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2000 in spaceflight

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{{Infobox Year in spaceflight

|year = 2000

|image = Soyuz TM-31 launch.jpg

|caption = Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31

|first = 21 January

|last = 27 December

|total = 85

|success = 81

|failed = 4

|partial =

|catalogued = 82

|maidens = *Atlas IIIA

|retired = *Long March 3

|orbital = 7

|totalcrew = 37

|firstsat =

|firsttrav =

}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| programme = Timeline of spaceflight

| previous_mission = 1999

| next_mission = 2001

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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

First ISS expedition

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Orbital launches

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=January=

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|date = 21 January |time = 01:03{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Atlas |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Atlas.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072052/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Atlas.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIA / IABS

|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} USA-148 (DSCS III B-8)

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 25 January |time = 01:04{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072328/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane-42L H10-3

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-2

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Galaxy 10R

|user = PanAmSat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 25 January |time = 16:45{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - DF5 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/DF5.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072548/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/DF5.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|CHN}} Long March 3A

|site={{flagicon|CHN}} Xichang LC-3

|LSP={{flagicon|CHN}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|CHN}} ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A)

|user = ChinaSat / CAST

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 27 January |time = 03:03

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Minotaur I

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-8

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Orbital Sciences

|remarks = 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

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} JAWSAT

|user = Weber State/USAF Academy

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Plasma research

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} FalconSat 1

|user = USAF Academy

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology demonstration

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}} ASUSAT 1

|user=Arizona State

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Imaging/Communications

|outcome=Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} OCSE

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Laser calibration

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 3 March 2001

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|name = {{flagicon|USA}} OPAL

|user = Stanford

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Picosatellite deployment

|outcome = Successful

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} STENSAT

|user = AMSAT

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = {{nowrap|Spacecraft failure}}

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} MEMS 1A

|user = DARPA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} MEMS 1B

|user = DARPA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Thelma

|user = Santa Clara

|orbit = Low Earth

|function =

|outcome = {{nowrap|Spacecraft failure}}

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Louise

|user = Santa Clara

|orbit = Low Earth

|function =

|outcome = {{nowrap|Spacecraft failure}}

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} JAK (MASAT)

|user = Santa Clara

|orbit = Low Earth

|function =

|outcome = {{nowrap|Spacecraft failure}}

}}

}}

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=February=

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|date = 1 February |time = 06:47{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-7 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-7.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141352/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-7.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roskosmos

|remarks = Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Progress M1-1

|user = Roskosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (Mir)

|function = Logistics

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 26 April

|d-time = 19:27

}}

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|date = 3 February |time = 09:26{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Zenit |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Zenit.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141557/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Zenit.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}} Zenit-2

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 45/1

|LSP=

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18)

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = ELINT

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 3 February |time = 23:30

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Atlas IIAS

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} {{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|ESP}} Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1)

|user = Hispasat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Deactivated 2 June 2017

}}

}}

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|date = 8 February |time = 21:24{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Thor |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Thor.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417141843/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Thor.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta II 7420-10C

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-17B

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|payload= {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Globalstar 60

|user = Globalstar

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Globalstar 62

|user = Globalstar

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Globalstar 63

|user = Globalstar

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Globalstar 64

|user = Globalstar

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 8 February |time = 23:00

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U / Fregat

|flight = ST-07

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|RUS}} Starsem

|remarks= 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.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}23pxIRDT 1

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Recoverable experiments

|outcome = Partial Failure

|d-date = 9 February

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}23pxIRDT-Fregat

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Recoverable experiments

|outcome = Partial Failure

|d-date = 9 February

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Gruzovoy Maket

|user = Lavochkin

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Boilerplate

|outcome = Successful

}}

}}

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|date = 10 February |time = 01:30{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MV |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MV.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142114/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MV.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|JPN}} M-V

|site = {{flagicon|JPN}} Uchinoura LP-M

|LSP = {{flagicon|JPN}} ISAS

|remarks = Loss of control during first stage burn

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|JPN}} ASTRO-E

|user = ISAS

|orbit = Intended: Low Earth

|function = Astronomy

|outcome = Launch failure

|d-date = 10 February

}}

}}

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|date = 11 February |time = 17:43{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-99 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-99.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142334/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-99.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=12 February 2010 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} {{OV|105}}

|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} United Space Alliance

|remarks = Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} STS-99

|user = NASA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Radar topography

