| 👁 Image Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31 | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 21 January |
| Last | 27 December |
| Total | 85 |
| Successes | 81 |
| Failures | 4 |
| Catalogued | 82 |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights |
|
| Retirements | |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 7 |
| Total travellers | 37 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
First ISS expedition
[edit]Soyuz TM-31 was the first Soyuz spaceflight to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).[1] The spacecraft carried the members of Expedition 1, the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by a Soyuz-U rocket.
Orbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 21 January 01:03[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIA / IABS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
👁 United States | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-148 (DSCS III B-8) |
US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 January 01:04[3] |
👁 France Ariane-42L H10-3 |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 United States Galaxy 10R |
PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 January 16:45[4] |
👁 China Long March 3A |
👁 China Xichang LC-3 |
👁 China | |||||
| 👁 China ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A) |
ChinaSat / CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 January 03:03[5] |
👁 United States Minotaur I |
👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-8 |
👁 United States Orbital Sciences | |||||
| 👁 United States JAWSAT |
Weber State/USAF Academy | Low Earth | Plasma research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States FalconSat 1 |
USAF Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States ASUSAT 1 |
Arizona State | Low Earth | Imaging/Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States OCSE |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 3 March 2001 | Successful | |||
| 👁 United States OPAL |
Stanford | Low Earth | Picosatellite deployment | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 👁 United States STENSAT |
AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| 👁 United States MEMS 1A |
DARPA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States MEMS 1B |
DARPA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States Thelma |
Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| 👁 United States Louise |
Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| 👁 United States JAK (MASAT) |
Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| Maiden flight of Minotaur I Thelma, Louise, JAK, and STENSAT failed to contact ground after deployment from OPAL Thelma & Louise deployed on 12 February, JAK & STENSAT on 11 February Picosats also deployed from OPAL at 03:34 UTC on 7 February | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 February 06:47[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Progress M1-1 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 26 April 19:27 |
Successful | |||
| Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft | ||||||||
| 3 February 09:26[7] |
👁 Ukraine Zenit-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1 |
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| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18) |
MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 February 23:30[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIAS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 Spain Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1) |
Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2 June 2017 | |||
| 8 February 21:24[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7420-10C |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States Globalstar 60 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States Globalstar 62 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States Globalstar 63 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States Globalstar 64 |
Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 February 23:00[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat |
ST-07 | 👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 |
👁 France 👁 Russia Starsem | ||||
| 👁 Russia 👁 Image IRDT 1 |
ESA | Low Earth | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure | |||
| 👁 Russia 👁 Image IRDT-Fregat |
ESA | Low Earth | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure | |||
| 👁 Russia Gruzovoy Maket |
Lavochkin | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 10 February 01:30[9] |
👁 Japan M-V |
👁 Japan Uchinoura LP-M |
👁 Japan ISAS | |||||
| 👁 Japan ASTRO-E |
ISAS | Intended: Low Earth | Astronomy | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
| Loss of control during first stage burn | ||||||||
| 11 February 17:43[10] |
👁 United States Space Shuttle Endeavour |
👁 United States Kennedy LC-39A |
👁 United States United Space Alliance | |||||
| 👁 United States STS-99 |
NASA | Low Earth | Radar topography | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts Shuttle Radar Topography Mission | ||||||||
| 12 February 09:10[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Block-DM3 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 Indonesia Garuda 1 (ACeS 1) |
ACeS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 February 01:04[3] |
👁 France Ariane-44LP H10-3 |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Japan Superbird 4 (Superbird B2) |
SCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 12 March 04:07[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Blok-DM-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 |
👁 Russia Khrunichev | |||||
| 👁 Russia Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A) |
RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | 2015 | Successful | |||
| 12 March 09:29[12] |
👁 United States Taurus 1110 |
👁 United States Vandenberg LC-576E |
