2002 in spaceflight

none January 2014 August 2022 yes yesThis article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2002 Soyuz TMA-1.jpg Soyuz TMA-1, the first Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, approaches the International Space Station in November 16 January 29 December 65 60 5 62 Ariane 5ECAAtlas IIIBAtlas V 401Delta IV-M+ (4,2)H-IIA 2024Kaituozhe-1 Ariane 4 42LAriane 4 42PAtlas IIA 7 40 Timeline of spaceflight 2001 2003 right on 2 Launches 2002 |colspan=8| January |- 1 16 January 00:30 USATitan IVB (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin USAMilstar DFS-5 (USA-164) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 23 January 23:46 FRAAriane 4 42L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 42L INDINSAT-3C ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| February |- 3 4 February 02:45 JPN H-IIA 2024 JPN Tanegashima LA-Y1 JPN MHI Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from VEP-3 instrumented payload adapter. JPN MDS-1 NASDA Geostationary transfer orbit Technology demonstration Successful JPN DASH ISAS Geostationary transfer orbit Re-entry demonstration Spacecraft failure JPN VEP-3 NASDA Geostationary transfer orbit Launch vehicle evaluation Successful 1 5 February 20:58 USA Pegasus-XL USA Stargazer, Cape Canaveral USA Orbital Sciences USA RHESSI NASA Low Earth Heliophysics Successful 5 11 February 17:45 USA Delta II 7920-10C USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA Boeing IDS USA Iridium 91 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 13 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27372 IRIDIUM 91 N2YO.com 30 December 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141442/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27372 live USA Iridium 90 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 23 January 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27373 IRIDIUM 90 N2YO.com 30 December 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141443/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27373 live USA Iridium 94 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 18 April 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27374 IRIDIUM 94 N2YO.com 30 December 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141447/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27374 live USA Iridium 95 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 25 March 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27375 IRIDIUM 95 N2YO.com 30 December 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141445/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27375 live USA Iridium 96 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 30 May 2020https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27376 IRIDIUM 96 N2YO.com 30 May 2020 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141444/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27376 live 1 21 February 12:43 USA Atlas IIIB-DEC AC-204 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-36B RUS USA International Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB. USA Echostar 7 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 23 February 06:59 FRA Ariane 4 44L FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace UN Intelsat 904 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 February 17:26 RUS Soyuz-U RUS Plesetsk Site 43/3 RUS VKS RUS Kosmos 2387 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #81) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 27 June 02:30 |colspan=8| March |- 1 1 March 01:07 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace 23pxEnvisat ESA Sun-synchronous Environmental research Successful 1 1 March 11:22 USA102 USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronautsHubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B USASTS-109 NASA Low Earth (HST) HST servicing Operational 12 March 1 8 March 22:59 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply USATDRS-9 (TDRS-I) NASA Geosynchronous Communications Partial spacecraft failureOperational 2 17 March 09:21 RUSRockot/Briz-KM RUSPlesetsk Site 133/3 FRARUSEurockot USADEGRACE 1 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous Gravity research 10 March 2018 06:09 UTChttps://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/tip/NORAD_CAT_ID/27391/orderby/ID%20DESC/format/html/ Decay Data: GRACE-1 Space-Track 10 March 2018 11 March 2018 registration Successful USADEGRACE 2 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous 24 December 2017 Gravity research Successful 00:16 UTChttps://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/tip/NORAD_CAT_ID/27392/orderby/ID%20DESC/format/html/ Decay Data: GRACE-2 Space-Track 24 December 2017 13 February 2018 registration 1 21 March 20:13 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 7P RUSProgress M1-8 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 25 June 12:13 2 25 March 14:15 PRCLong March 2F PRCJiuquan PRCCAAC PRCShenzhou 3 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 1 April 08:51 PRCShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Scientific research Successful 12 November 2 29 March 01:29 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace LUXAstra 3A SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational JPNJCSAT 8 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 March 17:25 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services UNIntelsat 903 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| April |- 1 1 April 22:06 RUSMolniya-M/Blok 2BL RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2388 (US-K #81) VKS Molniya Missile early warning Operational 14 September 2011 2 8 April 20:44 USASpace Shuttle 104 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts USASTS-110 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 19 April UNS0 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 16 April 23:02 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace NEDNSS 7 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 April 06:26 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including one space tourist and the first South African space travellerFinal flight of Soyuz-TM spacecraft RUSSoyuz TM-34 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS escape craft Successful 10 November |colspan=8| May |- 3 4 May 01:31 FRAAriane 4 42P V151 FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 42P. Both Indefix payloads were permanently attached to the third stage of Ariane 4 FRASPOT 5 CNES Low Earth Earth imaging Operational FRABreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio Operational FRABreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio Operational 1 4 May 09:54 USADelta II 7920-10L D-291 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAAqua NASA Sun-synchronous (A-train) Environmental research Operational 1 7 May 17:00 RUSProton-K/Blok DM3 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USADirecTV-5 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 15 May 01:50 PRCLong March 4B Y5 PRCTaiyuan LA-7 PRC PRCHai Yang 1 CASC Low Earth Earth observation Operational PRCFeng Yun 1D CASC Low Earth Weather satellite Operational 1 28 May 15:25 ISRShavit-1 ISRPalmachim ISRIAI ISROfeq-5 Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance 21 February 2024 Operational 1 28 May 18:14 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2389 (Parus #93) Low Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| June |- 1 5 June 06:44 FRA Ariane 4 44L FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace UN Intelsat 905 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 5 June 21:22 USA 105 USA Kennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronautsISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 5) USA STS-111 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 19 June 2 ITA USA Leonardo MPLM ASI / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful inherit CAN Canadarm2 Mobile Base Structure CSA / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 10 June 01:14 RUS Proton-K / DM-2M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS Khrunichev Guidance error during ascent, recovered and placed in correct orbit using upper stage. Decommissioned in early 2020 after seventeen years in service.https://ria.ru/20200327/1569215099.html Самый старый российский спутник связи вывели из эксплуатации Oldest Russian communications satellite decommissioned RIA Novosti 27 March 2020 28 March 2020 ru 27 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200327225158/https://ria.ru/20200327/1569215099.html live RUS Ekspress A4 (A1R) RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 15 June 22:39 UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch USA Galaxy 3C PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 20 June 09:33 RUS Rockot / Briz-KM RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 FRA RUS Eurockot USA Iridium 97 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 27 December 2019 17:30Desch Matt IridiumBoss 1210905921695703040 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 28 December 2019 30 December 2019 USA Iridium 98 Iridium Low Earth Communications Successful 24 August 2018https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27451 IRIDIUM 98 N2YO.com 30 December 2019 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141444/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27451 live 1 24 June 18:23Ray Justin https://spaceflightnow.com/titan/g14/ Titan 2 rocket launches polar-orbiting weather eye Spaceflight Now 24 June 2002 22 March 2021 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141447/https://spaceflightnow.com/titan/g14/ live USA Titan 23G USA Vandenberg SLC-4W USA Lockheed Martin Decommissioned on 10 April 2013. Disintegrated in orbit on 10 March 2021, with 16 associated pieces of space debris being tracked.Foust Jeff https://spacenews.com/decommissioned-noaa-weather-satellite-breaks-up/ Decommissioned NOAA weather satellite breaks up SpaceNews 20 March 2021 22 March 2021 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203141445/https://spacenews.com/decommissioned-noaa-weather-satellite-breaks-up/ live USA NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) NOAA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology Successful 1 26 June 05:36 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 8P RUS Progress M-46 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful 14 October |colspan=8| July |- 1 3 July 06:47 USADelta II 7425-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbitIntended to visit comet 2P/Encke USACONTOUR NASA Intended: Heliocentric Comet probe Spacecraft failure 2 5 July 23:22 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace FRAStellat 5 Stellat Geosynchronous Communications Operational FRAN-STAR c Stellat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 8 July 06:35 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131) Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132) Low Earth Communications Operational 1 25 July 15:13 