# 2002 in spaceflight

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

## Launches

* ← Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →
| 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 ||||||||
| 16 January 00:30 | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 16 January 00:30 | | Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 January 23:46 | Ariane 4 42L | Ariane 4 42L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 23 January 23:46 | | INSAT-3C | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Ariane 4 42L ||||||
| February ||||||||
| 4 February 02:45 | H-IIA 2024 | H-IIA 2024 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | MHI |
| 4 February 02:45 | | MDS-1 | NASDA | Geostationary transfer orbit | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful |
| 4 February 02:45 | | DASH | ISAS | Geostationary transfer orbit | Re-entry demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 4 February 02:45 | | VEP-3 | NASDA | Geostationary transfer orbit | Launch vehicle evaluation | In orbit | Successful |
| Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from VEP-3 instrumented payload adapter. ||||||
| 5 February 20:58 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Cape Canaveral | Stargazer, Cape Canaveral | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 5 February 20:58 | | RHESSI | NASA | Low Earth | Heliophysics | In orbit | Successful |
| 11 February 17:45 | Delta II 7920-10C | Delta II 7920-10C | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 11 February 17:45 | | Iridium 91 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 13 March 2019 | Successful |
| 11 February 17:45 | | Iridium 90 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 23 January 2019 | Successful |
| 11 February 17:45 | | Iridium 94 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 18 April 2018 | Successful |
| 11 February 17:45 | | Iridium 95 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 25 March 2019 | Successful |
| 11 February 17:45 | | Iridium 96 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 30 May 2020 | Successful |
| 21 February 12:43 | Atlas IIIB-DEC | Atlas IIIB-DEC | AC-204 | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 21 February 12:43 | | Echostar 7 | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB. ||||||
| 23 February 06:59 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 23 February 06:59 | | Intelsat 904 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 February 17:26 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 February 17:26 | | Kosmos 2387 (Yantar-4K2/Kobalt #81) | GRU | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 27 June 02:30 | Successful |
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 01:07 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 1 March 01:07 | | Envisat | ESA | Sun-synchronous | Environmental research | In orbit | Successful |
| 1 March 11:22 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Space Shuttle Columbia | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 1 March 11:22 | | STS-109 | NASA | Low Earth (HST) | HST servicing | 12 March | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B ||||||
| 8 March 22:59 | Atlas IIA | Atlas IIA | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 8 March 22:59 | | TDRS-9 (TDRS-I) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational |
| Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply ||||||
| 17 March 09:21 | Rockot/Briz-KM | Rockot/Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot | Eurockot |
| 17 March 09:21 | | GRACE 1 | NASA/DLR | Sun-synchronous | Gravity research | 10 March 2018 06:09 UTC | Successful |
| 17 March 09:21 | | GRACE 2 | NASA/DLR | Sun-synchronous | Gravity research | 24 December 2017 00:16 UTC | Successful |
| 21 March 20:13 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 21 March 20:13 | | Progress M1-8 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 25 June 12:13 | Successful |
| ISS flight 7P ||||||
| 25 March 14:15 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | | Jiuquan | Jiuquan | CAAC | CAAC |
| 25 March 14:15 | | Shenzhou 3 | CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 1 April 08:51 | Successful |
| 25 March 14:15 | | Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module | CMSA | Low Earth | Scientific research | 12 November | Successful |
| 29 March 01:29 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 29 March 01:29 | | Astra 3A | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 March 01:29 | | JCSAT 8 | JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 March 17:25 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 30 March 17:25 | | Intelsat 903 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| April ||||||||
| 1 April 22:06 | Molniya-M/Blok 2BL | Molniya-M/Blok 2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 1 April 22:06 | | Kosmos 2388 (US-K #81) | VKS | Molniya | Missile early warning | 14 September 2011 | Operational |
| 8 April 20:44 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 8 April 20:44 | | STS-110 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 19 April | Successful |
| 8 April 20:44 | | S0 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ||||||
| 16 April 23:02 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 April 23:02 | | NSS 7 | SES New Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 April 06:26 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 25 April 06:26 | | Soyuz TM-34 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 10 November | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including one space tourist and the first South African space traveller Final flight of Soyuz-TM spacecraft ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 4 May 01:31 | Ariane 4 42P | Ariane 4 42P | V151 | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 4 May 01:31 | | SPOT 5 | CNES | Low Earth | Earth imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 May 01:31 | | BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix) | AMSAT | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| 4 May 01:31 | | BreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix) | AMSAT | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Ariane 4 42P. Both Indefix payloads were permanently attached to the third stage of Ariane 4 ||||||
