2002 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

2002 in spaceflight

Soyuz TMA-1, the first Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, approaches the International Space Station in November
Orbital launches
First	16 January
Last	29 December
Total	65
Successes	60
Failures	5
Catalogued	62
National firsts
Satellite	Algeria
Space traveller	South Africa
Rockets
Maiden flights	Ariane 5ECA Atlas IIIB Atlas V 401 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) H-IIA 2024
Retirements	Ariane 4 42L Ariane 4 42P Atlas IIA
Crewed flights
Orbital	7
Total travellers	40

Launches

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site		LSP
	Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
	Remarks
January
16 January 00:30	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur		Cape Canaveral SLC-40		Lockheed Martin
	Milstar DFS-5 (USA-164)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 January 23:46	Ariane 4 42L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	INSAT-3C	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of Ariane 4 42L
February
4 February 02:45	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1		MHI
	MDS-1	JAXA	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Successful
	DASH	JAXA	Geosynchronous	Re-entry demonstration	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
	Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from payload adapter.
5 February 20:58	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Cape Canaveral		Orbital Sciences
	RHESSI	NASA	Low Earth	Heliophysics	In orbit	Successful
11 February 17:45	Delta II 7920-10C		Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS
	Iridium 91	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	13 March 2019[2]	Successful
	Iridium 90	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	23 January 2019[4]	Successful
	Iridium 94	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	18 April 2018[6]	Successful
	Iridium 95	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	25 March 2019[8]	Successful
	Iridium 96	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	30 May 2020[10]	Successful
21 February 12:43	Atlas IIIB		Cape Canaveral SLC-36B		International Launch Services
	Echostar 7	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Atlas IIIB.
23 February 06:59	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	Intelsat 904	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 February 17:26	Soyuz-U		Plesetsk Site 43/3		VKS
	Kosmos 2387	VKS	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	27 June 02:30	Successful
March
1 March 01:07	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Envisat	ESA	Sun-synchronous	Environmental research	In orbit	Operational
1 March 11:22	Space Shuttle Columbia		Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
	STS-109	NASA	Low Earth (HST)	HST servicing	12 March	Operational
	Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 3B
8 March 22:59	Atlas IIA		Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
	TDRS-9 (TDRS-I)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure Operational
	Propellant issues shortly after launch halved spacecraft fuel supply
17 March 09:21	Rockot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
	GRACE 1	NASA	Sun-synchronous		In orbit	Operational
	GRACE 2	NASA	Sun-synchronous		In orbit	Operational
21 March 20:13	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Progress M1-8	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	25 June 12:13	Successful
	ISS flight 7P
25 March 14:15	Long March 2F		Jiuquan		CAAC
	Shenzhou 3	CAAC	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	1 April 08:51	Successful
	Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module	CAAC	Low Earth	Scientific research	12 November	Successful
29 March 01:29	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	Astra 3A	SES Astra	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	JCSAT 8	JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 March 17:25	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
	Intelsat 903	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
April
1 April 22:06	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 16/2		VKS
	Kosmos 2388	VKS	Molniya	Missile early warning	14 September 2011	Operational
8 April 20:44	Space Shuttle Atlantis		Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance
	STS-110	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	19 April	Successful
	S0 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
	Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts
16 April 23:02	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	NSS 7	SES New Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 April 06:26	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TM-34	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS escape craft	10 November	Successful
	Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts including one space tourist and the first South African space traveller Final flight of Soyuz-TM spacecraft
May
4 May 01:31	Ariane 4 42P		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	SPOT-5	CNES	Low Earth	Earth imaging	In orbit	Operational
	BreizhSat-Oscar 47 (Indefix)	AMSAT	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	BreizhSat-Oscar 48 (Indefix)	AMSAT	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of Ariane 4 42P
4 May 09:54	Delta II 7920-10L		Vandenberg SLC-2W		Boeing IDS
	Aqua	NASA	Sun-synchronous (A-train)	Environmental research	In orbit	Operational
7 May 17:00	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
	DirecTV-5	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 May 01:50	Long March 4B		Taiyuan
	Hai Yang 1	CASC	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
	Feng Yun 1D	CASC	Low Earth	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
28 May 15:25	Shavit-1		Palmachim		IAI
	Ofeq-5		Low Earth (retrograde)	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
28 May 18:14	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Kosmos 2389		Low Earth		In orbit	Operational
June
5 June 06:44	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	Intelsat 905	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
5 June 21:22	Space Shuttle Endeavour		Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
	STS-111	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	19 June	Successful
	Leonardo MPLM	ASI / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics		Successful
	Canadarm2 Mobile Base Structure	CSA / NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
	Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 5)
10 June 01:14	Proton-K / DM-2M		Baikonur Site 200/39		Khrunichev
	Ekspress A4 (A1R)	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
	Guidance error during ascent, recovered and placed in correct orbit using upper stage. Decommissioned in early 2020 after seventeen years in service.[11]
15 June 22:39	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey		Sea Launch
	Galaxy 3C	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 June 09:33	Rockot / Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133/3		Eurockot
	Iridium 97	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	27 December 2019 17:30[12]	Successful
	Iridium 98	Iridium	Low Earth	Communications	24 August 2018[14]	Successful
24 June 18:23	Titan 23G		Vandenberg SLC-4W		Lockheed Martin
	NOAA-17 (NOAA-M)	NOAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology	In orbit	Operational
26 June 05:36	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roscosmos
	Progress M-46	Roscosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS logistics	14 October	Successful
	ISS flight 8P