RUSProton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40) KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2) Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful |colspan=8| August |- 1 21 August 22:05 USAAtlas V 401 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas V and the first launch of an EELV class rocket FRAHot Bird 6 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 22 August 05:15 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAEchostar 8 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 28 August 22:45 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace FRAAtlantic Bird 1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 23pxMeteosat 8 Eumetsat Geosynchronous Weather satellite Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 6 September 06:44 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 906 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 10 September 08:20 JPNH-IIA 2024 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN JPNUSERS JAXA Low Earth Microgravity experiments Successful 15 June 2007 19:56 JPNDRTS NASDA Geostationary Communications Successful 1 12 September 10:23 INDPSLV-C INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO INDKalpana-1 (METSAT 1) ISRO Geostationary Weather satellite Operational 1 15 September 10:30 PRCKaituozhe-1 PRCTaiyuan PRC Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction PRCHTSTL-1 Tsinghua University Intended: Low Earth Experimental Launch failure 15 September 1 18 September 22:04 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services ESPHispasat 1D Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 September 16:58 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmsos ISS flight 9P RUSProgress M1-9 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 1 February 2003 1 26 September 14:27 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSNadezhda-M VKS Low Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| October |- 3 7 October 10:46 USASpace Shuttle Atlantis USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts USASTS-112 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 18 October UNS1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational UNCETA NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 15 October 18:20 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS LRB exploded 23pxRUSFoton-M1 ESA Intended: Low Earth Microgravity experiments Launch failure T+29 seconds 1 17 October 04:41 RUSProton-K/Blok DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUS 23pxINTEGRAL ESA High Earth (High eccentricity) Astrophysics Operational 1 27 October 03:17 PRCLong March 4B Y6 PRCTaiyuan LA-7 PRC PRCZiyuan II-02 CAST Sun-synchronous 22 January 2015 Earth observationReconnaissance (alleged) Successful 1 30 October 03:11 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonautsMaiden flight of Soyuz-TMA spacecraft RUSSoyuz TMA-1 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS escape craft Successful 4 May 2003 |colspan=8| November |- 1 20 November 22:39 USADelta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240) USACape Canaveral SLC-37B USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta IV FRAEutelsat W5 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 24 November 00:49 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronautsISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 6)MEPSI is 2 picosatellites connected by a 15 meter tether USASTS-113 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 7 December UNP1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational USAMEPSI NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 31 January 2003 1 25 November 23:04 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Upper stage malfunction resulted in satellite being placed into an unusable parking orbit. Intentionally de-orbited. LUXAstra 1K SES Astra Intended: GeosynchronousAttained: Low Earth Communications Launch failure 10 December 3 28 November 06:07 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS AlSat was first Algerian satellite, Rubin intentionally remained attached to upper stage ALGAlSat-1 CNTS Low Earth Disaster monitoring Operational RUSMozhayets-3 Mozhaisky Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational GERRubin-3-DSI OHB System Low Earth Measure carrier rocket performance Successful |colspan=8| December |- 1 5 December 02:42 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36A RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Final flight of Atlas IIA USATDRS-10 (TDRS-J) NASA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 11 December 22:22 FRAAriane 5ECA FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activatedMaiden flight of Ariane 5ECA FRAHot Bird 7 Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch failure 2 T+178 seconds 2 FRAStentor Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications inherit inherit 6 14 December 23:04 JPNH-IIA 202 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC JPNAdeos 2 NASDA Low Earth Environmental research Operational JPNMu-Labsat NASDA Low Earth Technology development Operational JPNRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development Operational JPNRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development Operational AUSFedSat Centre for Satellite Systems Low Earth Communications Operational JPNWEOS (Kanta-Kun) Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth Whale monitoring Operational 1 17 December 23:04 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace NEDNSS-6 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications Operational 5 20 December 17:00 UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras ARGLatinSat 1 Aprize Low Earth Communications Operational ARGLatinSat 2 Aprize Low Earth Communications Operational SAUSaudiSat 1S RSRI Low Earth Communications Operational ITAUniSat 2 University of Rome La Sapienza Low Earth Technology development Operational GERRubin 2 OHB System Low Earth Communications Operational 1 24 December 12:20 RUSMolniya-M/Blok 2BL RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2393 (US-K #82) VKS Molniya Missile early warning Successful 22 December 2013 3 25 December 10:37 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2394 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2395 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2396 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational 2 29 December 16:40 PRCLong March 2F PRCJiuquan PRC PRCShenzhou 4 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 5 January 2003 11:16 PRCShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft Successful 9 September 2003 1 29 December 23:16 RUSProton-M/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services CANNimiq 2 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |} 2002 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks17 January Galileo 5th flyby of Io2 November Stardust Flyby of 5535 Annefrank5 November Galileo Flyby of Amalthea20 December Nozomi 2nd flyby of the Earth EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks14 January20:596 hours3 minutes15 January03:02Expedition 4ISS PirsRUSYuri OnufriyenkoUSACarl E. WalzMoved 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp4/eva/index.html Expedition Four Spacewalks 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081004225623/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp4/eva/index.html 4 October 2008 dead25 January15:195 hours59 minutes21:18Expedition 4ISS PirsRUSYuri OnufriyenkoUSADaniel W. BurschInstalled six deflector shields for Zvezdas jet thrusters, installed a second amateur radio antenna, attached four science experiments, and retrieved and replaced a device to measure material from the thrusters.20 February11:385 hours47 minutes17:25Expedition 4ISS QuestUSACarl E. WalzUSADaniel W. BurschTested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110.First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station.4 March06:377 hours1 minute13:38STS-109102 noUSAJohn M. GrunsfeldUSARichard M. LinnehanRemoved 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-08.html STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 8 12 January 2009 NASA 4 March 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20090213040154/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-08.html 13 February 2009 deadHubble Space Telescope servicing5 March06:407 hours16 minutes13:56STS-109ColumbiaUSAJames H. NewmanUSAMichael J. MassiminoRemoved 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).http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-10.html STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 10 12 January 2009 NASA 5 March 2002 National Aeronautic and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090216202649/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-10.html 16 February 2009 deadHubble Space Telescope servicing6 March08:286 hours48 minutes15:16STS-109ColumbiaUSAJohn M. GrunsfeldUSARichard M. LinnehanThe 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-12.html STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 12 13 January 2009 NASA 2002 National Aeronautic and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090213050139/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-12.html 13 February 2009 deadHubble Space Telescope servicing7 March09:007 hours30 minutes16:30STS-109ColumbiaUSAJames H. NewmanUSAMichael J. MassiminoRemoved 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-14.html STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 14 13 January 2009 NASA 2002 National Aeronautic and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090213053004/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-14.html 13 February 2009 deadHubble Space Telescope servicing8 March08:467 hours20 minutes16:06STS-109ColumbiaUSAJohn M. GrunsfeldUSARichard M. LinnehanInstalled 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-16.html STS-109 Mission Status report No. 16 13 January 2009 NASA 2002 National Aeronautic and Space Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20090221021039/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts109/STS-109-16.html 21 February 2009 deadHubble Space Telescope servicing11 April14:367 hours48 minutes22:24STS-110ISS QuestUSASteven SmithUSARex J. WalheimBegan 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-110/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20020904000051/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-110/eva/ dead 4 September 2002 STS-110 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA13 April14:097 hours30 minutes21:39STS-110ISS QuestUSAJerry L. RossUSALee M.E. MorinContinued 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.14 April13:486 hours27 minutes20:15STS-110ISS QuestUSASteven SmithUSARex J. WalheimReleased 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.16 April14:296 hours37 minutes21:06STS-110ISS QuestUSAJerry L. RossUSALee M.E. MorinPivoted 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts110/STS-110-17.html STS-110, Mission Control Center Status Report #17 