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2002 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

2002 in spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-1, the first Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, approaches the International Space Station in November
Orbital launches
First16 January
Last29 December
Total65
Successes60
Failures5
Catalogued62
National firsts
Satellite Algeria
Space traveller South Africa
Rockets
Maiden flightsAriane 5ECA
Atlas IIIB
Atlas V 401
Delta IV-M+ (4,2)
H-IIA 2024
Kaituozhe-1
RetirementsAriane 4 42L
Ariane 4 42P
Atlas IIA
Crewed flights
Orbital7
Total travellers40
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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

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16 January
00:30 		 Titan IVB (401)/Centaur  Cape Canaveral SLC-40  Lockheed Martin
 Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
23 January
23:46 		 Ariane 4 42L  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 INSAT-3C ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Ariane 4 42L

February

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

March

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1 March
01:07 		 Ariane 5G  Kourou ELA-3  Arianespace
 Envisat ESA Sun-synchronous Environmental research In orbit Successful
1 March
11:22 		 Space Shuttle Columbia  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-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 		 Atlas IIA  Cape Canaveral SLC-36A   International Launch Services
 TDRS-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 		 Rockot/Briz-KM  Plesetsk Site 133/3   Eurockot
  GRACE 1 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous Gravity research 10 March 2018
06:09 UTC[6]		 Successful
  GRACE 2 NASA/DLR Sun-synchronous Gravity research 24 December 2017
00:16 UTC[7]		 Successful
21 March
20:13 		 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Progress M1-8 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 25 June
12:13		 Successful
ISS flight 7P
25 March
14:15 		 Long March 2F  Jiuquan  CAAC
 Shenzhou 3 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 1 April
08:51		 Successful
 Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Scientific research 12 November Successful
29 March
01:29 		 Ariane 4 44L  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Astra 3A SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 JCSAT 8 JSAT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
30 March
17:25 		 Proton-K/DM-2M  Baikonur Site 81/23   International Launch Services
 Intelsat 903 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

April

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1 April
22:06 		 Molniya-M/Blok 2BL  Plesetsk Site 16/2  VKS
 Kosmos 2388 (US-K #81) VKS Molniya Missile early warning 14 September 2011 Operational
8 April
20:44 		 Space Shuttle Atlantis  Kennedy LC-39B  United Space Alliance
 STS-110 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 19 April Successful
 S0 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
16 April
23:02 		 Ariane 4 44L  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 NSS 7 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 April
06:26 		 Soyuz-U  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Soyuz 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

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4 May
01:31 		 Ariane 4 42P V151  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 SPOT 5 CNES Low Earth Earth imaging In orbit Operational
 BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Operational
 BreizhSat-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 		 Delta II 7920-10L D-291  Vandenberg SLC-2W  Boeing IDS
 Aqua NASA Sun-synchronous (A-train) Environmental research In orbit Operational
7 May
17:00 		 Proton-K/Blok DM3  Baikonur Site 81/23   International Launch Services
 DirecTV-5 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 May
01:50 		 Long March 4B Y5  Taiyuan LA-7  
 Hai Yang 1 CASC Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
 Feng Yun 1D CASC Low Earth Weather satellite In orbit Operational
28 May
15:25 		 Shavit-1  Palmachim  IAI
 Ofeq-5 Low Earth (retrograde) Reconnaissance 21 February 2024 Operational
28 May
18:14 		 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2389 (Parus #93) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

June

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

July

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3 July
06:47 		 Delta II 7425-9.5  Cape Canaveral SLC-17A  Boeing IDS
 CONTOUR 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 		 Ariane 5G  Kourou ELA-3  Arianespace
 Stellat 5 Stellat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 N-STAR c Stellat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
8 July
06:35 		 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 Kosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132) Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
25 July
15:13 		 Proton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40)  Baikonur Site 81/24  VKS
 Kosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2) Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Successful

August

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21 August
22:05 		 Atlas V 401  Cape Canaveral SLC-41   International Launch Services
 Hot 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 		 Proton-K/DM-2M  Baikonur Site 81/23   International Launch Services
 Echostar 8 Echostar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 August
22:45 		 Ariane 5G  Kourou ELA-3  Arianespace
 Atlantic Bird 1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 Meteosat 8 Eumetsat Geosynchronous Weather satellite In orbit Operational

September

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6 September
06:44 		 Ariane 4 44L  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 Intelsat 906 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
10 September
08:20 		 H-IIA 2024  Tanegashima LA-Y1  
 USERS JAXA Low Earth Microgravity experiments 15 June 2007
19:56		 Successful
 DRTS NASDA Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
12 September
10:23 		 PSLV-C  Satish Dhawan FLP  ISRO
 Kalpana-1 (METSAT 1) ISRO Geostationary Weather satellite In orbit Operational
15 September
10:30 		 Kaituozhe-1  Taiyuan  
 HTSTL-1 Tsinghua University Intended: Low Earth Experimental 15 September Launch failure
Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction
18 September
22:04 		 Atlas IIAS  Cape Canaveral SLC-36A   International Launch Services
 Hispasat 1D Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 September
16:58 		 Soyuz-FG  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmsos
 Progress M1-9 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 1 February 2003 Successful
ISS flight 9P
26 September
14:27 		 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 Nadezhda-M VKS Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational

October

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7 October
10:46 		 Space Shuttle Atlantis  Kennedy LC-39B  United Space Alliance
 STS-112 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 18 October Successful
 S1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
 CETA NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts
15 October
18:20 		 Soyuz-U  Plesetsk Site 43/3  
  Foton-M1 ESA Intended: Low Earth Microgravity experiments T+29 seconds Launch failure
LRB exploded
17 October
04:41 		 Proton-K/Blok DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  
 INTEGRAL ESA High Earth (High eccentricity) Astrophysics In orbit Operational
27 October
03:17 		 Long March 4B Y6  Taiyuan LA-7  
 Ziyuan II-02 CAST Sun-synchronous Earth observation
Reconnaissance (alleged)		 22 January 2015 Successful
30 October
03:11 		 Soyuz-FG  Baikonur Site 1/5  Roskosmos
 Soyuz 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

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20 November
22:39 		 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240)  Cape Canaveral SLC-37B  Boeing IDS
 Eutelsat W5 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Delta IV
24 November
00:49 		 Space Shuttle Endeavour  Kennedy LC-39A  United Space Alliance
 STS-113 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 7 December Successful
 P1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
 MEPSI 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 		 Proton-K/DM-2M  Baikonur Site 81/23   International Launch Services
 Astra 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 		 Kosmos-3M  Plesetsk Site 132/1  VKS
 AlSat-1 CNTS Low Earth Disaster monitoring In orbit Operational
 Mozhayets-3 Mozhaisky Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
 Rubin-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

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5 December
02:42 		 Atlas IIA  Cape Canaveral SLC-36A   International Launch Services
 TDRS-10 (TDRS-J) NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Final flight of Atlas IIA
11 December
22:22 		 Ariane 5ECA  Kourou ELA-3  Arianespace
 Hot Bird 7 Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications T+178 seconds Launch failure
 Stentor Eutelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications
Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated
Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA
14 December
23:04 		 H-IIA 202  Tanegashima LA-Y1  
 Adeos 2 NASDA Low Earth Environmental research In orbit Operational
 Mu-Labsat NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
 RITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
 RITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
 FedSat Centre for Satellite Systems Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 WEOS (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 		 Ariane 4 44L  Kourou ELA-2  Arianespace
 NSS-6 SES New Skies Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
20 December
17:00 		 Dnepr  Baikonur Site 109/95  ISC Kosmotras
 LatinSat 1 Aprize Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 LatinSat 2 Aprize Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 SaudiSat 1S RSRI Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
 UniSat 2 University of Rome La Sapienza Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
 Rubin 2 OHB System Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
24 December
12:20 		 Molniya-M/Blok 2BL  Plesetsk Site 16/2  VKS
 Kosmos 2393 (US-K #82) VKS Molniya Missile early warning 22 December 2013 Successful
25 December
10:37 		 Proton-K/DM-2  Baikonur Site 81/23  VKS
 Kosmos 2394 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2395 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
 Kosmos 2396 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
29 December
16:40 		 Long March 2F  Jiuquan  
 Shenzhou 4 CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 5 January 2003
11:16		 Successful
 Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Test spacecraft 9 September 2003 Successful
29 December
23:16 		 Proton-M/Briz-M  Baikonur Site 81/24   International Launch Services
 Nimiq 2 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

Deep Space Rendezvous

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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

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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 		 Yuri Onufriyenko
 Carl 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 		 Yuri Onufriyenko
 Daniel W. Bursch 		Installed six deflector shields for Zvezda'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 		 Carl E. Walz
 Daniel 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 		 John M. Grunsfeld
 Richard 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 		 James H. Newman
 Michael 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 		 John M. Grunsfeld
 Richard 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 		 James H. Newman
 Michael 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 		 John M. Grunsfeld
 Richard 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 		 Steven Smith
 Rex 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 		 Jerry L. Ross
 Lee 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 		 Steven Smith
 Rex 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 		 Jerry L. Ross
 Lee 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 		 Franklin Chang-Diaz
 Philippe 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 		 Franklin Chang-Diaz
 Philippe 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 		 Franklin Chang-Diaz
 Philippe 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 		 Valery Korzun
 Peggy 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 		 Valery Korzun
 Sergei 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 		 David Wolf
 / Piers 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 		 David Wolf
 / Piers 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 		 David Wolf
 / Piers 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 		 Michael Lopez-Alegria
 John 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 		 Michael Lopez-Alegria
 John 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 		 Michael Lopez-Alegria
 John 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 summary

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By country

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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.

 China: 5Europe: 12India: 1Israel: 1Japan: 3Russia: 24Ukraine: 2USA: 17
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
  China 5 4 1 0
  Europe 12 11 1 0
  India 1 1 0 0
  Israel 1 1 0 0
  Japan 3 3 0 0
  Russia 24 22 2 0
  Ukraine 2 2 0 0
  United States 17 16 1 0
World 65 60 5 0

By rocket

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By family

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By type

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By configuration

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By spaceport

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Israel
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Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur   Kazakhstan 15 14 1 0
Cape Canaveral   United States 9 8 1 0
Jiuquan   China 2 2 0 0
Kennedy   United States 5 5 0 0
Kourou   France 12 11 1 0
Ocean Odyssey   International waters 1 1 0 0
Palmachim   Israel 1 1 0 0
Plesetsk   Russia 10 9 1 0
Satish Dhawan   India 1 1 0 0
Taiyuan   China 3 2 1 0
Tanegashima   Japan 3 3 0 0
Vandenberg   United States 3 3 0 0
Total 65 60 5 0

By orbit

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  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Molniya
  •   Geosynchronous
  •   High Earth
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

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