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2000 in spaceflight
Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31
Orbital launches
First21 January
Last27 December
Total85
Successes81
Failures4
Catalogued82
Rockets
Maiden flights
Retirements
Crewed flights
Orbital7
Total travellers37
2000 in spaceflight
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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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This paragraph is an excerpt from Soyuz TM-31.[edit]
Soyuz TM-31 was the first Soyuz spaceflight to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).[1] The spacecraft carried the members of Expedition 1, the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by a Soyuz-U rocket.

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

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21 January
01:03[2] 		United StatesAtlas IIA / IABS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United States USA-148 (DSCS III B-8) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 January
01:04[3] 		Europe Ariane-42L H10-3 France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
United States Galaxy 10R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 January
16:45[4] 		China Long March 3A China Xichang LC-3 China
China ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A) ChinaSat / CAST Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
27 January
03:03[5] 		United States Minotaur I United States Vandenberg SLC-8 United States Orbital Sciences
United States JAWSAT Weber State/USAF Academy Low Earth Plasma research In orbit Operational
United States FalconSat 1 USAF Academy Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
United States ASUSAT 1 Arizona State Low Earth Imaging/Communications In orbit Operational
United States OCSE US Air Force Low Earth Laser calibration 3 March 2001 Successful
United States OPAL Stanford Low Earth Picosatellite deployment In orbit Successful
United States STENSAT AMSAT Low Earth Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure
United States MEMS 1A DARPA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
United States MEMS 1B DARPA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
United States Thelma Santa Clara Low Earth In orbit Spacecraft failure
United States Louise Santa Clara Low Earth In orbit Spacecraft failure
United States 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

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1 February
06:47[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M1-1 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 26 April
19:27		 Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft
3 February
09:26[7] 		Ukraine Zenit-2 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 45/1
Russia Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18) MO RF Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
3 February
23:30[2] 		United States Atlas IIAS United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36B Russia United StatesInternational Launch Services
Spain Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1) Hispasat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Deactivated 2 June 2017
8 February
21:24[8] 		United States Delta II 7420-10C United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B United States Boeing IDS
United States Globalstar 60 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United States Globalstar 62 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United States Globalstar 63 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United States Globalstar 64 Globalstar Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
8 February
23:00[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat ST-07 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussia Starsem
RussiaEuropean UnionIRDT 1 ESA Low Earth Recoverable experiments 9 February Partial Failure
RussiaEuropean UnionIRDT-Fregat ESA Low Earth Recoverable experiments 9 February Partial Failure
RussiaGruzovoy Maket Lavochkin Low Earth Boilerplate In orbit Successful
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.
10 February
01:30[9] 		Japan M-V Japan Uchinoura LP-M Japan ISAS
Japan ASTRO-E ISAS Intended: Low Earth Astronomy 10 February Launch failure
Loss of control during first stage burn
11 February
17:43[10] 		United States Space Shuttle Endeavour United StatesKennedy LC-39A United States United Space Alliance
United States STS-99 NASA Low Earth Radar topography 22 February Successful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
12 February
09:10[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Block DM-03 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
Indonesia Garuda 1 (ACeS 1) ACeS Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
18 February
01:04[3] 		European Union Ariane-44LP H10-3 France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Japan Superbird 4 (Superbird B2) SCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

March

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12 March
04:07[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Blok DM-2 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A) RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 2015 Successful
12 March
09:29[12] 		United States Taurus 1110 United States Vandenberg LC-576E United States Orbital Sciences
United States MTI U.S. Air Force / Sandia Low Earth Reconnaissance 14 May 2022[13] Successful
12 March
14:19[7] 		Ukraine Zenit-3SL Norway Ocean Odyssey United Nations Sea Launch
United States ICO F1 ICO Intended: Medium Earth Communications 12 March Launch Failure
Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff.
20 March
18:28[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat ST-08 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Europe Russia Starsem
Europe Russia Dumsat Starsem Medium Earth Boilerplate In orbit Successful
21 March
23:28[14] 		Europe Ariane 5G France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
India INSAT-3B ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United States AsiaStar 1worldspace Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 March
20:34[8] 		United States Delta II 7326-9.5 D-277 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Boeing IDS
United States IMAGE (Explorer 78) NASA High Earth Aurora research In orbit Intermittent contact

