2000 in spaceflight
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Launches
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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2000.
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| Date/Time (GMT) |
Rocket | Site | LSP | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (GMT) |
Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 25 January 01:04 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42L) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Galaxy 10R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 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 | ||
| 27 January 03:03 GMT |
Minotaur | SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | JAWSAT | Weber State University/USAF Academy | LEO | Plasma research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | 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 |
| OCSE | US Air Force | LEO | Laser calibration | 3 March 2001 | Successful | |||||
| OPAL | Stanford University | LEO | Picosat deployment | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| FalconSat | USAF Academy | LEO | Technology demonstration | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| ASUSAT | Arizona State University | LEO | Earth Imaging Communication |
Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Picosat 1/2 | DARPA | LEO | Experimental Picosat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Thelma | Santa Clara University | LEO | Still in orbit | Failure | ||||||
| Louise | Santa Clara University | LEO | Still in orbit | Failure | ||||||
| JAK | Santa Clara University | LEO | Still in orbit | Failure | ||||||
| STENSAT | AMSAT | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Failure | |||||
| 1 February 06:47 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, 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 |
| 3 February 09:26 GMT |
Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | Kosmos-2369 | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 3 February 23:30 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | ILS | Hispasat 1C | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 8 February 21:24 GMT |
Delta II (7420-10C) | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | Boeing IDS | Globalstar 63 | Globalstar | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Globalstar 62 | Globalstar | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Globalstar 64 | Globalstar | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Globalstar 60 | Globalstar | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 8 February 23:00 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-31/6, Baikonur | 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 |
| Gruzovoy Maket | Lavochkin | LEO | Boilerplate spacecraft | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| 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 | |
| 11 February 17:43 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-99, 6 astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 22 February 2000 | Successful | |
| SRTM | NASA/National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) | LEO, attached to Endeavour | Radar Topography | 22 February 2000 | Successful | |||||
| 12 February 09:10 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2M | LC-81, Baikonur | ILS | Garuda 1 | ACeS | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 18 February 01:04 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44LP) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Superbird B2 | SCC | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 12 March 04:07 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2M | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Ekspress 6A | Intersputnik | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 20 March 18:28 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-31/6, Baikonur | Starsem | Dumsat | Starsem | LEO/MEO | Boilerplate spacecraft | Still in orbit | Successful | |
| 21 March 23:28 GMT |
Ariane 5G | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Asiastar | Worldspa | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Insat 3B | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 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 | ||
| 4 April 05:01 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RFSA | Soyuz TM-30 | RFSA | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 16 June 2000 | Successful | Final manned flight to Mir space station |
| 17 April 21:06 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2M | LC-200/39, Baikonur | SESAT | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 19 April 00:29 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42L) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Galaxy 4R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 25 April 20:08 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress M1-2 | RFSA | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply and Reboost Mir | 15 October 2000 | Successful | |
| 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 | ||
| 3 May 13:25 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511K) | LC-1/5, Baikonur | Kosmos-2370 | MO RF | LEO | Reconnaissance | 3 May 2001 | Successful | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 16 May 08:27 GMT |
Rokot | LC-133, Plesetsk | Eurokot | Simsat-1 (IKA-1) | Eurokot | LEO | Boilerplate spacecraft | Still in orbit | Successful | |
| Simsat-2 (IKA-2) | Eurokot | LEO | Boilerplate spacecraft | Still in orbit | Successful | |||||
| 19 May 10:11 GMT |
Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-101, 7 Astronauts | NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 29 May 2000, 06:20 GMT | Successful | |
| Spacehab Double Module | NASA/Spacehab | LEO, attached to Atlantis | Resupply ISS | 29 May 2000, 06:20 GMT | Successful | |||||
| 24 May 23:10 GMT |
Atlas IIIA | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | ILS | Eutelsat W4 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 6 June 02:59 GMT |
Proton-KM | LC-81, Baikonur | ILS | Gorizont 45 | Kos Svya | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 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 | |
| 24 June 00:28 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Ekspress 3A | Intersputnik | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 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 | |
| 28 June 10:37 GMT |
Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) | LC-132, Plesetsk | Nadezhda | MO RF | SSO | Navigation/SAR | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| Tsinghua | Tsinghua University | SSO | Technology development | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| SNAP 1 | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | SSO | Rendezvous technology development | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 4 July 23:44 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Kosmos-2371 | MO SSSR | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 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 | |
| 14 July 05:21 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | ILS | Echostar 4 | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 15 July 12:00 GMT |
Kosmos-3M (R-14 11K65M) | LC-132, Plesetsk | MITA | ASI | LEO | Particle detection | 15 August 2001 | Successful | ||
| CHAMP | DLR | LEO | Geophysics | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| Rubin | OHB System | LEO | Monitor carrier rocket | 30 August 2001 | Successful | |||||
| 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 | ||
| 16 July 12:39 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-31/6, Baikonur | Starsem | Samba | ESA | MEO/HEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | Cluster mission |
| Salsa | ESA | MEO/HEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | Cluster mission | ||||
| 19 July 20:09 GMT |
Minotaur | SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri) | US Air Force/DARPA | LEO | Reconnaissance | 11 December 2002 | Successful | |
| Picosat 7/8 | US Air Force | LEO | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful | |||||
| 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 | |
| 6 August 18:26 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress M1-3 | RFSA | LEO, docked to ISS | Resupply ISS | 1 November 2000, 07:05 GMT | Successful | |
| 9 August 11:13 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-31/6, Baikonur | Starsem | Rumba | ESA | MEO/HEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | Cluster mission |
| Tango | ESA | MEO/HEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | Cluster mission | ||||
| 17 August 23:16 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44LP) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Brazilsat B4 | Embratel | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| Nilesat 102 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 28 August 20:08 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81, Baikonur | Raduga-1 | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 6 September 22:23 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44P) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Eutelsat W1 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| 8 September 12:45 GMT |
Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-106, 7 Astronauts | NASA | LEO, docked to ISS | Manned orbital flight | 20 September 2000 07:56 GMT | Successful | ISS repair and assembly |
| Spacehab Double Module | NASA/Spacehab | LEO, attached to Atlantis | Resupply ISS | 20 September 2000 07:56 GMT | Successful | |||||
| 14 September 22:54 GMT |
Ariane 5G | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Astra 2B | SES Astra | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |
| GE 7 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 21 September 10:22 GMT |
Titan II (23G) | SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB | NOAA 16 (NOAA-L) | NOAA | LEO | Weather Satellite | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | ||
| 25 September 10:10 GMT |
Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | Kosmos-2372 | MO RF | LEO | Reconnaissance | 20 April 2001 | Successful | ||
| 26 September 10:05 GMT |
Dnepr | LC-109, Baikonur | 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 | |||||
| SaudiSat 1A | Saudi Institute for Space Research | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| SaudiSat 1B | Saudi Institute for Space Research | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful So Far | |||||
| 29 September 09:30 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-31/6, Baikonur | Kosmos-2375 | MO RF | LEO | Cartography | 14 November 2000 22:53 GMT | Successful | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 11 October 23:17 GMT |
Space Shuttle Discovery | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | 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 | |||||
| 13 October 14:12 GMT |
Proton-K/DM-2 | LC-81, Baikonur | 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 | |||||
| 16 October 21:27 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RFSA | Progress M-34 | RFSA | LEO, docked to Mir | Reboost Mir | 29 January 2001 | Successful | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 31 October 07:52 GMT |
Soyuz-U (R-7 11A511U) | LC-1/5, 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 16 November 01:07 GMT |
Ariane 5G | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | 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-1/5, 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 | |
| 21 November 18:24 GMT |
Delta II (7320-10) | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | 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 | |
| 1 December 03:06 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | 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 | ||
| 20 December 00:26 GMT |
Ariane 5G | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | 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 | ||
| 27 December 09:56 GMT |
Tsyklon-3 | LC-32, Plesetsk | Gonets-D1 | Rosaviakosmos | Intended: LEO | Comsat | 27 December 2000 | Failure | 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 |
[edit] Deep Space Rendez-vous in 2000
- 3 January — Galileo 12th flyby of Europa
- 23 January — Cassini flyby of 2685 Masursky
- 14 February — NEAR entered orbit of 433 Eros
- 22 February — Galileo 3rd flyby of Io
- 20 May — Galileo 5th flyby Ganymede
- 28 December — Galileo 6th flyby Ganymede
- 30 December — Cassini flyby of Jupiter
[edit] References
Generic references:
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
- JAXA
- Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
- Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
- NASA
- NASA SpaceFlight.com
- Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
- Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
- Southwest Space Archive
- SPACE.com Launch Forecast