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2001 in spaceflight

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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Timeline of spaceflight/Cleanup|refs=yes|incomplete=yes}}

{{Infobox year in spaceflight

|year = 2001

|image = Mir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg

|caption = The Mir space station, which was deorbited on 23 March

|first = 9 January

|last = 28 December

|total = 59

|success = 58

|failed = 1

|partial =

|catalogued = 58

|maidens = GSLV
H-IIA 202
Proton-M
Soyuz-FG

|retired = Ariane 4 44P
Ariane 4 44LP
Athena I

|orbital = 8

|totalcrew = 44

|firstsat =

|firsttrav =

}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| programme = Timeline of spaceflight

| previous_mission = 2000

| next_mission = 2002

}}

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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2001 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Deorbit of ''Mir''

{{Excerpt |Deorbit of Mir |only=paragraph |paragraphs=1}}

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Launches

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= January =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=9 January |time=17:00

|rocket={{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 2F

|site={{flagicon|PRC}}Jiuquan

|LSP={{flagicon|PRC}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|PRC}}Shenzhou 2

|user=CMSA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Test spacecraft

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=16 January

|d-time=11:22

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|PRC}}Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module

|user=CMSA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Test spacecraft

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=24 August

|d-time=09:05

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=10 January |time=22:09

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44P

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|TUR}}Türksat 2A

|user=Eurasiasat SAM

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=24 January |time=04:28

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=Final spacecraft to dock with the Mir space station.
Remained docked during re-entry.

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M1-5

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)

|function=Deorbit Mir

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=23 March

|d-time=05:50

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=30 January |time=07:55

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7925-9.5

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GPS IIR-7 (USA-156)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= February =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=7 February |time=23:05

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|remarks=Skynet 4F is the final ECS-class satellite.

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name=Sicral

|user=

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UK}}Skynet 4F

|user=MoD (UK)

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=7 February |time=23:13

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}{{OV|104}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-98

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=20 February

|d-time=20:33

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Destiny

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 February |time=08:48

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Start-1

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Svobodniy Site 5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|SWE}}Odin

|user=SSC

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Infrared astronomy

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=26 February |time=08:09

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=ISS flight 3P

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M-44

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=16 April

|d-time=13:23

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=27 February |time=21:20

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan IVB (401)/Centaur

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-40

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Lockheed Martin

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Milstar 2 (USA-157)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

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= March =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=8 March |time=11:42

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|103|full=no}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 2)
Maiden flight of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-102

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=21 March

|d-time=07:31

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|USA}}Leonardo MPLM

|user=ASI/NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span=inherit

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=8 March |time=22:51

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 5G

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|FRA}}Eurobird

|user=Eutelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}BSAT-2A

|user=BSAT

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=18 March |time=22:33

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL

|site={{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey

|LSP={{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch

|remarks=Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}XM-2 "Rock"

|user=XM Satellite Radio

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome={{nowrap|Partial satellite failure}}

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= April =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=7 April |time=03:47

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-M/Briz-M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|remarks=Maiden flight of Proton-M

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Ekran-M 18

|user=GPKS

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=7 April |time=15:02

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7925-9.5

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}2001 Mars Odyssey

|user=NASA

|orbit=Areocentric

|function=Mars orbiter

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=18 April |time=10:13

|rocket={{flagicon|IND}}GSLV

|site={{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan FLP

|LSP={{flagicon|IND}}ISRO

|remarks=Payload placed in incorrect orbit due to underpowered upper stage of launch vehicle
Maiden flight of GSLV

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|IND}}GSAT-1

|user=ISRO

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Failure

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=19 April |time=18:40

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|105|full=no}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-100

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=1 May

|d-time=16:10

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|USA}}Raffaello MPLM

|user=ASI/NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|CAN}}Canadarm2

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=28 April |time=07:37

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first space tourist, whose flight was arranged by the American company Space Adventures

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz TM-32

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS escape craft

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=31 October

}}

}}

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= May =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=8 May |time=22:10

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL

|site={{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey

|LSP={{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch

|remarks=Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}XM-1 "Roll"

|user=XM Satellite Radio

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome={{nowrap|Partial satellite failure}}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=15 May |time=01:11

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Panamsat 10

|user=PanAmSat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=18 May |time=17:45

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7925-9.5

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|remarks = NROL-17 Mission.

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GeoLITE (USA-158)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Geostationary

|function=Experimental communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 May |time=22:32

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-FG

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG
ISS flight 4P

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M1-6

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=22 August

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=29 May |time=17:55

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 43/4

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2377

|user=MO RF

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=10 October

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= June =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=8 June |time=15:08

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos-3M

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 132

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2378

|user=MO RF

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=9 June |time=06:45

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 901

|user=Intelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=16 June |time=01:49

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|LUX}}Astra 2C

|user=SES Astra

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=19 June |time=04:41

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIAS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}ICO F2

|user=ICO

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=30 June |time=17:45

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7425-10

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|remarks = Ceased operations on 20 August 2010, subsequently manoeuvred into heliocentric orbit on 8 September{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06wmap/|title=WMAP finishes nine-year probe of infant universe|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=6 October 2010|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=7 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101010023755/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06wmap/| archive-date= 10 October 2010 | url-status=live}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}WMAP

|user=NASA

|orbit=Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange Point

|function=Astronomy

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= July =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=12 July |time=09:03

