Rocket Launches in 2000
Spaceflight in 2000: The first crew moves into the International Space Station on 2 November, beginning a continuous human presence in orbit that has lasted ever since. Russia's Zvezda module, launched in July, gives the station its living quarters. Mir hosts its last crew in the spring, and NEAR Shoemaker becomes the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, Eros.
85 launches in 2000 · 4 failures
Launch list for 2000
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-21 | Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B8 | LM | Success |
| 2000-01-25 | Ariane 42L | Galaxy 10R | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-01-25 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 22 | CASC | Success |
| 2000-01-27 | Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1 | OSC | Success |
| 2000-02-01 | Soyuz U | Progress M1-1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-02-03 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 21 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2000-02-03 | Atlas IIAS | Hispasat 1C | LM | Success |
| 2000-02-08 | Delta II 7420-10C | Globalstar 60,62,63,64 | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 2000-02-08 | Soyuz-U/Fregat | IRDT 1 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-02-10 | M-V | ASTRO E | IHI | Failure |
| 2000-02-11 | Space Shuttle | STS-99 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2000-02-12 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Garuda 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-02-18 | Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-03-12 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 6A | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-03-12 | Minotaur-C 1110 | MTI | OSC | Success |
| 2000-03-12 | Zenit 3SL | ICO F1 | Yuzhmash | Failure |
| 2000-03-20 | Soyuz-U/Fregat | Dumsat | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-03-21 | Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3B & AsiaStar | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2000-03-25 | Delta II 7326-9.5 | IMAGE | McDonnell Douglas | Success |
| 2000-04-04 | Soyuz U | Soyuz TM-30 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-04-17 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sesat | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-04-19 | Ariane 42L | Galaxy 4R | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-04-25 | Soyuz U | Progress M1-2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-05-03 | Atlas IIA | GOES 11 | LM | Success |
| 2000-05-03 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4KS1M 9 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-05-08 | Titan 402B IUS | DSP 20 | LM | Success |
| 2000-05-11 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-4 | ULA | Success |
| 2000-05-16 | Rokot/Briz-KM | SimSat 1 & 2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-05-19 | Space Shuttle | STS-101 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2000-05-24 | Atlas IIIA | Eutelsat W4 | LM | Success |
| 2000-06-06 | Proton-K/Briz-M | Gorizont 33 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-06-07 | Pegasus XL | Tri-Services Experiments Platform-5 (TSX-5) | OSC | Success |
| 2000-06-24 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 3A | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-06-25 | Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2B | CASC | Success |
| 2000-06-28 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Nadezhda 9 | Polyot | Success |
| 2000-06-30 | Atlas IIA | TDRS 8 | LM | Success |
| 2000-06-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-07-04 | Proton K/DM-2 | Potok 10 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-07-12 | Proton-K | Zvezda | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-07-14 | Atlas IIAS | Echostar VI | LM | Success |
| 2000-07-15 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | CHAMP & MITA | Polyot | Success |
| 2000-07-16 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-5 | ULA | Success |
| 2000-07-16 | Soyuz-U/Fregat | Cluster Salsa & Samba | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-07-19 | Minotaur I | Sindri | OSC | Success |
| 2000-07-28 | Zenit 3SL | PAS 9 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2000-08-06 | Soyuz U | Progress M1-3 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-08-09 | Soyuz-U/Fregat | Cluster Rumba & Tango | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-08-17 | Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-08-17 | Titan 403B | NROL-11 (Onyx 4) | LM | Success |
| 2000-08-23 | Delta III 8930 | DM-F3 | Boeing | Success |
| 2000-08-28 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga-1 5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-09-01 | Long March 4B | Zi Yuan-2 01 xing | CASC | Success |
| 2000-09-05 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-09-06 | Ariane 44P | Eutelsat W1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-09-08 | Space Shuttle | STS-106 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2000-09-14 | Ariane 5 G | Astra 2B & GE-7 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2000-09-21 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 16 | LM | Success |
| 2000-09-25 | Zenit-2 | Orlets-2 2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2000-09-26 | Dnepr 1 | SmallSat Rideshare | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2000-09-29 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-1KFT 20 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-10-01 | Proton-K/DM-2M | GE-1A | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-10-06 | Ariane 42L | N-SAT-110 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-10-09 | Pegasus Hybrid | High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE-2) | OSC | Success |
| 2000-10-11 | Space Shuttle | STS-92 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2000-10-13 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 75 to 77 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-10-16 | Soyuz U | Progress M-43 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-10-20 | Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B11 | LM | Success |
| 2000-10-21 | Zenit 3SL | Thuraya 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2000-10-21 | Proton-K/DM-2M | GE 6 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-10-29 | Ariane 44LP | Europe*Star 1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-10-30 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. | CASC | Success |
| 2000-10-31 | Soyuz U | Soyuz TM-31 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-11-10 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-6 | ULA | Success |
| 2000-11-16 | Ariane 5 G | PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2000-11-16 | Soyuz U | Progress M1-4 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2000-11-20 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | QuickBird 1 | Polyot | Failure |
| 2000-11-21 | Delta II 7320 | EO 1 & SAC C | ULA | Success |
| 2000-11-21 | Ariane 44L | Anik F1 | Aérospatiale | Success |
| 2000-11-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-3 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2000-12-01 | Space Shuttle | STS-97 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2000-12-05 | Start-1 | EROS A1 | MITT | Success |
| 2000-12-06 | Atlas IIAS | NROL-10 (Quasar 13) | LM | Success |
| 2000-12-20 | Ariane 5 G | Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2000-12-20 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2 | CASC | Success |
| 2000-12-27 | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 125 to 127 & Gonets 7 to 9 | Yuzhmash | Failure |