Home 2001 Spacecrafts 2001 Summary 2002 Summary . Table of the 93 Spacecrafts Launched in 2001 .. # Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date Mission type Categories === ===================== ========== ========== == ============ ========= 1) Shenzhou 2 China 9 Jan 01 C Piloted spaceship 2) Shenzhou 2 Orbital module China 9 Jan 01 C Science & technology 3) Turksat 2A / Eurasiasat 1 Turk Telecom & Alcatel 10 Jan 01 C Communications 4) Progress M1-5 Russian Space Agency 24 Jan 01 C Cargo spaceship 5) Navstar 46 (USA 156) U.S. Defense Dept. 30 Jan 01 M Navigation 6) Sicral Italian Defense min. 7 Feb 01 M Communications 7) Skynet 4F United Kingdom Defense min. 7 Feb 01 M Communications 8) STS-98 / ISS-5A NASA 7 Feb 01 C Piloted spaceship 9) Destiny / US Lab NASA 7 Feb 01 C Space station module 10) Odin Israel (ISNSB) 20 Feb 01 C Astrophysics and atmospheric science 11) Progress M-44 / ISS-3P Russian Space Agency 26 Feb 01 C Cargo spaceship 12) Milstar DFS 4 (USA 157) U.S. Defense Dept. 27 Feb 01 M Communications 13) STS-102 / ISS-5A.1 NASA 8 Mar 01 C Piloted spaceship 14) Eurobird Eutelsat 8 Mar 01 C Communications 15) BSAT-2a Japan's BSAT  8 Mar 01 C Communications 16) XM-Rock / XM Radio-2 XM Satellite Radio 19 Mar 01 C Communications 17) Ekran 21 Russia 7 Apr 01 C Communications 18) Mars Odyssey 2001 NASA 7 Apr 01 C Planetary probe 19) GSAT-1 India (ISRO) 18 Apr 01 C Technology 20) STS-100 / ISS-6A NASA 19 Apr 01 C Piloted spaceship 21) Canadarm2 Canadian Space Agency 19 Apr 01 C Space station component 22) Soyuz TM-32 / ISS-2S Russian Space Agency 28 Apr 01 C Piloted spaceship 23) XM-Roll / XM Radio-1 XM Satellite Radio 8 May 01 C Communications 24) PAS 10 / PanAmSat 10 PanAmSat 15 May 01 C Communications 25) GeoLITE (USA 158) U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 18 May 01 M Technology 26) Progress M1-6 / ISS-4P Russian Space Agency 20 May 01 C Cargo spaceship 27) Kosmos 2377 / Yantar-4K1 Russian Defense min. 29 May 01 M Rconnaissance 28) Kosmos 2378 / Parus Russian Defense min. 8 Jun 01 M Navigation 29) Intelsat 901 (IS-901) Intelsat 9 Jun 01 C Communications 30) Astra 2C Société Europé- enne des Satellites 16 Jun 01 C Communications 31) ICO-2 New ICO 19 Jun 01 C Communications 32) MAP / WMAP NASA 30 Jun 01 C Astronomy 33) STS-104 / ISS-7A NASA 12 Jul 01 C Piloted spaceship 34) Quest Joint Airlock NASA 12 Jul 01 C Space station module 35) Artemis ESA 12 Jul 01 C Technology 36) BSAT-2b B-SAT 12 Jul 01 C Communications 37) Molniya 3-51 Russia 20 Jul 01 C Communications 38) GOES 12 NOAA 23 Jul 01 C Meteorology 39) Koronas-F Russia 31 Jul 01 C Astronomy 40) DSP 21 (USA 159) U.S. Defense Dept. 6 Aug 01 M Missile early warning 41) Genesis NASA 8 Aug 01 C Planetary probe 42) STS-105 / ISS-7A.1 NASA 10 Aug 01 C Piloted spaceship 43) Simplesat NASA 10 Aug 01 C Astronomy 44) Progress M-45 / ISS-5P Russis Space Agency 21 Aug 01 C Cargo spaceship 45) Kosmos 2379 / SPRN 9 / Prognoz Russian Defense min. 24 Aug 01 M Missile early warning 46) VEP-2 Japan (NASDA) 29 Aug 01 C Technology 47) LRE Japan (NASDA) 29 Aug 01 C Geodesy 48) Intelsat 902 Intelsat 30 Aug 01 C Communications 49) Picosat 7 U.S. Air Force 7 Sep 01 