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Atlantis

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-104

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=25 July

|d-time=03:38

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Quest

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=12 July |time=21:58

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 5G

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|remarks=Premature cutoff of 2nd stage. Artemis reached correct orbit under own power, BSAT abandoned in useless orbit

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name=23pxArtemis

|user=ESA

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Navigation

|outcome={{nowrap|Partial launch failure}}
Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}BSAT-2B

|user=BSAT

|orbit=Intended: Geosynchronous
Achieved: Medium Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Launch failure

|d-date = 28 January 2014

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL |NoPL=1

|date = 20 July |time = 00:17

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Molniya-M

|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43/4

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} VKS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Molniya 3–51

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Molniya

|function = Communications

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 19 December 2016{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26867 |title=MOLNIYA 3-51 |work=N2YO.com |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175350/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26867 |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=23 July |time=07:23

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIA

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP=

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GOES-12 (GOES-M)

|user=NOAA

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Weather satellite

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL |NoPL=1

|date = 31 July |time = 08:00

|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}} Tsyklon-3

|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 32/2

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} VKS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Koronas F

|user = RAKA

|orbit = Sun-synchronous

|function = Solar observation

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 6 December 2005{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26873 |title=CORONAS F |work=N2YO.com |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901181818/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26873 |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= August =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=6 August |time=07:28

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan IVB (402)/IUS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-40

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Lockheed Martin

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}DSP-21 (USA-159)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Missile early warning

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=8 August |time=16:13

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7326-9.5

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|remarks=Parachute failed to deploy upon return to Earth, some samples recovered from wreckage

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Genesis

|user=NASA

|orbit=Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange Point

|function=Solar wind sample return

|outcome=Partial failure

|d-date=8 September 2004

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=10 August |time=21:10

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Discovery

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 3)
Simplesat released 20 August 18:30 UTC, and failed to contact ground

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-105

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=22 August

|d-time=03:38

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|USA}}Leonardo MPLM

|user=ASI/NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Simplesat

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Astronomy

|outcome=Failure

|d-date=30 January 2002

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 August |time=09:23

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=ISS flight 5P

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M-45

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=22 November

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=24 August |time=20:35

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2379

|user=VKS

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Early warning

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=29 August |time=07:00

|rocket={{flagicon|JPN}}H-IIA 202

|site={{flagicon|JPN}}Tanegashima LA-Y1

|LSP={{flagicon|JPN}}

|remarks=Maiden flight of H-IIA

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}LRE

|user=NASDA

|orbit=Geostationary transfer

|function=Orbit determination

|outcome=Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}VEP-2

|user=NASDA

|orbit=Geostationary transfer

|function=Boilerplate spacecraft

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=30 August |time=06:46

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Intelsat 902

|user=Intelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= September =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date = 8 September |time = 15:25

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Atlas IIAS

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-3E

|LSP = Lockheed Martin

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} NOSS C1-1 (USA-160)

|user = NRO

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = SIGINT

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} NOSS C1-1 (USA-160-2)

|user = NRO

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = SIGINT

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date = 14 September |time = 23:34

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks = ISS flight 4R

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Progress M-SO1

|user = Roscosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (ISS)

|function = Space tug / ISS assembly

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 26 September

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Pirs

|user = Roscosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (ISS)

|function = ISS component

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 26 July 2021

|d-time = 14:51{{cite web |last=Gebhardt |first=Chris |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/farewell-pirs/ |title=Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered |work=NASASpaceFlight |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726125659/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/farewell-pirs/ |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date = 21 September |time = 18:49

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Taurus 2110

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg LC-576E

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Orbital Sciences

|remarks = Failed to reach orbit after control issues. SBD and Celestis-4 were hosted payloads on the third stage.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Orbview-4

|user = OrbImage

|orbit = Intended: Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome = Launch failure

|d-date = 21 September

|o-span=3

|d-span=3

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} QuikTOMS

|user = NASA

|orbit = Intended: Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Ozone observation

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} SBD / Celestis-4

|user = Orbital Sciences / Celestis

|orbit = Intended: Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Technology demonstration / Space burial

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 25 September |time = 23:21

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane 4 44P

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-2

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Final flight of Ariane 4 44P.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|FRA}} Atlantic Bird 2

|user = Eutelsat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4

|date = 30 September |time = 02:40

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Athena I

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Kodiak LP-1

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Lockheed Martin

|remarks = Kodiak Star, Space Test Program mission. Final flight of Athena I, and at the time final flight of the Athena family, which was later reactivated. First orbital launch from Kodiak Island.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Starshine 3

|user = NASA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Laser ranging

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 21 January 2003

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Picosat 9

|user = U.S. Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology demonstration

|outcome = Successful

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} PCSat

|user = U.S. Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} SAPPHIRE

|user = Stanford University

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Education

|outcome = Successful

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= October =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=5 October |time=21:21

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan IVB (404)

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4E

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Lockheed Martin

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}EIS-2 (USA-161)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=6 October |time=16:45

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Raduga-1

|user=VKS

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=11 October |time=02:32

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIAS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

|LSP=

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Aquila (USA-162)

|user=NRO

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 18 October |time = 18:51

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta II 7320-10

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-2W

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} QuickBird 2

|user = DigitalGlobe

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Earth observation

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 27 January 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26953 |title=QUICKBIRD 2 |work=N2YO.com |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811141003/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26953 |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 October |time=08:59

