Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/2001-in-spaceflight

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2001 in spaceflight

none


none

FieldValue
year2001
imageMir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg
captionThe Mir space station, which was deorbited on 23 March
first9 January
last28 December
total59
success58
failed1
catalogued58
maidensGSLV
H-IIA 202
Proton-M
Soyuz-FG
retiredAriane 4 44P
Ariane 4 44LP
Athena I
orbital8
totalcrew44

H-IIA 202 Proton-M Soyuz-FG Ariane 4 44LP Athena I

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

Deorbit of ''Mir''

Launches

January

|- |d-date=16 January |d-time=11:22 |d-date=24 August |d-time=09:05 Remained docked during re-entry. |d-date=23 March |d-time=05:50

February

|- |d-date=20 February |d-time=20:33 |d-date=16 April |d-time=13:23

March

|- Maiden flight of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module |d-date=21 March |d-time=07:31 |d-span=2 |d-span=inherit

April

|- Maiden flight of GSLV |d-date=1 May |d-time=16:10 |d-span=2 |d-span=inherit |d-date=31 October

May

|- ISS flight 4P |d-date=22 August |d-date=10 October

June

|-

July

|- |d-date=25 July |d-time=03:38 Operational Achieved: Medium Earth |d-date = 28 January 2014 |d-date = 19 December 2016 |d-date = 6 December 2005

August

|- |d-date=8 September 2004 ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 3) Simplesat released 20 August 18:30 UTC, and failed to contact ground |d-date=22 August |d-time=03:38 |d-span=2 |d-span=inherit |d-date=30 January 2002 |d-date=22 November

September

|-

|d-date = 26 September |d-date = 26 July 2021 |d-time = 14:51

|d-date = 21 September |o-span=3 |d-span=3 |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit

|d-date = 21 January 2003

October

|- |d-date = 27 January 2015 |d-date=5 May 2002 |d-time=03:52 |d-date = 6 December 2011

November

|- Kolibri deployed from Progress on 19 March 2002 |d-date=20 March 2002 |d-date=4 May 2002

December

|- ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 4) Starshine 2 released 16 December, 15:02 UTC |d-date=17 December |d-time=17:55 |d-span=2 |d-span=inherit |d-date=26 April 2002 |date:15 august 2023|access-date:15 august 2023 |d-date = 20 March 2004 |d-time = 18:54 |}

Suborbital launches

January-March

|- |d-date =17 January |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =26 January |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =26 January |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =7 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =9 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =12 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =16 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =16 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =19 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =20 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =22 February |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =22 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =31 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =31 March |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

April-June

|- |d-date =17 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =18 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =29 April |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =8 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =14 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =15 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =31 May |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =5 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =21 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =25 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =25 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =26 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date = |d-time =27 June |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =27 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =29 June |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

July-September

|- |d-date =31 August |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

October-December

|- |d-date =24 October |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =13 December |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |}

Deep space rendezvous

Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
15 JanuaryStardust1st flyby of the Earth
12 FebruaryNEARLanded on 433 ErosFirst-ever asteroid landing
25 MayGalileo8th flyby of Callisto
6 AugustGalileo4th flyby of Io
22 SeptemberDeep Space 1Flyby of 19P/Borrelly
24 OctoberMars OdysseyAreocentric orbit injection