👁 United States Orbital Sciences | |||||
| 👁 United States MTI |
U.S. Air Force / Sandia | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 14 May 2022[13] | Successful | |||
| 12 March 14:19[7] |
👁 Ukraine Zenit-3SL |
👁 Norway Ocean Odyssey |
👁 United Nations Sea Launch | |||||
| 👁 United States ICO F1 |
ICO | Intended: Medium Earth | Communications | 12 March | Launch Failure | |||
| Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff. | ||||||||
| 20 March 18:28[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat |
ST-08 | 👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 |
👁 France 👁 Russia Starsem | ||||
| 👁 France 👁 Russia Dumsat |
Starsem | Medium Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 21 March 23:28[14] |
👁 France Ariane 5G |
👁 France Kourou ELA-3 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 India INSAT-3B |
ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States AsiaStar |
1worldspace | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 March 20:34[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7326-9.5 |
D-277 | 👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | ||||
| 👁 United States IMAGE (Explorer 78) |
NASA | High Earth | Aurora research | In orbit | Intermittent contact | |||
April[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 April 05:01[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Soyuz TM-30 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Mir EO-28 | 16 June 00:34 |
Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts Final crewed flight to the Mir space station | ||||||||
| 17 April 21:06[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Blok-DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 France SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C) |
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | 13 February 2018 | Deactivated | |||
| 19 April 00:29[3] |
👁 France Ariane-42L H10-3 |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 United States Galaxy 4R |
PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | April 2009 | Deactivated | |||
| 25 April 20:08[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Progress M1-2 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 15 October | Successful | |||
May[edit] | ||||||||
| 3 May 07:07[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIA |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
👁 United States | |||||
| 👁 United States GOES 11 (GOES-L) |
NOAA/NASA | Geostationary | Meteorology | 15 December 2011 | Deactivated | |||
| 3 May 13:25[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9/Neman №9) |
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 3 May 2001 | Successful | |||
| 8 May 16:01[15] |
👁 United States Titan IVB (402) / IUS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
👁 United States Lockheed Martin | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-149 (DSP-20) |
US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 May 01:48[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7925-9.5 |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17A |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-150 (GPS IIR-4) |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 May 08:27[16] |
👁 Russia Rokot / Briz-KM |
👁 Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
👁 France 👁 Russia Eurockot | |||||
| 👁 France 👁 Russia Simsat-1 (IKA-1) |
Eurockot | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 👁 Image 👁 Russia Simsat-2 (IKA-2) |
Eurockot | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 19 May 10:11[17] |
👁 United States Space Shuttle Atlantis |
👁 United States Kennedy LC-39A |
👁 United States United Space Alliance | |||||
| 👁 United States STS-101 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 29 May 06:20 |
Successful | |||
| 👁 United States Spacehab Double Module |
NASA/Spacehab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | Successful | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | ||||||||
| 24 May 23:10[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIIA |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 France Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C) |
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA. | ||||||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 June 02:59[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Briz-M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 Russia Gorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L) |
RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 June 13:19[18] |
👁 United States Pegasus-XL |
👁 United States Vandenberg Stargazer |
👁 United States Orbital Sciences | |||||
| 👁 United States 👁 United Kingdom TSX-5 |
US Air Force / Royal Air Force | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 June 00:28[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A) |
Intersputnik | Geosynchronous | Communications | September 2009 | Deactivated | |||
| 25 June 11:50[4] |
👁 China Long March 3 |
👁 China Xichang LC-3 |
👁 China | |||||
| 👁 China Fengyun 2B |
CASC | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Final flight of Long March 3 | ||||||||
| 28 June 10:37[19] |
👁 Russia Kosmos-3M |
👁 Russia Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Nadezhda 6 (Nadezhda №9) |
MO RF | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 China Tsinghua 1 (Hangtian Qinghua 1) |
Tsinghua | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United Kingdom SNAP 1 |
SSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 June 12:56[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIA |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
👁 United States | |||||
| 👁 United States TDRS-8 (TDRS-H) |
NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First advanced TDRS satellite | ||||||||
| 30 June 22:08[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States Sirius FM-1 (Radiosat 1) |
Sirius | Tundra | Communications | 2016 | Deactivated | |||
