# 2001 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2001 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

## Launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 9 January 17:00 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | | Jiuquan | Jiuquan | | |
| 9 January 17:00 | | Shenzhou 2 | CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 16 January 11:22 | Successful |
| 9 January 17:00 | | Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module | CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 24 August 09:05 | Successful |
| 10 January 22:09 | Ariane 4 44P | Ariane 4 44P | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 10 January 22:09 | | Türksat 2A | Eurasiasat SAM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 January 04:28 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 24 January 04:28 | | Progress M1-5 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Deorbit Mir | 23 March 05:50 | Successful |
| Final spacecraft to dock with the Mir space station. Remained docked during re-entry. ||||||
| 30 January 07:55 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 30 January 07:55 | | GPS IIR-7 (USA-156) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| February ||||||||
| 7 February 23:05 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 7 February 23:05 | | Sicral | | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 February 23:05 | | Skynet 4F | MoD (UK) | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Skynet 4F is the final ECS-class satellite. ||||||
| 7 February 23:13 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 7 February 23:13 | | STS-98 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 20 February 20:33 | Successful |
| 7 February 23:13 | | Destiny | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 5 astronauts ||||||
| 20 February 08:48 | Start-1 | Start-1 | | Svobodniy Site 5 | Svobodniy Site 5 | | |
| 20 February 08:48 | | Odin | SSC | Low Earth | Infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 February 08:09 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 26 February 08:09 | | Progress M-44 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 16 April 13:23 | Successful |
| ISS flight 3P ||||||
| 27 February 21:20 | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 27 February 21:20 | | Milstar 2 (USA-157) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| March ||||||||
| 8 March 11:42 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 8 March 11:42 | | STS-102 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 21 March 07:31 | Successful |
| 8 March 11:42 | | Leonardo MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 21 March 07:31 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 2) Maiden flight of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module ||||||
| 8 March 22:51 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 8 March 22:51 | | Eurobird | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 March 22:51 | | BSAT-2A | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 March 22:33 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 18 March 22:33 | | XM-2 "Rock" | XM Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial satellite failure |
| Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006 ||||||
| April ||||||||
| 7 April 03:47 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |
| 7 April 03:47 | | Ekran-M 18 | GPKS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Proton-M ||||||
| 7 April 15:02 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 7 April 15:02 | | 2001 Mars Odyssey | NASA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 April 10:13 | GSLV | GSLV | | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 18 April 10:13 | | GSAT-1 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Failure |
| Payload placed in incorrect orbit due to underpowered upper stage of launch vehicle Maiden flight of GSLV ||||||
| 19 April 18:40 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 19 April 18:40 | | STS-100 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 1 May 16:10 | Successful |
| 19 April 18:40 | | Raffaello MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 May 16:10 | Successful |
| 19 April 18:40 | | Canadarm2 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ||||||
| 28 April 07:37 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 28 April 07:37 | | Soyuz TM-32 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 31 October | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts including the first space tourist, whose flight was arranged by the American company Space Adventures ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 8 May 22:10 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 8 May 22:10 | | XM-1 "Roll" | XM Satellite Radio | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial satellite failure |
| Design fault with solar panels led to shorter operational life, deactivated November 2006 ||||||
| 15 May 01:11 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 15 May 01:11 | | Panamsat 10 | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 May 17:45 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 18 May 17:45 | | GeoLITE (USA-158) | NRO | Geostationary | Experimental communications | In orbit | Operational |
| NROL-17 Mission. ||||||
