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Delta II | GPS IIR-8

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 29, 2003, 6:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Pegasus XL | Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
Jan. 25, 2003, 8:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 16, 2003, 3:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the disastrous final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003, and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds in orbit conducted a multitude of international scientific experiments.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta II | Icesat

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 13, 2003, 12:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Oceanography, gravimetry, altimetry mission.

Polar Orbit
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Titan II SLV | Coriolis

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 6, 2003, 2:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Coriolis / Windsat / SMEI three-year mission will provide Defense Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather data users with important ocean wind and solar wind measurements -- improving forecasting around the globe while building important knowledge that will be used in developing the next generation of Polar-orbiting environmental satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 29, 2002, 11:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Nimiq 2 is a high power Ku/Ka-band satellites, featuring 32 active 24 MHz Ku-band transponders with 120 Watt power amplifiers, and a Ka-band payload that will provide broadband services.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Long March 2F | Shenzhou-4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 29, 2002, 4:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Fourth and final test flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft, without crew on board. The spacecraft was flown in the same configuration as a crew-carrying mission, and as such two dummy astronauts were carried on board, as are sleeping bags, food and medication. The control systems were fitted with ability for manual control and emergency landing. The windows were constructed of a new material that was designed to stay clear even after reentry to allow an astronaut to confirm that the parachutes have deployed properly. The spacecraft carried 100 peony seeds to investigate the effect of weightlessness on plants grown from them. The 52 experiments onboard investigated areas in physics, biology, medicine, earth observation, material science, and astronomy.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Uragan 80 to 82

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 25, 2002, 7:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 82

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 24, 2002, 12:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Dnepr | AATiS-OSCAR-49

ISC Kosmotras | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 20, 2002, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Technology satellite for OHB-System, Germany.

Low Earth Orbit
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