Launch Log 2002

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January

DesignationNameLaunched
2001-001AUSA 164 16 Jan
2002-002AINSAT 3C23 Jan

On Jan 17 [Galileo ]made a flyby of Io.
On Jan 18 [STARDUST] made[Deep Space Maneuver Number 2]
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February

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-003AMDS 1 04 Feb  
2002-003BDASH 04 Feb  
2002-004AHESSI 05 Feb [NASA's HESSI Website]
2002-005AIridium 91 11 Feb [NASA JPL]
2002-005BIridium 90 11 Feb [NASA JPL]
2002-005CIridium 94 11 Feb [NASA JPL]
2002-005DIridium 95 11 Feb [NASA JPL]
2002-005EIridium 96 11 Feb [NASA JPL]
2002-006AEchostar 7 21 Feb [Spaceflight Now]
[Space & Tech]
[Space Daily]
2002-006B ?Atlas 3B Rocket21 Feb launcher rocket
2002-007AIntelsat 90423 Feb  
2002-008ACosmos 2387 25 Feb  

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March

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-009AENVISAT 1 01 Mar [ESA's Envisat Webpage]
2002-009B ?Ariane 5 01 Mar launcher rocket
2002-010ASTS 109 01 Mar 4th Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission.
[NASA KSC]
2002-011ATDRS 9 08 Mar [NASA JPL]
2002-011B ?Atlas II 08 Mar launcher rocket
2002-012AGRACE 1 17 Mar [GRACE Website]
2002-012BGRACE 2 17 Mar [GRACE Website]
2002-012C ?Rokot KM 17 Mar launcher rocket [Eurockot]
2002-013AProgress-M1 8 21 Mar  
2002-014AShenzhou 3 25 Mar A Chinese satellite
[Space Daily]
[Spaceflight Now]
2002-014B ?Long March 2F25 Mar launcher rocket
2002-015AJCSat 8 29 Mar  
2002-015BAstra 3A 29 Mar  
2002-016AIntelsat 903 30 Mar [NASA JPL]
2002-016B ?Proton K 30 Mar launcher rocket

 

 


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April

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-17ACosmos 238801 April Military communications
[Space Daily]
2002-18ASTS 11008 April Space Shuttle Atlantis mounted the [ Space Station Assembly Flight 8A] Mission.
[NASA ]
2002-19ANSS 716 April New Skies Satellite-7 European geosynchronous communications satellite
Providing video and internet services to Europe and North America.
[Lockheed Martin News]
2002-19BAriane 416 April rocket
2002-20ASoyuz TM-3425 April  


05 April The Cassini spacecraft performed a successful Trajectory Correction Maneuver [NASA JPL]
18 April[ STARDUST] at its furthest from the Sun.

 

 


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May

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-021ASPOT 504 May French teledetection satellite
[SPOT Home Page]
2002-021BAriane 42P04 May Rocket launched from Kourou
2002-022AAqua04 May NASA hydrology satellite, previously known as EOS PM-1
[Aqua Home Page]
2002-022BDelta 204 May Rocket launched from Vandenberg AFB
2002-023ADirectTV 507 May American communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit providing digital television direct to subscribers in North America
[Spaceflight Now]
2002-023BProton-K07 May Rocket launched from Baikonur
2002-024AHaiyang 115 May Chinese oceanography satellite
Marine 1
details to be confirmed
2002-024BFengyun 1D15 May Chinese meteorological satellite
Wind and Cloud 1
details to be confirmed
2002-024CLong March 4B15 May rocket launched from Taiyuan Launch Centre
[Space Daily]
2002-025AOFEQ 528 May Israeli military photo-reconnaissance
[Spaceflight Now]
2002-025BShavit28 May rocket launched from Palmahim Beach AFB
2002-026ACosmos 238928 May Russian Military Communications Satellite
[Spaceflight Now]
2002-026BCosmos 3M28 May rocket

 

 

June

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-027AIntelsat 9055 JuneGeostationary Communications Satellite
stationed over the Atlantic
International telecommunications traffic
Owned by the ITSO consortium
replaces Intelsat 603[NASA]
2002-027BAriane 44L5 JuneLauncher. Blast off from Kourou 6:44 GMT
[Space.Com]
2002-028ASTS-1115 JuneSpace Shuttle Endeavour
Space Station Utilization Flight (UF-2)
Repaired gyroscope
installed debris shields on Zvesda Module
Repaired wrist joint on Canadarm
Long Duration Crew Change
2002-029AExpress 4A
Ekspress A1R
Express 41R
Express 41P		10 JuneRussian Geostationary Communications satellite
Digital Radio and TV
2002-029BProton-K10 JuneLauncher. Blast Off from Baikonur at 01:15 GMT
2002-030AGalaxy 3C15 June USA geostationary communications satellite
direct-to-home TV & Internet to USA and Latin America
[Hughes]
2002-030BZenit 3SL15 June Launcher: Blast off from Odyssey Launch Platform at 22:39 GMT
[Spacedaily]
2002-031AIridium 9720 June USA Communications Satellites for mobile phones [NASA]
2002-031BIridium 9820 June
2002-031CRockot20 June Launcher: Blast Off from Plesetsk at 09:34 GMT
2002-032ANOAA 17
NOAA-M		24 June USA Meteorological Satellite. More details from [NASA-GSFC].[NASA-JPL]
2002-032BTitan 224 June Launcher: Blast off from Vandenberg AFB at 18:23 GMT [NASA-GSFC]
2002-033AProgress M4626 June Docked to ISS 2002 June 29d 07h 22m GMT
Russian automatic cargo freighter

Designations in italics are aliases.