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz TM-33

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS escape craft

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=5 May 2002

|d-time=03:52

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=22 October |time=04:53

|rocket={{flagicon|IND}}PSLV

|site={{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan FLP

|LSP={{flagicon|IND}}ISRO

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|IND}}TES

|user=ISRO

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name=23pxPROBA

|user=ESA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Technology demonstration

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|DE}}BIRD

|user=DLR

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth imaging

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=25 October |time=11:34

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Molniya-M

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 43/3

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Molniya 3–52

|user=VKS

|orbit=Molniya

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

|d-date = 6 December 2011

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= November =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=26 November |time=18:24

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-FG

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=ISS flight 6P
Kolibri deployed from Progress on 19 March 2002

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M1-7

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=20 March 2002

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kolibri

|user=RAKA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Technology demonstration

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=4 May 2002

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=27 November |time=00:35

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44LP

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|remarks=Final flight of Ariane 4 44LP

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}DirecTV-4S

|user=DirecTV

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

= December =

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=1 December |time=18:04

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2382 (GLONASS)

|user=KNITs

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2383 (GLONASS)

|user = KNITs

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome = Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2384 (GLONASS)

|user=KNITs

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=5 December |time=22:19

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Endeavour

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 4)
Starshine 2 released 16 December, 15:02 UTC

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-108

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=17 December

|d-time=17:55

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|USA}}Raffaello MPLM

|user=ASI/NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Starshine 2

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Technology demonstration

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=26 April 2002

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=7 December |time=15:07

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7920-10

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-2W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|USA}}Jason 1

|user=CNES/NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Oceanography

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}TIMED

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Solar research

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=5

|date=10 December |time=17:18

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 45/1

|LSP=

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Meteor 3M-1

|user=Rosaviakosmos

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Weather satellite

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name=Kompas

|user=IZMIRAN

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earthquake prediction

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|date:15 august 2023|access-date:15 august 2023

|name={{flagicon|PAK}} Badr-B

|user=SUPARCO

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth imaging

|outcome=Partially Successful

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|MAR}}{{flagicon|DE}} Maroc-Tubsat

|user=Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale/TU Berlin

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth imaging/Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}} {{flagicon|USA}} Reflector

|user=Rosaviakosmos/US Air Force

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Space debris research

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 21 December |time = 04:00

|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}} Tsyklon-2

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 90/20

|LSP =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2383 (US-PM)

|user = Russian Navy

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 20 March 2004

|d-time = 18:54{{cite journal |url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2004/03/reentry_of_the_cosmos2383_nava.shtml |title=Reentry of the Cosmos-2383 naval reconnaissance satellite |journal=Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces |date=20 March 2004 |access-date=24 August 2019 |last1=Podvig |first1=Pavel |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824023950/http://russianforces.org/blog/2004/03/reentry_of_the_cosmos2383_nava.shtml |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=6

|date=28 December |time=03:24

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Tsyklon-3

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 32/2

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}VKS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2384 (Strela)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2385 (Strela)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2386 (Strela)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets D1-10 (Gonets)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets D1-11 (Gonets)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets D1-12 (Gonets)

|user=VKS

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

|}

{{TLS-M|2001}}

Suborbital launches

{{incomplete list|date=November 2024}}

{{TLS-M|2001}}

{{TLS-H2|no-cubesat=yes}}

|colspan=8|

=January-March=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =17 January

|time =04:31

|rocket ={{flagicon|IND}}Agni 2

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|IND}}Integrated Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|IND}}DRDO

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|IND}}Reentry Vehicle Mk 2

|cubesat =

|user =DRDO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =17 January

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =26 January

|time =03:57

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Aries

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Kauai Test Facility

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =Target for FTR-1A. Apogee: ~300 km

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Aegis TTV-2

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =ABM target

|d-date =26 January

|d-time =

|outcome =Intercepted

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =26 January

|time =04:03

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}RIM-161 SM-3

|flight =FTR-1A "Stellar Gemini"

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70}}, Pacific Ocean launch area, off Kauai

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =Intercepted Aries target missile. Apogee: 100 km

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}LEAP

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =26 January

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =7 February

|time =09:28

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}LGM-30G Minuteman III

|flight =GT175GM

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg AFB, LF-10

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Mk 12 reentry vehicle ×3

|cubesat =

|user =USAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =7 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =9 February

|time =04:00:06

|rocket ={{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant 9CM1

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}White Sands

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}JHU FOT 16

|cubesat =

|user =NASA, JHU

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =UV astronomy

|d-date =9 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =12 February

|time =16:28

|rocket ={{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}White Sands

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA 36.187NM

|cubesat =

|user =NASA

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Microgravity research

|d-date =12 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =16 February

|time =10:28

|rocket ={{flagicon|RUS}}R-29RM Shtil

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|RUS}}K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea

|LSP ={{flagicon|RUS}}Russian Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|RUS}}Reentry vehicle ×4

|cubesat =

|user =Russian Navy

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =16 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =16 February

|time =10:43

|rocket ={{flagicon|RUS}}RT-2PM Topol

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 169

|LSP ={{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|RUS}}Reentry vehicles

|cubesat =

|user =RVSN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =16 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =19 February