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 22 February

}}

}}

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|date = 12 February |time = 09:10{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Proton |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Proton.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142512/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Proton.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Block-DM3

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Garuda 1 (ACeS 1)

|user = ACeS

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 18 February |time = 01:04

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane-44LP H10-3

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-2

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|JPN}} Superbird 4 (Superbird B2)

|user = SCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 12 March |time = 04:07

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Blok-DM-2

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 200/39

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Khrunichev

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A)

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 2015

}}

}}

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|date = 12 March |time = 09:29{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MX |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MX.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417142759/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/MX.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Taurus 1110

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg LC-576E

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Orbital Sciences

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} MTI

|user = U.S. Air Force / Sandia

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 14 May 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26102 |title=MTI |work=N2YO.com |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135148/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26102 |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

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|date = 12 March |time = 14:19

|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}} Zenit-3SL

|site = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ocean Odyssey

|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}} Sea Launch

|remarks = Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} ICO F1

|user = ICO

|orbit = Intended: Medium Earth

|function = Communications

|outcome = Launch Failure

|d-date = 12 March

}}

}}

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|date = 20 March |time = 18:28

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U / Fregat

|flight = ST-08

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|RUS}} Starsem

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|RUS}} Dumsat

|user = Starsem

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Boilerplate

|outcome = Successful

}}

}}

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|date = 21 March |time = 23:28{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane 5 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane5.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143128/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Ariane5.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane 5G

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-3

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|IND}} INSAT-3B

|user = ISRO

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} AsiaStar

|user = 1worldspace

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 25 March |time = 20:34

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta II 7326-9.5

|flight = D-277

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-2W

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} IMAGE (Explorer 78)

|user = NASA

|orbit = High Earth

|function = Aurora research

|outcome = Intermittent contact

}}

}}

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=April=

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|date = 4 April |time = 05:01

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roskosmos

|remarks = Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
Final crewed flight to the Mir space station

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz TM-30

|user = Roskosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (Mir)

|function = Mir EO-28

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 16 June

|d-time = 00:34

}}

}}

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|date = 17 April |time = 21:06

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Blok-DM-2M

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 200/39

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|FRA}} SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C)

|user = Eutelsat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome= Deactivated

|d-date = 13 February 2018

}}

}}

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|date = 19 April |time = 00:29

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane-42L H10-3

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-2

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Galaxy 4R

|user = PanAmSat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Deactivated

|d-date = April 2009

}}

}}

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|date = 25 April |time = 20:08

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roskosmos

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Progress M1-2

|user = Roskosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (Mir)

|function = Logistics

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 15 October

}}

}}

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=May=

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|date = 3 May |time = 07:07

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Atlas IIA

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} GOES 11 (GOES-L)

|user= NOAA/NASA

|orbit = Geostationary

|function = Meteorology

|outcome = Deactivated

|d-date = 15 December 2011

}}

}}

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|date = 3 May |time = 13:25

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9/Neman №9)

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 3 May 2001

}}

}}

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|date = 8 May |time = 16:01{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Titan |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Titan.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143524/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Titan.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Titan IVB (402) / IUS

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-40

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Lockheed Martin

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}USA-149 (DSP-20)

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Early warning

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 11 May |time = 01:48

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta II 7925-9.5

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} USA-150 (GPS IIR-4)

