2002 in spaceflight

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Launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

16 January
00:30 		Template:FlagiconTitan IVB (401)/Centaur Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-40 Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
Template:FlagiconMilstar DFS-5 (USA-164) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
23 January
23:46 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 42L Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconINSAT-3C ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Ariane 4 42L

February

4 February
02:45 		Template:Flagicon H-IIA 2024 Template:Flagicon Tanegashima LA-Y1 Template:Flagicon MHI
Template:Flagicon MDS-1 NASDA Geostationary transfer orbit Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Template:Flagicon DASH ISAS Geostationary transfer orbit Re-entry demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure
Template:Flagicon VEP-3 NASDA Geostationary transfer orbit Launch vehicle evaluation In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from VEP-3 instrumented payload adapter.
5 February
20:58 		Template:Flagicon Pegasus-XL Template:Flagicon Stargazer, Cape Canaveral Template:Flagicon Orbital Sciences
Template:Flagicon RHESSI NASA Low Earth Heliophysics In orbit Successful
11 February
17:45 		Template:Flagicon Delta II 7920-10C Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-2W Template:Flagicon Boeing IDS
Template:Flagicon Iridium 91 Iridium Low Earth Communications 13 March 2019[1] Successful
Template:Flagicon Iridium 90 Iridium Low Earth Communications 23 January 2019[2] Successful
Template:Flagicon Iridium 94 Iridium Low Earth Communications 18 April 2018[3] Successful
Template:Flagicon Iridium 95 Iridium Low Earth Communications 25 March 2019[4] Successful
Template:Flagicon Iridium 96 Iridium Low Earth Communications 30 May 2020[5] Successful
21 February
12:43 		Template:Flagicon Atlas IIIB-DEC AC-204 Template:Flagicon Cape Canaveral SLC-36B Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon International Launch Services
Template:Flagicon Echostar 7 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB.
23 February
06:59 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 4 44L Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-2 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 904 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 February
17:26 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 43/3 Template:Flagicon VKS
Template:Flagicon Kosmos 2387 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #81) GRU Low Earth Reconnaissance 27 June
02:30		 Successful

March

1 March
01:07 		Template:FlagiconAriane 5G Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 Template:FlagiconArianespace
File:European Space Agency logo.svgEnvisat ESA Sun-synchronous Environmental research In orbit Successful
1 March
11:22 		Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Columbia Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
Template:FlagiconSTS-109 NASA Low Earth (HST) HST servicing 12 March Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B
8 March
22:59 		Template:FlagiconAtlas IIA Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconTDRS-9 (TDRS-I) NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply
17 March
09:21 		Template:FlagiconRockot/Briz-KM Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/3 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconEurockot
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconGRACE 1 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous Gravity research 10 March 2018
06:09 UTC[6]		 Successful
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconGRACE 2 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous Gravity research 24 December 2017
00:16 UTC[7]		 Successful
21 March
20:13 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
Template:FlagiconProgress M1-8 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 25 June
12:13		 Successful
ISS flight 7P
25 March
14:15 		Template:FlagiconLong March 2F Template:FlagiconJiuquan Template:FlagiconCAAC
Template:FlagiconShenzhou 3 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 1 April
08:51		 Successful
Template:FlagiconShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Scientific research 12 November Successful
29 March
01:29 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 44L Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconAstra 3A SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconJCSAT 8 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
30 March
17:25 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconIntelsat 903 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

April

1 April
22:06 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M/Blok 2BL Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 16/2 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2388 (US-K #81) VKS Molniya Missile early warning 14 September 2011 Operational
8 April
20:44 		Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Atlantis Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39B Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
Template:FlagiconSTS-110 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 19 April Successful
Template:FlagiconS0 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
16 April
23:02 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 44L Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconNSS 7 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 April
06:26 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
Template:FlagiconSoyuz 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

