 Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of theInternational Space Station, launches aboardSoyuz TM-31 | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 21 January |
| Last | 27 December |
| Total | 85 |
| Successes | 81 |
| Failures | 4 |
| Catalogued | 82 |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | |
| Retirements | |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 7 |
| Total travellers | 37 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in2000 inspaceflight, including major launches andEVAs.
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
| 21 January 01:03[2] |  Atlas IIA /IABS | Cape CanaveralSLC-36A | | |||||
| USA-148 (DSCS III B-8) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 January 01:04[3] |  Ariane-42L H10-3 | KourouELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| Galaxy 10R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 January 16:45[4] |  Long March 3A | Xichang LC-3 | | |||||
| ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A) | ChinaSat /CAST | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 January 03:03[5] | Minotaur I | VandenbergSLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | |||||
| JAWSAT | Weber State/USAF Academy | Low Earth | Plasma research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| FalconSat 1 | USAF Academy | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ASUSAT 1 | Arizona State | Low Earth | Imaging/Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| OCSE | US Air Force | Low Earth | Laser calibration | 3 March 2001 | Successful | |||
| OPAL | Stanford | Low Earth | Picosatellite deployment | In orbit | Successful | |||
| STENSAT | AMSAT | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| MEMS 1A | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MEMS 1B | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Thelma | Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| Louise | Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| JAK (MASAT) | Santa Clara | Low Earth | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 February 06:47[6] |  Soyuz-U |  BaikonurSite 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Progress M1-1 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 26 April 19:27 | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight ofProgress-M1 spacecraft | ||||||||
| 3 February 09:26[7] |  Zenit-2 | BaikonurSite 45/1 | ||||||
| Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18) | MO RF | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 February 23:30[2] | Atlas IIAS | Cape CanaveralSLC-36B | International Launch Services | |||||
 Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1) | Hispasat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2 June 2017 | |||
| 8 February 21:24[8] | Delta II 7420-10C | Cape CanaveralSLC-17B | Boeing IDS | |||||
| Globalstar 60 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Globalstar 62 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Globalstar 63 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Globalstar 64 | Globalstar | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 February 23:00[6] | Soyuz-U /Fregat | ST-07 | BaikonurSite 31/6 | Starsem | ||||
 IRDT 1 | ESA | Low Earth | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure | |||
| IRDT-Fregat | ESA | Low Earth | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure | |||
| Gruzovoy Maket | Lavochkin | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight ofSoyuz-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. | ||||||||
| 10 February 01:30[9] |  M-V | Uchinoura LP-M | ISAS | |||||
| ASTRO-E | ISAS | Intended: Low Earth | Astronomy | 10 February | Launch failure | |||
| Loss of control during first stage burn | ||||||||
| 11 February 17:43[10] | Space Shuttle Endeavour | KennedyLC-39A | United Space Alliance | |||||
| STS-99 | NASA | Low Earth | Radartopography | 22 February | Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with sixastronauts Shuttle Radar Topography Mission | ||||||||
| 12 February 09:10[11] | Proton-K /Block-DM3 | BaikonurSite 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||||
 Garuda 1 (ACeS 1) | ACeS | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 February 01:04[3] | Ariane-44LP H10-3 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| Superbird 4 (Superbird B2) | SCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
March[edit] | ||||||||
| 12 March 04:07[11] | Proton-K /Blok-DM-2 | BaikonurSite 200/39 | Khrunichev | |||||
| Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A) | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | 2015 | Successful | |||
| 12 March 09:29[12] | Taurus 1110 | VandenbergLC-576E | Orbital Sciences | |||||
| MTI | U.S. Air Force /Sandia | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 14 May 2022[13] | Successful | |||
| 12 March 14:19[7] | Zenit-3SL |  Ocean Odyssey |  Sea Launch | |||||
| ICO F1 | ICO | Intended:Medium Earth | Communications | 12 March | Launch Failure | |||
| Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff. | ||||||||
| 20 March 18:28[6] | Soyuz-U /Fregat | ST-08 | BaikonurSite 31/6 | Starsem | ||||
| Dumsat | Starsem | Medium Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 21 March 23:28[14] | Ariane 5G | KourouELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
 INSAT-3B | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AsiaStar | 1worldspace | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 March 20:34[8] | Delta II 7326-9.5 | D-277 | VandenbergSLC-2W | Boeing IDS | ||||
| IMAGE (Explorer 78) | NASA | High Earth | Aurora research | In orbit | Intermittent contact | |||
April[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 April 05:01[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Soyuz TM-30 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | MirEO-28 | 16 June 00:34 | Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts Final crewed flight to the Mirspace station | ||||||||
| 17 April 21:06[11] | Proton-K /Blok-DM-2M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||||
| SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C) | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | 13 February 2018 | Deactivated | |||