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|IND}}RH-200SV

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan Space Centre

|LSP ={{flagicon|IND}}ISRO

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|IND}}

|cubesat =

|user =ISRO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Test flight

|d-date =19 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =20 February

|time =18:58

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}SR19/SR19

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Wake Island

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}SMDC

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}TCMP-3B

|cubesat =

|user =SMDC

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Test flight

|d-date =20 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =22 February

|time =04:55

|rocket ={{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}White Sands

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|GBR}}J-PEX 2

|cubesat =

|user =NRL, Leicester University

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =UV astronomy

|d-date =22 February

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =22 March

|time =22:15

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Aries

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Kodiak Launch Complex, LP-2

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}QRLV-1

|cubesat =

|user =USAF, USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Target

|d-date =22 March

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =31 March

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Hera

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Fort Wingate, LC-96

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}SMDC

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}MBRV-3

|cubesat =

|user =SMDC

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Target for PAC-3

|d-date =31 March

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =31 March

|time =06:00

|rocket ={{flagicon|IND}}Prithvi

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|IND}}Integrated Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|IND}}DRDO

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|IND}}

|cubesat =

|user =DRDO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =31 March

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=April-June=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =17 April

|time =22:00

|rocket ={{flagicon|FRA}}MSBS M45

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|FRA}}L'Inflexible (S615), Bay of Biscay

|LSP ={{flagicon|FRA}}French Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|FRA}}Reentry vehicle ×6

|cubesat =

|user =French Navy

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =17 April

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =18 April

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|IRN}}Shahab 1

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|IRN}}Kermanshah Air Base

|LSP ={{flagicon|IRN}}

|remarks =Missile strikes on MKO militant camps, many launches.

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|IRN}}Warhead

|cubesat =

|user =

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile strike

|d-date =18 April

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =29 April

|time =11:28

|rocket =23px{{flagicon|USA}}Maxus

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|SWE}}Esrange

|LSP ={{flagicon|SWE}}SSC

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name =23pxMAXUS 4

|cubesat =

|user =ESA

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Microgravity research

|d-date =29 April

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =8 May

|time =09:55

|rocket ={{flagicon|UK}}Skylark 7

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|SWE}}Esrange, Skylark launch tower

|LSP ={{flagicon|UK}}Sounding Rocket Services

|remarks =Apogee: 248 km

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|DE}}TEXUS 39

|cubesat =

|user =DLR

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Microgravity research

|d-date =8 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =14 May

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Trident D5

|flight =FCET-24

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), Eastern Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Reentry vehicles

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =14 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =15 May

|time =01:57

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Improved Orion

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|NOR}}Andøya Rocket Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|NOR}}NDRE

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|NOR}}HiN-2

|cubesat =

|user =NDRE

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Test flight

|d-date =15 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =31 May

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|IND}}RH-200SV

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|IND}}Satish Dhawan Space Centre

|LSP ={{flagicon|IND}}ISRO

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|IND}}

|cubesat =

|user =ISRO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Test flight

|d-date =31 May

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =5 June

|time =11:32

|rocket ={{flagicon|RUS}}R-29RM Shtil

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|RUS}}K-51 Verkhoturye, Barents Sea

|LSP ={{flagicon|RUS}}Russian Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|RUS}}Reentry vehicle ×4

|cubesat =

|user =Russian Navy

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =5 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =21 June

|time =17:32

|rocket ={{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant IX

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}White Sands, LC-36

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}TXI

|cubesat =

|user =NASA/GSFC

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Solar radiation research

|d-date =21 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =25 June

|time =23:16

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Trident D5

|flight =FCET-25

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}{{USS|Louisiana|SSBN-743}}, Eastern Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Reentry vehicles

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =25 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =25 June

|time =23:16

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Trident D5

|flight =FCET-25

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Reentry vehicles

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =25 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =26 June

|time =01:13

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}Trident D5

|flight =FCET-25

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Navy

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Reentry vehicles

|cubesat =

|user =USN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =26 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =27 June

|time =

|rocket ={{flagicon|ISR}}Jericho II

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|ISR}}Palmachim Airbase

|LSP ={{flagicon|ISR}}Israeli Air Force

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|ISR}}

|cubesat =

|user =IAF

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =

|d-time =27 June

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =27 June

|time =04:35

|rocket ={{flagicon|RUS}}UR-100NU

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur, Site 132/30

|LSP ={{flagicon|RUS}}RVSN

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|RUS}}

|cubesat =

|user =RVSN

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =27 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =29 June

|time =04:44:01

|rocket ={{flagicon|CAN}}Black Brant VC

|flight =

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Wallops Flight Facility

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA

|remarks =

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}NASA 21.125GE

|cubesat =

|user =NASA

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Ionospheric research

|d-date =29 June

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=July-September=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =31 August

|time =20:00

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}GBI BV

|flight =BV-2

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg AFB, LF-21

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force

|remarks =Maiden flight of the Boeing Boost Vehicle. Apogee: ~200 km

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Dummy EKV

|cubesat =

|user =BMDO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =31 August

|d-time =

|outcome =Successful

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=October-December=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =24 October 2001

|time =16:00

|rocket ={{flagicon|TWN}}Taiwan Sounding Rocket

|flight =Sounding Rocket II

|site ={{flagicon|TWN}}Jiu Peng Air Base

|LSP ={{flagicon|TWN}}NSPO

|remarks =Second stage failed to ignite at T+20 seconds.{{Cite journal |last=Chern |first=Jeng-Shing |last2=Wu |first2=Bill |last3=Chen |first3=Yen-Sen |last4=Wu |first4=An-Ming |date=2012 |title=Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan |journal=Acta Astronautica |volume=70 |pages=159–164 |doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.030 |issn=0094-5765}}