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

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|date = 16 May |time = 08:27{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - UR-100N |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/UR-100N.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417143818/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/UR-100N.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rokot / Briz-KM

|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 133/3

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|RUS}} Eurockot

|remarks = 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.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|RUS}}Simsat-1 (IKA-1)

|user = Eurockot

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Boilerplate

|outcome = Successful

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px{{flagicon|RUS}}Simsat-2 (IKA-2)

|user = Eurockot

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Boilerplate

|outcome = Successful

}}

}}

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|date= 19 May |time = 10:11{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-101 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-101.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314204856/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-101.html |archive-date=14 March 2022 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Space Shuttle {{OV|104|full=no}}

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks = Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}STS-101

|user = NASA

|orbit = Low Earth (ISS)

|function = ISS assembly

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 29 May

|d-time = 06:20

|d-span = 2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}Spacehab Double Module

|user = NASA/Spacehab

|orbit = Low Earth (Atlantis)

|function = Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span = inherit

}}

}}

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|date = 24 May |time = 23:10

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIIA

|site = {{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|remarks = Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|FRA}} Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C)

|user = Eutelsat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8 style="background:white;"| {{TLS-M|2000}}

=June=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 6 June |time = 02:59

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Briz-M

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Gorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L)

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 7 June |time = 13:19{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Pegasus |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Pegasus.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417144224/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Pegasus.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Pegasus-XL

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg Stargazer

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Orbital Sciences

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|UK}} TSX-5

|user = US Air Force / Royal Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=24 June |time=00:28

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Blok DM-2M

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 200/39

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A)

|user = Intersputnik

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Deactivated

|d-date = September 2009

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 25 June |time = 11:50

|rocket = {{flagicon|CHN}}Long March 3

|site = {{flagicon|CHN}}Xichang LC-3

|LSP = {{flagicon|CHN}}

|remarks = Final flight of Long March 3

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|CHN}} Fengyun 2B

|user =CASC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Meteorology

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date = 28 June |time = 10:37{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-14 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-14.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417144449/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-14.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kosmos-3M

|site = {{flagicon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 132/1

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadezhda 6 (Nadezhda №9)

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Navigation

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|CHN}} Tsinghua 1 (Hangtian Qinghua 1)

|user = Tsinghua

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|UK}}SNAP 1

|user = SSTL

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 30 June |time = 12:56

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Atlas IIA

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}

|remarks = First advanced TDRS satellite

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}TDRS-8 (TDRS-H)

|user = NASA

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 30 June |time = 22:08

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Blok DM-2M

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} Sirius FM-1 (Radiosat 1)

|user = Sirius

|orbit = Tundra

|function = Communications

|outcome = Deactivated

|d-date = 2016

}}

}}

|colspan=8 style="background:white;"| {{TLS-M|2000}}

=July=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 4 July |time = 23:44

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / Blok-DM-2

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 200/39

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2371 (Potok №10/Geizer 22L)

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 12 July |time = 04:56

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks = ISS flight 1R

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|UN}} Zvezda

|user = Roskosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (ISS)

|function = ISS component

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 14 July |time = 05:21

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Atlas IIAS

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-36B

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}} International Launch Services

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}Echostar 6 (Bermudasat 1)

|user = EchoStar

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date = 15 July |time = 12:00

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kosmos-3M

|site = {{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 132/1

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}}

|remarks = Rubin 1 was permanently attached to the second stage of Kosmos-3M

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|GER}} CHAMP

|user = DLR

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Geophysics

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 19 September 2010

|d-time = 09:43{{cite web |title=CHAMP Satellite |url=http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000039b.html |website=Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies |publisher=The Aerospace Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513035841/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000039b.html |archive-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|ITA}} MITA

|user = ASI

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Particle detection

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 15 August 2001

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|GER}} Rubin 1 (Bird-Rubin)

|user = OHB-System

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Monitor carrier rocket

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 30 August 2001

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 16 July |time = 09:17

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta II 7925-9.5

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} USA-151 (GPS IIR-5)

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date = 16 July |time = 12:39

