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Atlas
3B Successfully Launches AsiaSat 4
An Atlas 3B
successfully launched AsiaSat 4 from Cape Canaveral, pad
36B, at 00:47 UTC on April 12. [full
article]
Eutelsat
Contracts Proton to Launch W3A
Eutelsat
has contracted with International Launch Services (ILS)
to launch Eutelsat W3A on a Proton later this year. [full
article]
April
9,
2003
Ariane
5 Successfully Launches Insat 3A and Galaxy 12
An Ariane
5G successfully launched Insat 3A and Galaxy 12 from
Kourou, pad ELA 3, at 22:52 UTC on April 9. [full
article]
April
8,
2003
ISRO Signs Ariane for Launch of Insat 4A
The Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) will contract with Arianespace to launch Insat 4A
on an Ariane 5 in 2004. [full
article]
Titan
4B Successfully Launches Milstar 2-4
A Titan 4B successfully launched Milstar 2-4 from Cape
Canaveral, pad LC40, at 13:43 UTC on April 8. [full
article]
April
2,
2003
Russian
Molynia M Launches Kosmos 2397
A
Molnyia M successfully launched Kosmos 2397, from
Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 01:53 UTC on April 2. [full
article]
March
31,
2003
Delta
2 Launches GPS 2R-9
A Delta
2-7925 successfully launched Global Positioning
Satellite (GPS) 2R-9 from Cape Canaveral, pad 17A, at
22:09 UTC on March 31. [full
article]
March
28,
2003
Japan
Breaks With Tradition in Launching Two Spy Satellites
A Japanese
H2A successfully launched a pair of reconnaissance
satellites from Tanegashima at 01:27 UTC on March 28. [full
article]
February
15,
2003
Last
Ariane 4 Successfully Launches Intelsat 702
An Ariane 44L successfully launched
Intelsat 907 from Kourou, pad ELA 2, at 07:00 UTC on
February 15. [full
article]
Telesat
Canada Buys Anik F1 Replacement From Astrium
Telesat
Canada has contracted with Astrium to build a
replacement satellite for Anik F1, to be named Anik F1R.
[full
article]
February
3,
2003
Shuttle
Columbia Breaks-up During Reentry Over Texas
On February 1,
1400 UTC, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during its re-entry
trajectory as it passed over eastern Texas. [full
article]
Progress
M-47 Launched to ISS
A Soyuz U
successfully launched Progress M-47 (ISS-P10) from
Baikonur Cosmodrome at 12:59 UTC on February 2. [full
article]
January
29,
2003
Delta
2 Launches GPS 2R-8
A Delta
2-7925 successfully launched Global Positioning
Satellite 2R-8 from Cape Canaveral, pad 17B, at 18:06
UTC on January 29. [full
article]
January
27,
2003
Pegasus
Successfully Launches SORCE from Canaveral
A Pegasus XL
successfully launched the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)
spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 20:13:35 UTC
on January 25. [full
article]
January
16,
2003
Columbia
Begins STS-107 Science Mission with Successful Launch
Space Shuttle
Columbia successfully launched Mission STS-107 from
Kennedy Space Center, pad 39A, at 15:39 UTC on January
16. [full
article]
January
13,
2003
Delta
2 Launches ICESat and CHIPSat
A
Delta 2 successfully launched ICESat and CHIPSat from
Vandenberg AFB, pad SLC 2W, at 7:45 p.m. PST on January
12 (00:45 UTC January 13). [full
article]
January
9,
2003
Titan
2 Successfully Orbits Coriolis in First 2003 Launch
A Titan 2 successfully launched Coriolis from
Vandenberg AFB, pad SLC 4W, at 1419 UTC on January 6. [full
article]
December
20,
2002
Dnepr
Launches Six Satellites
A Dnepr
successfully launched six satellites from a launch silo
at Baikonur Cosmodrome at 17:10 UTC on December 20. The
satellites were LatinSat A and B, SaudiSat 1S, UniSat 2,
Rubin 2 and a Trailblazer mockup. [full
article]
December
17,
2002
Ariane
4 Successfully Launches NSS 6
An Ariane 44L
successfully launched NSS 6 at 23:04 UTC on December 17.
[full
article]
December
16,
2002
Japan’s
H2A Successfully Launches Environmental Satellites
Japan’s H2A
successfully launched Midori 2 (ADEOS 2) and 3
microsatellites from the Yoshinobu launch complex at
Tanegashima Space Center at 01:31 UTC on December 14.
