United States Launches in 2002
The United States flew 17 orbital launch attempts in 2002, 26% of the world's 65, all of them successful. 5 on Space Shuttle, 2 on Atlas IIA, 1 on Titan IVB/Centaur and 1 on Pegasus XL. Together they put 160 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2002
- 17
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 26%
- of 65
- Busiest month
- February
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 160 t
Month by month
United States orbital launches per month, 2002
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 2Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | United States |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets United States flew in 2002
Every launch of 2002
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2002 | Titan IVB/Centaur | Milstar 5 | Success |
| 5 February 2002 | Pegasus XL | Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) | Success |
| 11 February 2002 | Delta II 7920-10C | Iridium 91 | Success |
| 21 February 2002 | Atlas IIIB | Echostar VII | Success |
| 1 March 2002 | Space Shuttle | STS-109 | Success |
| 8 March 2002 | Atlas IIA | TDRS 9 | Success |
| 8 April 2002 | Space Shuttle | STS-110 | Success |
| 4 May 2002 | Delta II 7920-10L | Aqua | Success |
| 5 June 2002 | Space Shuttle | STS-111 | Success |
| 24 June 2002 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 17 | Success |
| 3 July 2002 | Delta II 7425-9.5 | Contour | Success |
| 21 August 2002 | Atlas V 401 | Hot Bird 6 | Success |
| 18 September 2002 | Atlas IIAS | Hispasat 1D | Success |
| 7 October 2002 | Space Shuttle | STS-112 | Success |
| 20 November 2002 | Delta IV M+(4,2) | Eutelsat W5 | Success |
| 24 November 2002 | Space Shuttle | STS-113 | Success |
| 5 December 2002 | Atlas IIA | TDRS 10 | Success |