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2002 in spaceflight

2002 in spaceflight

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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Quick Facts Orbital launches, First ...

Launches

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Deep Space Rendezvous

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EVAs

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Orbital launch summary

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.

China: 5Europe: 12India: 1Israel: 1Japan: 3Russia: 24Ukraine: 2USA: 17
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By rocket

By family

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By type

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By configuration

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By spaceport

5
10
15
20
China
France
India
International waters
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
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By orbit

  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Molniya
  •   Geosynchronous
  •   High Earth
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References

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  • Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
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  • Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  • McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
  • Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
  • Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
  • Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
  • Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
  • "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
  • "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[dead link]
  • "Space Information Center". JAXA.[dead link]
  • "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
Generic references:

 Spaceflight portal

Footnotes

  1. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 91". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    "IRIDIUM 91". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 90". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    "IRIDIUM 90". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 94". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    "IRIDIUM 94". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 95". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    "IRIDIUM 95". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 96". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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    "IRIDIUM 96". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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    "Самый старый российский спутник связи вывели из эксплуатации" [Oldest Russian communications satellite decommissioned]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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    Desch, Matt [@IridiumBoss] (28 December 2019). "Final "official" reentry report for the final satellite of our first generation network: SV97. Reentered at 17:30 UTC yesterday, descending over Russia (trying to return where launched 17 yrs ago). They all provided amazing service – far longer than anyone expected! #Flarewell" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑
    "IRIDIUM 98". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    "IRIDIUM 98". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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    Ray, Justin (24 June 2002). "Titan 2 rocket launches polar-orbiting weather eye". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    Foust, Jeff (20 March 2021). "Decommissioned NOAA weather satellite breaks up". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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    NASA (4 March 2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 8". NASA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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    NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 12". National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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    NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status Report No. 14". National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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    NASA (2002). "STS-109 Mission Status report No. 16". National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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    NASA (2002). "STS-110 Extravehicular Activities". NASA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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