May

4 May
01:31 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 42P V151 Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconSPOT 5 CNES Low Earth Earth imaging In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconBreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconBreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Operational
Final flight of Ariane 4 42P. Both Indefix payloads were permanently attached to the third stage of Ariane 4
4 May
09:54 		Template:FlagiconDelta II 7920-10L D-291 Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
Template:FlagiconAqua NASA Sun-synchronous (A-train) Environmental research In orbit Operational
7 May
17:00 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/Blok DM3 Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconDirecTV-5 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 May
01:50 		Template:FlagiconLong March 4B Y5 Template:FlagiconTaiyuan LA-7 Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconHai Yang 1 CASC Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconFeng Yun 1D CASC Low Earth Weather satellite In orbit Operational
28 May
15:25 		Template:FlagiconShavit-1 Template:FlagiconPalmachim Template:FlagiconIAI
Template:FlagiconOfeq-5 Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance 21 February 2024 Operational
28 May
18:14 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2389 (Parus #93) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

June

5 June
06:44 		Template:Flagicon Ariane 4 44L Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-2 Template:Flagicon Arianespace
Template:Flagicon Intelsat 905 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
5 June
21:22 		Template:Flagicon Space Shuttle Endeavour Template:Flagicon Kennedy LC-39A Template:Flagicon United Space Alliance
Template:Flagicon STS-111 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 19 June Successful
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Leonardo MPLM ASI / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful
Template:Flagicon Canadarm2 Mobile Base Structure CSA / NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 5)
10 June
01:14 		Template:Flagicon Proton-K / DM-2M Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 200/39 Template:Flagicon Khrunichev
Template:Flagicon 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.[8]
15 June
22:39 		Template:Flagicon Zenit-3SL Template:Flagicon Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon Sea Launch
Template:Flagicon Galaxy 3C PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 June
09:33 		Template:Flagicon Rockot / Briz-KM Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/3 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Eurockot
Template:Flagicon Iridium 97 Iridium Low Earth Communications 27 December 2019
17:30[9]		 Successful
Template:Flagicon Iridium 98 Iridium Low Earth Communications 24 August 2018[10] Successful
24 June
18:23[12] 		Template:Flagicon Titan 23G Template:Flagicon Vandenberg SLC-4W Template:Flagicon Lockheed Martin
Template:Flagicon 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.[11]
26 June
05:36 		Template:Flagicon Soyuz-U Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 1/5 Template:Flagicon Roscosmos
Template:Flagicon Progress M-46 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 14 October Successful
ISS flight 8P

July

3 July
06:47 		Template:FlagiconDelta II 7425-9.5 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17A Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
Template:FlagiconCONTOUR NASA Intended: Heliocentric Comet probe In orbit Spacecraft failure
Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit
Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke
5 July
23:22 		Template:FlagiconAriane 5G Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconStellat 5 Stellat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconN-STAR c Stellat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
8 July
06:35 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
25 July
15:13 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40) Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2) Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful

August

21 August
22:05 		Template:FlagiconAtlas V 401 Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-41 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconHot 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 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconEchostar 8 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 August
22:45 		Template:FlagiconAriane 5G Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconAtlantic Bird 1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
File:EUMETSAT logo 2020.svgMeteosat 8 Eumetsat Geosynchronous Weather satellite In orbit Operational

September

6 September
06:44 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 44L Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconIntelsat 906 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
10 September
08:20 		Template:FlagiconH-IIA 2024 Template:FlagiconTanegashima LA-Y1 Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconUSERS JAXA Low Earth Microgravity experiments 15 June 2007
19:56		 Successful
Template:FlagiconDRTS NASDA Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
12 September
10:23 		Template:FlagiconPSLV-C Template:FlagiconSatish Dhawan FLP Template:FlagiconISRO
Template:FlagiconKalpana-1 (METSAT 1) ISRO Geostationary Weather satellite In orbit Operational
15 September
10:30 		Template:FlagiconKaituozhe-1 Template:FlagiconTaiyuan Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconHTSTL-1 Tsinghua University Intended: Low Earth Experimental 15 September Launch failure
Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction
18 September
22:04 		Template:FlagiconAtlas IIAS Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconHispasat 1D Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 September
16:58 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 Template:FlagiconRoskosmsos
Template:FlagiconProgress M1-9 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 1 February 2003 Successful
ISS flight 9P
26 September
14:27 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconNadezhda-M VKS Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

