2000 in spaceflight

2000 in spaceflight

|21 January
01:03 GMT
|Atlas IIA
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|DSCS-III B-8 (USA-184)
|US Air Force
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 January
01:04 GMT
|Ariane 4 (42L)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|Galaxy 10R
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 January
16:45 GMT
|Long March 3A (CZ-3A)
|LC-2, Xichang
|Feng Huo 1 (Zhongxing-22)
|CAST
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "10"|27 January
03:03 GMT
rowspan = "10"|Minotaur
rowspan = "10"|SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan = "10"|Orbital Sciences
|JAWSAT
|Weber State University/USAF Academy
|LEO
|Plasma research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
rowspan="10"|Maiden flight of Minotaur rocket.
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 GMT on 7 February 2000
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|OCSE
|US Air Force
|LEO
|Laser calibration
|3 March 2001
|Successful

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|OPAL
|Stanford University
|LEO
|Picosat deployment
|Still in orbit
|Successful

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|FalconSat
|USAF Academy
|LEO
|Technology demonstration
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far

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|ASUSAT
|Arizona State University
|LEO
|Earth Imaging
Communication
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far

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|Picosat 1/2
|DARPA
|LEO
|Experimental Picosat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far

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|Thelma
|Santa Clara University
|LEO
|Still in orbit
|Failure

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|Louise
|Santa Clara University
|LEO
|Still in orbit
|Failure

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|JAK
|Santa Clara University
|LEO
|Still in orbit
|Failure

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|STENSAT
|AMSAT
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure

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|1 February
06:47 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Progress M1-1
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Raise orbit of Mir space station
|26 April 2000, 19:27 GMT
|Successful
|Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft
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|3 February
09:26 GMT
|Zenit-2
|LC-45L, Baikonur
|Kosmos 2369
|MO RF
|LEO
|ELINT
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|3 February
23:30 GMT
|Atlas IIAS
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|Hispasat 1C
|Hispasat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "4"|8 February
21:24 GMT
rowspan = "4"|Delta II (7420-10C)
rowspan = "4"|SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan = "4"|Boeing IDS
|Globalstar 63
|Globalstar
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Globalstar 62
|Globalstar
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Globalstar 64
|Globalstar
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Globalstar 60
|Globalstar
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "2"|8 February
23:00 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
rowspan = "2"|LC-31, Baikonur
rowspan = "2"|Starsem
|IRDT
|ESA
|LEO
|Recoverable experiments
|9 February 2000
|Partial Failure
|Damage to inflatable heat shield led to high landing speed, which damaged the spacecraft
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|Gruzovoy Maket
|Lavochkin
|LEO
|Boilerplate spacecraft
|Still in orbit
|Successful
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|10 February
01:30 GMT
|M-V
|Kagoshima
|ASTRO-E
|ISAS
|Intended: LEO
|Astronomy
|10 February 2000, ~02:30 GMT
|Failure
|Loss of control during first stage burn
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rowspan = "2"|11 February
17:43 GMT
rowspan = "2"|OV|105
rowspan = "2"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan = "2"|USA
|STS-99, 6 astronauts
|NASA
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|22 February 2000
|Successful
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|SRTM
|NASA/National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
|LEO, attached to "Endeavour"
|Radar Topography
|22 February 2000
|Successful
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|12 February
09:10 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Garuda 1
|ACeS
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|18 February
01:04 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44LP)
|ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
|Arianespace
|Superbird B2
|SCC
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|12 March
04:07 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-200, Baikonur
|Ekspress 6A
|Intersputnik
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|12 March
09:29 GMT
|Taurus 1110
|LC-576E, Vandenberg AFB
|Orbital Sciences
|MTI
|US Air Force/Sandia
|LEO
|Experimental Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|12 March
14:19 GMT
|Zenit 3SL
|Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|ICO-F1
|ICO Global Communications
|Intended: MEO
|Comsat
|12 March 2000
|Failure
|Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff
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|20 March
18:28 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31, Baikonur
|Starsem
|Dumsat
|Starsem
|LEO/MEO
|Boilerplate spacecraft
|Still in orbit
|Successful
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rowspan = "2"|21 March
23:28 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Ariane 5G
rowspan = "2"|ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
rowspan = "2"|Arianespace
|Asiastar
|Worldspa
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Insat 3B
|ISRO
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 March
20:34 GMT
|Delta II 7326-9.5
|SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
|IMAGE
|NASA
|LEO/HEO
|Aurora research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|4 April
05:01 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Soyuz TM-30
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Manned orbital flight
|16 June 2000
|Successful
|Final manned flight to Mir space station
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|17 April
21:06 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-200, Baikonur
|SESAT
|Eutelsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|19 April
00:29 GMT
|Ariane 4 (42L)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|Galaxy 4R
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 April
20:08 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Progress M1-2
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Resupply and Reboost Mir
|15 October 2000
|Successful
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|3 May
07:07 GMT
|Atlas IIA
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|GOES-11 (GOES-L)
|NOAA
|Geostationary
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|3 May
13:25 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511K)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|Kosmos 2370
|MO RF
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|3 May 2001
|Successful
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|8 May
16:01 GMT
|Titan IVB/IUS
|LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|DSP F20 (USA-149)
|US Air Force
|Geostationary orbit
|Early warning
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|11 May
01:48 GMT
|Delta II (7925-9.5)
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|GPS IIR-4 (USA-150)
|NAVSTAR
|MEO
|GPS Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "2"|16 May
08:27 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Rokot
rowspan = "2"|LC-133, Plesetsk
rowspan = "2"|Eurokot
|Simsat-1 (IKA-1)
|Eurokot
|LEO
|Boilerplate spacecraft
|Still in orbit
|Successful
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|Simsat-2 (IKA-2)
|Eurokot
|LEO
|Boilerplate spacecraft
|Still in orbit
|Successful
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rowspan = "2"|19 May
10:11 GMT
rowspan = "2"|OV|104
rowspan = "2"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan = "2"|USA
|STS-101, 7 Astronauts
|NASA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
|29 May 2000, 06:20 GMT
|Successful
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|Spacehab Double Module
|NASA/Spacehab
|LEO, attached to "Atlantis"
|Resupply ISS
|29 May 2000, 06:20 GMT
|Successful
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|24 May
23:10 GMT
|Atlas IIIA
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|Eutelsat W4
|Eutelsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|6 June
02:59 GMT
|Proton-KM
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Gorizont 45
|Kos Svya
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|7 June
13:19 GMT
|Pegasus-XL
|L-1011, Runway 3, Vandenberg AFB
|Orbital Sciences
|TSX-5
|US Air Force/Royal Air Force
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|24 June
00:28 GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-200, Baikonur
|Ekspress 3A
|Intersputnik
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 June
11:50 GMT
|Long March 3 (CZ-3)
|LC-1, Xichang
|Feng Yun 2B
|CASC
|Geosynchronous
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|Final flight of Long March 3 rocket
