Chronology - Quarter 2 2002 Previous Home Next 2002 April 1 - 22:07 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC16. Launch Pad: LC16/2. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M 2BL. Cosmos 2388 Nation: Russia. Mass: 1,900 kg (4,100 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: Oko. Manufacturer: NPO Lavochkin. Agency: KVR. Perigee: 519 km (322 mi). Apogee: 39,178 km (24,344 mi). Inclination: 62.93 deg. COSPAR: 2002-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 27409. The Blok-I upper stage and Oko satellite were placed in a 231 x 490 km x 62.8 deg parking orbit. Following the stage burn the Lavochkin US-KS (Oko) elliptical orbit early warning satellite built by Lavochkin was not tracked immediately, but later was reported to be in the correct standard orbit.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 April 6 - HETE-1 Spacecraft Re-Enters Earth's Atmosphere Spacecraft: HETE. 2002 April 8 - 09:29 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF10. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. LV Configuration: Minuteman 3 GT178GM. Minuteman 3 GT178GM Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 1823. 2002 April 8 - 20:44 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-110. STS-110 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Payload: Atlantis F25 / SO. Mass: 100,000 kg (220,000 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Manufacturer: Boeing. Agency: NASA. Perigee: 309 km (192 mi). Apogee: 402 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.70 min. COSPAR: 2002-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 27413. Duration: 10.82 days. Decay Date: 2002-04-19. Crew: Bloomfield, Frick, Walheim, Ochoa, Morin, Ross, Smith Steven. Flight: STS-110. Launch delayed from March 22, April 4. Space Shuttle Atlantis entered an orbit of approximately 59 x 229 km x 51.6 deg at 2052 UTC, and separated from the External Tank, ET-114. ET-114 reached apogee around 2122 UTC and reentered over the Pacific about 2150 UTC at the end of its first orbit. Atlantis fired its OMS engines at apogee to raise its perigee to 155 km. Further orbit changes will lead to a rendezvous with the Space Station on Station mission 8A. STS-110 carried the S0 truss segment to the Station. The truss was the first segment of the main backbone of the Station which was to grow to carry the large solar panel wings and radiators. Cargo manifest: Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System - 1800 kg + 3 EMU spacesuits - 360 kg Bay 4-13: S0 Truss - 12623 kg. The S0 truss, built by Boeing/Huntington Beach, was 13.4 m long and 4.6 m in diameter. The main truss had a hexagonal cross section. One face carried fluid, power and data cables, while another face carried the rails for the Mobile Transporter. The S0 contained avionics, GPS antennae, and a radiation dose monitor. The S0 would be attached to the LCA (Lab Cradle Assembly) which was attached to the top of the Destiny lab module in 2001. Attached to S0 were: 4 x MTS (Module to Truss Structure) struts. These were used to connect it to the Destiny module Airlock Spur. This was a 4.2 m beam that hinged out to connect to the Quest module and had handrails for spacewalkers Mobile Transporter (MT). This was made by TRW Astro Aerospace in Carpinteria and was an 885 kg, 2.7 m long truck which moved on the S0 rails to transfer heavy cargo along the truss. Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg Total: 15193 kg References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 April 10 - Yuji Hyakutake Dies At 51 2002 April 11 - EVA STS-110-1 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Smith Steven, Walheim. Flight: STS-110. EVA Duration: 0.33 days. At 1030 UTC the S0 truss was unberthed from Atlantis, and berthed to the Destiny module's Lab Cradle Assembly at 1346 UTC. At 1433 the Quest airlock was depressurized and the astronauts emerged to bolt in place the two forward MTS struts and deploy a trailing umbilical for the mobile transporter. The airlock was repressurized at 2224 UTC. 2002 April 13 - EVA STS-110-2 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Ross, Morin. Flight: STS-110. EVA Duration: 0.32 days. The spacewalk was from 1405 to 2139 UTC. The astronauts attached the aft MTS struts and deployed the second trailing umbilical. 2002 April 14 - EVA STS-110-3 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Smith Steven, Walheim. Flight: STS-110. EVA Duration: 0.27 days. From 1344 to 2015 UTC the astronauts rewired the SSRMS station robot arm to get power via the S0. They also removed launch restraint bolts from the Mobile Transporter. The Mobile Transporter was tested in a small move on April 15. 