Oct 31 Soyuz U
Success
The first crew moves in to the International Space Station
William Shepherd, Yury Gidzenko and Sergey Krikalev stayed 136 days. Their arrival on 2 November 2000 began the station's uninterrupted human occupation.
Rocket launches in2000
A Proton lifts Zvezda — the ISS service module that makes the station habitable — in July; on October 31, Soyuz TM-31 carries Expedition 1 up to begin continuous human occupation that still has not been broken.
Monthly Cadence complete
OCT peak 12 launches ↑ 13% vs 1999
- launches
- 87
- success · 82/87
- 94%
- providers
- 3
2000 launch leaders
2000 highlights
Feb 11 Space Shuttle
Success
Endeavour maps the height of 80 percent of Earth's land in 11 days
Radar antennas in the payload bay and on a 60-meter mast measured the terrain. The result was a near-global 3D map of Earth's land.
Apr 4 Soyuz U
Success
A private company pays for the last crew to visit Mir
MirCorp hoped to rent the aging station to paying visitors. Its funding fell through, and Russia brought Mir down the following March.
Jul 12 Proton K
Success
Russia launches Zvezda, the module that let crews live on the ISS
Zvezda supplied the station's life support and sleeping quarters for two. Russian funding problems had repeatedly delayed its launch.
Oct 30 Long March 3A
Success
China launches the first satellite of its BeiDou navigation system
The early system covered only China and nearby regions. Its successors grew into a worldwide alternative to GPS, completed in 2020.
All 2000 launches
Quick filters
87 launches
| January | ||||
Jan 21, 2000 | USA-148 USA • Atlas IIA / IABS | |||
Jan 25, 2000 | Galaxy 10R France • Arianespace • Ariane 42L H10 3 | |||
Jan 25, 2000 | ChinaSat 22 China • Long March 3A | |||
Jan 27, 2000 | JAWSAT USA • Minotaur I | |||
| February | ||||
Feb 1, 2000 | Progress M1-1 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Feb 3, 2000 | Tselina-2 18 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Feb 3, 2000 | Hispasat 1C USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Feb 8, 2000 | Globalstar 60 USA • Delta II 7420-10C | |||
Feb 8, 2000 | IRDT-1 Russia • Soyuz U / Fregat | |||
Feb 10, 2000Failure | ASTRO-E Japan • Mu 5 | |||
Feb 11, 2000 | STS-99 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Feb 12, 2000 | Garuda 1 Russia • Proton K / Block-DM3 | |||
Feb 18, 2000 | Superbird-4 France • Arianespace • Ariane 44LP H10 3 | |||
| March | ||||
Mar 12, 2000 | Ekspress-A2 Russia • Proton K / Blok-DM-2 | |||
Mar 12, 2000 | MTI USA • Minotaur C-1110 | |||
Mar 12, 2000Failure | ICO F1 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
Mar 20, 2000 | Dumsat Russia • Soyuz U / Fregat | |||
Mar 21, 2000 | INSAT-3B France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G | |||
Mar 25, 2000 | IMAGE USA • Delta II 7326-9.5 | |||
| April | ||||
Apr 4, 2000 | Soyuz TM-30 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Apr 17, 2000 | SESAT 1 Russia • Proton K / Blok-DM-2M | |||
Apr 19, 2000 | Galaxy 4R France • Arianespace • Ariane 42L H10 3 | |||
Apr 25, 2000 | Progress M1-2 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| May | ||||
May 3, 2000 | GOES 11 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
May 3, 2000 | Yantar-4KS1M 9 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
May 8, 2000 | USA-149 USA • Titan IVB (402) / IUS | |||
May 11, 2000 | USA-150 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
May 16, 2000 | Simsat 1-2 Russia • Rokot Briz-KM | |||
May 19, 2000 | STS-101 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
May 24, 2000 | Eutelsat W4 USA • Atlas IIIA | |||
May 28, 2000 | OSP-TLV Missile Defense Technology Demonstrator USA • Minotaur II | |||