| 4 May 09:54 | Delta II 7920-10L | Delta II 7920-10L | D-291 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 4 May 09:54 | | Aqua | NASA | Sun-synchronous (A-train) | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 May 17:00 | Proton-K/Blok DM3 | Proton-K/Blok DM3 | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 7 May 17:00 | | DirecTV-5 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 May 01:50 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | Y5 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Taiyuan LA-7 | | |
| 15 May 01:50 | | Hai Yang 1 | CASC | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 May 01:50 | | Feng Yun 1D | CASC | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 May 15:25 | Shavit-1 | Shavit-1 | | Palmachim | Palmachim | IAI | IAI |
| 28 May 15:25 | | Ofeq-5 | | Low Earth (retrograde) | Reconnaissance | 21 February 2024 | Operational |
| 28 May 18:14 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 28 May 18:14 | | Kosmos 2389 (Parus #93) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| June ||||||||
| 5 June 06:44 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 June 06:44 | | Intelsat 905 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 June 21:22 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 5 June 21:22 | | STS-111 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 19 June | Successful |
| 5 June 21:22 | | Leonardo MPLM | ASI / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 19 June | Successful |
| 5 June 21:22 | | Canadarm2 Mobile Base Structure | CSA / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 5) ||||||
| 10 June 01:14 | Proton-K / DM-2M | Proton-K / DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Khrunichev | Khrunichev |
| 10 June 01:14 | | Ekspress A4 (A1R) | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| Guidance error during ascent, recovered and placed in correct orbit using upper stage. Decommissioned in early 2020 after seventeen years in service. ||||||
| 15 June 22:39 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 15 June 22:39 | | Galaxy 3C | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 June 09:33 | Rockot / Briz-KM | Rockot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot | Eurockot |
| 20 June 09:33 | | Iridium 97 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 27 December 2019 17:30 | Successful |
| 20 June 09:33 | | Iridium 98 | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | 24 August 2018 | Successful |
| 24 June 18:23 | Titan 23G | Titan 23G | | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 24 June 18:23 | | NOAA-17 (NOAA-M) | NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Successful |
| Decommissioned on 10 April 2013. Disintegrated in orbit on 10 March 2021, with 16 associated pieces of space debris being tracked. ||||||
| 26 June 05:36 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 26 June 05:36 | | Progress M-46 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 October | Successful |
| ISS flight 8P ||||||
| July ||||||||
| 3 July 06:47 | Delta II 7425-9.5 | Delta II 7425-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 3 July 06:47 | | CONTOUR | NASA | Intended: Heliocentric | Comet probe | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke ||||||
| 5 July 23:22 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 5 July 23:22 | | Stellat 5 | Stellat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 July 23:22 | | N-STAR c | Stellat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 July 06:35 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 8 July 06:35 | | Kosmos 2390 (Strela-3 #131) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 8 July 06:35 | | Kosmos 2391 (Strela-3 #132) | | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 July 15:13 | Proton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40) | Proton-K/Blok DM-5 (17S40) | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 July 15:13 | | Kosmos 2392 (Araks-N #2) | | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 21 August 22:05 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 21 August 22:05 | | Hot Bird 6 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Atlas V and the first launch of an EELV class rocket ||||||
| 22 August 05:15 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 22 August 05:15 | | Echostar 8 | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 August 22:45 | Ariane 5G | Ariane 5G | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 28 August 22:45 | | Atlantic Bird 1 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 August 22:45 | | Meteosat 8 | Eumetsat | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational |
| September ||||||||
| 6 September 06:44 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 6 September 06:44 | | Intelsat 906 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 September 08:20 | H-IIA 2024 | H-IIA 2024 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | | |
| 10 September 08:20 | | USERS | JAXA | Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | 15 June 2007 19:56 | Successful |
| 10 September 08:20 | | DRTS | NASDA | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| 12 September 10:23 | PSLV-C | PSLV-C | | Satish Dhawan FLP | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 12 September 10:23 | | Kalpana-1 (METSAT 1) | ISRO | Geostationary | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 September 10:30 | Kaituozhe-1 | Kaituozhe-1 | | Taiyuan | Taiyuan | | |
| 15 September 10:30 | | HTSTL-1 | Tsinghua University | Intended: Low Earth | Experimental | 15 September | Launch failure |
| Maiden flight of Kaituozhe-1. Second stage malfunction ||||||
| 18 September 22:04 | Atlas IIAS | Atlas IIAS | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 18 September 22:04 | | Hispasat 1D | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 September 16:58 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmsos | Roskosmsos |
| 25 September 16:58 | | Progress M1-9 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 1 February 2003 | Successful |
| ISS flight 9P ||||||
| 26 September 14:27 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 26 September 14:27 | | Nadezhda-M | VKS | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| October ||||||||
| 7 October 10:46 | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle Atlantis | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 7 October 10:46 | | STS-112 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 18 October | Successful |