M Technology 50) Picosat 8 U.S. Air Force 7 Sep 01 M Technology 51) NOSS 3-1 (USA 160) U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 8 Sep 01 M Electronic Intelligence 52) SSU? U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 8 Sep 01 M Electronic/ Intelligence 53) Progress M-SO1 / ISS Russian Space Agency 14 Sep 01 C Cargo spaceship 54) Pirs / SO-1 / ISS-4R Russian Space Agency 14 Sep 01 C Space station module 55) Orbview-4 / Warfighter-1 Orbimage 21 Sep 01 C Earth imagint 56) QuikTOMS / TOMS-5 NASA 21 Sep 01 C Environment 57) SBD Orbital Science 21 Sep 01 C Technology 58) Celestis-4 / CPAC Celestis 21 Sep 01 C Space burial 59) Atlantic Bird 2 Eutelsat 25 Sep 01 C Communications 60) Starshine 3 / Starshine-OSCAR 43 (SO-43) NASA 30 Sep 01 C Earth sciences  61) Picosat U.S. Air Force 30 Sep 01 M Technology 62) PCSat / Nav-OSCAR 44 (NO-44) US Naval Academy 30 Sep 01 M Communications 63) Sapphire / Nav-OSCAR 45 (NO-45) U.S. Defense Dept. 30 Sep 01 M Technology 64) Improved Crystal? (USA 161) U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 5 Oct 01 M Photo Surveillance 65) Raduga 1-6 Russia 6 Oct 01 C Communications 66) NRO "Aquila" (USA 162) U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 11 Oct 01 M Communications 67) QuickBird 2 DigitalGlobe 18 Oct 01 C Earth imaging 68) Soyuz TM-33 / ISS-3S Russian Space Agency 21 Oct 01 C Piloted spaceship 69) TES India (ISRO) 22 Oct 01 C Technology 70) PROBA Belgium 22 Oct 01 C Technology 71) BIRD Germany 22 Oct 01 C Technology 72) Molniya 3-52 Russia 25 Oct 01 C Communications 73) Progress M1-7 / ISS-6P Russian Space Agency 26 Nov 01 C Cargo spaceship 74) DirecTV 4S DirecTV 27 Nov 01 C Communications 75) Kosmos 2380 / Uragan 790 Russian Defense min. 1st  Dec 01 M Navigation 76) Kosmos 2381 / Uragan 789 Russian Defense min. 1st Dec 01 M Navigation 77) Kosmos 2382 / Uragan-M 711 Russian Defense min. 1st Dec 01 M Navigation 78) STS-108 / ISS UF-1 NASA 5 Dec 01 C Piloted spaceship 79) Jason 1 CNES-NASA 7 Dec 01 C Earth sciences 80) TIMED NASA  7 Dec 01 C Earth sciences 81) Meteor-3M 1 Russia 10 Dec 01 C Meteorology 82) Kompas Russia (IZMIRAN) 10 Dec 01 C Sciences 83) Badr B Pakistan 10 Dec 01 C Earth imaging 84) Maroc-Tubsat Maroc (CRTS) 10 Dec 01 C Technology 85) Reflector [USA 163] Russia-U.S. Air Force 10 Dec 01 M Technology 86) Starshine-2 NASA 16 Dec 01 C Education 87) Kosmos 2383 / US-PM 11 Russian Defense min. 21 Dec 01 M Ocean surveillance 88) Kosmos 2384 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 M Communications 89) Kosmos 2385 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 M Communications 90) Kosmos 2386 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 M Communications 91) Gonets D1 #10 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 C Communications 92) Gonets D1 #11 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 C Communications 93) Gonets D1 #12 Russian Defense min. 28 Dec 01 C Communications 2000 Summary All Summaries 2002 Summary . © Claude Lafleur, 2004-2008 The Spacecraft Encyclopedia Espace 101 L'Envers de l'actualité' Les Dossiers Espace La Librairie virtuelle

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