Last Update: December 25, 2000

October 1st

 22:00Z
  
   

 Press Kit


Proton K/DM-2M

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM3
International Launch Services

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 GE-1A
Communications
GE Americom (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space
A2100AX
3,593 kg
 

October 6

 23:00 to 23:46Z
  
   

 Press Kit


Ariane 42L-3

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 42L-3 (V133)
Arianespace

Payload:
Mission:
Operators:

Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 N-Sat 110 (Superbird 5/JC-Sat 110)
Communications
Space Communications Corp. (Japan)
and JSat Corp. (Japan)
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space
A2100AX
3,531 kg
 

October 9

 05:38Z
  
     


Pegasus XL
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
Pegasus XL (P010 – "Renee")
Orbital Sciences Corp.
FIRST ORBITAL LAUNCH FROM KWAJALEIN
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 HETE-2
Astronomy (Gamma)
NASA (U.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
130 kg
 

October 11

 09:30Z
  
     


Topol
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Plesetsk (Russia)
Topol (No.58?)
RVSN
TEST LAUNCH – SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
RVSN (Russia)
 

October 11

 23:17Z
  
   

 Press Kit


OV-103 Discovery
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kennedy Space Center (U.S.)
Discovery
United Space Alliance
100th SHUTTLE FLIGHT – DELAYED FROM OCT. 6
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 STS-92 (ISS-3A)
Manned, ISS Logistics
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing Reusable Launch Systems
OV-103
115,127 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 PMA-3
ISS Element
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing
1,156 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 Z1 Truss
ISS Element
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing
8,755 kg
 

October 13

 14:13Z
  
     


Proton K/DM-2
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM-2
GKNPTs Khrunichev

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Kosmos 2374 (Uragan 83)
Global Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654 Uragan (Glonass 2V)
1,415 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Kosmos 2375 (Uragan 87)
Global Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654 Uragan (Glonass 2V)
1,415 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Kosmos 2376 (Uragan 88)
Global Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654 Uragan (Glonass 2V)
1,415 kg
 

October 16

 21:27Z
  
     


Soyuz U
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz U
TsSKB-Progress
DELAYED FROM OCT. 15
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Progress M43
Cargo, Mir Servicing
Rosaviakosmos (Russia), MirCorp (International)
RKK Energiya
7K-TGM1
6,860 kg
 

October 20

 00:40Z
  
     


Atlas 2A
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 2A/IABS (AC-140)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
DELAYED FROM OCT.12 BY SPACECRAFT PROBLEM
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 DSCS-3-B11 (MLV-9)
Military Communications
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
DSCS-3
1,235 kg
 

October 21

 05:52Z
  
   

 Press Kit


Zenit 3SL

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Odyssey Launch Platform (Pacific Ocean)
Zenit 3SL (#5)
Sea Launch
DELAYED FROM SEP.18 AND OCT.19
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Thuraya 1A
Mobile Communications
Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications (United Arab Emirates)
Boeing Satellite Systems
Boeing GEM
5,108 kg
 

October 21

 22:00Z
  
     


Proton K/DM-2M

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM3
GKNPTs Khrunichev

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 GE-6
Communications
GE Americom (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space
A2100AX
3,909 kg
 

October 29

 05:59Z
  
   

 Press Kit


Ariane 44LP-3

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 44LP-3 (V134)
Arianespace
100th ARIANE 4 LAUNCH
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Europe*Star FM1
Communications
Europe*Star (International)
Alcatel Space
LS-1300
4,167 kg
 

October 30

 16:02Z
  
     


CZ-3A
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Xichang (China)
CZ-3A
China Great Wall Industry Corp.

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 Beidou 1A
Navigation
China Aerospace Corp.? (China)
Chinese Academy of Space Technology?
2,200 kg
 

October 31

 07:53Z
  
     


Soyuz U
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz U (ISS-2R)
TsSKB-Progress
FIRST ISS CREW
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Soyuz TM31
Manned, ISS Occupation
Rosaviakosmos (Russia), NASA (International)
RKK Energiya
7K-M
7,250 kg

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