SATELLITE LAUNCHES IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER | ||||||
No | Date | Spacecraft | Type | Launcher | Country | Launch site |
71 | 10 Nov | GPS Block IIF | Navsat | Delta I | USA | Canaveral |
72 | 16 Nov | PAS 1R* | Comsat | Ariane 5 | Europe | Kourou |
73 | 16 Nov | Progress M1-4 | Tanker | Soyuz U | Russia | Baikonur |
74 | 20 Nov | Quick Bird 1** | Earth obs | Cosmos 3M | Russia | Plesetsk |
75 | 21 Nov | EO-1+ | Earth obs | Delta II | USA | Vandenburg |
76 | 21 Nov | Anik F1 | Comsat | Ariane 44L | Europe | Kourou |
77 | 30 Nov | Sirius 3 | Comsat | Proton K | Russia | Baikonur |
78 | 1 Dec | Endeavour | ISS | STS 97 | USA | KSC |
79 | 5 Dec | Eros A1 | Rem sens | Start 1 | Russia | Svobodny |
80 | 6 Dec | NRO | Classified | Atlas 2AS | USA | Canaveral |
81 | 19 Dec | Astra 2D & GE 8 | Comsats | Ariane 5 | Europe | Kourou |
82 | 20 Dec | Beidou | Navsat | LM3A | China | Xichang |
*Also carried STRV 1c and d and Amsat 3D. **Quick Bird re-entered, classed as launch failure. Also carried SAC-A and Munin. Tsyklon 3, launched 27 December, failed to place six Strela satellites into orbit. Last satellite launch log: Flight International, 21-27 November 2000 |
Source: Flight International