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Ariane 5 G | Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 8, 2001, 10:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Eutelsat 28A is a commercial communications satellite used for digital television, covering Europe and NW Africa. BSAT-2a is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 8, 2001, 11:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IVB | Milstar 4

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 27, 2001, 9:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-44

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 2001, 8:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Start-1 | Odin

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 2001, 8:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Odin is a Swedish satellite working in two disciplines: astrophysics and aeronomy, and it was named after Odin of Norse mythology.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy 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
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Ariane 44L | SICRAL 1

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 7, 2001, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sicral 1 is Italy’s satellite system for military communications.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Delta II | GPS IIR-7

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 30, 2001, 7:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS IIR-7 was the seventh Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched as part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M1-5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 24, 2001, 4:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana 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
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