April

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4 April
05:01[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TM-30 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-28 16 June
00:34		 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
Final crewed flight to the Mir space station
17 April
21:06[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Blok-DM-2M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
France SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C) Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications 13 February 2018 Deactivated
19 April
00:29[3] 		European Union Ariane 4 42L France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
United States Galaxy 4R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications April 2009 Deactivated
25 April
20:08[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roskosmos
Russia Progress M1-2 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 15 October Successful

May

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3 May
07:07[2] 		United States Atlas IIA United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United States GOES 11 (GOES-L) NOAA/NASA Geostationary Meteorology 15 December 2011 Deactivated
3 May
13:25[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia
Russia Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 3 May 2001 Successful
8 May
16:01[15] 		United States Titan IVB (402) / IUS United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States Lockheed Martin
United StatesUSA-149 (DSP-20) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning In orbit Operational
11 May
01:48[8] 		United States Delta II 7925-9.5 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17A United States Boeing IDS
United States USA-150 (GPS IIR-4) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
16 May
08:27[16] 		Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 European UnionRussia Eurockot
European UnionRussiaSimsat-1 (IKA-1) Eurockot Low Earth Boilerplate In orbit Successful
European UnionRussiaSimsat-2 (IKA-2) Eurockot Low Earth Boilerplate In orbit Successful
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.
19 May
10:11[17] 		United States Space Shuttle Atlantis United States Kennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-101 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 29 May
06:20		 Successful
United StatesSpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics Successful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
24 May
23:10[2] 		United StatesAtlas IIIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36B RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
France Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C) Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA.

June

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6 June
02:59[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
RussiaGorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L) RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
7 June
13:19[18] 		United States Pegasus-XL United States Vandenberg Stargazer United States Orbital Sciences
United StatesUnited Kingdom TSX-5 US Air Force / Royal Air Force Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
24 June
00:28[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia
Russia Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A) Intersputnik Geosynchronous Communications September 2009 Deactivated
25 June
11:50[4] 		ChinaLong March 3 ChinaXichang LC-3 China
China Fengyun 2B CASC Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
Final flight of Long March 3
28 June
10:37[19] 		Russia Kosmos-3M Russia Plesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
Russia Nadezhda 6 (Nadezhda №9) MO RF Low Earth (SSO) Navigation In orbit Operational
China Tsinghua 1 (Hangtian Qinghua 1) Tsinghua Low Earth (SSO) Technology development In orbit Operational
United KingdomSNAP 1 SSTL Low Earth (SSO) Technology development In orbit Operational
30 June
12:56[2] 		United States Atlas IIA United States Cape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesTDRS-8 (TDRS-H) NASA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
First advanced TDRS satellite
30 June
22:08[11] 		Russia Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 RussiaUnited States International Launch Services
United States Sirius FM-1 (Radiosat 1) Sirius Tundra Communications 2016 Deactivated

July

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4 July
23:44[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2371 (Potok №10) MO RF Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
12 July
04:56[11] 		RussiaProton-K KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaRoskosmos
United NationsZvezda Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
ISS flight 1R
14 July
05:21[2] 		United StatesAtlas IIAS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36B RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesEchostar 6 EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 July
12:00[19] 		RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
ItalyMITA [fr; gl] ASI Low Earth Particle detection 15 August 2001 Successful
GermanyCHAMP DLR Low Earth Geophysics 19 September 2010
09:43[20]		 Successful
GermanyRubin 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] 		United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-151 (GPS IIR-5) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
16 July
12:39[6] 		RussiaSoyuz-U/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussiaStarsem
European UnionSamba ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research In orbit Operational
European UnionSalsa ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research In orbit Operational
Cluster II mission
19 July
20:09[5] 		United StatesMinotaur I United StatesVandenberg SLC-8 United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesMightysat 2.1 (Sindri) US Air Force/DARPA Low Earth Reconnaissance 11 December 2002 Successful
United StatesPicosat 7/8 US Air Force Low Earth Technology development 7 November 2002 Successful
28 July
22:42[7] 		UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey + SL Comander (U.S.) United NationsSea Launch
United StatesPAS-9 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

