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2001 in spaceflight

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2001.

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Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site		 Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function		 Re-Entry/
Destruction		 Outcome Remarks
9 January
17:00 GMT		 Long March 2F (CZ-2F/Shenjian) SLS, Jiuquan Shenzhou 2 CASC LEO Test spacecraft 16 January 2001, 11:22 GMT Successful
Shenzhou 2 Orbital Module CASC LEO Test spacecraft 24 August 2001, 09:05 GMT Successful
10 January
22:09 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44P) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Turksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1) Eurasiasat SAM Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
24 January
04:28 GMT		 Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M1-5 (Hearse) RFSA LEO, docked to Mir Deorbit Mir 23 March 2001 Successful Final spacecraft to dock with Mir space station.
Remained docked during re-entry
30 January
07:55 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral Boeing GPS IIR-7 (USA-156) NAVSTAR MEO GPS navigation Still in orbit Successful So Far
7 February
23:05 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Sicral ADI Geostationary orbit Comsat Still in orbit Successful
Skynet 4F MoD (UK) Geostationary orbit Comsat Still in orbit Successful Final ECS-class satellite
7 February
23:13 GMT		 Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-98, 5 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 20 February 2001, 20:33 GMT Successful ISS assembly
Destiny NASA LEO, attached to ISS ISS module Still in orbit Successful So Far
20 February
08:48 GMT		 Start-1 LC-5, Svobodniy Odin SSC LEO Infrared Astronomy Still In Orbit Successful So Far
26 February
08:09 GMT		 Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M-44 RFSA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 16 April 2001, 13:23 GMT Successful
27 February
21:20 GMT		 Titan IVB/Centaur LC-40, Cape Canaveral Milstar 2 (USA-157/DFS-4) US Air Force Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
8 March
11:42 GMT		 Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-102, 7 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 21 March 2001, 07:31 GMT Successful ISS Expedition 2
Leonardo MPLM NASA LEO, attached to ISS Resupply ISS 21 March 2001, 07:31 GMT Successful
8 March
22:51 GMT		 Ariane 5G ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Eurobird Eutelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
BSAT-2A BSAT Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
18 March
22:33 GMT		 Zenit 3SL Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch XM-2 (Rock) XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Partial Failure Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life
Deactivated: November 2006
7 April
03:47 GMT		 Proton-M LC-81, Baikonur Ekran-M-18 GPKS Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far Maiden flight of Proton-M
7 April
15:02 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral 2001 Mars Odyssey NASA Areocentric Mars probe Still in orbit Successful so far
18 April
10:13 GMT		 GSLV Sriharikota GSAT-1 ISRO Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Failure Maiden flight of GSLV
Placed in incorrect orbit due to underpowered upper stage on LV
19 April
18:40 GMT		 Space Shuttle Endeavour LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-100, 7 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 1 May 2001, 16:10 GMT Successful ISS resupply and assembly
Leonardo MPLM NASA LEO, attached to ISS Resupply ISS 1 May 2001, 16:10 GMT Successful
Canadarm 2 NASA/Canadarm LEO, attached to ISS ISS component Still in orbit Successful So Far ISS RMS
28 April
07:37 GMT		 Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Soyuz TM-32, 3 cosmonaut RFSA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 31 October 2001 Successful ISS escape craft
First Space tourist flight
8 May
22:10 GMT		 Zenit 3SL Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch XM-1 (Roll) XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Partial Failure Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life
Deactivated November 2006
15 May
01:11 GMT		 Proton-K/DM-2M LC-81, Baikonur ILS Panamsat 10 Panamsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
18 May
17:45 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral GeoLITE (USA-158) NRO Geostationary orbit Experimental Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
20 May
22:32 GMT		 Soyuz-FG LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M1-6 RFSA LEO, docked to ISS ISS resupply 22 August 2001 Successful Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG
29 May
17:55 GMT		 Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) LC-43, Plesetsk Kosmos 2377 MO RF LEO Reconnaissance satellite 10 October 2001 Successful
8 June
15:08 GMT		 Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) LC-132, Plesetsk Kosmos 2378 MO RF LEO Navigation satellite Still in orbit Successful So Far
9 June
06:45 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Intelsat 901 Intelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
16 June
01:49 GMT		 Proton-K/DM-2M LC-81, Baikonur ILS Astra 2C SES Astra Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
19 June
04:41 GMT		 Atlas IIAS LC-36B, Cape Canaveral ILS ICO F2 ICO Global Communications MEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
18 May
17:45 GMT		 Delta II (7425-10) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral WMAP NASA Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange Point Astronomy Still in orbit Successful So Far
12 July
09:03 GMT		 Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-104, 5 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 25 July 2001, 03:38 GMT Successful ISS assembly
Quest NASA LEO, attached to ISS ISS Module Still in orbit Successful So Far
12 July
21:58 GMT		 Ariane 5 ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Artemis ESA Geosynchronous Navigation satellite Still in orbit Partial Failure Premature cutoff of 2nd stage.
