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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy 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
Titan IVB | Milstar 4
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 27, 2001, 9:20 p.m.
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 Orbit