| 20 May 22:32 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 20 May 22:32 | | Progress M1-6 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 22 August | Successful |
| Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG ISS flight 4P ||||||
| 29 May 17:55 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | VKS |
| 29 May 17:55 | | Kosmos 2377 | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 10 October | Successful |
| June ||||||||
| 8 June 15:08 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132 | Plesetsk Site 132 | VKS | VKS |
| 8 June 15:08 | | Kosmos 2378 | MO RF | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 June 06:45 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 9 June 06:45 | | Intelsat 901 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 June 01:49 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 16 June 01:49 | | Astra 2C | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 19 June 04:41 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 19 June 04:41 | | ICO F2 | ICO | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 June 17:45 | Delta II 7425-10 | Delta II 7425-10 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 30 June 17:45 | | WMAP | NASA | Earth-Sun L$_2$ Lagrange Point | Astronomy | In orbit | Successful |
| Ceased operations on 20 August 2010, subsequently manoeuvred into heliocentric orbit on 8 September ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 12 July 09:03 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 12 July 09:03 | | STS-104 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 25 July 03:38 | Successful |
| 12 July 09:03 | | Quest | NASA | Low Earth | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts ||||||
| 12 July 21:58 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 12 July 21:58 | | Artemis | ESA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Partial launch failure Operational |
| 12 July 21:58 | | BSAT-2B | BSAT | Intended: Geosynchronous Achieved: Medium Earth | Communications | 28 January 2014 | Launch failure |
| Premature cutoff of 2nd stage. Artemis reached correct orbit under own power, BSAT abandoned in useless orbit ||||||
| 20 July 00:17 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | Plesetsk Site 43/4 | VKS | VKS |
| 20 July 00:17 | | Molniya 3–51 | MO RF | Molniya | Communications | 19 December 2016 | Successful |
| 23 July 07:23 | Atlas IIA | Atlas IIA | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | | |
| 23 July 07:23 | | GOES-12 (GOES-M) | NOAA | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 July 08:00 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 31 July 08:00 | | Koronas F | RAKA | Sun-synchronous | Solar observation | 6 December 2005 | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 6 August 07:28 | Titan IVB (402)/IUS | Titan IVB (402)/IUS | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 6 August 07:28 | | DSP-21 (USA-159) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Missile early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 August 16:13 | Delta II 7326-9.5 | Delta II 7326-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 8 August 16:13 | | Genesis | NASA | Earth-Sun L$_1$ Lagrange Point | Solar wind sample return | 8 September 2004 | Partial failure |
| Parachute failed to deploy upon return to Earth, some samples recovered from wreckage ||||||
| 10 August 21:10 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 10 August 21:10 | | STS-105 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 22 August 03:38 | Successful |
| 10 August 21:10 | | Leonardo MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 22 August 03:38 | Successful |
| 10 August 21:10 | | Simplesat | NASA | Low Earth | Astronomy | 30 January 2002 | Failure |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 3) Simplesat released 20 August 18:30 UTC, and failed to contact ground ||||||
| 21 August 09:23 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 21 August 09:23 | | Progress M-45 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 22 November | Successful |
| ISS flight 5P ||||||
| 24 August 20:35 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 24 August 20:35 | | Kosmos 2379 | VKS | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 August 07:00 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | | |
| 29 August 07:00 | | LRE | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Orbit determination | In orbit | Successful |
| 29 August 07:00 | | VEP-2 | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Boilerplate spacecraft | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of H-IIA ||||||
| 30 August 06:46 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 30 August 06:46 | | Intelsat 902 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| September ||||||||
| 8 September 15:25 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Vandenberg SLC-3E | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 8 September 15:25 | | NOSS C1-1 (USA-160) | NRO | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 September 15:25 | | NOSS C1-1 (USA-160-2) | NRO | Low Earth | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 September 23:34 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 14 September 23:34 | | Progress M-SO1 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Space tug / ISS assembly | 26 September | Successful |
