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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-112

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 7, 2002, 7:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-112 (ISS assembly flight 9A) was an 11-day space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on 7 October 2002 at 19:45 UTC from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39B to deliver the 28,000 pound Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the Space Station. Ending a 4.5-million-mile journey, Atlantis landed at 15:44 UTC on 18 October 2002 on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda-M

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 26, 2002, 2:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Nadezhda 7, also called Nadezhda -M, was a Russian navigational satellite. It was to participate in the international search and rescue (SAR) network known as COSPAS-SARSAT, for ships at sea.

Polar Orbit
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Soyuz-FG | Progress M1-9

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 25, 2002, 4:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Atlas IIAS | Hispasat 1D

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 18, 2002, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hispasat 1D provides a complete range of services: digital T.V. broadcast (including live television), telecommunications, data and video transmission and access to Internet and multi media services.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 15, 2002, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Tsinghua-1 or Hangtian Qinghua 1 is the first demonstrator for the Disaster Monitoring Constellation and carries multi-spectral Earth imaging cameras providing 39-meter nadir ground resolution in 3 spectral bands.

Low Earth Orbit
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PSLV | KALPANA-1

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Sept. 12, 2002, 10:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 12 September 2002. The satellite is three-axis stabilized and is powered by solar panels, getting up to 550 watts (0.74 hp) of power. The METSAT bus was used as the basis for the Chandrayaan lunar orbiter mission of 2008.

Geostationary Orbit
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H-IIA 2024 | USERS & DRTS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 10, 2002, 8:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USERS (Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System) was a Japanese microgravity experimental satellite. After 8.5 months in orbit, a reentry vehicle was to be returned to earth with the materials manufacturered in space. DRTS (Data Relay & Tracking Satellite) is an inter-satellite communications experiment satellite to relay data between the target spacecraft (low earth orbit satellites, space stations, etc.) and ground stations.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 906

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 6, 2002, 6:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Intelsat 906 (or IS-906) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Ariane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 28, 2002, 10:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar VIII

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 22, 2002, 5:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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