July[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 July 23:44[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / Blok-DM-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2371 (Potok №10/Geizer 22L) |
MO RF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 July 04:56[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 United Nations Zvezda |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ISS flight 1R | ||||||||
| 14 July 05:21[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIAS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States Echostar 6 (Bermudasat 1) |
EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 July 12:00[19] |
👁 Russia Kosmos-3M |
👁 Russia Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Germany CHAMP |
DLR | Low Earth | Geophysics | 19 September 2010 09:43[20] |
Successful | |||
| 👁 Italy MITA |
ASI | Low Earth | Particle detection | 15 August 2001 | Successful | |||
| 👁 Germany Rubin 1 (Bird-Rubin) |
OHB-System | Low Earth | Monitor carrier rocket | 30 August 2001 | Successful | |||
| Rubin 1 was permanently attached to the second stage of Kosmos-3M | ||||||||
| 16 July 09:17[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7925-9.5 |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17A |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-151 (GPS IIR-5) |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 July 12:39[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U/Fregat |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 |
👁 France 👁 Russia Starsem | |||||
| 👁 Image Cluster FM6 (Salsa) |
ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Image Cluster FM7 (Samba) |
ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Cluster II mission | ||||||||
| 19 July 20:09[5] |
👁 United States Minotaur I |
👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-8 |
👁 United States Orbital Sciences | |||||
| 👁 United States Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri) |
US Air Force/DARPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 11 December 2002 | Successful | |||
| 👁 United States MEMS 2A |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful | |||
| 👁 United States MEMS 2B |
US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful | |||
| 28 July 22:42[7] |
👁 Ukraine Zenit-3SL |
👁 Norway Ocean Odyssey + SL Commander (U.S.) |
👁 United Nations Sea Launch | |||||
| 👁 United States PAS-9 (Intelsat 9) |
PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
August[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 August 18:26[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roscosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Progress M1-3 |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 November 07:05 |
Successful | |||
| ISS flight 1P | ||||||||
| 9 August 11:13[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 |
👁 France 👁 Russia Starsem | |||||
| 👁 Image Rumba |
ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Image Tango |
ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Cluster II mission. | ||||||||
| 17 August 23:16[3] |
👁 France Ariane 4 44LP |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Brazil Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4) |
Embratel | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful[21] | |||
| 👁 Egypt Nilesat 102 |
Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 August 23:45[15] |
👁 United States Titan IVB (403) |
👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E |
👁 United States Lockheed Martin | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4) |
NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-11 Mission. | ||||||||
| 23 August 11:05[8] |
👁 United States Delta III 8930 |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States DM-F3 |
Boeing IDS | Intended: Geostationary transfer Actual: Medium Earth |
Boilerplate / Calibration target | 31 December 2019[22] | Partial failure | |||
| Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions. Final flight of Delta III. | ||||||||
| 28 August 20:08[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K / DM-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 |
👁 Russia Khrunichev | |||||
| 👁 Russia Raduga-1 5 |
MO RF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 September 03:25[4] |
👁 China Long March 4B |
👁 China Taiyuan LC-1 |
👁 China | |||||
| 👁 China Ziyuan-2 01 |
CAST | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 September 09:43[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K/DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States Radiosat 2 |
Sirius | Tundra | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2016 | |||
| 6 September 22:23[3] |
👁 France Ariane 4 44P |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 France Eutelsat W1 |
Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 September 12:45[23] |
👁 United States Space Shuttle Atlantis |
👁 United States Kennedy LC-39B |
👁 United States United Space Alliance | |||||
| 👁 United States STS-106 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 20 September 07:56 |
Successful | |||
| 👁 United States Spacehab Double Module |
NASA/Spacehab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | Successful | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | ||||||||
| 14 September 22:54[14] |
👁 France Ariane 5G |
👁 France Kourou ELA-3 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Luxembourg Astra 2B |
SES | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States GE 7 |
GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 September 10:22[15] |
👁 United States Titan II 23G |
👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-4W |
👁 United States Lockheed Martin | |||||
| 👁 United States NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) |
NOAA/NASA | Sun-synchronous | Weather satellite | 25 November 2015[24] | Successful | |||
| 25 September 10:10[7] |
👁 Ukraine Zenit-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2) |
MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 April 2001 | Successful | |||
| 26 September 10:05[25] |
👁 Ukraine Dnepr |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 109/95 |
👁 Russia ISC Kosmotras | |||||
| 👁 Malaysia Tiung SAT |
ASTB | Low Earth | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Italy MegSat-1 |
MegSat | Low Earth | Research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Italy UniSat |
Universita degli Studi | Low Earth | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Saudi Arabia SaudiSat 1A |
SISR | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Saudi Arabia SaudiSat 1B |
SISR | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 September 09:30[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20) |
MO RF | Low Earth | Cartography | 14 November 22:53 |
Successful | |||
October[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 October 22:00[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K/DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States Worldsat-1 |
GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 October 23:00 |
👁 France Ariane 4 42L |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Japan N-SAT-110 |
SCC/JSAT Corporation | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 October 05:38[18] |
👁 United States Pegasus-H |
👁 Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll |
👁 United States Orbital Sciences | |||||
| 👁 United States HETE-2 |
NASA/MIT | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 October 23:17[26] |
👁 United States Space Shuttle Discovery |
👁 United States Kennedy LC-39A |
👁 United States United Space Alliance | |||||
| 👁 United States STS-92 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 24 October 22:00 |
Successful | |||
| 👁 United Nations Z-1 Truss |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United Nations PMA-3 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts 100th flight of the Space Shuttle program | ||||||||
| 13 October 14:12[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K/DM-2 |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2374 (GLONASS) |
KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2375 (GLONASS) |
KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Russia Kosmos 2376 (GLONASS) |
KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 October 21:27[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Progress M-43 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 29 January 2001 | Successful | |||
| 20 October 00:40[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIA/IABS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
👁 United States | |||||
| 👁 United States USA 153 (DSCS III B-11) |
US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 October 05:52[7] |
👁 Ukraine Zenit-3SL |
👁 Norway Ocean Odyssey |
👁 United Nations Sea Launch | |||||
| 👁 United Arab Emirates Thuraya 1 |
Thuraya | Operational: Geosychronous Actual: Graveyard |
Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007 | ||||||||
| 21 October 22:00[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K/DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States GE 6 |
GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 October 05:59[3] |
👁 France Ariane 4 44LP |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| EuropeStar F1 | EuropeStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 100th Ariane 4 launch | ||||||||
| 30 October 16:02[4] |
👁 China Long March 3A |
👁 China Xichang LC-2 |
👁 China | |||||
| 👁 China Beidou 1A |
CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 October 07:52[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Soyuz TM-31 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 1 | 5 June 2001 05:41 |
Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||||
November[edit] | ||||||||
| 10 November 17:14[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7925-9.5 |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17A |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-154 (GPS IIR-6) |
US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 16 November 01:07[14] |
👁 France Ariane 5G |
👁 France Kourou ELA-3 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 United States PAS-1R |
PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States AMSAT-Oscar 40 |
AMSAT | High Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United Kingdom STRV 1C |
DERA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United Kingdom STRV 1D |
DERA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 November 01:32[6] |
👁 Russia Soyuz-U |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 |
👁 Russia Roskosmos | |||||
| 👁 Russia Progress M1-4 |
Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 8 February 2001[27] 13:50 |
Successful | |||
| ISS flight 2P | ||||||||
| 20 November 23:00[19] |
👁 Russia Kosmos-3M |
👁 Russia Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 United States Quick Bird 1 |
EarthWatch | Intended: Low Earth | Earth Imaging | 21 November ~00:30 |
Launch Failure | |||
| Second stage failed to restart | ||||||||
| 21 November 18:24[8] |
👁 United States Delta II 7320-10 |
👁 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W |
👁 United States Boeing IDS | |||||
| 👁 United States Earth Observing-1 |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Argentina SAC-C |
CONAE | Low Earth | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Sweden Munin |
SISP | Low Earth | Particle detection Auroral observation |
In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 November 23:56[3] |
👁 France Ariane 4 44L |
👁 France Kourou ELA-2 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Canada Anik F1 |
Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 November 19:59[11] |
👁 Russia Proton-K/DM-2M |
👁 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 |
👁 Russia 👁 United States International Launch Services | |||||