EVAs

Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks
10 February
15:507 hours
34 minutes23:24STS-98
ISSUSAThomas D. Jones
USARobert CurbeamRemoved protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the 3800 cuft 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
15:596 hours
50 minutes22:49STS-98
ISS AtlantisUSAThomas D. Jones
USARobert Curbeamurl=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.htmltitle=STS-98 Day 6 Highlightsaccess-date=21 October 2008publisher=NASAyear=2001author=NASAarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917075137/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/sts-98-day-06-highlights.htmlarchive-date= 17 September 2008url-status=live}}
14 February
14:485 hours
25 minutes20:13STS-98
ISS AtlantisUSAThomas D. Jones
USARobert CurbeamAttached 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
05:128 hours
56 minutes14:08STS-102
ISSUSAJames S. Voss
USASusan J. HelmsPrepared PMA-3 for repositioning from Unitys 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
05:236 hours
21 minutes11:44STS-102
ISS DiscoveryAUS/USAAndy Thomas
USAPaul W. Richardsurl=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.htmltitle=STS-102 Day 6 Highlightsaccess-date=21 October 2008publisher=NASAyear=2001author=NASAarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916113659/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-102/sts-102-day-06-highlights.htmlarchive-date= 16 September 2008url-status=live}}
22 April
11:457 hours
10 minutes18:55STS-100
CANChris Hadfield
USAScott E. Parazynskiurl=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.htmltitle=STS-100 Day 4 Highlightsaccess-date=21 October 2008publisher=NASAyear=2001author=NASAarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122231/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-04-highlights.htmlarchive-date= 16 September 2008url-status=live}}Hadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker.
24 April
12:347 hours
40 minutes20:14STS-100
ISS EndeavourCANChris Hadfield
USAScott E. Parazynskiurl=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.htmltitle=STS-100 Day 6 Highlightsaccess-date=21 October 2008publisher=NASAyear=2001author=NASAarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916122323/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-100/sts-100-day-06-highlights.htmlarchive-date= 16 September 2008url-status=live}}
8 June
14:2119 minutes14:40Expedition 2
ISS ZvezdaRUSYury Usachyov
USAJames S. VossInstalled 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
03:105 hours
59 minutes09:09STS-104
ISS AtlantisUSAMichael L. Gernhardt
USAJames F. ReillyInstalled the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node.
18 July
03:046 hours
29 minutes09:33STS-104
ISS AtlantisUSAMichael L. Gernhardt
USAJames F. Reillyurl=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.htmltitle=STS-104access-date=21 October 2008publisher=NASAyear=2001author=NASAarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080921112903/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.htmlarchive-date= 21 September 2008url-status=live}}
21 July
04:354 hours
2 minutes08:37STS-104
ISS QuestUSAMichael L. Gernhardt
USAJames F. Reillyurl=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.htmltitle=Quest Airlock Makes Orbital Debut as Astronauts Wrap Up Station Construction Workaccess-date=21 October 2008publisher=Space.comyear=2001author=Todd Halvorsonurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213044127/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts104_eva3b_010721-1.htmlarchive-date=13 February 2009 }}First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock.
16 August
13:586 hours
16 minutes20:14STS-105
ISS DiscoveryUSADaniel T. Barry
USAPatrick G. ForresterInstalled 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
13:425 hours
29 minutes19:11STS-105
ISS DiscoveryUSADaniel T. Barry
USAPatrick G. ForresterInstalled heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory.
8 October
14:244 hours
58 minutes19:22Expedition 3
ISS PirsRUSVladimir Dezhurov
RUSMikhail TyurinInstalled 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
09:175 hours
51 minutes15:08Expedition 3
ISS PirsRUSVladimir Dezhurov
RUSMikhail TyurinInstalled Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment.
12 November
21:415 hours
5 minutes13 November
02:46Expedition 3
ISS PirsRUSVladimir Dezhurov
USAFrank L. CulbertsonConnected 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
13:202 hours
46 minutes16:06Expedition 3
ISS PirsRUSVladimir Dezhurov
RUSMikhail TyurinRemoved 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
17:524 hours
12 minutes22:04STS-108
ISS EndeavourUSALinda M. Godwin
USADaniel M. TaniInstalled 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 statistics

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. | [ {"value":220, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 22 (37.29%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 19 (32.21%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 8 (13.56%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 6 (10.17%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 2 (3.39%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 1 (1.69%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 1 (1.69%)"}, ]

CountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial
failuresstyle="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"style="text-align:left;"World
1100
8701
2110
1100
191900
6600
222110

By rocket

By family

FamilyCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane8701
Athena1100Final flight
Atlas4400
Delta7700
GSLV1010Maiden flight
H-II1100
Long March1100
Minotaur1010
PSLV1100
R-7111100
R-141100
R-363300
RT-2PM1100
Space Shuttle6600
Titan3300
Universal Rocket6600
Zenit3300

By type

RocketCountryFamilyLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane 4Ariane6600
Ariane 5Ariane2101
Athena IAthena1100Final flight
Atlas IIAtlas4400
Delta IIDelta7700
GLSVGSLV1010Maiden flight
H-IIAH-II1100Maiden flight
KosmosR-141100
Long March 2Long March1100
MolniyaR-72200
PSLVPSLV1100
ProtonUR6600
SoyuzR-79900
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle6600
StartRT-2PM1100
TaurusMinotaur1010
Titan IVTitan3300
TsyklonR-363300
ZenitZenit3300