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|TWN}}TMA release experiment

|cubesat =

|user =NSPO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Ionosphere research

|d-date =24 October

|d-time =

|outcome =Failure

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date =13 December

|time =18:15

|rocket ={{flagicon|USA}}GBI BV

|flight =BV-3

|site ={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg AFB, LF-21

|LSP ={{flagicon|USA}}US Air Force

|remarks =Missile steered off course 30 seconds after launch, flight was terminated by range safety

|empty =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name ={{flagicon|USA}}Dummy EKV

|cubesat =

|user =BMDO

|orbit =Suborbital

|function =Missile test

|d-date =13 December

|d-time =

|outcome =Failure

|d-span =

|o-span =

}}

}}

|}

{{TLS-M|2001}}

Deep space rendezvous

class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
Date (GMT)

!Spacecraft

!Event

!Remarks

15 JanuaryStardust1st flyby of the Earth
12 FebruaryNEARLanded on 433 ErosFirst-ever asteroid landing
25 MayGalileo8th flyby of Callisto
6 AugustGalileo4th flyby of Io
22 SeptemberDeep Space 1Flyby of 19P/Borrelly
24 OctoberMars OdysseyAreocentric orbit injection

EVAs

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Start Date/Time

!Duration

!End Time

!Spacecraft

!Crew

!Function

!Remarks

10 February
15:50

|7 hours
{{nowrap|34 minutes}}

|23:24

|STS-98
ISS {{OV|104|full=no}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}Thomas D. Jones
{{flagicon|USA}}Robert Curbeam

|Removed protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the {{convert|3800|cuft|m3|adj=on}} laboratory from the payload bay to its home on the Unity node. Curbeam and Jones then connected electrical, data and cooling lines to the lab, during which a small amount of ammonia crystals leaked from one of the hoses, prompting a decontamination procedure.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-04-highlights.html|title=STS-98 Day 4 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074944/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-04-highlights.html| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-98/eva12.htm |title=Three Space Walks Will Add Sophisticated Laboratory |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Shuttle Press Kits |year=2001 |author=Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012054743/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-98/eva12.htm |archive-date=12 October 2008 }}

|

12 February
15:59

|6 hours
50 minutes

|22:49

|STS-98
ISS Atlantis

|{{flagicon|USA}}Thomas D. Jones
{{flagicon|USA}}Robert Curbeam

|Installed the shuttle docking adapter onto Destiny, installed insulating covers over the pins that held Destiny in place during launch, attached a vent to the lab's air system, installed handrails and sockets on the exterior of Destiny, and attached a base for the future space station robotic arm.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.html|title=STS-98 Day 6 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917075137/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.html| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|

14 February
14:48

|5 hours
25 minutes

|20:13

|STS-98
ISS Atlantis

|{{flagicon|USA}}Thomas D. Jones
{{flagicon|USA}}Robert Curbeam

|Attached a spare communications antenna to the station, double-checked connections between the Destiny lab and its docking port, released a cooling radiator on the station, inspected solar array connections at the top of the station, and tested the ability of a spacewalker to carry an immobile crew member back to the shuttle airlock.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-08-highlights.html|title=STS-98 Day 8 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074931/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-08-highlights.html| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|100th American spacewalk.

11 March
05:12

|8 hours
56 minutes

|14:08

|STS-102
ISS {{OV|103|full=no}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}James S. Voss
{{flagicon|USA}}Susan J. Helms

|Prepared PMA-3 for repositioning from Unity{{'}}s Earth-facing berth to the port-side berth to make room for the Leonardo MPLM. Removed a Lab Cradle Assembly from the shuttle's cargo bay and installed it on the side of Destiny, and installed a cable tray to Destiny for later use by the station's robot arm. After re-entering the shuttle's airlock, the spacewalkers remained ready to assist if any troubles were encountered by the crew inside the shuttle.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-04-highlights.html|title=STS-102 Day 4 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916113303/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-04-highlights.html| archive-date= 16 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|Longest-duration EVA in history.

13 March
05:23

|6 hours
21 minutes

|11:44

|STS-102
ISS Discovery

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}}/{{flagicon|USA}}Andy Thomas}}
{{flagicon|USA}}Paul W. Richards

|Installed an External Stowage Platform for spare station parts, attached a spare ammonia coolant pump to the platform, finished connecting several cables put in place on the first EVA for the station's robotic arm. Inspected a Unity node heater connection, and inspected of an exterior experiment, the Floating Potential Probe.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.html|title=STS-102 Day 6 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916113659/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.html| archive-date= 16 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|

22 April
11:45

|7 hours
10 minutes

|18:55

|STS-100
{{nowrap|ISS {{OV|105|full=no}}}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}}Chris Hadfield
{{flagicon|USA}}Scott E. Parazynski

|Installed the station's UHF antenna, and the Canadian Space Agency made Canadarm2. Connected cables to give the arm power and allow it to accept computer commands from inside the lab.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.html|title=STS-100 Day 4 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122231/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.html| archive-date= 16 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|Hadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker.