| 👁 United States Radiosat 3 |
Sirius | Tundra | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
December[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 December 03:06[28] |
👁 United States Space Shuttle Endeavour |
👁 United States Kennedy LC-39A |
👁 United States United Space Alliance | |||||
| 👁 United States STS-97 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 11 December 23:03 |
Successful | |||
| 👁 United Nations P6 Truss |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts | ||||||||
| 5 December 12:32[29] |
👁 Russia Start-1 |
👁 Russia Svobodny Site 5 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Israel EROS-A |
Imagesat | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 December 02:47[2] |
👁 United States Atlas IIAS |
👁 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
👁 United States | |||||
| 👁 United States USA-155 (SDS-3-2) |
US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NRO L-10 | ||||||||
| 20 December 00:26[14] |
👁 France Ariane 5G |
👁 France Kourou ELA-3 |
👁 France Arianespace | |||||
| 👁 Luxembourg Astra 2D |
SES | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 United States GE 8 |
GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 👁 Japan LDREX |
NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | 21 March 2010 03:40[30] |
Failure | |||
| LDREX failed to deploy | ||||||||
| 20 December 16:20[4] |
👁 China Long March 3A |
👁 China Xichang LC-2 |
👁 China | |||||
| 👁 China Beidou 1B |
CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 December 09:56[25] |
👁 Ukraine Tsyklon-3 |
👁 Russia Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
👁 Russia | |||||
| 👁 Russia Gonets-D1 |
Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | 27 December | Launch Failure | |||
| 👁 Russia Gonets-D1 |
Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 👁 Russia Gonets-D1 |
Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 👁 Russia Strela-3 |
Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| 👁 Russia Strela-3 |
Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| 👁 Russia Strela-3 |
Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Third stage malfunction | ||||||||
Suborbital launches
[edit]| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January-December[edit] | |||||||
| 19 January 02:19[5] |
👁 United States Minuteman-II |
👁 United States Vandenberg LF-03 |
👁 United States | ||||
| 👁 United States Integrated Flight Test-4[31] |
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test target | L+30 mins | Successful | ||
Orbital launch statistics
[edit]By country
[edit]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.
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 👁 Image China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image France |
12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Russia |
32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image Ukraine |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 👁 Image United States |
28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | |
| World | 85 | 80 | 4 | 1 | |
Deep Space Rendezvous
[edit]| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Galileo | 12th flyby of Europa | |
| 23 January | Cassini | Flyby of 2685 Masursky | |
| 14 February | NEAR | First orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros | |
| 22 February | Galileo | 3rd flyby of Io | |
| 20 May | Galileo | 5th flyby of Ganymede | |
| 28 December | Galileo | 6th flyby of Ganymede | |
| 30 December | Cassini | Flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist |
EVAs
[edit]| Start date/time | Duration | End time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 10:44 |
5 hours 3 minutes |
15:47 | Mir EO-28 Kvant-2 |
👁 Russia Sergei Zalyotin 👁 Russia Alexander Kaleri |
Tested 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.[32] | Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station. |
| 22 May 01:48 |
6 hours 44 minutes |
08:32 | STS-101 ISS Atlantis |
👁 United States James S. Voss 👁 United States Jeffrey Williams |
Inspected and secured the Orbital Replacement Unit Transfer Device, completed assembly of Strela cargo crane, and replaced one of Unity's two early communication antennas.[17] | |
| 11 September 04:47 |
6 hours 14 minutes |
11:01 | STS-106 ISS Atlantis |
👁 United States Edward Lu 👁 Russia Yuri Malenchenko |
Attached 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.[23] | |
| 15 October 14:27 |
6 hours 28 minutes |
20:55 | STS-92 ISS Discovery |
👁 United States Leroy Chiao 👁 United States William S. McArthur |
Connected 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.[26] | |
| 16 October 14:15 |
7 hours 7 minutes |
21:22 | STS-92 ISS Discovery |
👁 United States Michael Lopez-Alegria 👁 United States Peter Wisoff |
Installed the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.[26] | |
| 17 October 14:30 |
6 hours 48 minutes |
21:18 | STS-92 ISS Discovery |
👁 United States Leroy Chiao 👁 United States William S. McArthur |
Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.[26] | |
| 18 October 15:00 |
6 hours 56 minutes |
21:56 | STS-92 ISS Discovery |
👁 United States Michael Lopez-Alegria 👁 United States Peter Wisoff |
Removed 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.[26] | |
| 3 December 18:35 |
7 hours 33 minutes |
4 December 02:08 |
STS-97 ISS Endeavour |
👁 United States Joseph R. Tanner 👁 United States Carlos I. Noriega |
Attached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.[28] | |
| 5 December 17:21 |
6 hours 37 minutes |
23:58 | STS-97 ISS Endeavour |
👁 United States Joseph R. Tanner 👁 United States Carlos I. Noriega |
Configured 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.[28] | |
| 7 December 16:13 |
5 hours 10 minutes |
21:23 | STS-97 ISS Endeavour |
👁 United States Joseph R. Tanner 👁 United States Carlos I. Noriega |
Positioned 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.[28] |
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