| 7 October 10:46 | | S1 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| 7 October 10:46 | | CETA | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts ||||||
| 15 October 18:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | | |
| 15 October 18:20 | | Foton-M1 | ESA | Intended: Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | T+29 seconds | Launch failure |
| LRB exploded ||||||
| 17 October 04:41 | Proton-K/Blok DM-2 | Proton-K/Blok DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | | |
| 17 October 04:41 | | INTEGRAL | ESA | High Earth (High eccentricity) | Astrophysics | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 03:17 | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | Y6 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Taiyuan LA-7 | | |
| 27 October 03:17 | | Ziyuan II-02 | CAST | Sun-synchronous | Earth observation Reconnaissance (alleged) | 22 January 2015 | Successful |
| 30 October 03:11 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 30 October 03:11 | | Soyuz TMA-1 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS escape craft | 4 May 2003 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts Maiden flight of Soyuz-TMA spacecraft ||||||
| November ||||||||
| 20 November 22:39 | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240) | Delta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240) | | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 20 November 22:39 | | Eutelsat W5 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Delta IV ||||||
| 24 November 00:49 | Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle Endeavour | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 24 November 00:49 | | STS-113 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 7 December | Successful |
| 24 November 00:49 | | P1 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 November 00:49 | | MEPSI | NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 31 January 2003 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 6) MEPSI is 2 picosatellites connected by a 15 meter tether ||||||
| 25 November 23:04 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 25 November 23:04 | | Astra 1K | SES Astra | Intended: Geosynchronous Attained: Low Earth | Communications | 10 December | Launch failure |
| Upper stage malfunction resulted in satellite being placed into an unusable parking orbit. Intentionally de-orbited. ||||||
| 28 November 06:07 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 28 November 06:07 | | AlSat-1 | CNTS | Low Earth | Disaster monitoring | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 November 06:07 | | Mozhayets-3 | Mozhaisky | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 November 06:07 | | Rubin-3-DSI | OHB System | Low Earth | Measure carrier rocket performance | In orbit | Successful |
| AlSat was first Algerian satellite, Rubin intentionally remained attached to upper stage ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 5 December 02:42 | Atlas IIA | Atlas IIA | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 5 December 02:42 | | TDRS-10 (TDRS-J) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Final flight of Atlas IIA ||||||
| 11 December 22:22 | Ariane 5ECA | Ariane 5ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 11 December 22:22 | | Hot Bird 7 | Eutelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | T+178 seconds | Launch failure |
| 11 December 22:22 | | Stentor | Eutelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Communications | T+178 seconds | Launch failure |
| Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA ||||||
| 14 December 23:04 | H-IIA 202 | H-IIA 202 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | | |
| 14 December 23:04 | | Adeos 2 | NASDA | Low Earth | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 December 23:04 | | Mu-Labsat | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 December 23:04 | | RITE | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 December 23:04 | | RITE | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 December 23:04 | | FedSat | Centre for Satellite Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 14 December 23:04 | | WEOS (Kanta-Kun) | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Whale monitoring | In orbit | Operational |
| RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC ||||||
| 17 December 23:04 | Ariane 4 44L | Ariane 4 44L | | Kourou ELA-2 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 17 December 23:04 | | NSS-6 | SES New Skies | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 17:00 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 20 December 17:00 | | LatinSat 1 | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 17:00 | | LatinSat 2 | Aprize | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 17:00 | | SaudiSat 1S | RSRI | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 17:00 | | UniSat 2 | University of Rome La Sapienza | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 December 17:00 | | Rubin 2 | OHB System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 24 December 12:20 | Molniya-M/Blok 2BL | Molniya-M/Blok 2BL | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 24 December 12:20 | | Kosmos 2393 (US-K #82) | VKS | Molniya | Missile early warning | 22 December 2013 | Successful |
| 25 December 10:37 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 December 10:37 | | Kosmos 2394 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 10:37 | | Kosmos 2395 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 10:37 | | Kosmos 2396 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 29 December 16:40 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | | Jiuquan | Jiuquan | | |
| 29 December 16:40 | | Shenzhou 4 | CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 5 January 2003 11:16 | Successful |
| 29 December 16:40 | | Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module | CMSA | Low Earth | Test spacecraft | 9 September 2003 | Successful |
| 29 December 23:16 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 29 December 23:16 | | Nimiq 2 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
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## Deep Space Rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event |
| 17 January | Galileo | 5th flyby of Io |
| 2 November | Stardust | Flyby of 5535 Annefrank |
| 5 November | Galileo | Flyby of Amalthea |
| 20 December | Nozomi | 2nd flyby of the Earth |

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
| 14 January 20:59 | 6 hours 3 minutes | 15 January 03:02 | Expedition 4 ISS Pirs | Yuri Onufriyenko Carl E. Walz | Moved the cargo boom for the Russian Strela crane from PMA-1 to the exterior of Pirs, installed an amateur radio antenna onto the end of Zvezda. | |
| 25 January 15:19 | 5 hours 59 minutes | 21:18 | Expedition 4 ISS Pirs | Yuri Onufriyenko Daniel W. Bursch | Installed six deflector shields for Zvezda's jet thrusters, installed a second amateur radio antenna, attached four science experiments, and retrieved and replaced a device to measure material from the thrusters. | |
| 20 February 11:38 | 5 hours 47 minutes | 17:25 | Expedition 4 ISS Quest | Carl E. Walz Daniel W. Bursch | Tested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110. | First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station. |
| 4 March 06:37 | 7 hours 1 minute | 13:38 | STS-109 Columbia | John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan | Removed the starboard solar array and replaced it with a new, smaller and more powerful third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 5 March 06:40 | 7 hours 16 minutes | 13:56 | STS-109 Columbia | James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino | Removed the port solar array and replaced it with a new third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to Earth. Removed and replaced the Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA). | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 6 March 08:28 | 6 hours 48 minutes | 15:16 | STS-109 Columbia | John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan | The spacewalk was delayed 2 hours by a leak in Grunsfeld's spacesuit. The Power Control Unit (PCU) was removed and stowed for return to Earth. A new, more powerful PCU, sized to match the more productive solar arrays, was installed. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 7 March 09:00 | 7 hours 30 minutes | 16:30 | STS-109 Columbia | James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino | Removed the Faint Object Camera from the aft shroud and installed the Advanced Camera for Surveys in the same location. After stowing the Faint Object Camera in the payload bay for return to Earth, the Electronic Support Module was installed in the aft shroud. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 8 March 08:46 | 7 hours 20 minutes | 16:06 | STS-109 Columbia | John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan | Installed an experimental Cryocooler for NICMOS inside the aft shroud of and connected it to the Electronic Support Module installed the day before. Installed the Cooling System Radiator and connected it to the NICMOS. | Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 11 April 14:36 | 7 hours 48 minutes | 22:24 | STS-110 ISS Quest | Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim | Began installing the S0 Truss onto Destiny, initial power and data connections installed between the station and S0, and installed two forward struts that permanently hold the truss in place. | |
| 13 April 14:09 | 7 hours 30 minutes | 21:39 | STS-110 ISS Quest | Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin | Continued S0 Truss installation, power and data cable connections installed between S0 and the station, and installed two aft struts that permanently hold the truss in place. | |
| 14 April 13:48 | 6 hours 27 minutes | 20:15 | STS-110 ISS Quest | Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim | Released the claw that was used in the initial attachment of the S0 Truss, installed connectors that will be used to route power to Canadarm2 when it is on the truss, released launch restraints from the Mobile Transporter, and removed a small thermal cover the Mobile Transporter's radiator. | |
| 16 April 14:29 | 6 hours 37 minutes | 21:06 | STS-110 ISS Quest | Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin | Pivoted the "Airlock Spur", which will be used by spacewalkers in the future as a path from the airlock to the truss, installed handrails onto S0, partially assembled a platform, and installed two floodlights. | |
| 9 June 15:27 | 7 hours 14 minutes | 22:41 | STS-111 ISS Quest | Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin | Attached a Power Data Grapple Fixture to the P6 truss, removed debris panels from the payload bay and attached them to a temporary location on PMA-1, and removed thermal blankets to prepare the Mobile Base System for installation onto the station's Mobile Transporter. | |
| 11 June 15:20 | 5 hours | 20:20 | STS-111 ISS Quest | Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin | Attached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS. | |
| 13 June 15:16 | 7 hours 17 minutes | 22:33 | STS-111 ISS Quest | Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin | Replaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth. | |
| 16 August 09:25 | 4 hours 23 minutes | 13:48 | Expedition 5 ISS Pirs | Valery Korzun Peggy Whitson | Installed six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda. | Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker. |
| 26 August 05:27 | 5 hours 21 minutes | 10:48 | Expedition 5 ISS Pirs | Valery Korzun Sergei Treshchyov | Installed a frame on the outside of Zarya for spacewalk assembly tasks, installed new samples on a pair of Japanese Space Agency experiments housed on Zvezda, installed devices on Zvezda that would simplify the routing of tethers during future spacewalks, and installed two additional ham radio antennas on Zvezda. | |
| 10 October 15:21 | 7 hours 1 minute | 20:35 | STS-112 ISS Quest | David Wolf /Piers Sellers | Released launch locks that held the S1 truss radiators in place during launch, attached power, data and fluid lines between the S1 truss and S0, deployed the station's second S-Band communications system, installed the first of two external camera systems, and released launch restraints on the truss' mobile spacewalk workstation, Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA). | |
| 12 October 14:31 | 6 hours 4 minutes | 20:35 | STS-112 ISS Quest | David Wolf /Piers Sellers | Installed a second camera system, released more radiator launch locks, removed insulation covers on quick-disconnect fittings near the Z1 and P6 junction and to install Spool Positioning Devices, released starboard-side launch restraints on the CETA cart, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly cables. | |
| 14 October 14:08 | 6 hours 36 minutes | 20:44 | STS-112 ISS Quest | David Wolf /Piers Sellers | Removed and replaced the Interface Umbilical Assembly on the station's Mobile Transporter, installed two jumpers that will allow ammonia coolant to flow between the S1 and S0 Trusses, released a drag link and stowed it, and installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPD) on ammonia lines. | |
| 26 November 19:49 | 6 hours 45 minutes | 27 November 02:34 | STS-113 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington | Initial installation of the P1 truss, installed connections between the P1 and the S0 truss, released launch restraints on the CETA cart, installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPDs) onto the station, removed a drag link on P1 that served as a launch restraint, and installed a Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the Unity node. | |
| 28 November 18:36 | 6 hours 10 minutes | 29 November 00:46 | STS-113 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington | nstalled fluid jumpers where the S0 and the P1 are attached to each other, removed the P1's starboard keel pin, installed another Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the P1, and relocated the CETA cart from the P1 to the S1 truss. | |
| 30 November 19:25 | 7 hours | 1 December 02:25 | STS-113 ISS Quest | Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington | Installed more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines. | |

