8 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 8 DodgerBlue : MediumBlue : DarkGoldenrod : LightSteelBlue : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : SkyBlue : SaddleBrown : Chocolate : Peru : Wheat : Purple : Plum : LightGrey : White Ariane 4 : Ariane 5 : Atlas II : Delta II : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Tsyklon-2 : Tsyklon-3 : Space Shuttle : Titan IV : Proton-K : Proton-M : Zenit-2 : Zenit-3 : Others : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : R-7 : R-36: Space Shuttle : Titan : UR : Zenit : Others _launches By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 8 7 0 1 Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas 4 4 0 0 Delta 7 7 0 0 GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-II 1 1 0 0 Long March 1 1 0 0 Minotaur 1 0 1 0 PSLV 1 1 0 0 R-7 11 11 0 0 R-14 1 1 0 0 R-36 3 3 0 0 RT-2PM 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Titan 3 3 0 0 Universal Rocket 6 6 0 0 Zenit 3 3 0 0 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 2 1 0 1 Athena I Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas II Atlas 4 4 0 0 Delta II Delta 7 7 0 0 GLSV GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-IIA H-II 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Kosmos R-14 1 1 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 1 1 0 0 Molniya R-7 2 2 0 0 PSLV PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton UR 6 6 0 0 Soyuz R-7 9 9 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Start RT-2PM 1 1 0 0 Taurus Minotaur 1 0 1 0 Titan IV Titan 3 3 0 0 Tsyklon R-36 3 3 0 0 Zenit Zenit 3 3 0 0 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 44P Ariane 4 2 2 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44LP Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44L Ariane 4 3 3 0 0 Ariane 5G Ariane 5 2 1 0 1 Athena I Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas IIA Atlas II 1 1 0 0 Atlas IIAS Atlas II 3 3 0 0 Delta II 7320-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7326-9.5 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7425-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925-9.5 Delta II 3 3 0 0 GLSV Mk I GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-IIA 202 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Kosmos-3M Kosmos 1 1 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Molniya-M Molniya 2 2 0 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2 Proton 3 3 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Proton 2 2 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Soyuz-U Soyuz 7 7 0 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Start-1 Start 1 1 0 0 Taurus 2110 Taurus 1 0 1 0 Titan IVB Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / Centaur-T Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / IUS Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-2 Tsyklon 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-3 Tsyklon 2 2 0 0 Zenit-2 Zenit 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 2 2 0 0 By spaceport bar chart center 990 440 1 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:16:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 FireBrick : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : Plum : LightSeaGreen : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : Indigo : SkyBlue Jiuquan : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Tanegashima : Baikonur : Plesetsk : Svobodny : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Kodiak : Vandenberg China : France : India : International waters : Japan : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States _launches Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 16 16 0 0 Cape Canaveral 10 10 0 0 Jiuquan 1 1 0 0 Kennedy 6 6 0 0 Kodiak 1 1 0 0 First orbital launch Kourou 8 7 0 1 Ocean Odyssey UN International waters 2 2 0 0 Plesetsk 6 6 0 0 Satish Dhawan 2 1 1 0 Svobodny 1 1 0 0 Tanegashima 1 1 0 0 Vandenberg 5 4 1 0 Total 59 56 2 1 By orbit bar chart center 890 440 1 12:0:0:0 1:0:0:0 13:0:0:0 2:0:0:0 0: 4:0:0 0: 2:0:0 0:0:21:0 0:0:0: 3 Navy : SteelBlue : MediumBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SkyBlue : SaddleBrown : Yellow Low Earth : Low Earth (Mir) : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Medium Earth : Molniya : Geosynchronous : Heliocentric Low Earth : Medium Earth / Molniya : Geosynchronous / transfer : Heliocentric / Planetary transfer _launches Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally achieved Remarks Low Earth / Sun-synchronous 29 28 1 0 Including flights to ISS and Mir Geosynchronous /GTO 22 21 1 0 GSLV launch failure left satellite in useless transfer orbit Medium Earth / Molniya 5 5 0 1 Ariane 5 partial failure left payloads in a useless medium earth orbit. One satellite was able to correct itself to the intended geostationary transfer orbit. Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer 3 3 0 0 Total 59 57 2 1 References Footnotes 30em 2001 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year