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U/Fregat

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}}{{flagicon|RUS}}Starsem

|remarks = Cluster II mission

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23pxCluster FM6 (Salsa)

|user = ESA

|orbit = High Earth

|function = Magnetosphere research

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px Cluster FM7 (Samba)

|user = ESA

|orbit = High Earth

|function = Magnetosphere research

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date = 19 July |time = 20:09

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Minotaur I

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-8

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}}Orbital Sciences

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}}Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri)

|user = US Air Force/DARPA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 11 December 2002

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} MEMS 2A

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 7 November 2002

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} MEMS 2B

|user = US Air Force

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology development

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 7 November 2002

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 28 July |time = 22:42

|rocket = {{flagicon|UKR}} Zenit-3SL

|site = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ocean Odyssey + SL Commander (U.S.)

|LSP = {{flagicon|UN}} Sea Launch

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} PAS-9 (Intelsat 9)

|user = PanAmSat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8 style="background:white;"| {{TLS-M|2026}}

=August=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 6 August |time = 18:26

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks = ISS flight 1P

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Progress M1-3

|user = Roscosmos

|orbit = Low Earth (ISS)

|function = ISS logistics

|outcome = Successful

|d-date = 1 November

|d-time = 07:05

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date = 9 August |time = 11:13

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Soyuz-U / Fregat

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 31/6

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|RUS}} Starsem

|remarks = Cluster II mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px Rumba

|user = ESA

|orbit = High Earth

|function = Magnetosphere research

|outcome = Operational

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px Tango

|user = ESA

|orbit = High Earth

|function = Magnetosphere research

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date = 17 August |time = 23:16

|rocket = {{flagicon|FRA}} Ariane 4 44LP

|site = {{flagicon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-2

|LSP = {{flagicon|FRA}} Arianespace

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4)

|user = Embratel

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Successful{{cite tweet |last=McDowell |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan McDowell |user=planet4589 |number=1412643395105873921 |title=The Star One B4 satellite, originally called Brasilsat B4, was launched in 2000 to 92 deg W. It appears to have been moved up to the 'GEO graveyard' and retired on Jun 15. |date=6 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|EGY}} Nilesat 102

|user = Nilesat

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 17 August |time = 23:45

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Titan IVB (403)

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Vandenberg SLC-4E

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Lockheed Martin

|remarks = NROL-11 Mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4)

|user = NRO

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 23 August |time = 11:05

|rocket = {{flagicon|USA}} Delta III 8930

|site = {{flagicon|USA}} Cape Canaveral SLC-17B

|LSP = {{flagicon|USA}} Boeing IDS

|remarks = Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions.
Final flight of Delta III.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|USA}} DM-F3

|user = Boeing IDS

|orbit = Intended: Geostationary transfer
Actual: Medium Earth

|function = Boilerplate / Calibration target

|outcome = Partial failure

|d-date = 31 December 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26476 |title=DM-F3 |work=N2YO.com |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135149/https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26476 |url-status=live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 28 August |time = 20:08

|rocket = {{flagicon|RUS}} Proton-K / DM-2

|site = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP = {{flagicon|RUS}} Khrunichev

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{flagicon|RUS}} Raduga-1 5

|user = MO RF

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome = Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=September=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=1 September |time=03:25

|rocket={{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 4B

|site={{flagicon|PRC}}Taiyuan LC-1

|LSP={{flagicon|PRC}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|PRC}}Ziyuan-2 01

|user=CAST

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Imaging

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=5 September |time=09:43

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Radiosat 2

|user=Sirius

|orbit=Tundra

|function=Communications

|outcome=Deactivated 2016

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=6 September |time=22:23

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44P

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|FRA}}Eutelsat W1

|user=Eutelsat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=8 September |time=12:45{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-106 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-106.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314211239/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-106.html |archive-date=14 March 2022 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Atlantis

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39B

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-106

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=20 September

|d-time=07:56

|d-span=2

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Spacehab Double Module

|user=NASA/Spacehab

|orbit=Low Earth (Atlantis)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-span=inherit