| 14 September 23:34 | | Pirs | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | 26 July 2021 14:51 | Successful |
| ISS flight 4R ||||||
| 21 September 18:49 | Taurus 2110 | Taurus 2110 | | Vandenberg LC-576E | Vandenberg LC-576E | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 21 September 18:49 | | Orbview-4 | OrbImage | Intended: Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 21 September | Launch failure |
| 21 September 18:49 | | QuikTOMS | NASA | Intended: Low Earth (SSO) | Ozone observation | 21 September | Launch failure |
| 21 September 18:49 | | SBD / Celestis-4 | Orbital Sciences / Celestis | Intended: Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Space burial | 21 September | Launch failure |
| Failed to reach orbit after control issues. SBD and Celestis-4 were hosted payloads on the third stage. ||||||
| 25 September 23:21 | Ariane 4 44P | Ariane 4 44P | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 25 September 23:21 | | Atlantic Bird 2 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Ariane 4 44P. ||||||
| 30 September 02:40 | Athena I | Athena I | | Kodiak LP-1 | Kodiak LP-1 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 30 September 02:40 | | Starshine 3 | NASA | Low Earth | Laser ranging | 21 January 2003 | Successful |
| 30 September 02:40 | | Picosat 9 | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 30 September 02:40 | | PCSat | U.S. Air Force | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 September 02:40 | | SAPPHIRE | Stanford University | Low Earth | Education | In orbit | Successful |
| Kodiak Star, Space Test Program mission. Final flight of Athena I, and at the time final flight of the Athena family, which was later reactivated. First orbital launch from Kodiak Island. ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 5 October 21:21 | Titan IVB (404) | Titan IVB (404) | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 5 October 21:21 | | EIS-2 (USA-161) | NRO | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 6 October 16:45 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81 | Baikonur Site 81 | VKS | VKS |
| 6 October 16:45 | | Raduga-1 | VKS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 October 02:32 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | | |
| 11 October 02:32 | | Aquila (USA-162) | NRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 18 October 18:51 | Delta II 7320-10 | Delta II 7320-10 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 18 October 18:51 | | QuickBird 2 | DigitalGlobe | Low Earth | Earth observation | 27 January 2015 | Successful |
| 21 October 08:59 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 21 October 08:59 | | Soyuz TM-33 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 5 May 2002 03:52 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts ||||||
| 22 October 04:53 | PSLV | PSLV | | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 22 October 04:53 | | TES | ISRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 October 04:53 | | PROBA | ESA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 October 04:53 | | BIRD | DLR | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 October 11:34 | Molniya-M | Molniya-M | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 October 11:34 | | Molniya 3–52 | VKS | Molniya | Communications | 6 December 2011 | Successful |
| November ||||||||
| 26 November 18:24 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 26 November 18:24 | | Progress M1-7 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 20 March 2002 | Successful |
| 26 November 18:24 | | Kolibri | RAKA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 May 2002 | Successful |
| ISS flight 6P Kolibri deployed from Progress on 19 March 2002 ||||||
| 27 November 00:35 | Ariane 4 44LP | Ariane 4 44LP | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 27 November 00:35 | | DirecTV-4S | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Ariane 4 44LP ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 1 December 18:04 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur | Baikonur | VKS | VKS |
| 1 December 18:04 | | Kosmos 2382 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 1 December 18:04 | | Kosmos 2383 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 1 December 18:04 | | Kosmos 2384 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 December 22:19 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 5 December 22:19 | | STS-108 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 17 December 17:55 | Successful |
| 5 December 22:19 | | Raffaello MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 17 December 17:55 | Successful |
| 5 December 22:19 | | Starshine 2 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 April 2002 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 4) Starshine 2 released 16 December, 15:02 UTC ||||||
| 7 December 15:07 | Delta II 7920-10 | Delta II 7920-10 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 7 December 15:07 | | Jason 1 | CNES/NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 December 15:07 | | TIMED | NASA | Low Earth | Solar research | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 17:18 | Zenit-2 | Zenit-2 | | Baikonur Site 45/1 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | | |