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July

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-034ACONTOUR3 JulyCOmet Nucleus TOUR
ETA Comet P/Encke: 2003 Nov 12
ETA Comet P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: 2006 June 19
[CONTOUR Website]
[NASA-GSFC]
2002-034BDelta 2 3 JulyLauncher. Blast off from Cape Canaveral at 06:47 GMT
[NASA-KSC]
2002-035ASTELLAT 55 JulyEuropean geostationary communications satellite.
Parked at 5ºW
TV and two-way Internet to Europe, N Africa and Middle East
[More]
2002-035BN-STAR 35 JulyJapanese geostationary communications satellite
Parked at 135ºE
Mobile phone, data and maritime
2002-035CAriane 55 JulyLauncher. Blast off from Kourou at 23:22 GMT
2002-036ACosmos 23908 JulyRussian Strela-3 class millitary communications satellites
2002-036BCosmos 23918 July
2002-036CCosmos-3M8 JulyLauncher. Blast off from Plesetsk at 06:36 GMT
2002-037ACosmos 2392
Arkon		25 JulyRussian military reconnaissance satellite.
The images, with a surface resolution of one metre will be sold by a Russian company.
2002-037BProton-K25 JulyLauncher. Blast off from Baikonur at 15:13 GMT

Designations in italics are aliases.

August

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DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-038AHot Bird 621 AugustOperated by Eutelsat, this European communications satellite provides digital radio and TV to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It is stationed over 13ºE
2002-038BAtlas5/Centaur21 AugustLauncher
Blasted off from Cape Canaveral at 22:05 GMT
[Spaceflight Now] Launch
[Inaugural Launch of the Atlas 5])
2002-039AEchostar 822 AugustAmerican Communication satellite located at 110ºW to provide digital TV to North America
[More]
2002-039BProton-K22 AugustLauncher
Blast-off from Baikonur at 05:15 GMT
[More]
2002-040AAtlantic Bird28 AugustOperated by Eutelsat, this European communications satellite provides voice, video and Internet links to Europe and parts of USA.
2002-040BMSG 1
Meteosat Second Generation 1		28 AugustEuropean weather satellite
to be located at 0º Longitude
[ESA's Website]
2002-040CAriane 528 AugustLauncher
Blasted off from Kourou at 22:45 GMT

 

 


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September

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-041AIntelsat 9066 September 
2002-042AUSERS10 September 
2002-042BDRTS10 September 
2002-043AMetsat 112 September 
2002-044AHispasat 1D18 September 
2002-044BAtlas 2AS/Centaur18 SeptemberLauncher rocket
Blastoff at 22:04 GMT
from Cape Canaveral
2002-045AProgress M1-9
Progress 9P		25 SeptemberRussian cargo vessel
Docked with Zvezda module on ISS 29 Sept
2002-045BSoyuz-U25 SeptemberLauncher rocket
Blastoff at 16:58 GMT
from Baikonur
2002-046ANedezhda 7
Nedezhda M		26 SeptemberRussian Navigation satellite
Part of the COSPAS-SARSAT maritime search and rescue network
2002-046BCosmos-3M26 SeptemberLauncher rocket
Blastoff at 15:30 GMT
from Plesetsk

 

 

October

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-047ASTS-1127 October5 Americans and 1 Russian to ISS
2002-048AINTEGRAL17 OctoberINTErnational Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
ESA Astrophysics Satellite
2002-048BProton-K17 OctoberLauncher Rocket
Blast off from Baikonur
04:41 UT
2002-049AJB-3 2
ZY-2B
ZiYuan-2B
Resource 2B
Zhong Guo Zi Yuan Er Hao
China Resource 2		27 OctoberChinese remote sensing satellite
see also 2000-050A
2002-049BLong March 4B27 OctoberLauncher
Blast off from Taiyuan
at 03:17 UT
2002-050ASoyuz TMA-130 OctoberA taxi mission to the ISS.
It docked on 1 November.
The Soyuz crew consisted of:
Commander Sergei Zaletin,
Belgian first flight engineer Frank de Winne of the European Space Agency
and second flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov. CNN News
2002-050BSoyuz-U30 OctoberLauncher rocket
Lift off 03:11UT
from Baikonur

 

 

November

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-051AW520 November 
2002-052ASTS-11324 November 
2002-053AAstra 1K25 November 
2002-054AAlsat 128 November 
2002-054BMozhayets28 NovemberMilitary Education
2002-054CCosmos-3M28 NovemberLauncher
Lift-off at 06:07 GMT
from Plesetsk

 

 

December

DesignationNameLaunchedMore details
2002-055ATDRSS 1005 December 
2002-056AAdeoa 214 December 
2002-056BFedsat14 December 
2002-056CWEOS14 December 
2002-056DMicro-Labsat14 December 
2002-057ANSS 617 December 
2002-058ARubin 220 December 
2002-058BLatinsat-B20 December 
2002-058CSaudisat 1C20 December 
2002-058DUnisat 220 December 
2002-058ETrailblazer20 December 
2002-058FLatinsat-A20 December 
2002-059ACosmos 239324 December 
2002-060ACosmos 239425 December 
2002-060BCosmos 239525 December 
2002-060CCosmos 239625 December 
2002-061AShenzhou 429 December 
2002-062ANimiq 229 December 

 

 



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