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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-104

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 12, 2001, 9:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-104 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. Its primary objectives were to install the Quest Joint Airlock and help perform maintenance on the International Space Station. It was successful and returned to Earth without incident, after a successful docking, equipment installation and three spacewalks.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 7425-10 | WMAP

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 30, 2001, 7:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

MAP was to measure fluctuations in the cosmic 3 Kelvin microwave background with the degree of precision required to answer questions about the big bang and the total mass and fate of the universe.

Sun-Earth L2
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Atlas IIAS | ICO F2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 19, 2001, 4:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ICO-2 satellite was launched by British New ICO (formerly ICO Global Communications) to provide mobile communications and data/Internet services at S-band, supporting 4500 simultaneous calls.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 2C

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 16, 2001, 1:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astra 2C was a European (SES - Societe Europeene des Satellites, Luxembourg) geosynchronous communications Boeing 601HP spacecraft.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 901

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 9, 2001, 6:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Intelsat 901 (IS-901) was the first of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 342°E, providing Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe and C-band coverage for the Atlantic Ocean region. It is capable of selectable split uplink for SNG, tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 92

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 8, 2001, 3:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 80

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 29, 2001, 5:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-FG | Progress M1-6

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 20, 2001, 10:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Delta II | NROL-17

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 18, 2001, 5:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GeoLITE was a TRW T-310 class satellite with a mass of about 1800 kg, including a solid apogee motor.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 10

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 15, 2001, 1:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

PAS 10 (PanAmSat 10) was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carried 48 transponders (24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home video channels to Europe, Middle-East, and South Africa after parking over 68.5 deg-E longitude.

Geostationary Orbit
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