| 19 April 00:29[3] | Ariane-42L H10-3 | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| Galaxy 4R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | April 2009 | Deactivated | |||
| 25 April 20:08[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Progress M1-2 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 15 October | Successful | |||
May[edit] | ||||||||
| 3 May 07:07[2] | Atlas IIA | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | | |||||
| GOES 11 (GOES-L) | NOAA/NASA | Geostationary | Meteorology | 15 December 2011 | Deactivated | |||
| 3 May 13:25[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | | |||||
| Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9/Neman №9) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 3 May 2001 | Successful | |||
| 8 May 16:01[15] | Titan IVB (402) /IUS | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | |||||
| USA-149 (DSP-20) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 May 01:48[8] | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape CanaveralSLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||||
| USA-150 (GPS IIR-4) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 May 08:27[16] | Rokot /Briz-KM | PlesetskSite 133/3 | Eurockot | |||||
| Simsat-1 (IKA-1) | Eurockot | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Simsat-2 (IKA-2) | Eurockot | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Maiden flight ofRokot /Briz-KM Variant. First launch of Eurockot. First launch of Rokot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. First launch of Rokot outside a silo. | ||||||||
| 19 May 10:11[17] | Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | |||||
| STS-101 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 29 May 06:20 | Successful | |||
| Spacehab Double Module | NASA/Spacehab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | Successful | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | ||||||||
| 24 May 23:10[2] | Atlas IIIA | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | |||||
| Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C) | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA. | ||||||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 June 02:59[11] | Proton-K /Briz-M | BaikonurSite 81/24 | International Launch Services | |||||
| Gorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L) | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 June 13:19[18] | Pegasus-XL | VandenbergStargazer | Orbital Sciences | |||||
 TSX-5 | US Air Force /Royal Air Force | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 June 00:28[11] | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |||||
| Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A) | Intersputnik | Geosynchronous | Communications | September 2009 | Deactivated | |||
| 25 June 11:50[4] | Long March 3 | Xichang LC-3 | | |||||
| Fengyun 2B | CASC | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Final flight of Long March 3 | ||||||||
| 28 June 10:37[19] | Kosmos-3M | PlesetskSite 132/1 | | |||||
| Nadezhda 6 (Nadezhda №9) | MO RF | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tsinghua 1 (Hangtian Qinghua 1) | Tsinghua | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SNAP 1 | SSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 June 12:56[2] | Atlas IIA | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | | |||||
| TDRS-8 (TDRS-H) | NASA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First advanced TDRS satellite | ||||||||
| 30 June 22:08[11] | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | |||||
| Sirius FM-1 (Radiosat 1) | Sirius | Tundra | Communications | 2016 | Deactivated | |||
July[edit] | ||||||||
| 4 July 23:44[11] | Proton-K / Blok-DM-2 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | | |||||
| Kosmos 2371 (Potok №10/Geizer 22L) | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 July 04:56[11] | Proton-K | Baikonur Site 81/23 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Zvezda | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ISS flight 1R | ||||||||
| 14 July 05:21[2] | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | |||||
| Echostar 6 (Bermudasat 1) | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 July 12:00[19] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |||||
 CHAMP | DLR | Low Earth | Geophysics | 19 September 2010 09:43[20] | Successful | |||
 MITA | ASI | Low Earth | Particle detection | 15 August 2001 | Successful | |||
| Rubin 1 (Bird-Rubin) | OHB-System | Low Earth | Monitor carrier rocket | 30 August 2001 | Successful | |||
| Rubin 1 was permanently attached to the second stage of Kosmos-3M | ||||||||
| 16 July 09:17[8] | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||||
| USA-151 (GPS IIR-5) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 July 12:39[6] | Soyuz-U/Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | |||||
| Cluster FM6 (Salsa) | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Cluster FM7 (Samba) | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Cluster II mission | ||||||||
| 19 July 20:09[5] | Minotaur I | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | |||||
| Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri) | US Air Force/DARPA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 11 December 2002 | Successful | |||
| MEMS 2A | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful | |||
| MEMS 2B | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful | |||
| 28 July 22:42[7] | Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey + SL Commander (U.S.) | Sea Launch | |||||
| PAS-9 (Intelsat 9) | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
August[edit] | ||||||||
| 6 August 18:26[6] | Soyuz-U | BaikonurSite 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress M1-3 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 November 07:05 | Successful | |||
| ISS flight 1P | ||||||||
| 9 August 11:13[6] | Soyuz-U /Fregat | BaikonurSite 31/6 | Starsem | |||||
| Rumba | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tango | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Cluster II mission. | ||||||||
| 17 August 23:16[3] | Ariane 4 44LP | KourouELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
 Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4) | Embratel | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful[21] | |||
 Nilesat 102 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 August 23:45[15] | Titan IVB (403) | VandenbergSLC-4E | Lockheed Martin | |||||
| USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4) | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-11 Mission. | ||||||||
| 23 August 11:05[8] | Delta III 8930 | Cape CanaveralSLC-17B | Boeing IDS | |||||
| DM-F3 | Boeing IDS | Intended:Geostationary transfer Actual:Medium Earth | Boilerplate / Calibration target | 31 December 2019[22] | Partial failure | |||
| Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions. Final flight of Delta III. | ||||||||
| 28 August 20:08[11] | Proton-K /DM-2 | BaikonurSite 81/24 | Khrunichev | |||||
| Raduga-1 5 | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
September[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 September 03:25[4] | Long March 4B | Taiyuan LC-1 | | |||||
| Ziyuan-2 01 | CAST | Low Earth | Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 September 09:43[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||||
| Radiosat 2 | Sirius | Tundra | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2016 | |||
| 6 September 22:23[3] | Ariane 4 44P | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| Eutelsat W1 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 September 12:45[23] | Space ShuttleAtlantis | KennedyLC-39B | United Space Alliance | |||||
| STS-106 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 20 September 07:56 | Successful | |||
| Spacehab Double Module | NASA/Spacehab | Low Earth (Atlantis) | Logistics | Successful | ||||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts | ||||||||
| 14 September 22:54[14] | Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
 Astra 2B | SES | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GE 7 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 September 10:22[15] | Titan II 23G | VandenbergSLC-4W | Lockheed Martin | |||||
| NOAA-16 (NOAA-L) | NOAA/NASA | Sun-synchronous | Weather satellite | 25 November 2015[24] | Successful | |||
| 25 September 10:10[7] | Zenit-2 | Baikonur Site 45/1 | | |||||
| Kosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2) | MO RF | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 20 April 2001 | Successful | |||
| 26 September 10:05[25] | Dnepr | BaikonurSite 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | |||||
 Tiung SAT | ASTB | Low Earth | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
| MegSat-1 | MegSat | Low Earth | Research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| UniSat | Universita degli Studi | Low Earth | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational | |||
 SaudiSat 1A | SISR | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SaudiSat 1B | SISR | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 September 09:30[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | | |||||
| Kosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20) | MO RF | Low Earth | Cartography | 14 November 22:53 | Successful | |||
October[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 October 22:00[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||||
| Worldsat-1 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 October 23:00 | Ariane 4 42L | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| N-SAT-110 | SCC/JSAT Corporation | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 October 05:38[18] | Pegasus-H |  Kwajalein Atoll | Orbital Sciences | |||||
| HETE-2 | NASA/MIT | Low Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 October 23:17[26] | Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | |||||
| STS-92 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 24 October 22:00 | Successful | |||
| Z-1 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| PMA-3 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts 100th flight of theSpace Shuttle program | ||||||||
| 13 October 14:12[11] | Proton-K/DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | | |||||
| Kosmos 2374 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2375 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2376 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 October 21:27[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Progress M-43 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (Mir) | Logistics | 29 January 2001 | Successful | |||
| 20 October 00:40[2] | Atlas IIA/IABS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | | |||||
| USA 153 (DSCS III B-11) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 October 05:52[7] | Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | |||||
 Thuraya 1 | Thuraya | Operational: Geosychronous Actual:Graveyard | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007 | ||||||||
| 21 October 22:00[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||||
| GE 6 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 October 05:59[3] | Ariane 4 44LP | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
| EuropeStar F1 | EuropeStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 100th Ariane 4 launch | ||||||||
| 30 October 16:02[4] | Long March 3A | Xichang LC-2 | | |||||
| Beidou 1A | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 October 07:52[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Soyuz TM-31 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISSExpedition 1 | 5 June 2001 05:41 | Successful | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||||
November[edit] | ||||||||
| 10 November 17:14[8] | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||||
| USA-154 (GPS IIR-6) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Successful | |||
| 16 November 01:07[14] | Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
| PAS-1R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| AMSAT-Oscar 40 | AMSAT | High Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| STRV 1C | DERA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| STRV 1D | DERA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 November 01:32[6] | Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||||