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=14 September |time=22:54

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 5G

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|LUX}}Astra 2B

|user=SES

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GE 7

|user=GE Americom

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 September |time=10:22

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Titan II 23G

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-4W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Lockheed Martin

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}NOAA-16 (NOAA-L)

|user=NOAA/NASA

|orbit=Sun-synchronous

|function=Weather satellite

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=25 November 2015{{cite web | title = NOAA Weather Satellite suffers in-orbit Breakup | date = 25 November 2015 | url = http://spaceflight101.com/noaa-weather-satellite-suffers-in-orbit-breakup/ | access-date = 8 February 2016 | archive-date = 3 February 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230203135156/https://spaceflight101.com/noaa-weather-satellite-suffers-in-orbit-breakup/ | url-status = live }}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=25 September |time=10:10

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 45/1

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2)

|user=MO RF

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Reconnaissance

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=20 April 2001

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=5

|date=26 September |time=10:05{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-36 |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-36.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417145444/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/R-36.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Dnepr

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 109/95

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}ISC Kosmotras

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|Malaysia}}Tiung SAT

|user=ASTB

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth Imaging

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}MegSat-1

|user=MegSat

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Research

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ITA}}UniSat

|user=Universita degli Studi

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth Imaging

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|SAU}}SaudiSat 1A

|user=SISR

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|SAU}}SaudiSat 1B

|user=SISR

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=29 September |time=09:30

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 31/6

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20)

|user=MO RF

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Cartography

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=14 November

|d-time=22:53

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=October=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=1 October |time=22:00

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Worldsat-1

|user=GE Americom

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=6 October |time=23:00

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 42L

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}N-SAT-110

|user=SCC/JSAT Corporation

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=9 October |time=05:38

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Pegasus-H

|site={{flagicon|MHL}}Kwajalein Atoll

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Orbital Sciences

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}HETE-2

|user=NASA/MIT

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Astronomy

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=11 October |time=23:17{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-92 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314212645/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |archive-date=14 March 2022 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle {{OV|103|full=no}}

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
100th flight of the Space Shuttle program

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-92

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=24 October

|d-time=22:00

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}Z-1 Truss

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}PMA-3

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=13 October |time=14:12

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/24

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2374 (GLONASS)

|user=KNITs

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2375 (GLONASS)

|user=KNITs

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos 2376 (GLONASS)

|user=KNITs

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=16 October |time=21:27

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M-43

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (Mir)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=29 January 2001

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 October |time=00:40

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIA/IABS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA 153 (DSCS III B-11)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 October |time=05:52

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Zenit-3SL

|site={{flagicon|NOR}}Ocean Odyssey

|LSP={{flagicon|UN}}Sea Launch

|remarks=Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UAE}}Thuraya 1

|user=Thuraya

|orbit=Operational: Geosychronous
Actual: Graveyard

|function=Communications

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 October |time=22:00

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GE 6

|user=GE Americom

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=29 October |time=05:59

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44LP

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|remarks=100th Ariane 4 launch

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name=EuropeStar F1

|user=EuropeStar

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=30 October |time=16:02

|rocket={{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 3A

|site={{flagicon|PRC}}Xichang LC-2

|LSP={{flagicon|PRC}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|PRC}}Beidou 1A

|user=CNSA

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=31 October |time=07:52

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz TM-31

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS Expedition 1

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=5 June 2001

|d-time=05:41

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=November=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=10 November |time=17:14

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7925-9.5

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-17A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-154 (GPS IIR-6)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Medium Earth

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Successful

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=4

|date=16 November |time=01:07

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 5G

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}PAS-1R

|user=PanAmSat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}AMSAT-Oscar 40

|user=AMSAT

|orbit=High Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UK}}STRV 1C

|user=DERA

|orbit=Geostationary transfer

|function=Technology development

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UK}}STRV 1D

|user=DERA

|orbit=Geostationary transfer

|function=Technology development

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=16 November |time=01:32

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Soyuz-U

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 1/5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}Roskosmos

|remarks=ISS flight 2P

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Progress M1-4

|user=Roskosmos

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=Logistics

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=8 February 2001{{cite web |title=Progress M1-4 - Trajectory |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2000-073A |website=NSSDCA Master Catalog |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417152213/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=2000-073A |archive-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|d-time=13:50