Artemis reached correct orbit under own power
BSAT abandoned in useless orbit
BSAT-2b BSAT Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: LEO/MEO		 Comsat Still in orbit Failure
20 July
00:17 GMT		 Molniya (R-7 8K78M) LC-43, Plesetsk Molniya 3-51 MO RF Molniya Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
23 July
07:23 GMT		 Atlas IIA LC-36A, Cape Canaveral GOES-12 (GOES-M) NOAA Geosynchronous Weather Satellite Still in orbit Successful So Far
31 July
08:00 GMT		 Tsiklon 3 LC-32, Plesetsk Koronas F RAKA SSO Solar observation Still in orbit Successful So Far
6 August
07:28 GMT		 Titan IVB/IUS LC-40, Cape Canaveral DSP-F21 (USA-159) US Air Force Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
8 August
16:13 GMT		 Delta II (7326-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral Genesis NASA Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange Point Solar Wind sample return 8 September 2004 Partial Failure Parachute failed to deploy on return to Earth
Some samples recovered from wreckage
10 August
21:10 GMT		 Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-105, 7 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 22 August 2001, 03:38 GMT Successful ISS Expedition 3
Leonardo MPLM NASA LEO, attached to ISS Resupply ISS 22 August 2001, 18:22 GMT Successful
Simplesat NASA LEO Astronomy 30 January 2002 Failure Released 20 August, 18:30 GMT
Failed to contact ground
21 August
09:23 GMT		 Soyuz U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M-45 RFSA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 22 November 2001 Successful
24 August
20:35 GMT		 Proton-K/DM-2 LC-81, Baikonur Kosmos-2379 VKS Geosynchronous Early Warning Still in orbit Successful So Far
29 August
07:00 GMT		 H-IIA LC-Y, Tanegashima LRE NASDA GTO Orbit determination Still in orbit Successful Maiden flight of H-IIA
VEP-2 NASDA GTO Boilerplate spacecraft Still in orbit Successful
30 August
06:46 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Intlesat 902 Intelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
8 September
15:25 GMT		 Atlas IIAS SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB NOSS C1-1 (USA-160) NRO LEO SIGINT Still in orbit Successful So Far
NOSS C1-1 (USA-160-2) NRO LEO SIGINT Still in orbit Successful So Far
14 September
23:34 GMT		 Soyuz U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M-SO1 RFSA LEO, docked to ISS ISS assembly 26 September 2001 Successful
Pirs RFSA LEO, attached to ISS ISS module Still in orbit Successful So Far
21 September
18:49 GMT		 Taurus LC-576E, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences OrbView-4 (Warfighter-1) Orbimage Intended: LEO Earth Observation 21 September 2001 Failure Failed to reach orbit after control issues
QuikTOMS NASA Intended: LEO O-Zone observation
SBD Orbital Sciences Intended: LEO Boilerplate spacecraft
Celestis-4 Space Services Incorporated Intended: LEO Space burial of human remains
25 September
23:21 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44P) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Atlantic Bird 2 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far Final flight of Ariane 4-44P
30 September
02:40 GMT		 Athena 1 Kodiak Island Lockheed Martin Starshine 3 NASA LEO 21 January 2003 Successful Final flight of Athena (Athena 1), Space Test Program mission, Kodiak Star
Picosat (9) US Air Force LEO Electronic component testing Still in orbit Successful
PCSat US Air Force LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
Sapphire Stanford University LEO Still in orbit Successful So Far
5 October
21:21 GMT		 Titan IVB SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB EIS-2 (USA-161) NRO SSO Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful So Far