| 10 December 17:18 | | Meteor 3M-1 | Rosaviakosmos | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 17:18 | | Kompas | IZMIRAN | Low Earth | Earthquake prediction | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 17:18 | | Badr-B | SUPARCO | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Partially Successful |
| 10 December 17:18 | | Maroc-Tubsat | Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale/TU Berlin | Low Earth | Earth imaging/Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 December 17:18 | | Reflector | Rosaviakosmos/US Air Force | Low Earth | Space debris research | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 04:00 | Tsyklon-2 | Tsyklon-2 | | Baikonur Site 90/20 | Baikonur Site 90/20 | | |
| 21 December 04:00 | | Kosmos 2383 (US-PM) | Russian Navy | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 March 2004 18:54 | Successful |
| 28 December 03:24 | Tsyklon-3 | Tsyklon-3 | | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | Plesetsk Site 32/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Kosmos 2384 (Strela) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Kosmos 2385 (Strela) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Kosmos 2386 (Strela) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Gonets D1-10 (Gonets) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Gonets D1-11 (Gonets) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 03:24 | | Gonets D1-12 (Gonets) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
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## Suborbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January-March ||||||||
| 17 January 04:31 | Agni 2 | Agni 2 | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | DRDO | DRDO |
| 17 January 04:31 | | Reentry Vehicle Mk 2 | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 January | Successful |
| 26 January 03:57 | Aries | Aries | | Kauai Test Facility | Kauai Test Facility | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 January 03:57 | | Aegis TTV-2 | USN | Suborbital | ABM target | 26 January | Intercepted |
| Target for FTR-1A. Apogee: ~300 km ||||||
| 26 January 04:03 | RIM-161 SM-3 | RIM-161 SM-3 | FTR-1A "Stellar Gemini" | USS Lake Erie (CG-70), Pacific Ocean launch area, off Kauai | USS Lake Erie (CG-70), Pacific Ocean launch area, off Kauai | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 January 04:03 | | LEAP | USN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 January | Successful |
| Intercepted Aries target missile. Apogee: 100 km ||||||
| 7 February 09:28 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | GT175GM | Vandenberg AFB, LF-10 | Vandenberg AFB, LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 February 09:28 | | Mk 12 reentry vehicle ×3 | USAF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 February | Successful |
| 9 February 04:00:06 | Black Brant 9CM1 | Black Brant 9CM1 | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 9 February 04:00:06 | | JHU FOT 16 | NASA, JHU | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 9 February | Successful |
| 12 February 16:28 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 12 February 16:28 | | NASA 36.187NM | NASA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 12 February | Successful |
| 16 February 10:28 | R-29RM Shtil | R-29RM Shtil | | K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea | K-407 Novomoskovsk, Barents Sea | Russian Navy | Russian Navy |
| 16 February 10:28 | | Reentry vehicle ×4 | Russian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Successful |
| 16 February 10:43 | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Plesetsk Site 169 | Plesetsk Site 169 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 16 February 10:43 | | Reentry vehicles | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 16 February | Successful |
| 19 February | RH-200SV | RH-200SV | | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | ISRO | ISRO |
| 19 February | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | 19 February | Successful |
| 20 February 18:58 | SR19/SR19 | SR19/SR19 | | Wake Island | Wake Island | SMDC | SMDC |
| 20 February 18:58 | | TCMP-3B | SMDC | Suborbital | Test flight | 20 February | Successful |
| 22 February 04:55 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 22 February 04:55 | | J-PEX 2 | NRL, Leicester University | Suborbital | UV astronomy | 22 February | Successful |
| 22 March 22:15 | Aries | Aries | | Kodiak Launch Complex, LP-2 | Kodiak Launch Complex, LP-2 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 22 March 22:15 | | QRLV-1 | USAF, USN | Suborbital | Target | 22 March | Successful |
| 31 March | Hera | Hera | | Fort Wingate, LC-96 | Fort Wingate, LC-96 | SMDC | SMDC |
| 31 March | | MBRV-3 | SMDC | Suborbital | Target for PAC-3 | 31 March | Successful |
| 31 March 06:00 | Prithvi | Prithvi | | Integrated Test Range | Integrated Test Range | DRDO | DRDO |
| 31 March 06:00 | | | DRDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 March | Successful |
| April-June ||||||||
| 17 April 22:00 | MSBS M45 | MSBS M45 | | L'Inflexible (S615), Bay of Biscay | L'Inflexible (S615), Bay of Biscay | French Navy | French Navy |
| 17 April 22:00 | | Reentry vehicle ×6 | French Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 April | Successful |