| Progress M1-4 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 8 February 2001[27] 13:50 | Successful | |||
| ISS flight 2P | ||||||||
| 20 November 23:00[19] | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |||||
| Quick Bird 1 | EarthWatch | Intended: Low Earth | Earth Imaging | 21 November ~00:30 | Launch Failure | |||
| Second stage failed to restart | ||||||||
| 21 November 18:24[8] | Delta II 7320-10 | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | |||||
| Earth Observing-1 | NASA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |||
 SAC-C | CONAE | Low Earth | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 Munin | SISP | Low Earth | Particle detection Auroral observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 November 23:56[3] | Ariane 4 44L | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||||
 Anik F1 | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 November 19:59[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | International Launch Services | |||||
| Radiosat 3 | Sirius | Tundra | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
December[edit] | ||||||||
| 1 December 03:06[28] | Space ShuttleEndeavour | Kennedy LC-39A | United Space Alliance | |||||
| STS-97 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 11 December 23:03 | Successful | |||
| P6 Truss | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS component | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts | ||||||||
| 5 December 12:32[29] | Start-1 | Svobodny Site 5 | | |||||
 EROS-A | Imagesat | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 December 02:47[2] | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A | | |||||
| USA-155 (SDS-3-2) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NRO L-10 | ||||||||
| 20 December 00:26[14] | Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||||
| Astra 2D | SES | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GE 8 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| LDREX | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Technology development | 21 March 2010 03:40[30] | Failure | |||
| LDREX failed to deploy | ||||||||
| 20 December 16:20[4] | Long March 3A | Xichang LC-2 | | |||||
| Beidou 1B | CNSA | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 December 09:56[25] | Tsyklon-3 | PlesetskSite 32/1 | | |||||
| Gonets-D1 | Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | 27 December | Launch Failure | |||
| Gonets-D1 | Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Gonets-D1 | Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Strela-3 | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Strela-3 | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Strela-3 | Intended: Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Third stage malfunction | ||||||||
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ =CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
January-December[edit] | |||||||
| 19 January 02:19[5] | Minuteman-II | VandenbergLF-03 | | ||||
| Integrated Flight Test-4[31] | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization | Suborbital | Anti-ballistic missile test target | L+30 mins | Successful | ||
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| France | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Russia | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
 United States | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| World | 85 | 81 | 4 | 0 | |
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Galileo | 12th flyby ofEuropa | |
| 23 January | Cassini | Flyby of2685 Masursky | |
| 14 February | NEAR | First orbiter ofasteroid; entered orbit of433 Eros | |
| 22 February | Galileo | 3rd flyby ofIo | |
| 20 May | Galileo | 5th flyby ofGanymede | |
| 28 December | Galileo | 6th flyby of Ganymede | |
| 30 December | Cassini | Flyby ofJupiter | Gravity assist |
| Start date/time | Duration | End time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 10:44 | 5 hours 3 minutes | 15:47 | MirEO-28 Kvant-2 | Sergei ZalyotinAlexander Kaleri | Tested a leak sealant and inspected a malfunctioning solar panel onKvant-1. A final photographic record of the outer surfaces of Mir was made during a panorama-inspection.[32] | Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station. |
| 22 May 01:48 | 6 hours 44 minutes | 08:32 | STS-101 ISS Atlantis | James S. VossJeffrey Williams | Inspected and secured the Orbital Replacement Unit Transfer Device, completed assembly of Strela cargo crane, and replaced one ofUnity's two early communication antennas.[17] | |
| 11 September 04:47 | 6 hours 14 minutes | 11:01 | STS-106 ISSAtlantis | Edward LuYuri Malenchenko | Attached cabling that integrated theZvezda module fully to the rest of the ISS, and constructed and attached a magnetometer that serves as a backup navigation system for the station.[23] | |
| 15 October 14:27 | 6 hours 28 minutes | 20:55 | STS-92 ISS Discovery | Leroy ChiaoWilliam S. McArthur | Connected two sets of cables to provide power to heaters and conduits located on theZ1 truss, relocated two communication antenna assemblies, and installed a toolbox for use during future on-orbit construction.[26] | |
| 16 October 14:15 | 7 hours 7 minutes | 21:22 | STS-92 ISSDiscovery | Michael Lopez-AlegriaPeter Wisoff | Installed thePMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of thesolar arrays.[26] | |
| 17 October 14:30 | 6 hours 48 minutes | 21:18 | STS-92 ISSDiscovery | Leroy ChiaoWilliam S. McArthur | Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.[26] | |
| 18 October 15:00 | 6 hours 56 minutes | 21:56 | STS-92 ISSDiscovery | Michael Lopez-AlegriaPeter 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 theSAFER pack's abilities.[26] | |
| 3 December 18:35 | 7 hours 33 minutes | 4 December 02:08 | STS-97 ISS Endeavour | Joseph R. TannerCarlos I. Noriega | Attached theP6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.[28] | |
| 5 December 17:21 | 6 hours 37 minutes | 23:58 | STS-97 ISSEndeavour | Joseph R. TannerCarlos 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 ofDestiny.[28] | |
| 7 December 16:13 | 5 hours 10 minutes | 21:23 | STS-97 ISSEndeavour | Joseph R. TannerCarlos 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 theUnity node.[28] |