24 April
12:34

|7 hours
40 minutes

|20:14

|STS-100
ISS Endeavour

|{{flagicon|CAN}}Chris Hadfield
{{flagicon|USA}}Scott E. Parazynski

|Connected the Power Data Grapple Fixture circuits for Canadarm2 onto Destiny, removed an early communications antenna, transferred a spare Direct Current Switching Unit from the shuttle's payload bay to an equipment storage rack on the outside of Destiny.{{Cite web|url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.html|title=STS-100 Day 6 Highlights|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122323/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.html| archive-date= 16 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|

8 June
14:21

|19 minutes

|14:40

|Expedition 2
ISS Zvezda

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Yury Usachyov
{{flagicon|USA}}James S. Voss

|Installed the docking cone onto the Zvezda module, in preparation for the arrival of the Russian Pirs docking compartment.{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2001/iss01-18.html|title=ISS Status Report #01-18 Friday, June 9, 2001 – Expedition Two Crew |access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081106174449/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2001/iss01-18.html| archive-date= 6 November 2008 | url-status=dead}}

|Conducted from the transfer compartment of the Zvezda Service Module.

15 July
03:10

|5 hours
59 minutes

|09:09

|STS-104
ISS Atlantis

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}}Michael L. Gernhardt}}
{{flagicon|USA}}James F. Reilly

|Installed the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node.{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-3.html |title=First spacewalk concludes |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Space.com |year=2001 |author=Jim Banke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213045055/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-3.html |archive-date=13 February 2009 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/sts-104/eva15.htm |title=STS-104 Spacewalks: Installing a Spacewalking Portal |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Shuttle Press Kits |year=2001 |author=Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106191015/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-104/eva15.htm |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-104/eva/|title=STS-104 Extravehicular Activities|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917071250/http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-104/eva/| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status=dead}}

|

18 July
03:04

|6 hours
29 minutes

|09:33

|STS-104
ISS Atlantis

|{{flagicon|USA}}Michael L. Gernhardt
{{flagicon|USA}}James F. Reilly

|Installed one of two high-pressure nitrogen tanks, and one of two high-pressure oxygen tanks onto Quest, and installed grapple fixture and trunion covers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html|title=STS-104|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080921112903/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html| archive-date= 21 September 2008 | url-status=live}}

|

21 July
04:35

|4 hours
2 minutes

|08:37

|STS-104
ISS Quest

|{{flagicon|USA}}Michael L. Gernhardt
{{flagicon|USA}}James F. Reilly

|Installed the second high-pressure nitrogen tank, and the second oxygen tank onto the Quest airlock.{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.html |title=Quest Airlock Makes Orbital Debut as Astronauts Wrap Up Station Construction Work |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Space.com |year=2001 |author=Todd Halvorson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213044127/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.html |archive-date=13 February 2009 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-6.html |title=Historic milestone at Alpha |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Space.com |year=2001 |author=Jim Banke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523131627/https://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_journal-6.html |archive-date=23 May 2009 }}

|First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock.

16 August
13:58

|6 hours
16 minutes

|20:14

|STS-105
ISS Discovery

|{{flagicon|USA}}Daniel T. Barry
{{flagicon|USA}}Patrick G. Forrester

|Installed an Early Ammonia Servicer onto the station's P6 truss, co-location of the foot restraint in a stowed location, and installed the MISSE-1 and 2 containers onto the Quest airlock.{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-105/eva/|title=STS-105 Extravehicular Activities|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917075520/http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-105/eva/| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/sts-105/eva16.htm |title=Two Spacewalks to Lay Groundwork for Future ISS Construction |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Shuttle Press Kit |year=2001 |author=NASA/Boeing/United Space Alliance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107004853/http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-105/eva16.htm |archive-date=7 January 2009 }}

|

18 August
13:42

|5 hours
29 minutes

|19:11

|STS-105
ISS Discovery

|{{flagicon|USA}}Daniel T. Barry
{{flagicon|USA}}Patrick G. Forrester

|Installed heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory.

|

8 October
14:24

|4 hours
58 minutes

|19:22

|Expedition 3
ISS Pirs

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Vladimir Dezhurov
{{flagicon|RUS}}Mikhail Tyurin

|Installed cables between Pirs, and Zvezda to allow spacewalk radio communications between the two sections. Installed handrails onto Pirs, and installed an exterior ladder to assist spacewalkers leaving Pirs. Installed a Strela cargo crane.{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp3/eva/index.html|title=Expedition Three Spacewalks|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081004224317/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp3/eva/index.html| archive-date= 4 October 2008 | url-status=dead}}

|First EVA conducted from the Pirs docking compartment.

15 October
09:17

|5 hours
51 minutes

|15:08

|Expedition 3
ISS Pirs

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Vladimir Dezhurov
{{flagicon|RUS}}Mikhail Tyurin

|Installed Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment.

|

{{nowrap|12 November}}
21:41

|5 hours
5 minutes

|{{nowrap|13 November}}
02:46

|Expedition 3
ISS Pirs

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Vladimir Dezhurov
{{flagicon|USA}}Frank L. Culbertson

|Connected cables on the exterior of Pirs for the Kurs automated docking system, completed checks of the Strela cargo crane, and inspected and photographed a panel of a solar array on Zvezda that had a portion of a panel not fully unfolded.

|

3 December
13:20

|2 hours
46 minutes

|16:06

|Expedition 3
ISS Pirs

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Vladimir Dezhurov
{{flagicon|RUS}}Mikhail Tyurin

|Removed an obstruction that prevented a Progress resupply ship from firmly docking with the station, and took pictures of the debris and of the docking interface.

|

10 December
17:52

|4 hours
12 minutes

|22:04

|STS-108
ISS Endeavour

|{{flagicon|USA}}Linda M. Godwin
{{flagicon|USA}}Daniel M. Tani

|Installed insulating blankets around two Beta Gimbal Assemblies that rotate the station's solar array wings, and performed get-ahead tasks in preparation for STS-110's spacewalks.{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-108/eva/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020202223646/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-108/eva/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2002|title=STS-108 Extravehicular Activities|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA}}{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts108/STS-108-11.html|title=STS-108, Mission Control Center Status Report #11|access-date=21 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2001|author=NASA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216213221/http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts108/STS-108-11.html|archive-date=16 February 2009}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts108_journal-3.html |title=STS-108 Mission Update Archive |access-date=21 October 2008 |publisher=Space.com |year=2001 |author=Jim Banke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704221738/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts108_journal-3.html |archive-date=4 July 2008 }}

|

Orbital launch statistics

= By country =

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.