October

7 October
10:46 		Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Atlantis Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39B Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
Template:FlagiconSTS-112 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 18 October Successful
Template:FlagiconS1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconCETA NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts
15 October
18:20 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 43/3 Template:Flagicon
File:European Space Agency logo.svgTemplate:FlagiconFoton-M1 ESA Intended: Low Earth Microgravity experiments T+29 seconds Launch failure
LRB exploded
17 October
04:41 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/Blok DM-2 Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:Flagicon
File:European Space Agency logo.svgINTEGRAL ESA High Earth (High eccentricity) Astrophysics In orbit Operational
27 October
03:17 		Template:FlagiconLong March 4B Y6 Template:FlagiconTaiyuan LA-7 Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconZiyuan II-02 CAST Sun-synchronous Earth observation
Reconnaissance (alleged)		 22 January 2015 Successful
30 October
03:11 		Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5 Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
Template:FlagiconSoyuz 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

November

20 November
22:39 		Template:FlagiconDelta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240) Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-37B Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
Template:FlagiconEutelsat W5 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Delta IV
24 November
00:49 		Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Endeavour Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39A Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
Template:FlagiconSTS-113 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 7 December Successful
Template:FlagiconP1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconMEPSI NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 31 January 2003 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 6)
MEPSI is 2 picosatellites connected by a 15 meter tether
25 November
23:04 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconAstra 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 		Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconAlSat-1 CNTS Low Earth Disaster monitoring In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconMozhayets-3 Mozhaisky Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconRubin-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

5 December
02:42 		Template:FlagiconAtlas IIA Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36A Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconTDRS-10 (TDRS-J) NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Atlas IIA
11 December
22:22 		Template:FlagiconAriane 5ECA Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconHot Bird 7 Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications T+178 seconds Launch failure
Template:FlagiconStentor Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications
Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated
Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA
14 December
23:04 		Template:FlagiconH-IIA 202 Template:FlagiconTanegashima LA-Y1 Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconAdeos 2 NASDA Low Earth Environmental research In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconMu-Labsat NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconFedSat Centre for Satellite Systems Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconWEOS (Kanta-Kun) Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth Whale monitoring In orbit Operational
RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC
17 December
23:04 		Template:FlagiconAriane 4 44L Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-2 Template:FlagiconArianespace
Template:FlagiconNSS-6 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 December
17:00 		Template:FlagiconDnepr Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 109/95 Template:FlagiconISC Kosmotras
Template:FlagiconLatinSat 1 Aprize Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconLatinSat 2 Aprize Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconSaudiSat 1S RSRI Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconUniSat 2 University of Rome La Sapienza Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconRubin 2 OHB System Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
24 December
12:20 		Template:FlagiconMolniya-M/Blok 2BL Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 16/2 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2393 (US-K #82) VKS Molniya Missile early warning 22 December 2013 Successful
25 December
10:37 		Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2 Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/23 Template:FlagiconVKS
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2394 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2395 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Template:FlagiconKosmos 2396 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
29 December
16:40 		Template:FlagiconLong March 2F Template:FlagiconJiuquan Template:Flagicon
Template:FlagiconShenzhou 4 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 5 January 2003
11:16		 Successful
Template:FlagiconShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 9 September 2003 Successful
29 December
23:16 		Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24 Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
Template:FlagiconNimiq 2 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
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Deep Space Rendezvous