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 November |time=23:00

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Kosmos-3M

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 132/1

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|remarks=Second stage failed to restart

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Quick Bird 1

|user=EarthWatch

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Earth Imaging

|outcome=Launch Failure

|d-date=21 November

|d-time=~00:30

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=21 November |time=18:24

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Delta II 7320-10

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg SLC-2W

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}Boeing IDS

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Earth Observing-1

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Technology development

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ARG}}SAC-C

|user=CONAE

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth Observation

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|SWE}}Munin

|user=SISP

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Particle detection
Auroral observation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=21 November |time=23:56

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 4 44L

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-2

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|CAN}}Anik F1

|user=Telesat

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=30 November |time=19:59

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Proton-K/DM-2M

|site={{flagicon|KAZ}}Baikonur Site 81/23

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}{{flagicon|USA}}International Launch Services

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}Radiosat 3

|user=Sirius

|orbit=Tundra

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

|colspan=8|

=December=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=2

|date=1 December |time=03:06{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-97 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-97.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413164707/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-97.html |archive-date=13 April 2022 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Space Shuttle Endeavour

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Kennedy LC-39A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}United Space Alliance

|remarks=Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}STS-97

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS assembly

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=11 December

|d-time=23:03

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|UN}}P6 Truss

|user=NASA

|orbit=Low Earth (ISS)

|function=ISS component

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=5 December |time=12:32{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Topol |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Topol.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417150055/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Topol.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|RUS}}Start-1

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Svobodny Site 5

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|ISR}}EROS-A

|user=Imagesat

|orbit=Low Earth

|function=Earth observation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=6 December |time=02:47

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Atlas IIAS

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Cape Canaveral SLC-36A

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|remarks=NRO L-10

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}USA-155 (SDS-3-2)

|user=US Air Force

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=3

|date=20 December |time=00:26

|rocket={{flagicon|FRA}}Ariane 5G

|site={{flagicon|FRA}}Kourou ELA-3

|LSP={{flagicon|FRA}}Arianespace

|remarks=LDREX failed to deploy

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|LUX}}Astra 2D

|user=SES

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}}GE 8

|user=GE Americom

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Communications

|outcome=Operational

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|JPN}}LDREX

|user=NASDA

|orbit=Geostationary transfer

|function=Technology development

|outcome=Failure

|d-date=21 March 2010

|d-time=03:40{{cite web |title=LDREX satellite |url=http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000081c.html |website=Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies |publisher=The Aerospace Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513041250/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2000081c.html |archive-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=20 December |time=16:20

|rocket={{flagicon|PRC}}Long March 3A

|site={{flagicon|PRC}}Xichang LC-2

|LSP={{flagicon|PRC}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|PRC}}Beidou 1B

|user=CNSA

|orbit=Geosynchronous

|function=Navigation

|outcome=Operational

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=6

|date=27 December |time=09:56

|rocket={{flagicon|UKR}}Tsyklon-3

|site={{flagicon|RUS}}Plesetsk Site 32/1

|LSP={{flagicon|RUS}}

|remarks=Third stage malfunction

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets-D1

|user=Rosaviakosmos

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|outcome=Launch Failure

|o-span=6

|d-date=27 December

|d-span=6

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets-D1

|user=Rosaviakosmos

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Gonets-D1

|user=Rosaviakosmos

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Strela-3

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Strela-3

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}{{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|RUS}}Strela-3