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rowspan = "3"|28 June
10:37 GMT
rowspan = "3"|Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)
rowspan = "3"|LC-132, Plesetsk
rowspan = "3"
|Nadezhda
|MO RF
|SSO
|Navigation/SAR
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Tsinghua
|Tsinghua University
|SSO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|SNAP 1
|Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
|SSO
|Rendezvous technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|30 June
12:56 GMT
|Atlas IIA
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|TDRS 8 (TDRS-H)
|NASA
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|First Advanced TDRS satellite
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|30 June
22:08 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Sirius 1
|Sirius Radio
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|4 July
23:44 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-200, Baikonur
|Kosmos 2371
|MO SSSR
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|12 July
04:56 GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-81, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Zvezda
|RFSA
|LEO, attached to ISS
|ISS module
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|14 July
05:21 GMT
|Atlas IIAS
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|Echostar 4
|Echostar
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "3"|15 July
12:00 GMT
rowspan = "3"|Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)
rowspan = "3"|LC-132, Plesetsk
rowspan = "3"
|MITA
|ASI
|LEO
|Particle detection
|15 August 2001
|Successful
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|CHAMP
|DLR
|LEO
|Geophysics
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Rubin
|OHB System
|LEO
|Monitor carrier rocket
|30 August 2001
|Successful
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|16 July
09:17 GMT
|Delta II (7925-9.5)
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|GPS IIR-5 (USA-151)
|NAVSTAR
|MEO
|GPS navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "2"|16 July
12:39 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
rowspan = "2"|LC-31, Baikonur
rowspan = "2"|Starsem
|Samba
|ESA
|MEO/HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|Cluster mission
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|Salsa
|ESA
|MEO/HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|Cluster mission
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rowspan = "2"|19 July
20:09 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Minotaur
rowspan = "2"|SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan = "2"|Orbital Sciences
|Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri)
|US Air Force/DARPA
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|11 December 2002
|Successful
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|Picosat 7/8
|US Air Force
|LEO
|Technology development
|7 November 2002
|Successful
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|28 July
22:42 GMT
|Zenit 3SL
|Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|PanAmSat 9
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|6 August
18:26 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Progress M1-3
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|1 November 2000, 07:05 GMT
|Successful
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rowspan = "2"|9 August
11:13 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
rowspan = "2"|LC-31, Baikonur
rowspan = "2"|Starsem
|Rumba
|ESA
|MEO/HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|Cluster mission
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|Tango
|ESA
|MEO/HEO
|Magnetosphere research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|Cluster mission
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rowspan = "2"|17 August
23:16 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Ariane 4 (44LP)
rowspan = "2"|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
rowspan = "2"|Arianespace
|Brazilsat B4
|Embratel
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|Nilesat 102
|Nilesat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|17 August
23:45 GMT
|Titan IVB
|SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
|US Air Force
|Lacrosse 4 (Onyx/USA-152)
|NRO
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|23 August
11:05 GMT
|Delta III (8930)
|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|Boeing IDS
|DM-F3
|Boeing IDS
|Intended: GTO
Actual: LEO/MEO
|Boilerplate spacecraft
Calibration target
|Still in orbit
|Partial Failure
|Placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions
Final flight of Delta III rocket
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|28 August
20:08 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2
|LC-81, Baikonur
|Raduga-1
|MO RF
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|1 September
03:25 GMT
|Long March 4B (CZ-4B)
|LC-1, Taiyuan
|Zi Yuan 2
|CAST
|LEO
|Earth Imaging
Possible military reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|5 September
09:43 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Sirius 2
|Sirius Radio
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|6 September
22:23 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44P)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|Eutelsat W1
|Eutelsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "2"|8 September
12:45 GMT
rowspan = "2"|OV|104
rowspan = "2"|LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan = "2"|USA
|STS-106, 7 Astronauts
|NASA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
|20 September 2000 07:56 GMT
|Successful
|ISS repair and assembly
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|Spacehab Double Module
|NASA/Spacehab
|LEO, attached to "Atlantis"
|Resupply ISS
|20 September 2000 07:56 GMT
|Successful
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rowspan = "2"|14 September
22:54 GMT
rowspan = "2"|Ariane 5G
rowspan = "2"|ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
rowspan = "2"|Arianespace
|Astra 2B
|SES Astra
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|GE 7
|GE Americom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|21 September
10:22 GMT
|Titan II
|SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB
|NOAA 16 (NOAA-L)
|NOAA
|LEO
|Weather Satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|25 September
10:10 GMT
|Zenit 2
|LC-45L, Baikonur
|Kosmos-2372
|MO RF
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|20 April 2001
|Successful
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rowspan = "5"|26 September
10:05 GMT
rowspan = "5"|Dnepr
rowspan = "5"|LC-109, Baikonur
rowspan = "5"|ISC Kosmatras
|Tiungsat-1
|BKSA
|LEO
|Earth Imaging
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|First Malaysian satellite
-
|MegSat-1
|MegSat
|LEO
|Research
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|UniSat
|Universita degli Studi
|LEO
|Earth Imaging/Space debris detection
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|SaudiSat 1A
|Saudi Institute for Space Research
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|SaudiSat 1B
|Saudi Institute for Space Research
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|29 September
09:30 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-31, Baikonur
|Kosmos 2375
|MO RF
|LEO