By configuration

RocketCountryTypeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane 4 44PAriane 42200Final flight
Ariane 4 44LPAriane 41100Final flight
Ariane 4 44LAriane 43300
Ariane 5GAriane 52101
Athena IAthena1100Final flight
Atlas IIAAtlas II1100
Atlas IIASAtlas II3300
Delta II 7320-10Delta II1100
Delta II 7326-9.5Delta II1100
Delta II 7425-10Delta II1100
Delta II 7920-10Delta II1100
Delta II 7925-9.5Delta II3300
GLSV Mk IGSLV1010Maiden flight
H-IIA 202H-IIA1100Maiden flight
Kosmos-3MKosmos1100
Long March 2FLong March 21100
Molniya-MMolniya2200
PSLV-GPSLV1100
Proton-K / Blok DM-2Proton3300
Proton-K / Blok DM-2MProton2200
Proton-M / Briz-MProton1100Maiden flight
Soyuz-USoyuz7700
Soyuz-FGSoyuz2200Maiden flight
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle6600
Start-1Start1100
Taurus 2110Taurus1010
Titan IVBTitan IV1100
Titan IVB / Centaur-TTitan IV1100
Titan IVB / IUSTitan IV1100
Tsyklon-2Tsyklon1100
Tsyklon-3Tsyklon2200
Zenit-2Zenit1100
Zenit-3SLZenit2200

By spaceport

SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarksTotal595621
Baikonur161600
Cape Canaveral101000
Jiuquan1100
Kennedy6600
Kodiak1100First orbital launch
Kourou8701
Ocean OdysseyUN International waters2200
Plesetsk6600
Satish Dhawan2110
Svobodny1100
Tanegashima1100
Vandenberg5410

By orbit

Orbital regimeLaunchesAchievedNot achievedAccidentally
achievedRemarksTotal595721
Low Earth / Sun-synchronous292810Including flights to ISS and Mir
Geosynchronous /GTO222110GSLV launch failure left satellite in useless transfer orbit
Medium Earth / Molniya5501Ariane 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 transfer3300

References

Footnotes

References

  1. Clark, Stephen. (6 October 2010). "WMAP finishes nine-year probe of infant universe". Spaceflight Now.
  2. "MOLNIYA 3-51". N2YO.com.
  3. "CORONAS F". N2YO.com.
  4. Gebhardt, Chris. (25 July 2021). "Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered". [[NASASpaceFlight]].
  5. "QUICKBIRD 2". N2YO.com.
  6. (20 March 2004). "Reentry of the Cosmos-2383 naval reconnaissance satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces.
  7. (2012). "Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan". Acta Astronautica.
  8. NASA. (2001). "STS-98 Day 4 Highlights". NASA.
  9. Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance. (2001). "Three Space Walks Will Add Sophisticated Laboratory". Shuttle Press Kits.
  10. NASA. (2001). "STS-98 Day 6 Highlights". NASA.
  11. NASA. (2001). "STS-98 Day 8 Highlights". NASA.
  12. NASA. (2001). "STS-102 Day 4 Highlights". NASA.
  13. NASA. (2001). "STS-102 Day 6 Highlights". NASA.
  14. NASA. (2001). "STS-100 Day 4 Highlights". NASA.
  15. NASA. (2001). "STS-100 Day 6 Highlights". NASA.
  16. NASA. (2001). "ISS Status Report #01-18 Friday, June 9, 2001 – Expedition Two Crew". NASA.
  17. Jim Banke. (2001). "First spacewalk concludes". Space.com.
  18. Boeing/NASA/United Space Alliance. (2001). "STS-104 Spacewalks: Installing a Spacewalking Portal". Shuttle Press Kits.
  19. NASA. (2001). "STS-104 Extravehicular Activities". NASA.
  20. NASA. (2001). "STS-104". NASA.
  21. Todd Halvorson. (2001). "Quest Airlock Makes Orbital Debut as Astronauts Wrap Up Station Construction Work". Space.com.
  22. Jim Banke. (2001). "Historic milestone at Alpha". Space.com.
  23. NASA. (2001). "STS-105 Extravehicular Activities". NASA.
  24. NASA/Boeing/United Space Alliance. (2001). "Two Spacewalks to Lay Groundwork for Future ISS Construction". Shuttle Press Kit.
  25. NASA. (2001). "Expedition Three Spacewalks". NASA.
  26. NASA. (2001). "STS-108 Extravehicular Activities". NASA.
  27. NASA. (2001). "STS-108, Mission Control Center Status Report #11". NASA.
  28. Jim Banke. (2001). "STS-108 Mission Update Archive". Space.com.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2001 in spaceflight — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report