This article outlines notable events occurring in 2001 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Deorbit of Mir

Launches

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

Suborbital launches

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July-September

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Deep space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks15 January Stardust 1st flyby of the Earth12 February NEAR Landed on 433 Eros First-ever asteroid landing25 May Galileo 8th flyby of Callisto6 August Galileo 4th flyby of Io22 September Deep Space 1 Flyby of 19P/Borrelly24 October Mars Odyssey Areocentric orbit injection

EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks10 February15:507 hours23:24STS-98ISS Thomas D. JonesRobert CurbeamRemoved protective launch covers and disconnected power and cooling cables between Destiny and Atlantis, while crewmembers inside moved the laboratory from the payload bay to its home on the Unity node. Curbeam and Jones then connected electrical, data and cooling lines to the lab, during which a small amount of ammonia crystals leaked from one of the hoses, prompting a decontamination procedure.12 February15:596 hours50 minutes22:49STS-98ISS AtlantisThomas D. JonesRobert CurbeamInstalled the shuttle docking adapter onto Destiny, installed insulating covers over the pins that held Destiny in place during launch, attached a vent to the lab's air system, installed handrails and sockets on the exterior of Destiny, and attached a base for the future space station robotic arm.14 February14:485 hours25 minutes20:13STS-98ISS AtlantisThomas D. JonesRobert CurbeamAttached a spare communications antenna to the station, double-checked connections between the Destiny lab and its docking port, released a cooling radiator on the station, inspected solar array connections at the top of the station, and tested the ability of a spacewalker to carry an immobile crew member back to the shuttle airlock.100th American spacewalk.11 March05:128 hours56 minutes14:08STS-102ISS James S. VossSusan J. HelmsPrepared PMA-3 for repositioning from Unitys Earth-facing berth to the port-side berth to make room for the Leonardo MPLM. Removed a Lab Cradle Assembly from the shuttle's cargo bay and installed it on the side of Destiny, and installed a cable tray to Destiny for later use by the station's robot arm. After re-entering the shuttle's airlock, the spacewalkers remained ready to assist if any troubles were encountered by the crew inside the shuttle.Longest-duration EVA in history.13 March05:236 hours21 minutes11:44STS-102ISS DiscoveryPaul W. RichardsInstalled an External Stowage Platform for spare station parts, attached a spare ammonia coolant pump to the platform, finished connecting several cables put in place on the first EVA for the station's robotic arm. Inspected a Unity node heater connection, and inspected of an exterior experiment, the Floating Potential Probe.22 April11:457 hours10 minutes18:55STS-100Chris HadfieldScott E. ParazynskiInstalled the station's UHF antenna, and the Canadian Space Agency made Canadarm2. Connected cables to give the arm power and allow it to accept computer commands from inside the lab.Hadfield became the first Canadian spacewalker.24 April12:347 hours40 minutes20:14STS-100ISS EndeavourChris HadfieldScott E. ParazynskiConnected the Power Data Grapple Fixture circuits for Canadarm2 onto Destiny, removed an early communications antenna, transferred a spare Direct Current Switching Unit from the shuttle's payload bay to an equipment storage rack on the outside of Destiny.8 June14:2119 minutes14:40Expedition 2ISS ZvezdaYury UsachyovJames S. VossInstalled the docking cone onto the Zvezda module, in preparation for the arrival of the Russian Pirs docking compartment.Conducted from the transfer compartment of the Zvezda Service Module.15 July03:105 hours59 minutes09:09STS-104ISS AtlantisJames F. ReillyInstalled the Quest Joint Airlock onto the Unity node.18 July03:046 hours29 minutes09:33STS-104ISS AtlantisMichael L. GernhardtJames F. ReillyInstalled one of two high-pressure nitrogen tanks, and one of two high-pressure oxygen tanks onto Quest, and installed grapple fixture and trunion covers.21 July04:354 hours2 minutes08:37STS-104ISS QuestMichael L. GernhardtJames F. ReillyInstalled the second high-pressure nitrogen tank, and the second oxygen tank onto the Quest airlock.First EVA conducted from the Quest airlock.16 August13:586 hours16 minutes20:14STS-105ISS DiscoveryDaniel T. BarryPatrick G. ForresterInstalled an Early Ammonia Servicer onto the station's P6 truss, co-location of the foot restraint in a stowed location, and installed the MISSE-1 and 2 containers onto the Quest airlock.18 August13:425 hours29 minutes19:11STS-105ISS DiscoveryDaniel T. BarryPatrick G. ForresterInstalled heater cables and handrails onto the Destiny laboratory.8 October14:244 hours58 minutes19:22Expedition 3ISS PirsVladimir DezhurovMikhail TyurinInstalled cables between Pirs, and Zvezda to allow spacewalk radio communications between the two sections. Installed handrails onto Pirs, and installed an exterior ladder to assist spacewalkers leaving Pirs. Installed a Strela cargo crane.First EVA conducted from the Pirs docking compartment.15 October09:175 hours51 minutes15:08Expedition 3ISS PirsVladimir DezhurovMikhail TyurinInstalled Russian commercial experiments (MPAC-SEEDS) onto the exterior of the Pirs docking compartment.21:415 hours5 minutes02:46Expedition 3ISS PirsVladimir DezhurovFrank L. CulbertsonConnected cables on the exterior of Pirs for the Kurs automated docking system, completed checks of the Strela cargo crane, and inspected and photographed a panel of a solar array on Zvezda that had a portion of a panel not fully unfolded.3 December13:202 hours46 minutes16:06Expedition 3ISS PirsVladimir DezhurovMikhail TyurinRemoved an obstruction that prevented a Progress resupply ship from firmly docking with the station, and took pictures of the debris and of the docking interface.10 December17:524 hours12 minutes22:04STS-108ISS EndeavourLinda M. GodwinDaniel M. TaniInstalled insulating blankets around two Beta Gimbal Assemblies that rotate the station's solar array wings, and performed get-ahead tasks in preparation for STS-110's spacewalks.

Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 1 1 0 0 8 7 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 19 0 0 6 6 0 0 22 21 1 0 World

By rocket

By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 8 7 0 1 Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas 4 4 0 0 Delta 7 7 0 0 GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-II 1 1 0 0 Long March 1 1 0 0 Minotaur 1 0 1 0 PSLV 1 1 0 0 R-7 11 11 0 0 R-14 1 1 0 0 R-36 3 3 0 0 RT-2PM 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Titan 3 3 0 0 Universal Rocket 6 6 0 0 Zenit 3 3 0 0

By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 Ariane 6 6 0 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 2 1 0 1 Athena I Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas II Atlas 4 4 0 0 Delta II Delta 7 7 0 0 GLSV GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-IIA H-II 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Kosmos R-14 1 1 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 1 1 0 0 Molniya R-7 2 2 0 0 PSLV PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton UR 6 6 0 0 Soyuz R-7 9 9 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Start RT-2PM 1 1 0 0 Taurus Minotaur 1 0 1 0 Titan IV Titan 3 3 0 0 Tsyklon R-36 3 3 0 0 Zenit Zenit 3 3 0 0

By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 4 44P Ariane 4 2 2 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44LP Ariane 4 1 1 0 0 Final flight Ariane 4 44L Ariane 4 3 3 0 0 Ariane 5G Ariane 5 2 1 0 1 Athena I Athena 1 1 0 0 Final flight Atlas IIA Atlas II 1 1 0 0 Atlas IIAS Atlas II 3 3 0 0 Delta II 7320-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7326-9.5 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7425-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7920-10 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925-9.5 Delta II 3 3 0 0 GLSV Mk I GSLV 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight H-IIA 202 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Kosmos-3M Kosmos 1 1 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Molniya-M Molniya 2 2 0 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2 Proton 3 3 0 0 Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Proton 2 2 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight Soyuz-U Soyuz 7 7 0 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Maiden flight Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 6 6 0 0 Start-1 Start 1 1 0 0 Taurus 2110 Taurus 1 0 1 0 Titan IVB Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / Centaur-T Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Titan IVB / IUS Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-2 Tsyklon 1 1 0 0 Tsyklon-3 Tsyklon 2 2 0 0 Zenit-2 Zenit 1 1 0 0 Zenit-3SL Zenit 2 2 0 0

By spaceport

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 16 16 0 0 Cape Canaveral 10 10 0 0 Jiuquan 1 1 0 0 Kennedy 6 6 0 0 Kodiak 1 1 0 0 First orbital launch Kourou 8 7 0 1 Ocean Odyssey International waters 2 2 0 0 Plesetsk 6 6 0 0 Satish Dhawan 2 1 1 0 Svobodny 1 1 0 0 Tanegashima 1 1 0 0 Vandenberg 5 4 1 0 Total 59 56 2 1

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not achieved Accidentally achieved Remarks Low Earth / Sun-synchronous 29 28 1 0 Including flights to ISS and Mir Geosynchronous /GTO 22 21 1 0 GSLV launch failure left satellite in useless transfer orbit Medium Earth / Molniya 5 5 0 1 Ariane 5 partial failure left payloads in a useless medium earth orbit. One satellite was able to correct itself to the intended geostationary transfer orbit. Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer 3 3 0 0 Total 59 57 2 1

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