2002 April 16 - EVA STS-110-4 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Ross, Morin. Flight: STS-110. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. From about 1426 UTC to 2106 UTC the astronauts deployed the Airlock Spur, a small ladder from S0 to Quest, as well as installing some floodlights. 2002 April 16 - 23:02 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. Model: Ariane 44L. LV Configuration: Ariane 44L-3 V150. NSS 7 Nation: Netherlands. Program: Intelsat. Mass: 4,692 kg (10,344 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: AS 2100. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Commercial Space. Agency: New Skies Satellites (International). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2002-019A. USAF Sat Cat: 27414. Ariane mission V150 placed Lockheed Martin A2100-class satellite NSS 7 satellite into orbit. The satellite was owned by New Skies, an Intelsat spinoff, and carried a C/Ku band telecoms payload. The spacecraft was in a 24200 x 35706 km x 0.7 deg orbit by April 24, on its way to geosynchrnous orbit. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 22.01W drifting at 0.010W degrees per day.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 April 18 - Stardust At Aphelion (2.72 AU) Spacecraft: Stardust. 2002 April 19 - Landing of STS-110 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. Atlantis had undocked from ISS at 1831 UTC on April 17. It returned to Earth on April 19, with a deorbit burn at 1518:59 UTC and landing on Runway 33 at KSC at 1626:57 UTC. References: 4. 2002 April 19 - Air Force Space Command became a separate four-star Air Force command distinct from the US Space Command and NORAD. Nation: USA. References: 569. 2002 April 20 - ISS Port Cleared Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-110. At 0916 UTC on April 20 Soyuz TM-33 undocked from the Zarya nadir port carrying the Expedition-4 crew. It redocked with the Pirs nadir port at 0937 UTC. This cleared the port Zarya port for the pending Soyuz TM-34 launch. 2002 April 24 - Launch Site: Kodiak. Launch Vehicle: Aries. LV Configuration: Aries QRLV-2. Aries Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SMC. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). References: 1874. 2002 April 24 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 FCET-26. Trident D-5 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 798. 2002 April 24 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 FCET-26. Trident D-5 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 798. 2002 April 25 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 FCET-27. Trident D-5 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 798. 2002 April 25 - 06:26 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. LV Configuration: Soyuz U / ISS-4S. Soyuz TM-34 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: Soyuz TM 11F732 s/n 208. Mass: 6,750 kg (14,880 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Manufacturer: Energia. Agency: RAKA. Perigee: 387 km (240 mi). Apogee: 397 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.40 min. COSPAR: 2002-020A. USAF Sat Cat: 27416. Duration: 198.73 days. Decay Date: 2002-11-10. Crew: Gidzenko, Vittori, Shuttleworth. Flight: ISS EP-3. Launch delayed from April 10, 22 and 17. Soyuz TM-34 was launched on ISS Mission 4S with Commander Yuri Gidzenko of Rosaviakosmos, Flight Engineer is Roberto Vittori of ESA, and Tourist Mark Shuttleworth, a South African citizen. At 1210 UTC Soyuz TM-34 was in a 242 x 269 km x 51.6 deg orbit. The flight was also referred to as ISS Mission 4S, the EP-3 visiting crew flight, and even as 'Soyuz 4' by NASA. Soyuz TM-34 docked with the nadir port on the Zarya module at 0755 UTC on April 27. The 4S flight docked at the Zarya nadir port on April 27. and the crew would return to Earth in the old TM-33 vehicle, leaving TM-34 as the active ISS rescue vehicle.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 Apr 25 1300? - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Storm-2. Storm-2 PAC-3 OT/DT-4 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SSDC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1849. 2002 April 26 - Starshine 2 Spacecraft Reenters Into Earth's Atmosphere Spacecraft: Starshine. 2002 April 30 - 18:20 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.194US. Black Brant Solar mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1884. 2002 May 4 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P. Model: Ariane 42P. LV Configuration: Ariane 42P V151. SPOT 5 Nation: France. Program: SPOT. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Resource. Spacecraft: SPOT-5A-5B. Manufacturer: Astrium SAS. Agency: CNES (France). Perigee: 825 km (512 mi). Apogee: 826 km (513 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.40 min. COSPAR: 2002-021A. USAF Sat Cat: 27421. Remote Sensing satellite. Last launch of Ariane 42P version. Launch delayed from April 10. The Ariane 42P, with two PAP solid boosters, flew north from Kourou. The third stage burn occurred off the east coast of North America, with engine cutoff at 0150 UTC and stage separation at 0151 UTC. Venting of the remaining third stage propellant was seen by observers in the US. SPOT Image's SPOT 5 was built by Astrium/Toulouse. The main instrument was the HRVIR imaging camera payload including a 2.5-meter resolution imager. A secondary experiment was the 5-band VEGETATION-2 instrument with 1-km resolution.References: 4, 552, 554. Idefix Nation: France. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: Oscar. Manufacturer: Astrium SAS. Agency: CNES (France). Perigee: 789 km (490 mi). Apogee: 809 km (502 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 100.90 min. COSPAR: 2002-021B. USAF Sat Cat: 27422. The Idefix amateur radio payload consisted of two small 6 kg boxes attached to the Ariane third stage. The payload was operated by AMSAT-F, the French branch of the amateur radio organization. (The first French satellite was nicknamed Asterix after the famous comic book character; Idefix was Asterix and Obelix's pet dog.)References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 4 - 09:54 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2. Launch Pad: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. Model: Delta 7920-10L. LV Configuration: Delta 7920-10L D291. Aqua Nation: USA. Payload: EOS-PM1. Mass: 2,934 kg (6,468 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Resource. Spacecraft: Aqua. Manufacturer: TRW Space & Electronics. Agency: NASA (U.S.). Perigee: 699 km (434 mi). Apogee: 706 km (438 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 2002-022A. USAF Sat Cat: 27424. Climatology and environment satellite. Launch delayed from December 20, 2001, and January 30, April 18 and 26, May 2. NASA's Aqua remote sensing satellite was placed in a 185 x 707 km x 98.1 deg transfer orbit at 1006 UTC. A second burn of the second stage of the Delta at 1048:58 UTC put Aqua in a 676 x 687 km x 98.2 deg orbit.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 5 - Landing of Soyuz TM-33 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EP-3. On May 5, 2002, after a week aboard the station, the visting Soyuz TM-34 crew of Gidzenko, Vittori and Shuttleworth moved to the old Soyuz TM-33, docked at the Pirs port. They undocked at 0031:08 UTC on May 5, leaving the EO-4 crew of Onufrienko, Walz and Bursch with the new Soyuz TM-34 as their rescue vehicle. Soyuz TM-33 made its deorbit burn at 0257 UTC and landed successfully at 0352 UTC 25 km SE of Arkalyk. 2002 May 5 - Launch Site: Emamshahr. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 3. Shahab 3 Test mission Nation: Iran. Agency: Iran. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1874. 2002 May 7 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC81. Launch Pad: LC81/24. Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861-01. Model: Proton-K/DM-2M. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM-2M DM3. DirecTV-5 Nation: USA. Program: DirecTV. Payload: Tempo 1. Mass: 3,640 kg (8,020 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral. Agency: DirecTV. Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2002-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 27426. Direct Broadcasting satellite. Launch delayed from October 2000, February, May 21 and October19, 2001, as the user and launch provider moved the payload from Proton to Atlas 2AS and then back again to Proton. The DM3 upper stage made two burns to put the DirecTV satellite in a 6568 x 35809 km x 17.7 deg transfer orbit. The Loral FS-1300 class satellite used its R-4D apogee engine to reach geostationary orbit at 129 W by May 19. The DirecTV satellite broadcasting company was a subsidiary of GM/Hughes. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 110.11W drifting at 0.004W degrees per day.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 12 - 04:47 GMT - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 3. LV Configuration: Sonda 3 XV-31. Sonda 3 Parnamirim F2Glow-2 Ionosphere mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: AEB. Apogee: 593 km (368 mi). References: 1867. 