The three auxiliary spacecraft were FedSat, Kantakun,
and Micro-LabSat. [full
article]
December
12,
2002
Upgraded
Ariane 5 Fails During Launch of Two European Satellites
An Ariane 5 ECA
failed shortly after launching Hot Bird 7 and Stentor.
The rocket was launched from Kourou, Pad ELA3, at 22:21
UTC on December 11. [full
article]
December
5,
2002
Atlas
2A Launches TDRS-J to Orbit
An Atlas
2A successfully launched TDRS-J (10) from Cape
Canaveral’s pad 36A at 02:42 UTC on December 5. [full
article]
December
2,
2002
Russian
Kosmos 3M Launches Two Spacecraft
A Russian Kosmos 3M
successfully launched two satellites from Plesetsk
Cosmodrome, pad 132/1, at 06:07 UTC on November 28. The
flight also included a package, Rubin-3-DSI , to monitor
the launch environment. [full
article]
November
26,
2002
Proton
Strands SES Astra 1K in Low Orbit
The second firing of
the DM3 upper stage of a Russian Proton K failed after 1
second, stranding Astra 1K in a useless orbit. The
Proton launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, pad LC81/23,
at 23:04 UTC on November 25. [full
article]
November
25,
2002
Shuttle
Endeavour Successfully Launches STS 113 to ISS
The space shuttle
Endeavour successfully launched STS-113 from Kennedy
Space Center, pad 39A, at 00:49:5.47 UTC on November 24.
[full
article]
November
20,
2002
Boeing Launches Eutelsat W5 on Inaugral Delta 4
Boeing successfully launched their
first Delta 4 M+ (4,2) carrying Eutelsat W5, from Cape Canaveral,
pad 37B, at 22:39 UTC on November 20. [full
article]
November
14,
2002
PanAmSat
Cancels Galaxy 8iR Contract
PanAmSat
has reported that they exercised their right to cancel
their satellite construction contracts for Galaxy 8iR. [full
article]
November
8,
2002
Atlas
5 to Launch Hellas Sat 2
Hellas-Sat Consortium
Ltd., Nicosia, Cyprus, has signed a contract with
International Launch Services (ILS), McLean, VA, to
launch Hellas Sat 2 on an Atlas 5 during the first
quarter of 2003. [full
article]
Telkom
2 to Launch on Ariane 5
PT
Telkom, Jakarta, Indonesia, has signed a contract with
Arianespace to launch Telkom 2 in the second half of
2004. [full
article]
October
30,
2002
New
Soyuz Spacecraft/Crew Successfully Launched to ISS
A Soyuz FG successfully
launched Soyuz TMA 1 from Launch Complex 1 at Baikonur
Cosmodrome at 03:11 UTC on October 30. [full
article]
October
28,
2002
Indonesia’s
PT Telkom Contracts Orbital Sciences for Satellite
PT Telkom, Jakarta,
Indonesia, has awarded Orbital Sciences a contract for a
telecommunication satellite, Telkom 2, to be launched in
late 2004. [full
article]
October
27,
2002
China
Launches Remote Sensing Satellite
A Long March 4B successfully launched Zi Yuan
2 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:17 UTC on October 27.
[full
article]
October
17,
2002
Proton
Successfully Launches ESA’s INTEGRAL Gamma Ray
Observatory
A Proton K/DM-2 successfully launched INTEGRAL from
Baikonur Cosmodrome at 04:41 UTC on October 17. [full
article]
October
15,
2002
Soyuz
Rocket Fails to Deliver Foton M1 to Orbit
A Soyuz U
carrying Foton M1 failed shortly after launching from Plesestsk
Cosmodrome at 1820 UTC on October 15. [full
article]
October
7,
2002
Shuttle
Atlantis Launches to Space Station with Solar Array
Truss
The Space Shuttle
Atlantis successfully launched Flight STS-112 from
Kennedy Space Center, pad 39B, at 19:45:51 UTC on
October 7. [full
article]
September
27,
2002
Kosmos
3M Successfully Launches Classified Russian Military
Satellite
A Kosmos 3M rocket successfully
launched a Nadezhda M military satellite from Plesetsk
Cosmodrome at 1527 UTC (08:27 PDT) on September 26. [full
article]
September
25,
2002
Soyuz
Successfully Launches Progress 9P
A Soyuz rocket
successfully launched the Progress 9P re-supply
vehicle
from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1658 UTC (09:58 PDT) on September 25. [full
article]
September
19,
2002
Atlas
II Successfully Launches Spanish Telecommunications
Satellite
Lockheed
Martin's Atlas II rocket successfully
launched
Hispasat 1D
from
Cape Canaveral, launch pad 36A, at 2204 UTC on September
18.