{{Pie chart

| radius = 120

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{"value":220, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 22 (37.29%)"},

{"value":190, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 19 (32.21%)"},

{"value":80, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 8 (13.56%)"},

{"value":60, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 6 (10.17%)"},

{"value":20, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 2 (3.39%)"},

{"value":10, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 1 (1.69%)"},

{"value":10, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 1 (1.69%)"},

]

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colspan=2 | Country

! Launches

! Successes

! Failures

! Partial
failures

scope=row style="background:#ff0000;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{CHN}}

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

scope=row style="background:#318ce7;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{FRA}}

| 8 || 7 || 0 || 1

scope=row style="background:#ff9933;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{IND}}

| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0

scope=row style="background:#ffffff;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{JPN}}

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

scope=row style="background:#a52a2a;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{RUS}}

| 19 || 19 || 0 || 0

scope=row style="background:#ffd700;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{UKR}}

| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0

scope=row style="background:#484785;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{USA}}

| 22 || 21 || 1 || 0

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! colspan="2" | World

{{sum|1|8|2|1|19|6|22}}{{sum|1|7|1|1|19|6|21}}{{sum|0|0|1|0|0|0|1}}{{sum|0|1|0|0|0|0|0}}

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= By rocket =

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| float = center

| width = 990

| height = 440

| stack = 1

| group 1 = 6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 2 = 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 3 = 0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 4 = 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 5 = 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 6 = 0:0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 7 = 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 8 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0

| group 9 = 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0

| group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0

| group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0

| group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0

| group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0

| group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0

| group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0

| group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 8

| group 17 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 8

| colors = DodgerBlue : MediumBlue : DarkGoldenrod : LightSteelBlue : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : SkyBlue : SaddleBrown : Chocolate : Peru : Wheat : Purple : Plum : LightGrey : White

| group names = Ariane 4 : Ariane 5 : Atlas II : Delta II : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Tsyklon-2 : Tsyklon-3 : Space Shuttle : Titan IV : Proton-K : Proton-M : Zenit-2 : Zenit-3 : Others :

| x legends = Ariane : Atlas : Delta : R-7 : R-36: Space Shuttle : Titan : UR : Zenit : Others

| units suffix = _launches

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== By family ==

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Family

! Country

! Launches

! Successes

! Failures

! Partial failures

! Remarks

align=left| Arianealign=left| {{EUR}}8701
align=left| Athenaalign=left| {{USA}}1100align=left| Final flight
align=left| Atlasalign=left| {{USA}}4400
align=left| Deltaalign=left| {{USA}}7700
align=left| GSLValign=left| {{IND}}1010align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| H-IIalign=left| {{JPN}}1100
align=left| Long Marchalign=left| {{CHN}}1100
align=left| Minotauralign=left| {{USA}}1010
align=left| PSLValign=left| {{IND}}1100
align=left| R-7align=left| {{RUS}}111100
align=left| R-14align=left| {{RUS}}1100
align=left| R-36align=left| {{UKR}}3300
align=left| RT-2PMalign=left| {{RUS}}1100
align=left| Space Shuttlealign=left| {{USA}}6600
align=left| Titanalign=left| {{USA}}3300
align=left| Universal Rocketalign=left| {{RUS}}6600
align=left| Zenitalign=left| {{UKR}}3300

== By type ==

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Rocket

! Country

! Family

! Launches

! Successes

! Failures

! Partial failures

! Remarks

align=left| Ariane 4align=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane6600
align=left| Ariane 5align=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane2101
align=left| Athena Ialign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Athena1100align=left| Final flight
align=left| Atlas IIalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Atlas4400
align=left| Delta IIalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta7700
align=left| GLSValign=left| {{IND}}align=left| GSLV1010align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| H-IIAalign=left| {{JPN}}align=left| H-II1100align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| Kosmosalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| R-141100
align=left| Long March 2align=left| {{CHN}}align=left| Long March1100
align=left| Molniyaalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| R-72200
align=left| PSLValign=left| {{IND}}align=left| PSLV1100
align=left| Protonalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| UR6600
align=left| Soyuzalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| R-79900
align=left| Space Shuttlealign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Space Shuttle6600
align=left| Startalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| RT-2PM1100
align=left| Taurusalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Minotaur1010
align=left| Titan IValign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Titan3300
align=left| Tsyklonalign=left| {{UKR}}align=left| R-363300
align=left| Zenitalign=left| {{UKR}}align=left| Zenit3300