2002 May 15 - 01:50 GMT - Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: CZ-4B. Model: Chang Zheng 4B. LV Configuration: Chang Zheng 4B CZ4B-4 (67). Hai Yang 1 Nation: China. Mass: 360 kg (790 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Resource. Spacecraft: HY-1. Agency: CASC. Perigee: 793 km (492 mi). Apogee: 799 km (496 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. COSPAR: 2002-024A. USAF Sat Cat: 27430. The HY-1 (Haiyang-1) marine observation satellite separated shortly after the FY-1D. The 360 kg HY-1 was based on the SJ-5 bus and carried an IR radiometer and CCD imager for oceanographic studies. Between May 21 and May 26, HY-1 lowered its orbit to 793 x 799 km using on-board propulsion.References: 4, 552, 554. Feng Yun 1D Nation: China. Mass: 960 kg (2,110 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: FY-1. Agency: CASC. Perigee: 851 km (528 mi). Apogee: 871 km (541 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. COSPAR: 2002-024B. USAF Sat Cat: 27431. The second stage separated six minutes after launch, putting the stack on a suborbital trajectory. After a brief coast up to 860 km the third stage fired at around 0200 UTC to circularize the orbit. FY-1D, a 950 kg weather satellite with a 10-channel radiometer, separated from the stack followed by a small adapter. The final stage was left in a slightly lower 812 x 883 km orbit.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 25 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Site: Tilla. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri. LV Configuration: Ghauri Ghauri II. Ghauri Test mission Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1823. 2002 May 28 - 15:25 GMT - Launch Site: Palmachim. Launch Vehicle: Shavit 1. LV Configuration: Shaviyt 1 5. Ofeq-5 Nation: Israel. Program: Offeq. Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Ofeq 5. Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries. Agency: Tsahal (Israel). Perigee: 370 km (220 mi). Apogee: 757 km (470 mi). Inclination: 143.50 deg. Period: 95.90 min. COSPAR: 2002-025A. USAF Sat Cat: 27434. Military Observation satellite. Return to flight of the Shavit booster following a lauanch failure. Launch delayed from third quarter 2001. The three-stage Shavit rocket took off from Palmachim Air Force Base on the Israeli coast and flew westward to put the satellite in a retrograde orbit. The AUS-51 third stage solid motor entered a 262 x 774 km x 143.5 deg orbit and separated from the Ofeq satellite. Both coasted up to apogee at around 1620 UTC when Ofeq made a burn to increase its velocity by 33 m/s, raising the orbit to 369 x 771 km x 143.5 deg.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 28 - 18:15 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132. Launch Pad: LC132/1?. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. Cosmos 2389 Nation: Russia. Mass: 825 kg (1,818 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Manufacturer: NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki. Agency: VKS (Russia). Perigee: 949 km (589 mi). Apogee: 1,017 km (631 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 2002-026A. USAF Sat Cat: 27436. The Kosmos-3M rocket entered a transfer orbit of about 150 x 1000 km x 83 deg at about 1823 UTC; a second burn at apogee around 1905 UTC circularized the orbit at 950 x 1016 km. The Parus navigation satellite was placed in Plane 4, probably replacing Cosmos 2336; it was between the planes of Cosmos 2366 and Cosmos 2361.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 May 30 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Vehicle: SR19/SR19. SR19/SR19 PAC-3 OT-2a Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA SSDC. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). References: 1812. 2002 June 3 - 08:01 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF02. Launch Pad: LF02/05?. Launch Vehicle: Peacekeeper. LV Configuration: Peacekeeper 31PA. Peacekeeper GT-31PA - 9 RVs Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 1786. 2002 June 4 - Mars Odyssey, Deployment of GRS Boom, Successful Spacecraft: Mars Odyssey. 2002 June 5 - 06:44 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. Model: Ariane 44L. LV Configuration: Ariane 44L s/n V152. Intelsat 905 Nation: International. Program: Intelsat. Mass: 4,723 kg (10,412 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral. Agency: Intelsat. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2002-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 27438. Intelsat 905 was launched into a geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite had a mass of 1984 kg with 2739 kg of propellant and was built by Loral for the privatized Intelsat company. It was to be stationed over the Atlantic. The Intelsat 905 satellite used a new version of the venerable General Dynamics R-4D bipropellant engine, the R-4D-15 HiPAT (High Performance Apogee Thruster) with a thrust of 445N. The first two HiPATs were built by Marquardt/Van Nuys, but new ones were built at GD's Redmond site. By June 15, I-905 was in a 35642 x 35793 km x 0.1 deg geostationary drift orbit at 26 deg W. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 24.48W drifting at 0.007W degrees per day.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 5 - 10:43 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.023UE. Terrier Orion Plasma mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884. 2002 June 5 - 11:13 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.022UE. Terrier Orion Plasma mission? Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1884. 2002 June 5 - 21:22 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: STS-111. STS-111 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Payload: Endeavour F18 / Leonardo. Mass: 105,000 kg (231,000 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Endeavour . Manufacturer: Boeing. Agency: NASA. Perigee: 349 km (216 mi). Apogee: 387 km (240 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.90 min. COSPAR: 2002-028A. USAF Sat Cat: 27440. Duration: 13.86 days. Decay Date: 2002-06-19. Crew: Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin, Korzun, Whitson, Treshchev. Flight: STS-111, ISS EO-5. Launch delayed from May 2, 6, 30, 31 and June 4. STS-111 reached a 58 x 224 km x 51.6 deg orbit at 2131 UTC and separated from the External Tank. It coasted to apogee at 2201 UTC and carried out the OMS-2 burn to raise the orbit to 158 x 235 km. The mission of STS-111 (UF-2 ISS utilization flight) was to swap the Expedition 4 and 5 crews and deliver the MBS Mobile Base System and some interior experiment racks. Endeavour docked with the Station at 1625 UTC on June 7. The Leonardo MPLM module was attached to the Station on June 8. Cargo manifest: Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System - 1800 kg + 2 EMU spacesuits - 240 kg Bay 4: Mobile Base System (MBS) - 1600 kg. The Mobile Base System was made by MD Robotics of Brampton, Ontario. It was to be attached to the Mobile Transporter and used to mount the SSRMS Canadarm-2 arm and heavy payloads. Bay 6P: Adapter Beam / Wrist Roll Joint - 150 kg. The WRJ (Wrist Roll Joint) would be swapped with the broken one on the SSRMS arm. Bay 7-12: MPLM FM1 "Leonardo" - 10557 kg. The Leonardo module carried 8 Resupply Stowage Racks and 4 Resupply Stowage Plaftorms, with equipment to be transferred to the station. It also carried two science racks: the MSG (Microgravity Science Glovebox) and Express-3, which would be installed on Destiny. Leonardo, built by Alenia Spazio in Torino, also flew on STS-102 and STS-105. Bay 13P: ICAPC Beam / PGDF - 75 kg. The PGDF (Power-Data Grapple Fixture) would be installed on the P6 truss. Bay 13S: Adapter Beam / SMDP - 200 kg. The Service Module Debris Panels (SMDP) package contained 6 panels which would be stowed on PMA-1 until a later spacewalk attached them to the Zvezda module to protect it from space debris hits. Total: 14622 kg References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 6 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC158. Launch Vehicle: Topol M. Topol M Operational Test mission Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN RF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 1874. 2002 June 7 - 08:24 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF26. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. LV Configuration: Minuteman 3 GT179GM. Minuteman 3 GT179GM Functional Dependency gate operational test launch - Test Flight, Guidance & Reentry Technologies Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 1944. 2002 June 9 - EVA STS-111-1 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Chang-Diaz, Perrin. Flight: STS-111. EVA Duration: 0.31 days. The spacewalk was made from the Quest airlock, which was depressurized at around 1522 UTC and the hatch was opened at 1524 UTC. The suits went to battery power at 1527 UTC. The astronauts installed the PGDF grapple fixture on the P6 truss, stowed some space debris shields on the PMA-1 adapter, and prepared the Mobile Base System (MBS) in the Shuttle cargo bay. The hatch was closed at 2234 UTC and the airlock began repressurization at 2242 UTC. 2002 June 10 - 01:14 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861-01. Model: Proton-K/DM-2M. Ekspress A1R Nation: Russia. Payload: Ekspress A No. 4. Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Ekspress. Manufacturer: NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki. Agency: Kosmicheskiya Svyaz. Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Inclination: 0.20 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. COSPAR: 2002-029A. USAF Sat Cat: 27441. Launch delayed from May 2002. The Ekspress A1R Russian domestic communications satellite was built by NPO PM and Alcatel for Kosmicheskiya Svyaz, the Russian satcom operator. The Proton's parking orbit was off-nominal but the 11S861-01 Blok DM-2M upper stage corrected for this and delivered the payload to the correct orbit. Parking orbit was about 180 x 185 km x 51.6 deg; transfer orbit after the first DM-2M burn was 328 x 36133 km x 47.4 deg; orbit at spacecraft separation was 36102 x 36171 km x 0.2 deg. Two SOZ ullage motors were left in the transfer orbit. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 14.07W drifting at 0.008W degrees per day.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 11 - EVA STS-111-2 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Chang-Diaz, Perrin. Flight: STS-111. EVA Duration: 0.21 days. The MBS had been unberthed sometime around 2220 UTC and docked to the Mobile Transporter at 1304 UTC on June 10. On June 11 at about 1515 UTC the Quest was depressurized again, with Chang-Diaz and Perrin opening the hatch around the same time and going to battery power at 1520 UTC. During this spacewalk the astronauts completed setting up the MBS system. The hatch was closed at 2016 UTC and Quest was repressurized at 2020 UTC. 2002 June 11 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.112UG. Black Brant NUVIEWS 2 Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1884. 2002 June 13 - EVA STS-111-3 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Chang-Diaz, Perrin. Flight: STS-111. EVA Duration: 0.31 days. The EVA was from the Quest airlock. Depress was at 1512 UTC with hatch open probably at 1514 and battery power at 1516. The astronauts replaced the wrist roll joint on the station's Canadarm-2 SSRMS robot arm; the old joint was stowed in Endeavour's cargo bay for return to Earth. The hatch was closed at 2229 UTC and the airlock was repressurized at 2233 UTC. At around 1918 UTC on June 14 the Shuttle RMS unberthed the Leonardo logistics module from Unity and put it back in the cargo bay, berthing it at 2011 UTC. 2002 June 14 - 01:23 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Vehicle: Aries. LV Configuration: Aries NTW Aegis Target. Aries SMD FM-3 TTV-4 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1823. 2002 June 14 - 01:29 GMT - Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: POA. Launch Pad: CG-70 USS Lake Erie. Launch Vehicle: Standard SM-3. Model: SM-3. LV Configuration: SM-3 LEAP FM-3. Standard SM-3 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1952. 2002 June 14 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant IX. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.196DS. Black Brant VAULT (LyA loops) Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 273 km (169 mi). References: 1884. 2002 June 15 - 22:39 GMT - Launch Site: Kiritimati. Launch Complex: Odyssey. Launch Pad: Odyssey. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-3SL. Model: Zenit-3SL. Galaxy 3C Nation: USA. Program: Galaxy. Mass: 4,850 kg (10,690 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 702. Manufacturer: Boeing Satellite Systems. Agency: PanAmSat (U.S.). Perigee: 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,788 km (22,237 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2002-030A. USAF Sat Cat: 27445. Launch delayed from July 2001 and May 28, June 2 and 9, 2002. The Galaxy 3C satellite was launched from the Odyssey floating launch platform at its standard 154W 0N location. The Zenit second stage and the DM third stage with payload entered a -2160 x 195 km suborbital trajectory at 2248:10. At about 2252 UTC the DM stage entered a 180 x 393 km x 0 deg parking orbit. A second burn of the DM at 2324 to 2330 UTC put Galaxy 3C in a 358 x 41440 km x 0.02 deg transfer orbit This was a record low inclination for a geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite's R-4D apogee engine was to put the Boeing BSS-702 satellite in geostationary orbit. The satellite was the first 702 model to use extra solar panels instead of the solar concentrators which ran into fogging problems on the earlier 702 flights. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 95.06W drifting at 0.007W degrees per day.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 19 - Landing of STS-111 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-111, ISS EO-4. The hatches between Shuttle and Station were closed at 1223 UTC, with the Expedition 4 crew on the Shuttle for the trip home. Expedition 5 crew members Valeriy Korzun, Peggy Whitson and Sergei Treshchev remain aboard the Station. Endeavour undocked at 1432 UTC, leaving the Station in a 389 x 399 km x 51.6 deg orbit following three reboost burns. After two days of bad weather, Endeavour was diverted to Edwards AFB in California, with a deorbit burn at 1650 UTC on Jun 19 lowering its orbit from 347 x 387 km to 34 x 386 km. The Shuttle nominally entered the atmosphere around 1726 UTC and landed on Runway 22 at Edwards at 17:57:41 UTC.References: 4. 2002 June 20 - 09:33 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Rokot. Model: Rokot. LV Configuration: Rokot/Briz-KM. Iridium SV97 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Mass: 690 kg (1,520 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 659 km (409 mi). Apogee: 669 km (415 mi). Inclination: 86.60 deg. Period: 98.00 min. COSPAR: 2002-031A. USAF Sat Cat: 27450. Launch delayed from June 6, 19. The two Iridium replacement mobile telephone satellites were owned by Iridium Satellite LLC, the successor to bankrupt Iridium LLC. References: 4, 552, 554. Iridium SV98 Nation: USA. Program: Iridium. Mass: 690 kg (1,520 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: LM 700. Manufacturer: LM-S/Motorola. Agency: Iridium. Perigee: 658 km (408 mi). Apogee: 666 km (413 mi). Inclination: 86.60 deg. Period: 98.00 min. COSPAR: 2002-031B. USAF Sat Cat: 27451. References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 24 - 18:23 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4. Launch Pad: SLC4W. Launch Vehicle: Titan 2. Model: Titan II SLV. LV Configuration: Titan 2 s/n M68B-72 + M68B-92 + M68B-71 = 23G-14. NOAA 17 Nation: USA. Program: Tiros. Payload: NOAA-M. Mass: 1,475 kg (3,251 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Spacecraft: Tiros N. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space. Agency: NOAA. Perigee: 807 km (501 mi). Apogee: 822 km (510 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. COSPAR: 2002-032A. USAF Sat Cat: 27453. Launch delayed from August 2001. The refurbished Titan 2 missile put the NOAA M satellite on a suborbital trajectory of about -2500 x 820 km x 98 deg. at 1829 UTC. At 1837 UTC the NOAA M propulsion module fired its ATK/Thiokol Star 37XFP solid motor for the orbit insertion burn, followed by a hydrazine trim burn to put the satellite in an 807 x 822 km x 98.8 deg operational orbit. NOAA M became NOAA 17 on entering service with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the primary morning weather satellite, supplementing the NOAA 16 afternoon satellite. Built by Lockheed Martin, NOAA M carried weather imagers and microwave and infrared sounders, as well as a SARSAT search-and-rescue package. It had an on-orbit mass of 1475 kg.References: 4, 552, 554. 2002 June 25 - Progress M1-8 departs ISS. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Flight: ISS EO-5. Progress M1-8 undocked from the Zvezda module at 0826 UTC on June 25. The deorbit burn was at 1135 UTC, lowering its orbit from 379 x 398 km x 51.6 deg to 50 x 398 km. The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific at 1213 UTC with debris impact near 46 S 144 W. 2002 June 26 - 05:36 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1/5. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. LV Configuration: ISS-8P. Progress M-46 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: Progress M s/n 246. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M. Manufacturer: Energia. Agency: Rosaviakosmos (Russia). Perigee: 387 km (240 mi). Apogee: 397 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.40 min. COSPAR: 2002-033A. USAF Sat Cat: 27454. Duration: 110.00 days. Decay Date: 2002-10-14. Flight: ISS EO-5. Launch delayed from May 21, then moved forward from July 14. Progress M-46 was launched on ISS mission 8P and docked with the Zvezda module at 0623 UTC on June 29 after carrying out tests of the Kurs rendezvous system on June 28. Seperated from ISS and commanded to destructive re-entry on 14 October 2002.References: 4, 552, 554. Previous Home Next                   Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2007 except where otherwise noted.

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