July
3 July 06:47	Delta II 7425-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A		Boeing IDS
	CONTOUR	NASA	Intended: Heliocentric	Comet probe	In orbit	Failure
	Exploded during injection into Heliocentric orbit Intended to visit comet 2P/Encke
5 July 23:22	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Stellat 5	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	N-STAR c	Stellat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 July 06:35	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Kosmos 2390		Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2391		Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 July 15:13	Proton-K/17S40		Baikonur Site 81/24		VKS
	Kosmos 2392		Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
August
21 August 22:05	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41		International Launch Services
	Hot Bird 6	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Atlas V and the first launch of an EELV class rocket
22 August 05:15	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
	Echostar 8	Echostar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 August 22:45	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Atlantic Bird 1	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Meteosat 8	Eumetsat	Geosynchronous	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
September
6 September 06:44	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	Intelsat 906	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 September 08:20	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1
	USERS	JAXA	Low Earth	Microgravity experiments	15 June 2007 19:56	Successful
	DRTS	NASDA	Geostationary	Communications	In orbit	Successful
12 September 10:23	PSLV-C		Satish Dhawan		ISRO
	Kalpana-1 (METSAT 1)	ISRO	Geostationary	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
15 September 10:30	Kaituozhe-1		Taiyuan
	HTSTL-1	Tsinghua University	Intended: Low Earth	Experimental	15 September	Launch failure
	Second stage malfunction
18 September 22:04	Atlas IIAS		Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
	Hispasat 1D	Hispasat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 September 16:58	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmsos
	Progress M1-9	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	1 February 2003	Successful
	ISS flight 9P
26 September 14:27	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	Nadezhda-M	VKS	Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
October
7 October 10:46	Space Shuttle Atlantis		Kennedy LC-39B		United Space Alliance
	STS-112	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	18 October	Successful
	S1 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
	CETA	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
	Crewed orbital flight with 6 astronauts
15 October 18:20	Soyuz-U		Plesetsk Site 43/3
	Foton-M1	ESA	Intended: Low Earth	Microgravity experiments	T+29 seconds	Launch failure
	LRB exploded
17 October 04:41	Proton-K/17S40		Baikonur Site 81/23
	INTEGRAL	ESA	High Earth (High eccentricity)	Astrophysics	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of 17S40 upper stage
27 October 03:17	Long March 4B		Taiyuan
	Zi Yau 2	CAST	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
30 October 03:11	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5		Roskosmos
	Soyuz TMA-1	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS escape craft	4 May 2003	Successful
	Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts Maiden flight of Soyuz-TMA spacecraft
November
20 November 22:39	Delta IV-M+ (4,2) (9240)		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B		Boeing IDS
	Eutelsat W5	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Maiden flight of Delta IV
24 November 00:49	Space Shuttle Endeavour		Kennedy LC-39A		United Space Alliance
	STS-113	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	7 December	Successful
	P1 Truss	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS component	In orbit	Operational
	MEPSI	NASA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	31 January 2003	Successful
	Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts ISS crew exchange (launched Expedition 6) MEPSI is 2 picosatellites connected by a 15 meter tether
25 November 23:04	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23		International Launch Services
	Astra 1K	SES Astra	Intended: Geosynchronous Attained: Low Earth	Communications	10 December	Launch failure
	Upper stage malfunction resulted in satellite being placed into an unusable parking orbit. Intentionally de-orbited.
28 November 06:07	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1		VKS
	AlSat-1	CNTS	Low Earth	Disaster monitoring	In orbit	Operational
	Mozhayets-3	Mozhaisky	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Operational
	Rubin-3-DSI	OHB System	Low Earth	Measure carrier rocket performance	In orbit	Successful
	AlSat was first Algerian satellite, Rubin intentionally remained attached to upper stage
December
5 December 02:42	Atlas IIA		Cape Canaveral SLC-36A		International Launch Services
	TDRS-10 (TDRS-J)	NASA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	Final flight of Atlas IIA
11 December 22:22	Ariane 5ECA		Kourou ELA-3		Arianespace
	Hot Bird 7	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications	T+178 seconds	Launch failure
	Stentor	Eutelsat	Intended: Geosynchronous	Communications
	Engine failure leading to loss of control, self-destruct activated Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA
14 December 23:04	H-IIA 202		Tanegashima LA-Y1
	Adeos 2	NASDA	Low Earth	Environmental research	In orbit	Operational
	Mu-Labsat	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
	RITE	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
	RITE	NASDA	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
	FedSat	Centre for Satellite Systems	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	WEOS (Kanta-Kun)	Chiba Institute of Technology	Low Earth	Landsat	In orbit	Operational
	RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC
17 December 23:04	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2		Arianespace
	NSS-6	SES New Skies	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
20 December 17:00	Dnepr		Baikonur Site 109/95		ISC Kosmotras
	LatinSat 1	Aprize	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	LatinSat 2	Aprize	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	SaudiSat 1S	RSRI	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
	UniSat 2	University of Rome La Sapienza	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
	Rubin 2	OHB System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 December 12:20	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 16/2		VKS
	Kosmos 2393	VKS	Molniya	Missile early warning	22 December 2013	Successful
25 December 10:37	Proton-K/DM-2		Baikonur Site 81/23		VKS
	Kosmos 2394 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2395 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
	Kosmos 2396 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
29 December 16:40	Long March 2F		Jiuquan
	Shenzhou 4	CASC	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	5 January 2003 11:16	Successful
	Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module	CASC	Low Earth	Test spacecraft	9 September 2003	Successful
29 December 23:16	Proton-M/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24		International Launch Services
	Nimiq 2	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
17 January	Galileo	5th flyby of Io
2 November	Stardust	Flyby of 5535 Annefrank
5 November	Galileo	Flyby of Amalthea
20 December	Nozomi	2nd flyby of the Earth

