Orbital Launches of 2001
ID
Date
Payload(s)
Launch Vehicle
Site
Remark
January
2001-001
09.01.2001
Shenzhou 2 (SZ 2) CZ-2F Jq LC-43/91
2001-002
10.01.2001
Eurasiasat 1 (Türksat 2A) Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
2001-003
24.01.2001
Progress-M1
5 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2001-004
30.01.2001
GPS-2R 7 (GPS SVN 54, Navstar 50, USA 156) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
February
2001-005
07.02.2001
SICRAL
1 Skynet 4F Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
2001-006
07.02.2001
Atlantis F23 (STS-98 / ISS-5A) Lab (Destiny) ⇑Shuttle CCK LC-39A
2001-007
20.02.2001
Odin Start-1 Sv LC-5
2001-008
26.02.2001
Progress-M 44 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2001-009
27.02.2001
Milstar-2 2 (USA
157) Titan-4(01)B Centaur-T CC SLC-40
March
2001-010
08.03.2001
Discovery F29 (STS-102 / ISS-5A.1) MPLM 1-01 (Leonardo F1) ⇑Shuttle CCK LC-39B
2001-011
08.03.2001
Eurobird 1 → Eutelsat 28A → Eutelsat 33C → Eutelsat 133 West A BSat 2a Ariane-5G Ko ELA-3
2001-012
18.03.2001
XM 2 (XM Rock) Zenit-3SL (1) SL
April
2001-014*
07.04.2001
Ekran-M 4 (Ekran-M 18L) Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1) Ba LC-81/24
Version 1st flight
2001-013*
07.04.2001
Mars Odyssey 2001 (MGM) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17A
2001-015
18.04.2001
GSat 1 GSLV Mk.1(1) Sr FLP
Version 1st flight
2001-016
19.04.2001
Endeavour F16 (STS-100 / ISS-6A) MPLM 2-01 (Raffaello F1) ⇑Shuttle CCK LC-39A
2001-017
28.04.2001
Soyuz-TM 32 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
May
2001-018
08.05.2001
XM 1 (XM Roll) Zenit-3SL (1) SL
2001-019
15.05.2001
PAS 10 → Intelsat 10 Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-81/23
2001-020
18.05.2001
GeoLITE (USA 158) Delta-7925 CC SLC-17B
2001-021
20.05.2001
Progress-M1 6 Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
Version 1st flight
2001-022
29.05.2001
Kosmos 2377 (Yantar-4K2 #80, Kobalt #80) Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/4
June
2001-023
08.06.2001
Kosmos 2378 (Parus #92) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
2001-024
09.06.2001
Intelsat 901 Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
2001-025
16.06.2001
Astra 2C Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-81/23
2001-026
19.06.2001
ICO F2 → Omnispace F2 Atlas-2AS CC SLC-36B
2001-027
30.06.2001
MAP (MIDEX 2, Explorer 80) Delta-7425-10C CC SLC-17B
July
2001-028
12.07.2001
Atlantis F24 (STS-104 / ISS-7A) JAM (Quest) ⇑Shuttle CCK LC-39B
2001-029
12.07.2001
Artemis BSat 2b Ariane-5G Ko ELA-3
Partial failure
2001-030
20.07.2001
Molniya-3K 11L Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-43/4
2001-031
23.07.2001
GOES 12 (GOES M) Atlas-2A CC SLC-36A
2001-032
31.07.2001
Koronas F (Interkosmos 27, AUOS-SM-KF-IK #1) Tsiklon-3 Pl LC-32/2
August
2001-033
06.08.2001
DSP 21 (USA 159) Titan-4(02)B IUS CC SLC-40
2001-034
08.08.2001
Genesis (Discovery 5) Delta-7326 CC SLC-17A
2001-035
10.08.2001
Discovery F30 (STS-105 / ISS-7A.1) MPLM 1-02 (Leonardo F2) ⇑Simplesat Shuttle CCK LC-39A
2001-036
21.08.2001
Progress-M 45 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2001-037
24.08.2001
Kosmos 2379 (US-KMO #5) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
2001-038
29.08.2001
VEP 2 LRE H-2A-202 Ta YLP-1
Version 1st flight
2001-039
30.08.2001
Intelsat 902 Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
September
2001-040
08.09.2001
Intruder 1 (NOSS-3 1A, USA 160) Intruder 2 (NOSS-3 1B, USA 160-2) Atlas-2AS Va SLC-3E
2001-041
14.09.2001
DC 1 (SO 1, Pirs, Progress-M-SO 1) Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2001-F01
21.09.2001
OrbView
4 QuikTOMS SBD Celestis 05 Taurus-2110 Va 576E
Failure
2001-042
25.09.2001
Atlantic Bird 2 → Eutelsat 8 West A → Eutelsat 12 West B Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
2001-043
30.09.2001
Starshine 3 PICOSat (P97-1) PCSat 1 (NO 44, OSCAR 44) SAPPHIRE Athena-1 Kd LP-1
October
2001-044
05.10.2001
KH-11 13 (Crystal 13, USA 161) Titan-4(04)B Va SLC-4E
2001-045
06.10.2001
Raduga-1 6 (Globus 14L) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
2001-046
11.10.2001
Quasar 13 (SDS-3 2, USA 162) Atlas-2AS CC SLC-36B
2001-047
18.10.2001
QuickBird 2 (QB 2) Delta-7320-10C Va SLC-2W
2001-048
21.10.2001
Soyuz-TM 33 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
2001-049
22.10.2001
TES PROBA BIRD 1 PSLV-G (2) Sr FLP
2001-050
25.10.2001
Molniya-3 64L? Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-43/3
November
2001-051
26.11.2001
Progress-M1 7 Kolibri 2000 (RS 21) Soyuz-FG Ba LC-1/5
2001-052
27.11.2001
DirecTV 4S Ariane-44LP H10-3 Ko ELA-2
December
2001-053
01.12.2001
Kosmos 2380 (Uragan #78) Kosmos 2381 (Uragan #79) Kosmos 2382 (Uragan-(M) #1, GLONASS-(M) №711) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-81/24
2001-054
05.12.2001
Endeavour F17 (STS-108 / ISS-UF-1) MPLM 2-02 (Raffaello F2) ⇑Starshine 2 Shuttle CCK LC-39B
2001-055
07.12.2001
Jason 1 TIMED Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
2001-056
10.12.2001
Meteor-3M 1 Kompass Badr B Maroc-Tubsat (Tubsat 6) Reflector Zenit-2 Ba LC-45/1
2001-057
21.12.2001
Kosmos 2383 (US-PM #11) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/20
2001-058
28.12.2001
Gonets 10 Gonets 11 Gonets 12 Kosmos 2384 (Strela-3 #128) Kosmos 2385 (Strela-3 #129) Kosmos 2386 (Strela-3 #130) Tsiklon-3 Pl LC-32/1
* = COSPAR designator assigned out of chronological sequence
Launch sites:
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Kd = Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Narrow Cape, Alaska, USA
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sv = Svobodniy (GIK-2), Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
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