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Satellite and spacecraft launches in April 2001

2001-05-22T00:00:00+01:00

SATELLITE AND SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES APRIL 2001
No	Date	Spacecraft	Type	Launcher	Country	Launch site
13	7 Apr	Ekran	Comsat	Proton M	Russia	Baikonur
14	7 Apr	Odyssey	Mars	Delta II	USA	Canaveral
15	18 Apr	GSAT 1	Comsat	GSLV	India	Sriharikota
16	19 Apr	Endeavour	ISS	STS 100	USA	KSC
17	28 Apr	Soyuz TM32	ISS ferry	Soyuz	Russia	Baikonur
Last Satellite Launch Log: Flight International, 10-16 April 2001

Source: Flight International

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