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Orbital launches in 2001


Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered



Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
2001-01-09JiuquanCZ-2F Shenzhou 2success
2001-01-10KourouAriane 4 44P-3Turksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1)success
2001-01-24BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M1-5success
2001-01-30Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925-9.5GPS-2R 7 (Navstar 54, USA 156)success
2001-02-07KourouAriane 4 44L-3SICRAL 1 / Skynet 4Fsuccess
2001-02-07Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F23 / Lab (Destiny)success
2001-02-20SvobodnyStart 1Odinsuccess
2001-02-26BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-44success
2001-02-27Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 401B / Centaur-TMilstar-2 2 (USA 157)success
2001-03-08KourouAriane 5 GEurobird 1 / BSat 2asuccess
2001-03-08Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Discovery F29 / MPLM 1-01 (Leonardo F1)success
2001-03-18OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLXM-2success
2001-04-07Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925-9.5Mars Odysseysuccess
2001-04-07BaikonurProton M/Briz MEkran-M 18Lsuccess
2001-04-18SriharikotaGSLV GSAT 1pfailure
2001-04-19Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Endeavour F16 / MPLM 2-01 (Raffaello F1)success
2001-04-28BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz TM-32success
2001-05-08OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLXM-1success
2001-05-15BaikonurProton K/DM3Panamsat-10success
2001-05-18Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925-9.5GeoLITEsuccess
2001-05-20BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGProgress M1-6success
2001-05-29PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2377success
2001-06-08PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 2378 (Parus #92)success
2001-06-09KourouAriane 4 44L-3Intelsat 901success
2001-06-16BaikonurProton K/DM3Astra-2Csuccess
2001-06-19Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS ICO F2success
2001-06-30Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7425-10WMAPsuccess
2001-07-12KourouAriane 5 GARTEMIS / BSat 2Bpfailure
2001-07-12Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F24 / JAM (Quest)success
2001-07-20PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78M MLMolniya-3K 1 (Molniya-3K 11L)success
2001-07-23Cape CanaveralAtlas IIA GOES 12 (M)success
2001-07-31PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Koronas F (Interkosmos 27, AUOS-SM-KF-IK #1)success
2001-08-06Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 402B / IUSDSP 21 (USA 159)success
2001-08-08Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7326-9.5Genesissuccess
2001-08-10Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Discovery F30 / MPLM 1-02 (Leonardo F2) / Simplesasuccess
2001-08-21BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-45success
2001-08-24BaikonurProton K/DM-2MKosmos 2379 (US-KMO 5)success
2001-08-29TanegashimaH-2A 202VEP-2/LREsuccess
2001-08-30KourouAriane 4 44L-3Intelsat 902success
2001-09-08VandenbergAtlas IIAS Intruder 5A / 5B (NOSS-3 1A/1B, USA 160, NROL 13)success
2001-09-14BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UPirssuccess
2001-09-21VandenbergTaurus 2210Orbview 4/QuikTOMSfailure
2001-09-25KourouAriane 4 44PAtlantic Bird 2success
2001-09-30KodiakAthena 1 Starshine 3 / PICOSat (P97-1) / PCSat 1 / SAPPHIREsuccess
2001-10-05VandenbergTitan 4B 404BKH-11 13 (USA 161, NROL 14)success
2001-10-06BaikonurProton K/DM-2Raduga-1 6 (Globus 14L)success
2001-10-11Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS Quasar 14 (SDS-3 3, USA 162, NROL 12)success
2001-10-18VandenbergDelta 2 7320-10QuickBird 2success
2001-10-21BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz TM-33success
2001-10-22SriharikotaPSLV GTES,BIRD,PROBAsuccess
2001-10-25PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78MMolniya-3 51 (Molniya-3 64L?)success
2001-11-26BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGProgress M1-7success
2001-11-27KourouAriane 4 44LP-3DirecTV-4Ssuccess
2001-12-01BaikonurProton K/DM-2Kosmos 2382 / 2380 / 2381 (Uragan-M #1 / Uragan #78 / #79, GLONASS-M #711 / GLONASS #790 / #789)success
2001-12-05Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Endeavour F17 / MPLM 2-02 (Raffaello F2) / Starshisuccess
2001-12-07VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10Jason 1success
2001-12-10BaikonurZenit 2 Meteor 3M-N1/microsatssuccess
2001-12-21BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 2383 (US-PM #11)success
2001-12-28PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Gonets 10 - 12 / Kosmos 2384 - 2386 (Strela-3 #128 - #130)success