| 18 April | Shahab 1 | Shahab 1 | | Kermanshah Air Base | Kermanshah Air Base | | |
| 18 April | | Warhead | | Suborbital | Missile strike | 18 April | Successful |
| Missile strikes on MKO militant camps, many launches. ||||||
| 29 April 11:28 | Maxus | Maxus | | Esrange | Esrange | SSC | SSC |
| 29 April 11:28 | | MAXUS 4 | ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 29 April | Successful |
| 8 May 09:55 | Skylark 7 | Skylark 7 | | Esrange, Skylark launch tower | Esrange, Skylark launch tower | Sounding Rocket Services | Sounding Rocket Services |
| 8 May 09:55 | | TEXUS 39 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | 8 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 248 km ||||||
| 14 May | Trident D5 | Trident D5 | FCET-24 | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), Eastern Test Range | USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 14 May | | Reentry vehicles | USN | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 May | Successful |
| 15 May 01:57 | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Andøya Rocket Range | Andøya Rocket Range | NDRE | NDRE |
| 15 May 01:57 | | HiN-2 | NDRE | Suborbital | Test flight | 15 May | Successful |
| 31 May | RH-200SV | RH-200SV | | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | ISRO | ISRO |
| 31 May | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | 31 May | Successful |
| 5 June 11:32 | R-29RM Shtil | R-29RM Shtil | | K-51 Verkhoturye, Barents Sea | K-51 Verkhoturye, Barents Sea | Russian Navy | Russian Navy |
| 5 June 11:32 | | Reentry vehicle ×4 | Russian Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 5 June | Successful |
| 21 June 17:32 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands, LC-36 | White Sands, LC-36 | NASA | NASA |
| 21 June 17:32 | | TXI | NASA/GSFC | Suborbital | Solar radiation research | 21 June | Successful |
| 25 June 23:16 | Trident D5 | Trident D5 | FCET-25 | USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), Eastern Test Range | USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 June 23:16 | | Reentry vehicles | USN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 June | Successful |
| 25 June 23:16 | Trident D5 | Trident D5 | FCET-25 | USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range | USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 25 June 23:16 | | Reentry vehicles | USN | Suborbital | Missile test | 25 June | Successful |
| 26 June 01:13 | Trident D5 | Trident D5 | FCET-25 | USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range | USS Louisiana, Eastern Test Range | US Navy | US Navy |
| 26 June 01:13 | | Reentry vehicles | USN | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 June | Successful |
| 27 June | Jericho II | Jericho II | | Palmachim Airbase | Palmachim Airbase | Israeli Air Force | Israeli Air Force |
| 27 June | | | IAF | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 June | Successful |
| 27 June 04:35 | UR-100NU | UR-100NU | | Baikonur, Site 132/30 | Baikonur, Site 132/30 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 27 June 04:35 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 June | Successful |
| 29 June 04:44:01 | Black Brant VC | Black Brant VC | | Wallops Flight Facility | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | NASA |
| 29 June 04:44:01 | | NASA 21.125GE | NASA | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 29 June | Successful |
| July-September ||||||||
| 31 August 20:00 | GBI BV | GBI BV | BV-2 | Vandenberg AFB, LF-21 | Vandenberg AFB, LF-21 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 31 August 20:00 | | Dummy EKV | BMDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 31 August | Successful |
| Maiden flight of the Boeing Boost Vehicle. Apogee: ~200 km ||||||
| October-December ||||||||
| 24 October 2001 16:00 | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Taiwan Sounding Rocket | Sounding Rocket II | Jiu Peng Air Base | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | NSPO |
| 24 October 2001 16:00 | | TMA release experiment | NSPO | Suborbital | Ionosphere research | 24 October | Failure |
| Second stage failed to ignite at T+20 seconds. ||||||
| 13 December 18:15 | GBI BV | GBI BV | BV-3 | Vandenberg AFB, LF-21 | Vandenberg AFB, LF-21 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 13 December 18:15 | | Dummy EKV | BMDO | Suborbital | Missile test | 13 December | Failure |
| Missile steered off course 30 seconds after launch, flight was terminated by range safety ||||||
* ← Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →

## Deep space rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 15 January | Stardust | 1st flyby of the Earth |
| 12 February | NEAR | Landed on 433 Eros | First-ever asteroid landing |
| 25 May | Galileo | 8th flyby of Callisto |
| 6 August | Galileo | 4th flyby of Io |
| 22 September | Deep Space 1 | Flyby of 19P/Borrelly |
| 24 October | Mars Odyssey | Areocentric orbit injection |

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
| 10 February 15:50 | 7 hours 34 minutes | 23:24 | STS-98 ISS Atlantis | Thomas D. Jones Robert Curbeam | Removed protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the 3,800-cubic-foot (110 m$^3$) laboratory from the payload bay to its home on the Unity node. Curbeam and Jones then connected electrical, data and cooling lines to the lab, during which a small amount of ammonia crystals leaked from one of the hoses, prompting a decontamination procedure. | |
