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Last
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December 2 10:04Z
Atlas 2AS
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Vandenberg (U.S.)
Atlas 2AS (AC-164/MLV-14)
International Launch ServicesDelayed from Sep., Nov. 21, 2002, April, June 16 and Nov. 20
Last Atlas 2 launch from VandenbergPayload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Libra (SB-WASS F2, NRO L-18, USA-173)
Military Naval Surveillance
National Reconnaissance Office (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
n.a.Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:Libra Subsatellite (SB-WASS F2 Subsatellite)
Military Naval Surveillance
National Reconnaissance Office (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
n.a.
December 5 06:00Z
RS-18/StrelaSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
RS-18 with Strela components
NPO MashinostroeniyaPrototype Flight – Delayed from 2002, July and Nov. 14
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Launch mass:
Gruzomaket (Kondor E mockup)
Dummy Spacecraft, Test Launch
NPO Mashinostroeniya (Russia)
n.a.
December 10
17:42Z
Proton K/Breeze MSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/Breeze M
GKNPTs KhrunichevDelayed from September, Nov. 30 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Kosmos 2402 (Uragan)
Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654 Uragan (Glonass)
1,415 kg?Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Kosmos 2403 (Uragan)
Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654 Uragan (Glonass)
1,415 kg?Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Kosmos 2404 (Uragan M)
Positioning
KNITs (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
11F654M UraganM (Glonass)
1,480 kg?
December 11 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
KT-208 Dmitry Donskoy (White Sea, Russia)
RSM-52M (R-39UTTKh Grom)
GRTsKB MakeyevSuborbital Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
[Dummy Warhead]
SLBM Test
RVSN (Russia)
December 18 02:30Z
Atlas 3B
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 3B (AC-203)
International Launch ServicesDelayed from Oct. 7, Dec. 2, 10 and 16
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
UFO-11 (UHF/F11, USA-174)
Military Communications
U.S. Navy (U.S.)
Boeing Satellite Systems
BSS-601
3,020 kg?
December 21 08:05Z
Delta 2-7925Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Delta 2-7925-9.5
Boeing Expendable Launch SystemsDelayed from July 18, 24, Oct. 10 and 31, Dec. 20 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Navstar 47 (GPS 2R-10, USA-175)
Global Positioning
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
LM-4000
2,032 kg
December 27 21:30Z Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz FG/Fregat (ST-12)
StarsemFirst GTO mission – Delayed from Dec. 18 and 25
Payload swapped from Ariane 5Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
AMOS-2
Communications
Spacecom (Israel)
Israel Aircraft Industries
AMOS
1,400 kg
December 28
23:00Z
Proton K/DM
Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM-2M
GKNPTs KhrunichevDelayed from Dec. 15 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
Ekspress AM-22
Communications
PO Kosmicheskaya Sviaz (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki, Alcatel Space
Ekspress AM
2,600 kg
December 29 19:06ZSite:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
Xichang (China)
CZ-2C/CTS
China Great Wall Industry Corp.Delayed from June, Dec. 28 Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
Tan Ce 1 (Double Star 1, DSP-E)
Plasma Science
China Aerospace Corp. (China), ESA (Europe)
Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Ltd.
330 kg
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