== By configuration ==

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Rocket

! Country

! Type

! Launches

! Successes

! Failures

! Partial failures

! Remarks

align=left| Ariane 4 44Palign=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane 42200align=left| Final flight
align=left| Ariane 4 44LPalign=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane 41100align=left| Final flight
align=left| Ariane 4 44Lalign=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane 43300
align=left| Ariane 5Galign=left| {{EUR}}align=left| Ariane 52101
align=left| Athena Ialign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Athena1100align=left| Final flight
align=left| Atlas IIAalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Atlas II1100
align=left| Atlas IIASalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Atlas II3300
align=left| Delta II 7320-10align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta II1100
align=left| Delta II 7326-9.5align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta II1100
align=left| Delta II 7425-10align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta II1100
align=left| Delta II 7920-10align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta II1100
align=left| Delta II 7925-9.5align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Delta II3300
align=left| GLSV Mk Ialign=left| {{IND}}align=left| GSLV1010align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| H-IIA 202align=left| {{JPN}}align=left| H-IIA1100align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| Kosmos-3Malign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Kosmos1100
align=left| Long March 2Falign=left| {{CHN}}align=left| Long March 21100
align=left| Molniya-Malign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Molniya2200
align=left| PSLV-Galign=left| {{IND}}align=left| PSLV1100
align=left| Proton-K / Blok DM-2align=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Proton3300
align=left| Proton-K / Blok DM-2Malign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Proton2200
align=left| Proton-M / Briz-Malign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Proton1100align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| Soyuz-Ualign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Soyuz7700
align=left| Soyuz-FGalign=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Soyuz2200align=left| Maiden flight
align=left| Space Shuttlealign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Space Shuttle6600
align=left| Start-1align=left| {{RUS}}align=left| Start1100
align=left| Taurus 2110align=left| {{USA}}align=left| Taurus1010
align=left| Titan IVBalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Titan IV1100
align=left| Titan IVB / Centaur-Talign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Titan IV1100
align=left| Titan IVB / IUSalign=left| {{USA}}align=left| Titan IV1100
align=left| Tsyklon-2align=left| {{UKR}}align=left| Tsyklon1100
align=left| Tsyklon-3align=left| {{UKR}}align=left| Tsyklon2200
align=left| Zenit-2align=left| {{UKR}}align=left| Zenit1100
align=left| Zenit-3SLalign=left| {{UKR}}align=left| Zenit2200

= By spaceport =

{{#invoke:Chart | bar chart

| float = center

| width = 990

| height = 440

| stack = 1

| group 1 = 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 2 = 0: 8:0:0:0:0:0:0

| group 3 = 0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0

| group 4 = 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0

| group 5 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0

| group 6 = 0:0:0:0:0:16:0:0

| group 7 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0

| group 8 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0

| group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:10

| group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6

| group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1

| group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5

| colors = FireBrick : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : Plum : LightSeaGreen : SteelBlue : LightSteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : Indigo : SkyBlue

| group names = Jiuquan : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Tanegashima : Baikonur : Plesetsk : Svobodny : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Kodiak : Vandenberg

| x legends = China : France : India : International waters : Japan : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States

| units suffix = _launches

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Site

! Country

! Launches

! Successes

! Failures

! Partial failures

! Remarks

align=left| Baikonuralign=left| {{KAZ}}161600
align=left| Cape Canaveralalign=left| {{USA}}101000
align=left| Jiuquanalign=left| {{CHN}}1100
align=left| Kennedyalign=left| {{USA}}6600
align=left| Kodiakalign=left| {{USA}}1100align=left| First orbital launch
align=left| Kouroualign=left| {{FRA}}8701
align=left| Ocean Odysseyalign=left| {{flagicon|UN}} International waters2200
align=left| Plesetskalign=left| {{RUS}}6600
align=left| Satish Dhawanalign=left| {{IND}}2110
align=left| Svobodnyalign=left| {{RUS}}1100
align=left| Tanegashimaalign=left| {{JPN}}1100
align=left| Vandenbergalign=left| {{USA}}5410
colspan=2| Total || 59 || 56 || 2 || 1 ||

= By orbit =

{{#invoke:Chart | bar chart

| float = center

| width = 890

| height = 440

| stack = 1

| group 1 = 12:0:0:0

| group 2 = 1:0:0:0

| group 3 = 13:0:0:0

| group 4 = 2:0:0:0

| group 5 = 0: 4:0:0

| group 6 = 0: 2:0:0

| group 7 = 0:0:21:0

| group 8 = 0:0:0: 3

| colors = Navy : SteelBlue : MediumBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SkyBlue : SaddleBrown : Yellow

| group names = Low Earth : Low Earth (Mir) : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Medium Earth : Molniya : Geosynchronous : Heliocentric

| x legends = Low Earth : Medium Earth / Molniya : Geosynchronous / transfer : Heliocentric / Planetary transfer

| units suffix = _launches

}}

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Orbital regime

! Launches

! Achieved

! Not achieved

! Accidentally
achieved

! Remarks

align=left| Low Earth / Sun-synchronous292810align=left| Including flights to ISS and Mir
align=left| Geosynchronous /GTO222110align=left| GSLV launch failure left satellite in useless transfer orbit
align=left| Medium Earth / Molniya5501align=left| Ariane 5 partial failure left payloads in a useless medium earth orbit.
One satellite was able to correct itself to the intended geostationary transfer orbit.
align=left| Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer3300
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!Total

595721

References

{{TLS-R}}

= Footnotes =

{{Reflist|30em}}

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{{Orbital launches in 2001}}

Category:Spaceflight by year