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2000s

50 records

  1. 2002

    1. 2002-05-15 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the FY-1D/HY-1 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 2002-05-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2389 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 2002-06-05 launch

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      Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 905 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 2002-06-05 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the ISS UF-2 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 2002-06-10 launch

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      Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Ekspress A No. 4 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 2002-07-03 launch

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      The Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery-class space probe that failed shortly after its July 2002 launch.

    7. 2002-07-05 launch

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      Ariane 5G launched on the Stellat/NStar c flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 2002-07-08 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2390/2391 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 2002-07-25 launch

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      Proton-K/17S40 (DM-5) launched on the Kosmos-2392 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 2002-08-22 launch

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      Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Echostar VIII flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 2002-08-28 launch

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      Ariane 5G launched on the Atl. Bird 1/MSG 1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 2002-09-06 launch

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      Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 906 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 2002-09-12 launch

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      PSLV (C) launched on the METSAT flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 2002-09-26 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Nadezhda-M flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 2002-10-07 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 9A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 2002-10-17 launch

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      Proton-K/17S40 (DM2) launched on the Integral flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 2002-10-27 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY-2 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 2002-11-20 launch

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      Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the Eutelsat W5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 2002-11-24 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 11A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 2002-11-25 launch

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      Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Astra 1K flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Partial launch success/failure.

    21. 2002-11-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the DMC-1/Mozhaets flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 2002-12-11 launch failure

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      Ariane 5ECA launched on the Hot Bird 7/Stentor flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch failure.

    23. 2002-12-17 launch

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      Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the NSS 6 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 2002-12-24 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2393 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 2002-12-25 launch

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      Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2394/2396 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 2002-12-29 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2F launched on the Shenzhou 4 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC921. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 2002-12-29 launch

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      Proton-M/Briz-M launched on the Nimiq 2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.

  2. 2003

    1. 2003-01-13 launch

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      Delta 7320-10 launched on the ICESAT/Chipsat flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 2003-01-16 launch

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      Space Shuttle launched on the Spacehab flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 2003-01-29 launch

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      Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 166 (GPS IIR-8) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 2003-02-01 accident

      Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during atmospheric reentry, killing seven astronauts.

    5. 2003-02-15 launch

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      Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 907 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 2003-03-11 launch

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      Delta 4M launched on the USA 167 (DSCS 3A-3) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 2003-03-31 launch

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      Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 168 (GPS IIR-9) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 2003-04-02 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Molniya-1T flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 2003-04-09 launch

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      Ariane 5G launched on the Galaxy 12/Insat 3A flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 2003-04-24 launch

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      Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2397 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 2003-05-08 launch

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      GSLV Mk I (a) launched on the GSAT-2 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 2003-05-24 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 2003-06-04 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2398 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 2003-06-06 launch

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      Proton-K/Briz-M launched on the AMC-9 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 2003-06-10 launch

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      Spirit, also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a Mars robotic rover, active from 2004 to 2010.

    16. 2003-06-11 launch

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      Ariane 5G launched on the Optus C1-D/BSAT-2c flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 2003-06-19 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 2003-07-08 launch

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      Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, and nicknamed Oppy, is a robotic rover that was active on Mars from 2004 until 2018.

    19. 2003-08-12 launch

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      Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2399 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 2003-08-19 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2400/2401 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 2003-08-25 launch

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      Delta 7920H launched on the SIRTF flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 2003-08-29 launch

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      Delta 4M launched on the USA 170 (DSCS 3B-6) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 2003-09-21 mission end

      The Galileo orbiter entered Jupiter's atmosphere at the end of its mission.

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