Orbital Launches of 2002

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ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
2002-001	16.01.2002	Milstar-2 3 (USA 164)	Titan-4(01)B Centaur-T	CC SLC-40
2002-002	23.01.2002	Insat 3C	Ariane-42L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
February
2002-003	04.02.2002	VEP 3 MDS 1 (Tsubasa) DASH	H-2A-2024	Ta YLP-1	Version 1st flight
2002-004	05.02.2002	HESSI (SMEX 6, Explorer 81)	Pegasus-XL [L-1011]	CC RW13/31
2002-005	11.02.2002	Iridium 90 Iridium 91 Iridium 94 Iridium 95 Iridium 96Iridium 90, 91, 94, 95, 96	Delta-7920-10C	Va SLC-2W
2002-006	21.02.2002	EchoStar 7	Atlas-3B-DEC	CC SLC-36B	Version 1st flight
2002-007	23.02.2002	Intelsat 904	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-008	25.02.2002	Kosmos 2387 (Yantar-4K2 #81, Kobalt #81)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
March
2002-009	01.03.2002	Envisat 1	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3
2002-010	01.03.2002	Columbia F27 (STS-109)	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
2002-011	08.03.2002	TDRS 9 (TDRS I)	Atlas-2A	CC SLC-36A
2002-012	17.03.2002	GRACE 1 (ESSP 2A) GRACE 2 (ESSP 2B)	Rokot-KM	Pl LC-133/3
2002-013	21.03.2002	Progress-M1 8	Soyuz-U	LC-1/5
2002-014	25.03.2002	Shenzhou 3 (SZ 3)	CZ-2F	Jq LC-43/91
2002-015	29.03.2002	JCSat 8 (JCSat 2A) Astra 3A	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-016	30.03.2002	Intelsat 903	Proton-K Blok-DM3	Ba LC-81/23
April
2002-017	01.04.2002	Kosmos 2388 (US-K #81)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
2002-018	08.04.2002	Atlantis F25 (STS-110 / ISS-8A) ITS-S0 ⇑	Shuttle	CCK LC-39B
2002-019	16.04.2002	NSS 7	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-020	25.04.2002	Soyuz-TM 34	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
May
2002-021	04.05.2002	SPOT 5 Idefix	Ariane-42P H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-022	04.05.2002	EOS-PM 1 (Aqua)	Delta-7920-10L	Va SLC-2W
2002-023	07.05.2002	DirecTV 5	Proton-K Blok-DM3	Ba LC-81/24
2002-024	15.05.2002	FY 1D HY 1	CZ-4B	TY LC-7
2002-025	28.05.2002	Ofeq 5	Shavit-1	Pa	Version 1st flight
2002-026	28.05.2002	Kosmos 2389 (Parus #93)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
June
2002-027	05.06.2002	Intelsat 905	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-028	05.06.2002	Endeavour F18 (STS-111 / ISS-UF-2) MPLM 1-03 (Leonardo F3) ⇑	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
2002-029	10.06.2002	Ekspress-A 1R (Ekspress-A 4)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-200/39
2002-030	15.06.2002	Galaxy 3C	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL
2002-031	20.06.2002	Iridium 97 Iridium 98	Rokot-KM	Pl LC-133/3
2002-032	24.06.2002	NOAA 17 (M)	Titan-2(23)G Star-37XFP-ISS	Va SLC-4W
2002-033	26.06.2002	Progress-M 46	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
July
2002-034	03.07.2002	CONTOUR (Discovery 6)	Delta-7425	CC SLC-17A
2002-035	05.07.2002	Stellat 5 → Atlantic Bird 3 → Eutelsat 5 West A N-Star c	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3
2002-036	08.07.2002	Kosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131) Kosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2002-037	25.07.2002	Kosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2)	Proton-K Blok-DM-5	Ba LC-81/24
August
2002-038	21.08.2002	Hotbird 6 → Hotbird 13A → Eutelsat 8 West C → Eutelsat 33D → Eutelsat 70D	Atlas-5(401)	CC SLC-41	Version 1st flight
2002-039	22.08.2002	EchoStar 8	Proton-K Blok-DM3	Ba
2002-040	28.08.2002	Atlantic Bird 1 → Eutelsat 12 West A → Eutelsat 36 West A → Eutelsat 59A MSG 1	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3
September
2002-041	06.09.2002	Intelsat 906	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-042	10.09.2002	USERS DRTS (Kodama)	H-2A-2024	Ta YLP-1
2002-043	12.09.2002	METSAT 1 (Kalpana 1)	PSLV-G (3)	Sr FLP	Version 1st flight
2002-F01	15.09.2002	PS 1 ?	Kaituozhe-1	TY	Failed, Version 1st flight
2002-044	18.09.2002	Hispasat 1D → Hispasat 30W-4 → Hispasat 143W-1 → Hispasat 136W-1	Atlas-2AS	CC SLC-36A
2002-045	25.09.2002	Progress-M1 9	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
2002-046	26.09.2002	Nadezhda 7 (Nadezhda-M #1)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
October
2002-047	07.10.2002	Atlantis F26 (STS-112 / ISS-9A) ITS-S1 ⇑	Shuttle	CCK LC-39B
2002-F02	15.10.2002	Foton-M 1 (Foton #13)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3	Failed
2002-048	17.10.2002	INTEGRAL	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba
2002-049	27.10.2002	ZY-2 02	CZ-4B	TY LC-7
2002-050	30.10.2002	Soyuz-TMA 1	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
November
2002-051	20.11.2002	Eutelsat W5 → Eutelsat 70A → Eutelsat 25C → Eutelsat 33B	Delta-4M+(4,2)	CC SLC-37B	Version 1st flight
2002-052	24.11.2002	Endeavour F19 (STS-113 / ISS-11A) ITS-P1 ⇑ MEPSI 1A MEPSI 1B	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A
2002-053	25.11.2002	Astra 1K	Proton-K Blok-DM3	Ba LC-81/23	Parial failure
2002-054	28.11.2002	AlSat 1 Mozhayets 3 Rubin 3-DSI	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
December
2002-055	05.12.2002	TDRS 10 (TDRS J)	Atlas-2A	CC SLC-36A
2002-F03	11.12.2002	Hot Bird 7 Stentor MFD A MFD B	Ariane-5ECA	Ko ELA-3	Version 1st flight, Failure
2002-056	14.12.2002	ADEOS 2 WEOS FedSat 1 Micro-Lab-Sat 1	H-2A-202	Ta YLP-1
2002-057	17.12.2002	NSS 6	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2
2002-058	20.12.2002	Rubin 2 Unisat 2 SaudiSat 1c LatinSat A LatinSat B TrailBlazer-2001-Dummy	Dnepr	Ba LC-109/95
2002-059	24.12.2002	Kosmos 2393 (US-K #82)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
2002-060	25.12.2002	Kosmos 2394 (Uragan #80) Kosmos 2395 (Uragan #81) Kosmos 2396 (Uragan #82)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-81/23
2002-061	29.12.2002	Shenzhou 4 (SZ 4)	CZ-2F	Jq LC-43/91
2002-062	29.12.2002	Nimiq 2	Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1)	Ba

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana
Pa = Israeli Air Force Test Range, Palmachim, Israel
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA