2000 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 2000 Soyuz TM-31 launch.jpg Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31 21 January 27 December 85 81 4 82 *Atlas IIIA Minotaur I Soyuz-U/Fregat Rokot/Briz-KM *Long March 3 Delta III Pegasus-Hybrid 7 37 Timeline of spaceflight 1999 2001 right on This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. First ISS expedition Soyuz TM-31 paragraph 1 2 Orbital launches 2000 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| January |- 1 21 January 01:03McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Atlas https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Atlas.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072052/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Atlas.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USAAtlas IIA / IABS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA USA USA-148 (DSCS III B-8) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 January 01:04McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072328/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live FRA Ariane-42L H10-3 FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace USA Galaxy 10R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 January 16:45McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - DF5 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/DF5.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072548/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/DF5.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live CHN Long March 3A CHN Xichang LC-3 CHN CHN ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A) ChinaSat / CAST Geosynchronous Communications Operational 11 27 January 03:03 USA Minotaur I USA Vandenberg SLC-8 USA Orbital Sciences Maiden flight of Minotaur IThelma, Louise, JAK, and STENSAT failed to contact ground after deployment from OPALThelma & Louise deployed on 12 February, JAK & STENSAT on 11 FebruaryPicosats also deployed from OPAL at 03:34 UTC on 7 February USA JAWSAT Weber State/USAF Academy Low Earth Plasma research Operational USA FalconSat 1 USAF Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration Operational USA ASUSAT 1 Arizona State Low Earth Imaging/Communications Operational USA OCSE US Air Force Low Earth Laser calibration Successful 3 March 2001 USA OPAL Stanford Low Earth Picosatellite deployment Successful USA STENSAT AMSAT Low Earth Communications Spacecraft failure USA MEMS 1A DARPA Low Earth Technology development Operational USA MEMS 1B DARPA Low Earth Technology development Operational USA Thelma Santa Clara Low Earth Spacecraft failure USA Louise Santa Clara Low Earth Spacecraft failure USA JAK (MASAT) Santa Clara Low Earth Spacecraft failure |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 February |- 1 1 February 06:47McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-7 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-7.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141352/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-7.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roskosmos Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft RUS Progress M1-1 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 26 April 19:27 1 3 February 09:26McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Zenit https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Zenit.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141557/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Zenit.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live UKR Zenit-2 KAZ Baikonur Site 45/1 RUS Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18) MO RF Low Earth ELINT Operational 1 3 February 23:30 USA Atlas IIAS USA Cape Canaveral SLC-36B RUS USAInternational Launch Services ESP Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1) Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications Deactivated 2 June 2017 4 8 February 21:24McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Thor https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Thor.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141843/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Thor.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USA Delta II 7420-10C USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17B USA Boeing IDS USA Globalstar 60 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USA Globalstar 62 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USA Globalstar 63 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational USA Globalstar 64 Globalstar Low Earth Communications Operational 3 8 February 23:00 RUS Soyuz-U / Fregat ST-07 KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 FRARUS Starsem Maiden flight of Soyuz-U/Fregat Variant. First flight of the Fregat Upper stage. Damage to the inflatable heat shield of IRDT led to high landing speed which damaged the spacecraft. Mission Designated:Demonstrator. RUS23pxIRDT 1 ESA Low Earth Recoverable experiments Partial Failure 9 February RUS23pxIRDT-Fregat ESA Low Earth Recoverable experiments Partial Failure 9 February RUSGruzovoy Maket Lavochkin Low Earth Boilerplate Successful 1 10 February 01:30McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MV https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MV.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142114/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MV.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live JPN M-V JPN Uchinoura LP-M JPN ISAS Loss of control during first stage burn JPN ASTRO-E ISAS Intended: Low Earth Astronomy Launch failure 10 February 1 11 February 17:43Ryba Jeanne STS-99 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-99.html Mission Archives NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142334/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-99.html 17 April 2022 12 February 2010 live USA 105 USAKennedy LC-39A USA United Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronautsShuttle Radar Topography Mission USA STS-99 NASA Low Earth Radar topography Successful 22 February 1 12 February 09:10McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Proton https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Proton.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142512/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Proton.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUS Proton-K / Block-DM3 KAZ Baikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSA International Launch Services Indonesia Garuda 1 (ACeS 1) ACeS Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 18 February 01:04 FRA Ariane-44LP H10-3 FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace JPN Superbird 4 (Superbird B2) SCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 March |- 1 12 March 04:07 RUS Proton-K / Blok-DM-2 KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS Khrunichev RUS Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A) RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Successful 2015 1 12 March 09:29McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MX https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MX.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142759/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MX.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USA Taurus 1110 USA Vandenberg LC-576E USA Orbital Sciences USA MTI U.S. Air Force / Sandia Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 14 May 2022https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26102 MTI N2YO.com 14 May 2022 16 May 2022 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135148/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26102 live 1 12 March 14:19 UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey UN Sea Launch Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff. USA ICO F1 ICO Intended: Medium Earth Communications Launch Failure 12 March 1 20 March 18:28 RUS Soyuz-U / Fregat ST-08 KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 FRA RUS Starsem FRA RUS Dumsat Starsem Medium Earth Boilerplate Successful 2 21 March 23:28McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane 5 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane5.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143128/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane5.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live FRA Ariane 5G FRA Kourou ELA-3 FRA Arianespace IND INSAT-3B ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational USA AsiaStar 1worldspace Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 March 20:34 USA Delta II 7326-9.5 D-277 USA Vandenberg SLC-2W USA Boeing IDS USA IMAGE (Explorer 78) NASA High Earth Aurora research Intermittent contact |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 April |- 1 4 April 05:01 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roskosmos Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonautsFinal crewed flight to the Mir space station RUSSoyuz TM-30 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-28 Successful 16 June 00:34 1 17 April 21:06 RUS Proton-K / Blok-DM-2M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSA International Launch Services FRA SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C) Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Deactivated 13 February 2018 1 19 April 00:29 FRA Ariane-42L H10-3 FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace USA Galaxy 4R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Deactivated April 2009 1 25 April 20:08 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roskosmos RUS Progress M1-2 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 15 October |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 May |- 1 3 May 07:07 USA Atlas IIA USA Cape Canaveral SLC-36A USA USA GOES 11 (GOES-L) NOAA/NASA Geostationary Meteorology Deactivated 15 December 2011 1 3 May 13:25 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS RUS Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9/Neman №9) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 3 May 2001 1 8 May 16:01McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Titan https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Titan.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143524/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Titan.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USA Titan IVB (402) / IUS USA Cape Canaveral SLC-40 USA Lockheed Martin USAUSA-149 (DSP-20) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning Operational 1 11 May 01:48 USA Delta II 7925-9.5 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17A USA Boeing IDS USA USA-150 (GPS IIR-4) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 2 16 May 08:27McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - UR-100N https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/UR-100N.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143818/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/UR-100N.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUS Rokot / Briz-KM RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 FRARUS Eurockot Maiden flight of Rokot / Briz-KM Variant. First launch of Eurockot. First launch of Rokot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. First launch of Rokot outside a silo. FRARUSSimsat-1 (IKA-1) Eurockot Low Earth Boilerplate Successful 23pxRUSSimsat-2 (IKA-2) Eurockot Low Earth Boilerplate Successful 2 19 May 10:11Ryba Jeanne STS-101 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-101.html Mission Archives NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220314204856/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-101.html 14 March 2022 15 February 2010 live USA Space Shuttle 104 no USA Kennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-101 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 29 May 06:20 2 USASpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics Successful inherit 1 24 May 23:10 USAAtlas IIIA USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSA International Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA. FRA Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C) Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 June |- 1 6 June 02:59 RUS Proton-K / Briz-M KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 RUSUSA International Launch Services RUSGorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L) RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 7 June 13:19McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Pegasus https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Pegasus.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417144224/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Pegasus.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USA Pegasus-XL USA Vandenberg Stargazer USA Orbital Sciences USAUK TSX-5 US Air Force / Royal Air Force Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational 1 24 June 00:28 RUS Proton-K / Blok DM-2M KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUS Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A) Intersputnik Geosynchronous Communications Deactivated September 2009 1 25 June 11:50 CHNLong March 3 CHNXichang LC-3 CHN Final flight of Long March 3 CHN Fengyun 2B CASC Geosynchronous Meteorology Operational 3 28 June 10:37McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-14 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-14.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417144449/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-14.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUS Kosmos-3M RUS Plesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUS Nadezhda 6 (Nadezhda №9) MO RF Low Earth (SSO) Navigation Operational CHN Tsinghua 1 (Hangtian Qinghua 1) Tsinghua Low Earth (SSO) Technology development Operational UKSNAP 1 SSTL Low Earth (SSO) Technology development Operational 1 30 June 12:56 USA Atlas IIA USA Cape Canaveral SLC-36A USA First advanced TDRS satellite USATDRS-8 (TDRS-H) NASA Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 June 22:08 RUS Proton-K / Blok DM-2M KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 RUSUSA International Launch Services USA Sirius FM-1 (Radiosat 1) Sirius Tundra Communications Deactivated 2016 |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2000 July |- 1 4 July 23:44 RUS Proton-K / Blok-DM-2 KAZ Baikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSKosmos 2371 (Potok №10/Geizer 22L) MO RF Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 12 July 04:56 RUS Proton-K KAZ Baikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 1R UN Zvezda Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 14 July 05:21 USA Atlas IIAS USA Cape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSA International Launch Services USAEchostar 6 (Bermudasat 1) EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 15 July 12:00 RUS Kosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS Rubin 1 was permanently attached to the second stage of Kosmos-3M GER CHAMP DLR Low Earth Geophysics Successful 19 September 2010 09:43CHAMP Satellite http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000039b.html Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies The Aerospace Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20120513035841/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000039b.html 13 May 2012 dead ITA MITA ASI Low Earth Particle detection Successful 15 August 2001 GER Rubin 1 (Bird-Rubin) OHB-System Low Earth Monitor carrier rocket Successful 30 August 2001 1 16 July 09:17 USA Delta II 7925-9.5 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17A USA Boeing IDS USA USA-151 (GPS IIR-5) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 2 16 July 12:39 RUS Soyuz-U/Fregat KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 FRARUSStarsem Cluster II mission 23pxCluster FM6 (Salsa) ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research Operational 23px Cluster FM7 (Samba) ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research Successful 8 September 2024https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26411 CLUSTER II-FM7 22 June 2026 N2YO.com 3 19 July 20:09 USA Minotaur I USA Vandenberg SLC-8 USAOrbital Sciences USAMightysat 2.1 (Sindri) US Air Force/DARPA Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 11 December 2002 USA MEMS 2A US Air Force Low Earth Technology development Successful 7 November 2002 USA MEMS 2B US Air Force Low Earth Technology development Successful 7 November 2002 1 28 July 22:42 UKR Zenit-3SL NOR Ocean Odyssey + SL Commander (U.S.) UN Sea Launch USA PAS-9 (Intelsat 9) PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8 style="background:white;"| 2026 August |- 1 6 August 18:26 RUS Soyuz-U KAZ Baikonur Site 1/5 RUS Roscosmos ISS flight 1P RUS Progress M1-3 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics Successful 1 November 07:05 2 9 August 11:13 RUS Soyuz-U / Fregat KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 FRA RUS Starsem Cluster II mission. 23px Cluster FM5 (Rumba) ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research Successful 22 October 2025https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26463 CLUSTER II-FM8 22 June 2026 N2YO.com 23px Cluster FM8 (Tango) ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research Operational 2 17 August 23:16 FRA Ariane 4 44LP FRA Kourou ELA-2 FRA Arianespace BRA Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4) Embratel Geosynchronous Communications SuccessfulMcDowell Jonathan Jonathan McDowell planet4589 1412643395105873921 The Star One B4 satellite, originally called Brasilsat B4, was launched in 2000 to 92 deg W. It appears to have been moved up to the 'GEO graveyard' and retired on Jun 15. 6 July 2021 7 July 2021 EGY Nilesat 102 Nilesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 17 August 23:45 USA Titan IVB (403) USA Vandenberg SLC-4E USA Lockheed Martin NROL-11 Mission. USA USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational 1 23 August 11:05 USA Delta III 8930 USA Cape Canaveral SLC-17B USA Boeing IDS Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions.Final flight of Delta III. USA DM-F3 Boeing IDS Intended: Geostationary transferActual: Medium Earth Boilerplate / Calibration target Partial failure 31 December 2019https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26476 DM-F3 N2YO.com 14 January 2020 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135149/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26476 live 1 28 August 20:08 RUS Proton-K / DM-2 KAZ Baikonur Site 81/24 RUS Khrunichev RUS Raduga-1 5 MO RF Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 1 September 03:25 PRCLong March 4B PRCTaiyuan LC-1 PRC PRCZiyuan-2 01 CAST Low Earth Imaging Operational 1 5 September 09:43 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USARadiosat 2 Sirius Tundra Communications Deactivated 2016 1 6 September 22:23 FRAAriane 4 44P FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace FRAEutelsat W1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 8 September 12:45Ryba Jeanne STS-106 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-106.html Mission Archives NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220314211239/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-106.html 14 March 2022 15 February 2010 live USASpace Shuttle Atlantis USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-106 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 20 September 07:56 2 USASpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics Successful inherit 2 14 September 22:54 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace LUXAstra 2B SES Geosynchronous Communications Operational USAGE 7 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 September 10:22 USATitan II 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin USANOAA-16 (NOAA-L) NOAA/NASA Sun-synchronous Weather satellite Successful 25 November 2015 NOAA Weather Satellite suffers in-orbit Breakup 25 November 2015 http://spaceflight101.com/noaa-weather-satellite-suffers-in-orbit-breakup/ 8 February 2016 3 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135156/https://spaceflight101.com/noaa-weather-satellite-suffers-in-orbit-breakup/ live 1 25 September 10:10 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 20 April 2001 5 26 September 10:05McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-36 https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-36.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417145444/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-36.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live UKRDnepr KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 RUSISC Kosmotras MalaysiaTiung SAT ASTB Low Earth Earth Imaging Operational ITAMegSat-1 MegSat Low Earth Research Operational ITAUniSat Universita degli Studi Low Earth Earth Imaging Operational SAUSaudiSat 1A SISR Low Earth Communications Operational SAUSaudiSat 1B SISR Low Earth Communications Operational 1 29 September 09:30 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS RUSKosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20) MO RF Low Earth Cartography Successful 14 November 22:53 |colspan=8| October |- 1 1 October 22:00 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAWorldsat-1 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 6 October 23:00 FRAAriane 4 42L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace JPNN-SAT-110 SCC/JSAT Corporation Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 9 October 05:38 USAPegasus-H MHLKwajalein Atoll USAOrbital Sciences USAHETE-2 NASA/MIT Low Earth Astronomy Operational 3 11 October 23:17Ryba Jeanne STS-92 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html Mission Archives NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220314212645/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html 14 March 2022 15 February 2010 live USASpace Shuttle 103 no USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts100th flight of the Space Shuttle program USASTS-92 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 24 October 22:00 UNZ-1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational UNPMA-3 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 3 13 October 14:12 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUS RUSKosmos 2374 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2375 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2376 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 16 October 21:27 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-43 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 29 January 2001 1 20 October 00:40 USAAtlas IIA/IABS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA USAUSA 153 (DSCS III B-11) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 October 05:52 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007 UAEThuraya 1 Thuraya Operational: GeosychronousActual: Graveyard Communications Successful 1 21 October 22:00 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAGE 6 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 29 October 05:59 FRAAriane 4 44LP FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace 100th Ariane 4 launch EuropeStar F1 EuropeStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 October 16:02 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LC-2 PRC PRCBeidou 1A CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation Operational 1 31 October 07:52 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-31 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 1 Successful 5 June 2001 05:41 |colspan=8| November |- 1 10 November 17:14 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-154 (GPS IIR-6) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Successful 4 16 November 01:07 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace USAPAS-1R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational USAAMSAT-Oscar 40 AMSAT High Earth Communications Operational UKSTRV 1C DERA Geostationary transfer Technology development Operational UKSTRV 1D DERA Geostationary transfer Technology development Operational 1 16 November 01:32 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 2P RUSProgress M1-4 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 8 February 2001Progress M1-4 - Trajectory https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2000-073A NSSDCA Master Catalog NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417152213/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2000-073A 17 April 2022 live 13:50 1 20 November 23:00 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS Second stage failed to restart USAQuick Bird 1 EarthWatch Intended: Low Earth Earth Imaging Launch Failure 21 November ~00:30 3 21 November 18:24 USADelta II 7320-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS USAEarth Observing-1 NASA Low Earth Technology development Operational ARGSAC-C CONAE Low Earth Earth Observation Operational SWEMunin SISP Low Earth Particle detectionAuroral observation Operational 1 21 November 23:56 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace CANAnik F1 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 30 November 19:59 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USARadiosat 3 Sirius Tundra Communications Operational |colspan=8| December |- 2 1 December 03:06Ryba Jeanne STS-97 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-97.html Mission Archives NASA 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220413164707/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-97.html 13 April 2022 15 February 2010 live USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts USASTS-97 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly Successful 11 December 23:03 UNP6 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component Operational 1 5 December 12:32McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Topol https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Topol.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417150055/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Topol.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live RUSStart-1 RUSSvobodny Site 5 RUS ISREROS-A Imagesat Low Earth Earth observation Operational 1 6 December 02:47 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral SLC-36A USA NRO L-10 USAUSA-155 (SDS-3-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 20 December 00:26 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace LDREX failed to deploy LUXAstra 2D SES Geosynchronous Communications Operational USAGE 8 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational JPNLDREX NASDA Geostationary transfer Technology development Failure 21 March 2010 03:40LDREX satellite http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000081c.html Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies The Aerospace Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20120513041250/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000081c.html 13 May 2012 dead 1 20 December 16:20 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang LC-2 PRC PRCBeidou 1B CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation Operational 6 27 December 09:56 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32/1 RUS Third stage malfunction RUSGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications Launch Failure 6 27 December 6 RUSGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit RUSGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit RUSStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit RUSStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit RUSStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications inherit inherit |} 2000 Suborbital launches 2000 |colspan=8| January-December |- 1 19 January 02:19McDowell Jonathan General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Minuteman https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Minuteman.html 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072803/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Minuteman.html 17 April 2022 17 April 2022 live USAMinuteman-II USAVandenberg LF-03 USA USA Integrated Flight Test-4Mathew Dean A Failure Revisited: Closer Look at the Jan 2000 NMD Test https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_apr00mad01.html Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 17 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417074539/https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_apr00mad01.html 17 April 2022 April 2000 live Strategic Analysis XXIV 1 Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Suborbital Anti-ballistic missile test target Successful L+30 mins |} 2000 Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. 120 false left [ {"value":220, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 28 (32.94%)"}, {"value":190, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 32 (37.65%)"}, {"value":80, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 12 (14.12%)"}, {"value":60, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 7 (8.23%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 5 (5.88%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 1 (1.18%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 5 5 0 0 12 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 32 31 1 0 7 5 2 0 28 27 0 1 World 5 12 1 32 7 28 5 12 0 31 5 27 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks3 January Galileo 12th flyby of Europa23 January Cassini Flyby of 2685 Masursky14 February NEAR First orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros22 February Galileo 3rd flyby of Io20 May Galileo 5th flyby of Ganymede28 December Galileo 6th flyby of Ganymede30 December Cassini Flyby of Jupiter Gravity assist EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks12 May10:445 hours3 minutes15:47Mir EO-28Kvant-2RUSSergei ZalyotinRUSAlexander KaleriTested a leak sealant and inspected a malfunctioning solar panel on Kvant-1. A final photographic record of the outer surfaces of Mir was made during a panorama-inspection.http://www.astronautix.com/s/soyuztm-30.html Soyuz TM-30 2022-04-17 Wade Mark 2008 Encyclopedia Astronautica dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220325174548/http://astronautix.com/s/soyuztm-30.html 2022-03-25Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station.22 May01:486 hours44 minutes08:32STS-101ISS 104 noUSAJames S. VossUSAJeffrey WilliamsInspected and secured the Orbital Replacement Unit Transfer Device, completed assembly of Strela cargo crane, and replaced one of Unitys two early communication antennas.11 September04:476 hours14 minutes11:01STS-106ISS AtlantisUSAEdward LuRUSYuri MalenchenkoAttached cabling that integrated the Zvezda module fully to the rest of the ISS, and constructed and attached a magnetometer that serves as a backup navigation system for the station.15 October14:276 hours28 minutes20:55STS-92ISS 103 noUSALeroy ChiaoUSAWilliam S. McArthurConnected two sets of cables to provide power to heaters and conduits located on the Z1 truss, relocated two communication antenna assemblies, and installed a toolbox for use during future on-orbit construction.16 October14:157 hours7 minutes21:22STS-92ISS DiscoveryUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSAPeter WisoffInstalled the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.17 October14:306 hours48 minutes21:18STS-92ISS DiscoveryUSALeroy ChiaoUSAWilliam S. McArthurInstalled two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.18 October15:006 hours56 minutes21:56STS-92ISS DiscoveryUSAMichael Lopez-AlegriaUSAPeter WisoffRemoved a grapple fixture on the Z1 truss, deployed a Z1 utility tray, Manual Berthing Mechanism latches for Z1 were cycled and opened, and demonstrated the SAFER pack's abilities.3 December18:357 hours33 minutes4 December02:08STS-97ISS 105 noUSAJoseph R. TannerUSACarlos I. NoriegaAttached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.5 December17:216 hours37 minutes23:58STS-97ISS EndeavourUSAJoseph R. TannerUSACarlos I. NoriegaConfigured the space station to use power from P6. Positioned the S-band antenna for use by the space station. Prepared the station for the arrival of Destiny.7 December16:135 hours10 minutes21:23STS-97ISS EndeavourUSAJoseph R. TannerUSACarlos I. NoriegaPositioned a floating potential probe to measure the plasma field surrounding the space station, performed repair work to increase tension in the starboard solar array blankets that did not stretch out completely during deployment, and installed a centerline camera cable outside the Unity node. References Footnotes 2 2000 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year