|Cartography
|14 November 2000 22:53 GMT
|Successful
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|1 October
22:00 GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Worldsat-1 (GE-1A)
|GE Americom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|6 October
23:00 GMT
|Ariane 4 (42L)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|N-SAT-110 (JCSAT-10/Superbird 5)
|SCC/JSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|9 October
05:38 GMT
|Pegasus-H
|L-1011, Runway 3, Kwajalein Atoll
|Orbital Sciences
|HETE-2
|NASA/MIT
|LEO
|Astronomy
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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rowspan = "3"|11 October
23:17 GMT
rowspan = "3"|OV|103
rowspan = "3"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan = "3"|USA
|STS-92, 7 Astronauts
|NASA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned Orbital Flight
|24 October 2000 22:00 GMT
|Successful
|100th flight of the Space Shuttle program
ISS assembly
-
|Z-1 Truss
|NASA
|LEO, attached to ISS
|ISS Component
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|PMA-3
|NASA
|LEO, attached to ISS
|ISS Component
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
rowspan = "3"|13 October
14:12 GMT
rowspan = "3"|Proton-K/DM-2
rowspan = "3"|LC-81, Baikonur
rowspan = "3"
|Kosmos 2374
|KNITs
|MEO
|GLONASS Navigatopm
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|Kosmos 2375
|KNITs
|MEO
|GLONASS Navigatopm
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|Kosmos 2376
|KNITs
|MEO
|GLONASS Navigatopm
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|16 October
21:27 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Progress M-34
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to Mir
|Reboost Mir
|29 January 2001
|Successful
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|20 October
00:40 GMT
|Atlas IIA
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|DSCS III-B11 (USA-152)
|US Air Force
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|21 October
05:52 GMT
|Zenit 3SL
|Ocean Odyssey, Kirimati, Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|Thuraya 1
|Thuraya
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|21 October
22:00 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|GE-6
|GE Americom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|29 October
05:59 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44LP)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|EuropeStar F1
|EuropeStar
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
|100th Ariane 4 launch
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|30 October
16:02 GMT
|Long March 3A (CZ-3A)
|LC-2, Xichang
|Beidou 1A
|CNSA
|Geosynchronous
|Beidou Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
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|31 October
07:52 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Soyuz TM-31, 3 Cosmonauts
|RFSA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
|5 June 2001
|Successful
|ISS Expedition 1
First permanent ISS crew
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|10 November
17:14 GMT
|Delta II (7925-9.5)
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|GPS IIR-6 (USA-154)
|NAVSTAR
|MEO
|GPS Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
rowspan = "4"|16 November
01:07 GMT
rowspan = "4"|Ariane 5G
rowspan = "4"|ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
rowspan = "4"|Arianespace
|PanAmSat 1R
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|AMSAT-Oscar 40
|AMSAT
|LEO/HEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|STRV-1C
|DERA
|GTO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|STRV-1D
|DERA
|GTO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|16 November
01:32 GMT
|Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U)
|LC-1, Baikonur
| [Russian Federal Space Agency
|Progress M1-4
| [Russian Federal Space Agency
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|8 February 2001, 13:50 GMT
|Successful
-
|20 November
23:00 GMT
|Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M)
|LC-132, Plesetsk
|QuickBird 1
|EarthWatch
|Intended: LEO
|Earth Imaging
|21 November 2000 ~00:30 GMT
|Failure
|Second stage failed to restart
-
rowspan = "3"|21 November
18:24 GMT
rowspan = "3"|Delta II (7320-10)
rowspan = "3"|SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
rowspan = "3"
|Earth Orbiter 1
|NASA
|LEO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|SAC-C
|CONAE
|LEO
|Earth Observation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|Munin
|Swedish Institute for Space Physics
|LEO/MEO
|Particle detection, Auroral observation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|21 November
23:56 GMT
|Ariane 4 (44L)
|ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
|Arianespace
|Anik F1
|Telesat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|30 November
19:59 GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|Sirius 3
|Sirius Radio
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
rowspan = "2"|1 December
03:06 GMT
rowspan = "2"|OV|105
rowspan = "2"|LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
rowspan = "2"|USA
|STS-97, 5 Astronauts
|NASA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned Orbital Flight
|11 December 2000, 23:03 GMT
|Successful
|ISS Assembly
-
|P6 Truss
|NASA
|LEO, attached to ISS
|ISS Component
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|5 December
12:32 GMT
|Start-1
|LC-5, Svobodniy
|EROS A1
|ImageSat
|LEO
|Earth Observation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|6 December
02:47 GMT
|Atlas IIAS
|LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|USA-155
|NRO
|Geosynchronous
|Classified
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
rowspan = "3"|20 December
00:26 GMT
rowspan = "3"|Ariane 5G
rowspan = "3"|ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
rowspan = "3"|Arianespace
|Astra 2D
|SES Astra
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|Aurora III (GE-8)
|GE Americom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
|LDREX
|NASDA
|GTO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Failed to deploy
-
|20 December
16:20 GMT
|Long March 3A (CZ-3A)
|LC-2, Xichang
|Beidou 1B
|CNSA
|Geosynchronous
|Beidou Navigation
|Still in orbit
|Successful So Far
-
rowspan = "6"|27 December
09:56 GMT
rowspan = "6"|Tsyklon-3
rowspan = "6"|LC-32, Plesetsk
rowspan = "6"
|Gonets-D1
|Rosaviakosmos
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
rowspan="6"|27 December 2000
rowspan="6"|Failure
rowspan="6"|Third stage malfunction
-
|Gonets-D1
|Rosaviakosmos
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
-
|Gonets-D1
|Rosaviakosmos
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
-
|Strela-3
|Russian government
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
-
|Strela-3
|Russian government
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
-
|Strela-3
|Russian government
|Intended: LEO
|Comsat
-

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 2000

*January 3 — Galileo 12th flyby of Europa
*January 23 — Cassini flyby of 2685 Masursky
*February 14 — NEAR entered orbit of 433 Eros
*February 22 — Galileo 3rd flyby of Io
*May 20 — Galileo 5th flyby Ganymede
*December 28 — Galileo 6th flyby Ganymede
*December 30 — Cassini flyby of Jupiter

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