6 October
16:45 GMT		 Proton-K/DM-2 LC-81, Baikonur Raduga-1 VKS Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
11 October
02:32 GMT		 Atlas IIAS LC-36B, Cape Canaveral Aquila (USA-162) NRO Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
18 October
18:51 GMT		 Delta II (7320-10) SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB QuickBird 2 DigitalGlobe LEO Earth Imaging Still in orbit Successful So Far
21 October
08:59 GMT		 Soyuz U (R-7 11A511U) LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Soyuz TM-33, 3 cosmonauts RFSA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 5 May 2002
03:52 GMT		 Successful
22 October
04:53 GMT		 GSLV Sriharikota TES ISRO LEO Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful So Far
PROBA ESA LEO Technology demonstration Still in orbit Successful So Far
BIRD LEO Earth Imaging Still in orbit Successful So Far
25 October
11:34 GMT		 Molniya LC-43, Plesetsk Molniya 3-52 VKS Molniya Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
26 November
18:24 GMT		 Soyuz-FG LC-1, Baikonur RFSA Progress M1-7 RFSA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 20 March 2002 Successful
Kolibri RAKA LEO Technology demonstration 4 May 2002 Successful Deployed from Progress on 19 March 2002
27 November
00:35 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44LP) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace DirectTV-4S DBS Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far Final flight of Ariane 4-44LP
1 December
18:04 GMT		 Proton-K/DM-2 LC-81, Baikonur Kosmos-2382 KNITs MEO Navigation (GLONASS) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Kosmos-2381 KNITs MEO Navigation (GLONASS) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Kosmos-2380 KNITs MEO Navigation (GLONASS) Still in orbit Successful So Far
5 December
22:19 GMT		 Space Shuttle Endeavour LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-108, 7 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 17 December 2001, 17:55 GMT Successful ISS Expedition 4
Raffaello MPLM NASA LEO, attached to ISS Resupply ISS 17 December 2001, 17:55 GMT Successful
Starshine 2 NASA LEO Technology demonstration 26 April 2002 Successful Released 16 December, 15:02 GMT
7 December
15:07 GMT		 Delta II (7920-10) SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB Jason CNES/NASA LEO Oceanography Still in orbit Successful So Far
TIMED NASA LEO Solar research Still in orbit Successful So Far
10 December
17:18 GMT		 Zenit-2 LC-45L, Baikonur Meteor 3M-1 Rosaviakosmos LEO Weather satellite Still in orbit Successful So Far
Kompas IZMIRAN LEO Earthquake prediction Still in orbit Successful So Far
Badr B LEO Earth Imaging Still in orbit Successful So Far
Maroc-Tubsat Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale LEO Earth Imaging/Comsat Still in orbit Successful So Far
Reflektor Rosaviakosmos/US Air Force LEO Space debris research Still in orbit Successful So Far
21 December
04:00 GMT		 Tsiklon 2 LC-90, Baikonur Kosmos 2383 Russian Navy LEO Reconnaissance 20 March 2004 Successful
28 December
03:24 GMT		 Tsiklon 3 LC-32, Plesetsk Kosmos 2384 VKS LEO Comsat (Strela) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Kosmos 2385 VKS LEO Comsat (Strela) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Kosmos 2386 VKS LEO Comsat (Strela) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Gonets D1-10 VKS LEO Comsat (Gonets) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Gonets D1-11 VKS LEO Comsat (Gonets) Still in orbit Successful So Far
Gonets D1-12 VKS LEO Comsat (Gonets) Still in orbit Successful So Far

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 2001

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