| 12 February 15:59 | 6 hours 50 minutes | 22:49 | STS-98 ISS Atlantis | Thomas D. Jones Robert Curbeam | Installed the shuttle docking adapter onto Destiny, installed insulating covers over the pins that held Destiny in place during launch, attached a vent to the lab's air system, installed handrails and sockets on the exterior of Destiny, and attached a base for the future space station robotic arm. | |
| 14 February 14:48 | 5 hours 25 minutes | 20:13 | STS-98 ISS Atlantis | Thomas D. Jones Robert Curbeam | Attached a spare communications antenna to the station, double-checked connections between the Destiny lab and its docking port, released a cooling radiator on the station, inspected solar array connections at the top of the station, and tested the ability of a spacewalker to carry an immobile crew member back to the shuttle airlock. | 100th American spacewalk. |
| 11 March 05:12 | 8 hours 56 minutes | 14:08 | STS-102 ISS Discovery | James S. Voss Susan J. Helms | Prepared PMA-3 for repositioning from Unity's Earth-facing berth to the port-side berth to make room for the Leonardo MPLM. Removed a Lab Cradle Assembly from the shuttle's cargo bay and installed it on the side of Destiny, and installed a cable tray to Destiny for later use by the station's robot arm. After re-entering the shuttle's airlock, the spacewalkers remained ready to assist if any troubles were encountered by the crew inside the shuttle. | Longest-duration EVA in history. |
| 13 March 05:23 | 6 hours 21 minutes | 11:44 | STS-102 ISS Discovery | /Andy Thomas Paul W. Richards | Installed an External Stowage Platform for spare station parts, attached a spare ammonia coolant pump to the platform, finished connecting several cables put in place on the first EVA for the station's robotic arm. Inspected a Unity node heater connection, and inspected of an exterior experiment, the Floating Potential Probe. | |
| 22 April 11:45 | 7 hours 10 minutes | 18:55 | STS-100 ISS Endeavour | Chris Hadfield Scott E. Parazynski | Installed the station's UHF antenna, and the Canadian Space Agency made Canadarm2. Connected cables to give the arm power and allow it to accept computer commands from inside the lab. | Hadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker. |
| 24 April 12:34 | 7 hours 40 minutes | 20:14 | STS-100 ISS Endeavour | Chris Hadfield Scott E. Parazynski | Connected the Power Data Grapple Fixture circuits for Canadarm2 onto Destiny, removed an early communications antenna, transferred a spare Direct Current Switching Unit from the shuttle's payload bay to an equipment storage rack on the outside of Destiny. | |
| 8 June 14:21 | 19 minutes | 14:40 | Expedition 2 ISS Zvezda | Yury Usachyov James S. Voss | Installed the docking cone onto the Zvezda module, in preparation for the arrival of the Russian Pirs docking compartment. | Conducted from the transfer compartment of the Zvezda Service Module. |
| 15 July 03:10 | 5 hours 59 minutes | 09:09 | STS-104 ISS Atlantis | Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly | Installed the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node. | |
| 18 July 03:04 | 6 hours 29 minutes | 09:33 | STS-104 ISS Atlantis | Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly | Installed one of two high-pressure nitrogen tanks, and one of two high-pressure oxygen tanks onto Quest, and installed grapple fixture and trunion covers. | |
| 21 July 04:35 | 4 hours 2 minutes | 08:37 | STS-104 ISS Quest | Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly | Installed the second high-pressure nitrogen tank, and the second oxygen tank onto the Quest airlock. | First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock. |
| 16 August 13:58 | 6 hours 16 minutes | 20:14 | STS-105 ISS Discovery | Daniel T. Barry Patrick G. Forrester | Installed an Early Ammonia Servicer onto the station's P6 truss, co-location of the foot restraint in a stowed location, and installed the MISSE-1 and 2 containers onto the Quest airlock. | |
| 18 August 13:42 | 5 hours 29 minutes | 19:11 | STS-105 ISS Discovery | Daniel T. Barry Patrick G. Forrester | Installed heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory. | |
| 8 October 14:24 | 4 hours 58 minutes | 19:22 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs | Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin | Installed cables between Pirs, and Zvezda to allow spacewalk radio communications between the two sections. Installed handrails onto Pirs, and installed an exterior ladder to assist spacewalkers leaving Pirs. Installed a Strela cargo crane. | First EVA conducted from the Pirs docking compartment. |
| 15 October 09:17 | 5 hours 51 minutes | 15:08 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs | Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin | Installed Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment. | |
| 12 November 21:41 | 5 hours 5 minutes | 13 November 02:46 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs | Vladimir Dezhurov Frank L. Culbertson | Connected cables on the exterior of Pirs for the Kurs automated docking system, completed checks of the Strela cargo crane, and inspected and photographed a panel of a solar array on Zvezda that had a portion of a panel not fully unfolded. | |
