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Soyuz U | Progress M-44
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 2001, 8:09 a.m.
Start-1 | Odin
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | RussiaSvobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 2001, 8:48 a.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 7, 2001, 11:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module.
Low Earth Orbit
Ariane 44L | SICRAL 1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 7, 2001, 11:05 p.m.
Delta II | GPS IIR-7
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 30, 2001, 7:55 a.m.
Soyuz U | Progress M1-5
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 24, 2001, 4:28 a.m.
Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 10, 2001, 10:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Türksat 2A, a.k.a. Eurasiasat 1, was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Eurasiasat SAM in Monaco.
Geosynchronous Orbit
Long March 2F | Shenzhou-2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 9, 2001, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Second test flight of the Shenzhou spacecraft, without crew on board. A monkey, a dog, and a rabbit were carried in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. There were also 64 different scientific payloads, including a microgravity crystallography experiment; animal species including six mice, small aquatic and terrestrial organisms; cosmic ray and particle detectors and gamma-ray burst detectors. To test the radio transmitting systems taped messages were broadcast from the spacecraft. During return to Earth the parachutes failed to open upon re-entry, which resulted in a hard landing of the descent capsule.
Low Earth OrbitTsiklon-3 | Strela-3 125 to 127 & Gonets 7 to 9
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 2000, 9:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was second generation of strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 20, 2000, 4:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The BD 1 (Beidou 1) satellites were the 1st phase of the chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. The first phase uses only geostationary satellites, in contrast to GPS and GLONASS. This reduces the number of satellites, but limits the coverage to a less than hemispherical area. The basic constellation requires 3 satellites. The satellites are based on the DFH-3 Bus.
Geostationary Orbit