|orbit=Intended: Low Earth

|function=Communications

|o-span=inherit

|d-span=inherit

}}

}}

|}

{{TLS-M|2000}}

Suborbital launches

{{TLS-M|2000}}

{{TLS-H2}}

|colspan=8|

=January-December=

|-

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date=19 January |time=02:19{{cite web |last1=McDowell |first1=Jonathan |title=General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Minuteman |url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Minuteman.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417072803/https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Minuteman.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

|rocket={{flagicon|USA}}Minuteman-II

|site={{flagicon|USA}}Vandenberg LF-03

|LSP={{flagicon|USA}}

|payload={{TLS-PL

|name={{flagicon|USA}} Integrated Flight Test-4{{cite journal |last1=Mathew |first1=Dean |title=A Failure Revisited: Closer Look at the Jan 2000 NMD Test |url=https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_apr00mad01.html |publisher=Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417074539/https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_apr00mad01.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |date=April 2000 |url-status=live |journal=Strategic Analysis |volume=XXIV |issue=1 }}

|user=Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

|orbit=Suborbital

|function=Anti-ballistic missile test target

|outcome=Successful

|d-date=L+30 mins

}}

}}

|}

{{TLS-M|2000}}

Deep Space Rendezvous

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Date (GMT)

!Spacecraft

!Event

!Remarks

3 JanuaryGalileo12th flyby of Europa
23 JanuaryCassiniFlyby of 2685 Masursky
14 FebruaryNEARFirst orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros
22 FebruaryGalileo3rd flyby of Io
20 MayGalileo5th flyby of Ganymede
28 DecemberGalileo6th flyby of Ganymede
30 DecemberCassiniFlyby of JupiterGravity assist

EVAs

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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

|{{flagicon|RUS}}Sergei Zalyotin
{{flagicon|RUS}}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.{{cite encyclopedia

|url=http://www.astronautix.com/s/soyuztm-30.html

|title=Soyuz TM-30

|access-date=2022-04-17

|last=Wade

|first=Mark

|year=2008

|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Astronautica

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325174548/http://astronautix.com/s/soyuztm-30.html

|archive-date=2022-03-25

}}

|Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station.

22 May
01:48

|6 hours
{{nowrap|44 minutes}}

|08:32

|STS-101
ISS {{OV|104|full=no}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}James S. Voss
{{flagicon|USA}}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.

|

{{nowrap|11 September}}
04:47

|6 hours
14 minutes

|11:01

|STS-106
ISS Atlantis

|{{flagicon|USA}}Edward Lu
{{flagicon|RUS}}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.

|

15 October
14:27

|6 hours
28 minutes

|20:55

|STS-92
ISS {{OV|103|full=no}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}Leroy Chiao
{{flagicon|USA}}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.

|

16 October
14:15

|7 hours
7 minutes

|21:22

|STS-92
ISS Discovery

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}}Michael Lopez-Alegria}}
{{flagicon|USA}}Peter Wisoff

|Installed the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.

|

17 October
14:30

|6 hours
48 minutes

|21:18

|STS-92
ISS Discovery

|{{flagicon|USA}}Leroy Chiao
{{flagicon|USA}}William S. McArthur

|Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.

|

18 October
15:00

|6 hours
56 minutes

|21:56

|STS-92
ISS Discovery

|{{flagicon|USA}}Michael Lopez-Alegria
{{flagicon|USA}}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.

|

3 December
18:35

|7 hours
33 minutes

|{{nowrap|4 December}}
02:08

|STS-97
{{nowrap|ISS {{OV|105|full=no}}}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}Joseph R. Tanner
{{flagicon|USA}}Carlos I. Noriega

|Attached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.

5 December
17:21

|6 hours
37 minutes

|23:58

|STS-97
ISS Endeavour

|{{flagicon|USA}}Joseph R. Tanner
{{flagicon|USA}}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.

|

7 December
16:13

|5 hours
10 minutes

|21:23

|STS-97
ISS Endeavour

|{{flagicon|USA}}Joseph R. Tanner
{{flagicon|USA}}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.

|

References

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=Footnotes=

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