| 3 December 13:20 | 2 hours 46 minutes | 16:06 | Expedition 3 ISS Pirs | Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin | Removed an obstruction that prevented a Progress resupply ship from firmly docking with the station, and took pictures of the debris and of the docking interface. | |
| 10 December 17:52 | 4 hours 12 minutes | 22:04 | STS-108 ISS Endeavour | Linda M. Godwin Daniel M. Tani | Installed insulating blankets around two Beta Gimbal Assemblies that rotate the station's solar array wings, and performed get-ahead tasks in preparation for STS-110's spacewalks. | |

## 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.
| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | France | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Russia | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ukraine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | United States | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| World | World | 59 | 56 | 2 | 1 |

### By rocket

* Ariane 4
* Ariane 5
* Atlas II
* Delta II
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Tsyklon-2
* Tsyklon-3
* Space Shuttle
* Titan IV
* Proton-K
* Proton-M
* Zenit-2
* Zenit-3
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane | Europe | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Athena | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| H-II | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RT-2PM | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 4 | Europe | Ariane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Athena I | United States | Athena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas II | United States | Atlas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| GLSV | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos | Russia | R-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | UR | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Start | Russia | RT-2PM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taurus | United States | Minotaur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | United States | Titan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon | Ukraine | R-36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 4 44P | Europe | Ariane 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 4 44LP | Europe | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 4 44L | Europe | Ariane 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5G | Europe | Ariane 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Athena I | United States | Athena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas IIA | United States | Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas IIAS | United States | Atlas II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7320-10 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7326-9.5 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7425-10 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920-10 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925-9.5 | United States | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| GLSV Mk I | India | GSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M | Russia | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / Blok DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / Blok DM-2M | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Start-1 | Russia | Start | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taurus 2110 | United States | Taurus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Titan IVB | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IVB / Centaur-T | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IVB / IUS | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-2 | Ukraine | Tsyklon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsyklon-3 | Ukraine | Tsyklon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-2 | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

* Jiuquan
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Ocean Odyssey
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Plesetsk
* Svobodny
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* Kodiak
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kodiak | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | First orbital launch |
| Kourou | France | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | International waters | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Svobodny | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 59 | 56 | 2 | 1 | |

### By orbit

* Low Earth
* Low Earth (Mir)
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Medium Earth
* Molniya
* Geosynchronous
* Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Low Earth / Sun-synchronous | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | Including flights to ISS and Mir |
| Geosynchronous /GTO | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | GSLV launch failure left satellite in useless transfer orbit |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Ariane 5 partial failure left payloads in a useless medium earth orbit. One satellite was able to correct itself to the intended geostationary transfer orbit. |
| Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 57 | 2 | 1 | |