[full
article]
September
12,
2002
India
Uses PSLV to Launch Metsat 1 Into Geostationary Orbit
India’s PSLV successfully
launched Metsat 1 from Prof Satish Dhawan Space Center at 10:23 UTC on September 12.
[full
article]
September
10,
2002
Japan’s
H2A Launches Experimental DRTS and USERS Spacecraft
An H2A successfully launched
a Data
Relay Test Satellite and Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System
from Tangeshima Space Center at 0820 UTC on September
10. [full
article]
September
6,
2002
Ariane
4 Launches Intelsat 906
An Ariane 44L
successfully launched Intelsat 906 from Kourou, pad ELA
2, at 06:44 UTC on September 6. [full
article]
August
28,
2002
Ariane 5 Launches 2 Satellites for Europe
An Ariane 5
successfully launched Atlantic Bird 1 and MSG 1 from Kourou, pad
ELA 3 at 22:45 UTC on August 28. [full
article]
August
27,
2002
Next
Space Tourist to be ‘N Sync Singer Lance Bass
The ISS
Multilateral Crew Operations Panel, representing NASA and the space agencies of Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada signed off on Bass' participation
and forwarded their recommendation to a board of high-ranking space agency officials who will review Bass' candidacy and issue a final ruling in September. ‘N Sync singer
Lance Bass flight has been scheduled for October 28 debuting the
new Soyuz TMA spacecraft. [full
article]
August
22,
2002
Lockheed
Martin Launches HotBird 6 on First Atlas 5
Lockheed
Martin’s inaugural Atlas 5 successfully launched HotBird 6 from
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, pad 41,
at 2205 UTC on August 21. [full
article]
Proton
Launches Echostar 8
A Proton
K/DM3 successfully launched Echostar 8 from Baikonur
Cosmodrome, at 0515 UTC on August 22. [full
article]
Recently Launched CONTOUR Feared Lost
CONTOUR
( Comet Nucleus Tour)
performed an engine burn at 0949 UTC on 15 August to
launch the US$159 million spacecraft out of low Earth
orbit, but has not been heard from since. [full
article]
July
25,
2002
Astrium
Contracted to Deliver HellasSat
Astrium SAS has
been contracted to deliver HellasSat by spring 2003. [full
article]
Proton Launches Miltary Reconnaissance Spacecraft
A Proton K/DM-5 successfully
launched Arkon 2 from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1513 on July 25. [full
article]
Ariane
Wins Helios IIA Launch
Arianespace
signed a contract with CNES to launch Helios IIA.
[full
article]
July
24,
2002
SSTL to Launch 8 DMC Satellites on 3 Kosmos Rockets
Surrey Satellite
Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the UK signed a contract with
Rosoboronexport (RBE) of Russia to launch 8
microsatellites on 3 Kosmos rockets from the Plesetsk
Cosmodrome during 2002-2004. [full
article]
July
17, 2002
Loral Awarded
Contract to Build 60 Satellites for Globalstar 2GHz Constellation
Globalstar has
awarded Space Systems / Loral (SS/L) a contract for design and
future construction of its 2 GHz satellite system. [full
article]
July
12, 2002
Volna
Launches Mini-Shuttle Demonstrator From Submarine
A Volna rocket
launched a mini-shuttle demonstrator spacecraft at 0058 UTC from a
Russian submarine located in the Barents Sea on July 12. [full
article]
July
12, 2002
Kosmos 3M
Successfully Launches Two Classified Spacecraft
A Volna rocket
launched a mini-shuttle demonstrator spacecraft at 0058 UTC from a
Russian submarine located in the Barents Sea on July 12. [full
article]
July
5, 2002
Ariane
5 Launches Two Telecommunication Spacecraft
An Ariane 5
successfully launched 2 telecommunication satellites from Kourou,
pad ELA 3 at 2321 UTC on July 5. [full
article]
July
3, 2002
Delta
2 Launches Comet Nucleus Tour Spacecraft
A Boeing
Delta 2 7425 rocket successfully launched NASA's Comet
Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral,
pad SLC 17A at 0647:41 UTC on July 3. [full
article]
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