Spacecrafts launched in 2002

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ID Date Payload(s) Vehicle Site  Country, Type
2002-001 16.01.2002 Milstar-2 3 (USA 164) Titan-4(01)B/Centaur-T CC, SLC-40 Comsat
2002-002 23.01.2002 Insat-3 C Ariane-42L (V147) Ko, ELA-2 India, Comsat
2002-003 04.02.2002 Tsubasa (MDS-1)
VEP-3
DASH		 H-2A (2024) Tanegashima Japan, Technology (3 sat)
2002-004 05.02.2002 HESSI (SMEX 6) Pegasus-XL CC, L-1011 Astronomy
2002-005 11.02.2002 Iridium 90
Iridium 91
Iridium 94
Iridium 95
Iridium 96		 Delta-2 (7920) Va, SLC-2W Comms
2002-006 21.02.2002 Echostar 7 Atlas-3B (AC-204) CC, SLC-36B Comms
2002-007 23.02.2002 Intelsat 904 Ariane-44L Ko, ELA-2 Commercial,
2002-008 25.02.2002 Cosmos 2387 [Yantar-4K2 #82, Kobalt #82] Soyuz-U Pl, LC-43/3 Imaging
2002-009 01.03.2002 Envisat 1 Ariane-5G (V145) Ko, ELA-3 ESA, Rem Sensing
2002-010 01.03.2002 Columbia F27 (STS-109) Shuttle KSC, LC-39A Spaceship
2002-011 08.03.2002 TDRS 9 (I) Atlas-2A (AC-143) CC, SLC-36A Data relay
2002-012 17.03.2002 GRACE 1 (ESSP 2A)
GRACE 2 (ESSP 2B)		 Rokot/Briz-KM Pl, LC-133 Germany, Geodesy (2 sat)
2002-013 21.03.2002 Progress-M1 8 Soyuz-FG B, LC1 Cargo ISS
2002-014 25.03.2002 Shenzhou 3 (SZ 3) CZ-2F Jiuquan China, Spaceship test
2002-015 29.03.2002 JCSat 8
Astra 3A		 Ariane-44L Ko, ELA-3 Japan, Comsat
Luxemb., Comsat
2002-016 30.03.2002 Intelsat 903 Proton-K/DM3 B, LC-81/23 Intelsat,
2002-017 01.04.2002 Cosmos 2388 [Oko #85] Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl, LC-16/2 Early Warn
2002-018 08.04.2002 Atlantis F25 (STS-110 / ISS-8A)
ITS-S0		 Shuttle KSC, LC-39B Spaceship
ISS module
2002-019 16.04.2002 NSS-7 Ariane-44L (V150) Ko, ELA-2 Netherlands, Comsat
2002-020 25.04.2002 Soyuz TM-34 Soyuz-U B, LC-1 Russia, Spaceship
2002-021 04.05.2002 Spot 5
Idefix 1&2		 Ariane-42P (V151) Ko, ELA-2 France, Imaging
France, Amateur radio
2002-022 04.05.2002 Aqua (EOS-PM 1) Delta-7920-10L Va, SLC-2W Rem sensing
2002-023 07.05.2002 DirecTV 5 Proton-K/DM3 B, LC-81/24 Comms
2002-024 15.05.2002 Hai Yang 1 (DFH 53)
Feng Yun-1 4 (DFH 54)		 CZ-4B Taiyuan, LC-1 China, Meteorology
China, Earth science
2002-025 28.05.2002 Ofeq 5 Shavit-1 Palmachim Airbase Israel, Reconn.
2002-026 28.05.2002 Cosmos 2389 (Parus #93) Cosmos-3M Pl, LC-132/1 Navigation
2002-027 05.06.2002 Intelsat 905 Ariane-44L (V152) Ko, ELA-2 Commercial,
2002-028 05.06.2002 Endeavour F18 (STS-111 / ISS-UF-2)
MPLM 1-03 (Leonardo F3)		 Shuttle KSC, LC-39A Spaceship-Exp.5 crew
2002-029 10.06.2002 Ekspress-A 1R Proton-K/DM-2M B, LC-200/39 Comms
2002-030 15.06.2002 Galaxy 3C Zenit-3SL Odyssey Comms
2002-031 20.06.2002 Iridium 97
Iridium 98		 Rokot/Briz-KM Pl, LC-133 Comms
2002-032 24.06.2002 NOAA 17 (M) Titan-2(23)G Star-37XFP-ISS Va, SLC-4W Weather
2002-033 26.06.2002 Progress-M 46 Soyuz-U B, LC1/5 Cargo ISS
2002-034 03.07.2002 CONTOUR (Discovery 6) Delta-2 (7425) CC, SLC-17A Comet flyby
2002-035 05.07.2002 Stellat 5 --> Atlantic Bird 3
N-Star-C 		Ariane-5G (V153) Ko, ELA-3 Eutelsat, Comsat
Japan, Comsat
2002-036 08.07.2002 Cosmos 2390 [Strela-3#]
Cosmos 2391 [Strela-3#]		 Cosmos-3M Pl, LC-132/1 Comms
2002-037 25.07.2002 Cosmos 2392 [Araks #2] Proton-K/DM-5 B, LC-81/24 Imaging
2002-038 21.08.2002 Hot Bird 6 Atlas-V (401) (AV-001) CC, SLC-41 Eutelsat, Comsat
2002-039 22.08.2002 EchoStar 8 Proton-K/DM3 B, LC81/23 Comms
2002-040 28.08.2002 Atlantic Bird 1
Meteosat 8 (MSG 1)		 Ariane-5G Ko, ELA-3 Eutelsat, Comsat
ESA, Meteorology
2002-041 06.09.2002 Intelsat 906 Ariane-44L Ko, ELA-2 Intelsat,
2002-042 10.09.2002 USERS
Kodama (DRTS)		 H-2A (2024) Tanegashima Japan, Science
Japan, Technology
2002-043 12.09.2002 KALPANA 1 (Metsat-1) PSLV Sriharikota India, Meteorology
2002-F01 15.09.2002 Tsinghua 2 (HTSTL-1) KT-1 (first launch) Taiyuan Technology
2002-044 18.09.2002 Hispasat 1D Atlas-2AS (AC-159) CC, SLC-36A Spain, Comsat
2002-045 25.09.2002 Progress-M1 9 Soyuz-FG B, LC1 Cargo ISS
2002-046 26.09.2002 Nadezhda-7 [Nadezhda #10] Cosmos-3M Pl, LC-132/1 Navigation
2002-047 07.10.2002 Atlantis F26 (STS-112 / ISS-9A)
ITS-S1		 Shuttle KSC, LC-39B Spaceship
ISS module
2002-F02 15.10.2002 Foton-M 1 Soyuz-U Pl Micrograv
2002-048 17.10.2002 Integral Proton-K/DM2 Baik ESA, Astronomy
2002-049 27.10.2002 Zi Yuan-2 2 (DFH 55) CZ-4B Taiyuan, LC1 China, Rem.sensing
2002-050 30.10.2002 Soyuz TMA-1 Soyuz-FG Baik Spaceship
2002-051 20.11.2002 Eutelsat W5 Delta-4M+(4,2) CC, SLC-37B Eutelsat, Comsat
2002-052 24.11.2002 Endeavour F19 (STS-113 / ISS-11A)
ITS-P1
MEPSI 1A
MEPSI 1B		 Shuttle

