Fourth Quarter 2002 Quarterly Launch Report

By Federal Aviation Administration

Book Id: WPLBN0000660020
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 787.47 KB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Fourth Quarter 2002 Quarterly Launch Report
Author:	Federal Aviation Administration
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration Command Center (U.S.), Mechanical engineering.
Collections:	Space and Aviation eDocuments Collection
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Publisher:	Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)


Citation APA MLA Chicago Administration, F. A. (n.d.). Fourth Quarter 2002 Quarterly Launch Report. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Excerpt: The Fourth Quarter 2002 Quarterly Launch Report features launch results from the third quarter of 2002 (July-September 2002) and launch forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2002 (October-December 2002) and first quarter of 2003 (January-March 2003). This report contains information on worldwide commercial, civil, and military orbital space launch events. Projected launches have been identified from open sources, including industry references, company manifests, periodicals, and government sources. Projected launches are subject to change.

Table of Contents
Contents Third Quarter 2002 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Total Launch Events by Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Commercial Launch Events by Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Commercial vs. Non-commercial Launch Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Third Quarter 2002 Launch Successes vs. Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Payload Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Payload Mass Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Commercial Launch Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Quarterly Report Topic: Commercial Space and Launch Insurance: Current Market and Future Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Appendix A: Third Quarter 2002 Orbital Launch Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1 Appendix B: Fourth Quarter 2002 Projected Orbital Launch Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1 Appendix C: First Quarter 2003 Projected Orbital Launch Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1