## 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | France | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | Russia | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| | Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | United States | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| World | World | 65 | 60 | 5 | 0 |

### By rocket

* Ariane 4
* Ariane 5
* Atlas II
* Atlas III
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Delta IV
* H-IIA
* Long March 2
* Long March 4
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Kosmos-3M
* Space Shuttle
* Titan 23G
* Titan IV
* Proton-K
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane | Europe | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaituozhe | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Long March | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 4 | Europe | Ariane | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atlas II | United States | Atlas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas III | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II | United States | Delta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | United States | Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaituozhe-1 | China | Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos | Russia | R-14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | UR | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shavit | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan II | United States | Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | United States | Titan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Russia | UR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 4 42P | Europe | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 4 42L | Europe | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 4 44L | Europe | Ariane 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5G | Europe | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5ECA | Europe | Ariane 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas IIA | United States | Atlas II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas IIAS | United States | Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas IIIB | United States | Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7425-9.5 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920-10C | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920-10L | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV-M+ (4,2) | United States | Delta IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 202 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2024 | Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kaituozhe-1 | China | Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M | Russia | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / 17S40 | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Proton-K / Blok DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / Blok DM-2M | Russia | Proton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shavit 1 | Israel | Shavit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan 23G | United States | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IVB / Centaur-T | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |

### By spaceport

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Ocean Odyssey
* Palmachim
* Tanegashima
* Baikonur
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jiuquan | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kourou | France | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Ocean Odyssey | International waters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmachim | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiyuan | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vandenberg | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 65 | 60 | 5 | 0 |

### By orbit

* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Medium Earth
* Molniya
* Geosynchronous
* High Earth
| Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Low Earth / Sun-synchronous | 33 | 31 | 2 | 1 | Including flights to ISS |
| Geosynchronous /GTO | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Earth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 60 | 5 | 1 | |