Endeavour, LEO		 KSC, LC-39A Spaceship-Exp.6 crew
ISS module
Technology
2002-053 25.11.2002 Astra 1K Proton-K/Blok-DM3 B, LC-81/23 Luxemb., Comsat
2002-054 28.11.2002 ALSAT 1
Mozhayets
Rubin 3		 Cosmos-3M Pl, LC-132/1 Algeria, Imaging
Technology
Germany, Technology
2002-055 05.12.2002 TDRS 10 (J) Atlas-2A (AC-144) CC, SLC-36A Comms
2002-F03 11.12.2002 Hot Bird 7
Stentor		 Ariane-5ECA (V-157) Ko, ELA-3 Eutelsat, Comsat
France, Exp Comsat
2002-056 14.12.2002 ADEOS-2 (Midori-2)
FEDSAT 1
WEOS
Micro Labsat 1		 H-2A (202) Tanegashima Japan, Rem sensing
Australia, Technology
Japan, Science
Japan, Science
2002-057 17.12.2002 NSS-6 Ariane-44L (V156) Ko, ELA-2 Netherlands, Comsat
2002-058 20.12.2002 Rubin 2
Latinsat B
Saudisat 1C
Unisat 2
TrailBlazer-2001
Latinsat A		 Dnepr-1 B, LC-109 Germany, Tech
Argentina, Comms
S. Arabia, Comms
Italy, Tech
Dummy
Argentina, Comms
2002-059 24.12.2002 Cosmos 2393 [Oko #86] Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl, LC16/2 Early warn
2002-060 25.12.2002 Cosmos 2394 [Uragan #80]
Cosmos 2395 [Uragan #81]
Cosmos 2396 [Uragan #82]		 Proton-K/Blok DM-2 B, LC-81/23 Navigation
2002-061 29.12.2002 Shenzhou 4 CZ-2F Jiuquan China: Spaceship test
2002-062 29.12.2002 Nimiq 2 Proton-M/Briz-M B, LC81/24 Canada, Comsat

Note: "ID n° " in red are failed missions (rocket or satellite)

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