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106093627/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts110/STS-110-17.html 6 November 2008 dead9 June15:277 hours14 minutes22:41STS-111ISS QuestUSAFranklin Chang-DiazFRAPhilippe PerrinAttached 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-111/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20021023114435/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-111/eva/ dead 23 October 2002 STS-111 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASAhttp://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-10.html STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 10 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081010120608/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-10.html 10 October 2008 dead11 June15:205 hours20:20STS-111ISS QuestUSAFranklin Chang-DiazFRAPhilippe PerrinAttached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-14.html STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 14 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081010120647/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-14.html 10 October 2008 dead13 June15:167 hours17 minutes22:33STS-111ISS QuestUSAFranklin Chang-DiazFRAPhilippe PerrinReplaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-18.html STS-111, Mission Control Center Status Report # 18 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081106153128/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts111/STS-111-18.html 6 November 2008 dead16 August09:254 hours23 minutes13:48Expedition 5ISS PirsRUSValery KorzunUSAPeggy WhitsonInstalled six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp5/eva/index.html Expedition Five Spacewalks 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081004224000/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp5/eva/index.html 4 October 2008 deadWhitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker.26 August05:275 hours21 minutes10:48Expedition 5ISS PirsRUSValery KorzunRUSSergei TreshchyovInstalled 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.10 October15:217 hours1 minute20:35STS-112ISS QuestUSADavid WolfUK/USAPiers SellersReleased 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).http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-112/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20030220144459/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-112/eva/ dead 20 February 2003 STS-112 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASAhttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-07.html STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report No. 7 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034057/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-07.html live12 October14:316 hours4 minutes20:35STS-112ISS QuestUSADavid WolfUK/USAPiers SellersInstalled 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.http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-11.html STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report #11 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602033936/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-11.html live14 October14:086 hours36 minutes20:44STS-112ISS QuestUSADavid WolfUK/USAPiers SellersRemoved 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.http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-15.html STS-112 Mission Control Center Status Report #15 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602033640/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-112/STS-112-15.html live26 November19:496 hours45 minutes27 November02:34STS-113ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSAJohn HerringtonInitial 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-113/eva/ https://web.archive.org/web/20051219012706/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-113/eva/ dead 19 December 2005 STS-113 Extravehicular Activities 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASAhttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-07.html STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 7 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602004312/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-07.html live28 November18:366 hours10 minutes29 November00:46STS-113ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSAJohn Herringtonnstalled 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.http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-11.html STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 11 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602004057/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-11.html live30 November19:257 hours1 December02:25STS-113ISS QuestUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSAJohn HerringtonInstalled more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines.http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-15.html STS-113 Mission Control Center Status Report # 15 21 October 2008 NASA 2002 NASA 2 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170602003854/https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-113/STS-113-15.html live 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":240, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 24 (36.92%)"}, {"value":170, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 17 (26.15%)"}, {"value":120, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 12 (18.46%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 5 (7.69%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 3 (4.62%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 2 (3.08%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#008080", "label": "Israel: 1 (1.54%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 1 (1.54%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 5 4 1 0 12 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 24 22 2 0 2 2 0 0 17 16 1 0 World 5 12 1 1 3 24 2 17 4 11 1 1 3 22 2 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 By rocket bar chart center 990 440 1 8:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 8:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10 DodgerBlue : MediumBlue : DarkGoldenrod : Sienna : Goldenrod : LightSteelBlue : SteelBlue : Olive : FireBrick : Salmon : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : SaddleBrown : SandyBrown : Chocolate : Peru : Wheat : RosyBrown : LightGrey : White 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 : Ariane : Atlas : Delta : H-II : Long March : R-7 : R-14 : Space Shuttle : Titan : UR : Others _launches By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 12 11 1 0 Atlas 5 5 0 0 Delta 4 3 1 0 H-II 3 3 0 0 Kaituozhe 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Long March 4 4 0 0 Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV 1 1 0 0 R-7 9 8 1 0 R-14 4 4 0 0 R-36 1 1 0 0 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan 2 2 0 0 Universal Rocket 11 10 1 0 Zenit 1 1 0 0 By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 Ariane 8 8 0 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 4 3 1 0 Atlas II Atlas 3 3 0 0 Atlas III Atlas 1 1 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Delta II Delta 3 2 1 0 Delta IV Delta 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Dnepr R-36 1 1 0 0 H-IIA H-II 3 3 0 0 Kaituozhe-1 Kaituozhe 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Kosmos R-14 4 4 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 2 2 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 2 2 0 0 Molniya R-7 2 2 0 0 Pegasus Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton UR 9 8 1 0 Shavit Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz R-7 7 6 1 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan II Titan 1 1 0 0 Titan IV Titan 1 1 0 0 UR-100 UR 2 2 0 0 Zenit Zenit 1 1 0 0 By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 42P Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 42L Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44L Ariane 4 6 6 0 0 Ariane 5G Ariane 5 3 3 0 0 Ariane 5ECA Ariane 5 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Atlas IIA Atlas II 2 2 0 0 Final flight Atlas IIAS Atlas II 1 1 0 0 Atlas IIIB Atlas III 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Atlas V 401 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Delta II 7425-9.5 Delta II 1 0 1 0 Delta II 7920-10C Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920-10L Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) Delta IV 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Dnepr Dnepr 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 202 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 2024 H-IIA 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight Kaituozhe-1 Kaituozhe-1 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight Kosmos-3M Kosmos 4 4 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 2 2 0 0 Long March 4B Long March 4 2 2 0 0 Molniya-M Molniya 2 2 0 0 Pegasus-XL Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / 17S40 Proton 2 2 0 0 Final flight Proton-K / Blok DM-2 Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Proton 5 4 1 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 1 1 0 0 Rokot / Briz-KM UR-100 2 2 0 0 Shavit 1 Shavit 1 1 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 5 4 1 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 5 5 0 0 Titan 23G Titan II 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / Centaur-T Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 1 1 0 0 By spaceport bar chart center 990 440 1 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:12:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:15:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 9 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3 FireBrick : Crimson : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : Teal : Plum : LightSeaGreen : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : SkyBlue Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Palmachim : Tanegashima : Baikonur : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Vandenberg China : France : India : International waters : Israel : Japan : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States _launches Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 15 14 1 0 Cape Canaveral 9 8 1 0 Jiuquan 2 2 0 0 Kennedy 5 5 0 0 Kourou 12 11 1 0 Ocean Odyssey UN International waters 1 1 0 0 Palmachim 1 1 0 0 Plesetsk 10 9 1 0 Satish Dhawan 1 1 0 0 Taiyuan 3 2 1 0 Tanegashima 3 3 0 0 Vandenberg 3 3 0 0 Total 65 60 5 0 By orbit bar chart center 890 440 1 18:0:0:0 9:0:0:0 1:0:0:0 4:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0 0: 2:0:0 0:0:25:0 0:0:0: 1 Navy : MediumBlue : DodgerBlue : RoyalBlue : LightSeaGreen : SkyBlue : SaddleBrown : Black Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Low Earth (SSO) : Medium Earth : Molniya : Geosynchronous : High Earth Low Earth : Medium Earth / Molniya : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth _launches 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 References Footnotes 2002 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year