EVAs

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
14 January 20:59	6 hours 3 minutes	15 January 03:02	Expedition 4 ISS Pirs	Yuri Onufriyenko Carl E. Walz	Moved the cargo boom for the Russian Strela crane from PMA-1 to the exterior of Pirs, installed an amateur radio antenna onto the end of Zvezda.[15]
25 January 15:19	5 hours 59 minutes	21:18	Expedition 4 ISS Pirs	Yuri Onufriyenko Daniel W. Bursch	Installed six deflector shields for Zvezda's jet thrusters, installed a second amateur radio antenna, attached four science experiments, and retrieved and replaced a device to measure material from the thrusters.[15]
20 February 11:38	5 hours 47 minutes	17:25	Expedition 4 ISS Quest	Carl E. Walz Daniel W. Bursch	Tested the Quest airlock, and prepared it for the four spacewalks that will be performed during STS-110.[15]	First Quest-based EVA without a Space Shuttle at the station.
4 March 06:37	7 hours 1 minute	13:38	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	Removed the starboard solar array and replaced it with a new, smaller and more powerful third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to earth.[16]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
5 March 06:40	7 hours 16 minutes	13:56	STS-109 Columbia	James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino	Removed the port solar array and replaced it with a new third generation solar array. The old array was stowed in the payload bay for return to earth. Removed and replaced the Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA).[17]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
6 March 08:28	6 hours 48 minutes	15:16	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	The spacewalk was delayed 2 hours by a leak in Grunsfeld's spacesuit. The Power Control Unit (PCU) was removed and stowed for return to earth. A new, more powerful PCU, sized to match the more productive solar arrays, was installed.[18]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
7 March 09:00	7 hours 30 minutes	16:30	STS-109 Columbia	James H. Newman Michael J. Massimino	Removed the Faint Object Camera from the aft shroud and installed the Advanced Camera for Surveys in the same location. After stowing the Faint Object Camera in the payload bay for return to earth, the Electronic Support Module was installed in the aft shroud.[19]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
8 March 08:46	7 hours 20 minutes	16:06	STS-109 Columbia	John M. Grunsfeld Richard M. Linnehan	Installed an experimental Cryocooler for NICMOS inside the aft shroud of and connected it to the Electronic Support Module installed the day before. Installed the Cooling System Radiator and connected it to the NICMOS.[20]	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
11 April 14:36	7 hours 48 minutes	22:24	STS-110 ISS Quest	Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim	Began installing the S0 Truss onto Destiny, initial power and data connections installed between the station and S0, and installed two forward struts that permanently hold the truss in place.[21]
13 April 14:09	7 hours 30 minutes	21:39	STS-110 ISS Quest	Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin	Continued S0 Truss installation, power and data cable connections installed between S0 and the station, and installed two aft struts that permanently hold the truss in place.[21]
14 April 13:48	6 hours 27 minutes	20:15	STS-110 ISS Quest	Steven Smith Rex J. Walheim	Released the claw that was used in the initial attachment of the S0 Truss, installed connectors that will be used to route power to Canadarm2 when it is on the truss, released launch restraints from the Mobile Transporter, and removed a small thermal cover the Mobile Transporter's radiator.[21]
16 April 14:29	6 hours 37 minutes	21:06	STS-110 ISS Quest	Jerry L. Ross Lee M.E. Morin	Pivoted the "Airlock Spur", which will be used by spacewalkers in the future as a path from the airlock to the truss, installed handrails onto S0, partially assembled a platform, and installed two floodlights.[21][22]
9 June 15:27	7 hours 14 minutes	22:41	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Attached a Power Data Grapple Fixture to the P6 truss, removed debris panels from the payload bay and attached them to a temporary location on PMA-1, and removed thermal blankets to prepare the Mobile Base System for installation onto the station's Mobile Transporter.[23][24]
11 June 15:20	5 hours	20:20	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Attached Mobile Base System to the Mobile Transporter, attached power, data and video cables from the station to the MBS.[23][25]