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

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
14 January
20:59 		6 hours
3 minutes 		15 January
03:02 		Expedition 4
ISS Pirs 		Template:FlagiconYuri Onufriyenko
Template:FlagiconCarl 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.[13]
25 January
15:19 		5 hours
59 minutes 		21:18 Expedition 4
ISS Pirs 		Template:FlagiconYuri Onufriyenko
Template:FlagiconDaniel W. Bursch 		Installed six deflector shields for ZvezdaTemplate:'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.[13]
20 February
11:38 		5 hours
47 minutes 		17:25 Expedition 4
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconCarl E. Walz
Template:FlagiconDaniel W. Bursch 		Tested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110.[13] First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station.
4 March
06:37 		7 hours
1 minute 		13:38 STS-109
Columbia 		Template:FlagiconJohn M. Grunsfeld
Template:FlagiconRichard 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.[14] Hubble Space Telescope servicing
5 March
06:40 		7 hours
16 minutes 		13:56 STS-109
Columbia 		Template:FlagiconJames H. Newman
Template:FlagiconMichael 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).[15] Hubble Space Telescope servicing
6 March
08:28 		6 hours
48 minutes 		15:16 STS-109
Columbia 		Template:FlagiconJohn M. Grunsfeld
Template:FlagiconRichard 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.[16] Hubble Space Telescope servicing
7 March
09:00 		7 hours
30 minutes 		16:30 STS-109
Columbia 		Template:FlagiconJames H. Newman
Template:FlagiconMichael 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.[17] Hubble Space Telescope servicing
8 March
08:46 		7 hours
20 minutes 		16:06 STS-109
Columbia 		Template:FlagiconJohn M. Grunsfeld
Template:FlagiconRichard 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.[18] Hubble Space Telescope servicing
11 April
14:36 		7 hours
48 minutes 		22:24 STS-110
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconSteven Smith
Template:FlagiconRex 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.[19]
13 April
14:09 		7 hours
30 minutes 		21:39 STS-110
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconJerry L. Ross
Template:FlagiconLee 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.[19]
14 April
13:48 		6 hours
27 minutes 		20:15 STS-110
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconSteven Smith
Template:FlagiconRex 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.[19]
16 April
14:29 		6 hours
37 minutes 		21:06 STS-110
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconJerry L. Ross
Template:FlagiconLee 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.[19][20]
9 June
15:27 		7 hours
14 minutes 		22:41 STS-111
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconFranklin Chang-Diaz
Template:FlagiconPhilippe 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.[21][22]
11 June
15:20 		5 hours 20:20 STS-111
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconFranklin Chang-Diaz
Template:FlagiconPhilippe Perrin 		Attached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS.[21][23]
13 June
15:16 		7 hours
17 minutes 		22:33 STS-111
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconFranklin Chang-Diaz
Template:FlagiconPhilippe Perrin 		Replaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth.[21][24]
16 August
09:25 		4 hours
23 minutes 		13:48 Expedition 5
ISS Pirs 		Template:FlagiconValery Korzun
Template:FlagiconPeggy Whitson 		Installed six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda.[25] Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker.
26 August
05:27 		5 hours
21 minutes 		10:48 Expedition 5
ISS Pirs 		Template:FlagiconValery Korzun
Template:FlagiconSergei 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.[25]
10 October
15:21 		7 hours
1 minute 		20:35 STS-112
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconDavid Wolf
Template:Flagicon/Template:FlagiconPiers 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).[26][27]
12 October
14:31 		6 hours
4 minutes 		20:35 STS-112
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconDavid Wolf
Template:Flagicon/Template:FlagiconPiers 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.[26][28]
14 October
14:08 		6 hours
36 minutes 		20:44 STS-112
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconDavid Wolf
Template:Flagicon/Template:FlagiconPiers 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.[26][29]
26 November
19:49 		6 hours
45 minutes 		27 November
02:34 		STS-113
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconMichael Lopez-Alegria
Template:FlagiconJohn 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.[30][31]
28 November
18:36 		6 hours
10 minutes 		29 November
00:46 		STS-113
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconMichael Lopez-Alegria
Template:FlagiconJohn 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.[30][32]
30 November
19:25 		7 hours 1 December
02:25 		STS-113
ISS Quest 		Template:FlagiconMichael Lopez-Alegria
Template:FlagiconJohn Herrington 		Installed more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines.[30][33]

Orbital launch statistics

By country

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Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
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By rocket

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By family

By type

By configuration

By spaceport

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Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur Script error: No such module "flag". 15 14 1 0
Cape Canaveral Script error: No such module "flag". 9 8 1 0
Jiuquan Script error: No such module "flag". 2 2 0 0
Kennedy Script error: No such module "flag". 5 5 0 0
Kourou Script error: No such module "flag". 12 11 1 0
Ocean Odyssey Template:Flagicon International waters 1 1 0 0
Palmachim Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk Script error: No such module "flag". 10 9 1 0
Satish Dhawan Script error: No such module "flag". 1 1 0 0
Taiyuan Script error: No such module "flag". 3 2 1 0
Tanegashima Script error: No such module "flag". 3 3 0 0
Vandenberg Script error: No such module "flag". 3 3 0 0
Total 65 60 5 0

By orbit

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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

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