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Orbital Launches in 2002

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 65 every orbital launch in 2002, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

65 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2002-12-29Shenzhou 4 Fanhui Cang2002-061Chang Zheng 2FCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2002-12-29Nimiq 22002-062Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-12-25Uragan No. 7912002-060Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2002-12-24Oko US-KS2002-059Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2002-12-20Dnepr Rideshare 22002-058DneprKTRAS/RVSNRBaikonur Cosmodrome7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-12-17NSS 62002-057Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2002-12-14ADEOS-22002-056H-IIA 202NASDATanegashima7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-12-11Hot Bird 72002-F03Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOfailure
2002-12-05TDRS J2002-055Atlas IIAILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-11-28DMC Alsat-12002-054Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-11-25Astra 1K2002-053Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2002-11-24OV-105 ISS2002-052Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2002-11-20Eutelsat W52002-051Delta 4M+(4,2)Blue OriginCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-10-30Soyuz 11F732 No. 2112002-050Soyuz-FGRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2002-10-27ziyuan erhao 02 xing2002-049Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan—LEOsuccess
2002-10-17Integral2002-048Proton-K/17S40 DM2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-10-15Foton-M No. 12002-F02Soyuz-U-PVBRAKAPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2002-10-07OV-104 ISS2002-047Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2002-09-26Nadezhda-M 17F118M No. 42002-046Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-09-25Progress M1 No. 2582002-045Soyuz-FGRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2002-09-18Hispasat 1D2002-044Atlas IIASILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-09-15HTSTL-12002-F01KT-1PLA SACTaiyuan—LEOfailure
2002-09-12METSAT-12002-043PSLV CISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2002-09-10USERS SEM2002-042H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-09-06INTELSAT 9062002-041Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-08-28Atlantic Bird 12002-040Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2002-08-22Echostar 82002-039Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-08-21Eutelsat HB62002-038Atlas V 401ILS-LMACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2002-07-25Arkon 11F664 No. 2?2002-037Proton-K/17S40 DM-5KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2002-07-08Strela-32002-036Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-07-05Stellat 52002-035Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-07-03Contour2002-034Delta 7425-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2002-06-26Progress M No. 2462002-033Soyuz-U-PVBRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2002-06-24NOAA M2002-032Titan II SLV2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB54 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-06-20Iridium SV0972002-031RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2002-06-15Galaxy III-C2002-030Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2002-06-10Ekspress-A No. 42002-029Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-06-05INTELSAT 9052002-027Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-06-05OV-105 ISS2002-028Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2002-05-28'Ofeq-52002-025Shavit 1ISAPalmachim—LEOsuccess
2002-05-28Parus?2002-026Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-05-15haiyang yihao A2002-024Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-05-07DirecTV-52002-023Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-05-04EOS PM-12002-022Delta 7920-10LBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2002-05-04SPOT 52002-021Ariane 42P 42P-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-04-25Soyuz TM No. 2082002-020Soyuz-U-PVBRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2002-04-16NSS 72002-019Ariane 44L 44L-3ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2002-04-08OV-104 ISS2002-018Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2002-04-01Oko US-KS2002-017Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2002-03-30INTELSAT 9032002-016Proton-K/DM-2M DM3ILSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (65 launches)
Shenzhou 4 Fanhui Cang (2002-12-29)Nimiq 2 (2002-12-29)Uragan No. 791 (2002-12-25)Oko US-KS (2002-12-24)Dnepr Rideshare 2 (2002-12-20)NSS 6 (2002-12-17)ADEOS-2 (2002-12-14)Hot Bird 7 (2002-12-11)TDRS J (2002-12-05)DMC Alsat-1 (2002-11-28)Astra 1K (2002-11-25)OV-105 ISS (2002-11-24)Eutelsat W5 (2002-11-20)Soyuz 11F732 No. 211 (2002-10-30)ziyuan erhao 02 xing (2002-10-27)Integral (2002-10-17)Foton-M No. 1 (2002-10-15)OV-104 ISS (2002-10-07)Nadezhda-M 17F118M No. 4 (2002-09-26)Progress M1 No. 258 (2002-09-25)Hispasat 1D (2002-09-18)HTSTL-1 (2002-09-15)METSAT-1 (2002-09-12)USERS SEM (2002-09-10)INTELSAT 906 (2002-09-06)Atlantic Bird 1 (2002-08-28)Echostar 8 (2002-08-22)Eutelsat HB6 (2002-08-21)Arkon 11F664 No. 2? (2002-07-25)Strela-3 (2002-07-08)Stellat 5 (2002-07-05)Contour (2002-07-03)Progress M No. 246 (2002-06-26)NOAA M (2002-06-24)Iridium SV097 (2002-06-20)Galaxy III-C (2002-06-15)Ekspress-A No. 4 (2002-06-10)OV-105 ISS (2002-06-05)INTELSAT 905 (2002-06-05)Parus? (2002-05-28)'Ofeq-5 (2002-05-28)haiyang yihao A (2002-05-15)DirecTV-5 (2002-05-07)SPOT 5 (2002-05-04)EOS PM-1 (2002-05-04)Soyuz TM No. 208 (2002-04-25)NSS 7 (2002-04-16)OV-104 ISS (2002-04-08)Oko US-KS (2002-04-01)INTELSAT 903 (2002-03-30)JCSAT-8 (2002-03-29)Shenzhou 3 Fanhui Cang (2002-03-25)Progress M1 No. 257 (2002-03-21)GRACE 1 (2002-03-17)TDRS I (2002-03-08)Envisat PPF (2002-03-01)OV-102 HST mission (2002-03-01)Kobal't (2002-02-25)INTELSAT 904 (2002-02-23)Echostar 7 (2002-02-21)Iridium IS-1 (2002-02-11)HESSI (2002-02-05)MDS-1 (2002-02-04)Insat 3C (2002-01-23)Milstar DFS-5 (2002-01-16)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.