13 June 15:16	7 hours 17 minutes	22:33	STS-111 ISS Quest	Franklin Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin	Replaced Canadarm2's wrist roll joint, and stowed the old joint in the shuttle's payload bay to be returned to Earth.[23][26]
16 August 09:25	4 hours 23 minutes	13:48	Expedition 5 ISS Pirs	Valery Korzun Peggy Whitson	Installed six micro meteoroid debris panels onto Zvezda.[27]	Whitson became the 6th American and the 7th female spacewalker.
26 August 05:27	5 hours 21 minutes	10:48	Expedition 5 ISS Pirs	Valery Korzun Sergei Treshchyov	Installed a frame on the outside of Zarya for spacewalk assembly tasks, installed new samples on a pair of Japanese Space Agency experiments housed on Zvezda, installed devices on Zvezda that would simplify the routing of tethers during future spacewalks, and installed two additional ham radio antennas on Zvezda.[27]
10 October 15:21	7 hours 1 minute	20:35	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf /Piers Sellers	Released launch locks that held the S1 truss radiators in place during launch, attached power, data and fluid lines between the S1 truss and S0, deployed the station's second S-Band communications system, installed the first of two external camera systems, and released launch restraints on the truss' mobile spacewalk workstation, Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA).[28][29]
12 October 14:31	6 hours 4 minutes	20:35	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf /Piers Sellers	Installed a second camera system, released more radiator launch locks, removed insulation covers on quick-disconnect fittings near the Z1 and P6 junction and to install Spool Positioning Devices, released starboard-side launch restraints on the CETA cart, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly cables.[28][30]
14 October 14:08	6 hours 36 minutes	20:44	STS-112 ISS Quest	David Wolf /Piers Sellers	Removed and replaced the Interface Umbilical Assembly on the station's Mobile Transporter, installed two jumpers that will allow ammonia coolant to flow between the S1 and S0 Trusses, released a drag link and stowed it, and installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPD) on ammonia lines.[28][31]
26 November 19:49	6 hours 45 minutes	27 November 02:34	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	Initial installation of the P1 truss, installed connections between the P1 and the S0 truss, released launch restraints on the CETA cart, installed Spool Positioning Devices (SPDs) onto the station, removed a drag link on P1 that served as a launch restraint, and installed a Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the Unity node.[32][33]
28 November 18:36	6 hours 10 minutes	29 November 00:46	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	nstalled fluid jumpers where the S0 and the P1 are attached to each other, removed the P1's starboard keel pin, installed another Wireless video system External Transceiver Assembly onto the P1, and relocated the CETA cart from the P1 to the S1 truss.[32][34]
30 November 19:25	7 hours	1 December 02:25	STS-113 ISS Quest	Michael Lopez-Alegria John Herrington	Installed more Spool Positioning Devices, reconfigured electrical harnesses that route power through the Main Bus Switching Units, and attached Ammonia Tank Assembly lines.[32][35]

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Footnotes

1. "IRIDIUM 91". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2. "IRIDIUM 91". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. "IRIDIUM 90". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
4. "IRIDIUM 90". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
5. "IRIDIUM 94". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
6. "IRIDIUM 94". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
7. "IRIDIUM 95". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
8. "IRIDIUM 95". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
9. "IRIDIUM 96". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
10. "IRIDIUM 96". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
11. "Самый старый российский спутник связи вывели из эксплуатации" [Oldest Russian communications satellite decommissioned]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
12. Desch, Matt [@IridiumBoss] (28 December 2019). "Final "official" reentry report for the final satellite of our first generation network: SV97. Reentered at 17:30 UTC yesterday, descending over Russia (trying to return where launched 17 yrs ago). They all provided amazing service - far longer than anyone expected! #Flarewell" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 December 2019 – via Twitter.
13. "IRIDIUM 98". N2YO.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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