| June | ||||
Jun 6, 2000 | Gorizont 33 Russia • Proton K / Briz-M | |||
Jun 7, 2000 | TSX-5 USA • Pegasus XL | |||
Jun 24, 2000 | Ekspress-A3 Russia • Proton K / Blok DM-2M | |||
Jun 25, 2000 | Fengyun 2B China • Long March 3 | |||
Jun 28, 2000 | Nadezhda 6 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jun 30, 2000 | TDRS-8 USA • Atlas IIA | |||
Jun 30, 2000 | Sirius FM-1 Russia • Proton K / Blok DM-2M | |||
| July | ||||
Jul 4, 2000 | Potok 10 Russia • Proton K / Blok-DM-2 | |||
Jul 12, 2000 | Zvezda Russia • Proton K | |||
Jul 14, 2000 | Echostar 6 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Jul 15, 2000 | CHAMP Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Jul 16, 2000 | USA-151 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Jul 16, 2000 | Cluster FM6-FM7 Russia • Soyuz U/Fregat | |||
Jul 19, 2000 | Mightysat 2.1 USA • Minotaur I | |||
Jul 28, 2000 | PAS-9 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
| August | ||||
Aug 6, 2000 | Progress M1-3 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Aug 9, 2000 | Rumba Russia • Soyuz U / Fregat | |||
Aug 17, 2000 | Brasilsat B4 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Aug 17, 2000 | NROL-11 USA • Titan IVB (403) | |||
Aug 23, 2000Partial failure | DM-F3 USA • Delta III 8930 | |||
Aug 28, 2000 | Raduga-1 5 Russia • Proton K / DM-2 | |||
| September | ||||
Sep 1, 2000 | Ziyuan-2 01 China • Long March 4B | |||
Sep 5, 2000 | Radiosat 2 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M | |||
Sep 6, 2000 | Eutelsat W1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44P | |||
Sep 8, 2000 | STS-106 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Sep 14, 2000 | Astra 2B France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G | |||
Sep 21, 2000 | NOAA-16 USA • Titan II 23G | |||
Sep 25, 2000 | Orlets-2 2 Russia • Zenit 2 | |||
Sep 26, 2000 | Tiung SAT Russia • Kosmotras • Dnepr | |||
Sep 29, 2000 | Yantar-1KFT 20 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| October | ||||
Oct 1, 2000 | Worldsat-1 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M | |||
Oct 6, 2000 | N-SAT-110 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 42L | |||
Oct 9, 2000 | HETE-2 USA • Pegasus H | |||
Oct 11, 2000 | STS-92 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Oct 13, 2000 | GLONASS Russia • Proton K/DM-2 | |||
Oct 16, 2000 | Progress M-43 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Oct 20, 2000 | USA-153 USA • Atlas IIA/ IABS | |||
Oct 21, 2000 | Thuraya 1 Russia • Zenit 3SL | |||
Oct 21, 2000 | GE 6 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M | |||
Oct 29, 2000 | EuropeStar F1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44LP | |||
Oct 30, 2000 | Beidou 1A China • Long March 3A | |||
Oct 31, 2000 | Soyuz TM-31 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
| November | ||||
Nov 10, 2000 | USA-154 USA • Delta II 7925-9.5 | |||
Nov 16, 2000 | PAS-1R France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G | |||
Nov 16, 2000 | Progress M1-4 Russia • Soyuz U | |||
Nov 20, 2000Failure | Quick Bird 1 Russia • Kosmos 3M | |||
Nov 21, 2000 | Earth Observing-1 USA • Delta II 7320-10 | |||
Nov 21, 2000 | Anik F1 France • Arianespace • Ariane 4 44L | |||
Nov 30, 2000 | Radiosat 3 Russia • Proton K/DM-2M | |||
| December | ||||
Dec 1, 2000 | STS-97 USA • Space Shuttle | |||
Dec 4, 2000 | Ion Outflow Japan • SS-520 | |||
Dec 5, 2000 | EROS-A Russia • Start-1 | |||
Dec 6, 2000 | USA-155 USA • Atlas IIAS | |||
Dec 20, 2000 | Astra 2D France • Arianespace • Ariane 5G | |||
Dec 20, 2000 | Beidou 1B China • Long March 3A | |||
Dec 27, 2000Failure | Gonets-D1 Russia • Tsyklon 3 | |||