August

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6 August
18:26[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress M1-3 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 November
07:05		 Successful
ISS flight 1P
9 August
11:13[6] 		Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Europe Russia Starsem
Europe Rumba ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research In orbit Operational
Europe Tango ESA High Earth Magnetosphere research In orbit Operational
Cluster II mission.
17 August
23:16[3] 		Europe Ariane 4 44LP France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Brazil Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4) Embratel Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful[21]
Egypt Nilesat 102 Nilesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 August
23:45[15] 		United States Titan IVB (403) United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States Lockheed Martin
United States USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NROL-11 Mission.
23 August
11:05[8] 		United States Delta III 8930 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B United States Boeing IDS
United States 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] 		Russia Proton-K / DM-2 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Raduga-1 5 MO RF Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

September

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1 September
03:25[4] 		ChinaLong March 4B ChinaTaiyuan LC-1 China
ChinaZiyuan-2 01 CAST Low Earth Imaging In orbit Operational
5 September
09:43[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesRadiosat 2 Sirius Tundra Communications In orbit Deactivated 2016
6 September
22:23[3] 		European UnionAriane 4 44P FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
FranceEutelsat W1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
8 September
12:45[23] 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39B United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-106 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 20 September
07:56		 Successful
United StatesSpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics Successful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
14 September
22:54[14] 		European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
LuxembourgAstra 2B SES Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United StatesGE 7 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
21 September
10:22[15] 		United StatesTitan II 23G United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W United StatesLockheed Martin
United StatesNOAA-16 (NOAA-L) NOAA/NASA Sun-synchronous Weather satellite 25 November 2015[24] Successful
25 September
10:10[7] 		UkraineZenit-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance 20 April 2001 Successful
26 September
10:05[25] 		UkraineDnepr KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
MalaysiaTiung SAT ASTB Low Earth Earth Imaging In orbit Operational
ItalyMegSat-1 MegSat Low Earth Research In orbit Operational
ItalyUniSat Universita degli Studi Low Earth Earth Imaging In orbit Operational
Saudi ArabiaSaudiSat 1A SISR Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Saudi ArabiaSaudiSat 1B SISR Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
29 September
09:30[6] 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20) MO RF Low Earth Cartography 14 November
22:53		 Successful

October

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1 October
22:00[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesWorldsat-1 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
6 October
23:00 		European UnionAriane 4 42L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
JapanN-SAT-110 SCC/JSAT Corporation Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 October
05:38[18] 		United StatesPegasus-H Marshall IslandsKwajalein Atoll United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesHETE-2 NASA/MIT Low Earth Astronomy In orbit Operational
11 October
23:17[26] 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-92 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 24 October
22:00		 Successful
United NationsZ-1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
United NationsPMA-3 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
100th flight of the Space Shuttle program
13 October
14:12[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2374 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
RussiaKosmos 2375 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
RussiaKosmos 2376 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
16 October
21:27[6] 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-43 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics 29 January 2001 Successful
20 October
00:40[2] 		United StatesAtlas IIA/IABS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesUSA 153 (DSCS III B-11) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
21 October
05:52[7] 		UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United Arab EmiratesThuraya 1 Thuraya Operational: Geosychronous
Actual: Graveyard 		Communications In orbit Successful
Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007
21 October
22:00[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesGE 6 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
29 October
05:59[3] 		European UnionAriane 4 44LP FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
EuropeStar F1 EuropeStar Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
100th Ariane 4 launch
30 October
16:02[4] 		ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang LC-2 China
ChinaBeidou 1A CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
31 October
07:52[6] 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TM-31 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 1 5 June 2001
05:41		 Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts

November

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10 November
17:14[8] 		United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-154 (GPS IIR-6) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Successful
16 November
01:07[14] 		European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
United StatesPAS-1R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United StatesAMSAT-Oscar 40 AMSAT High Earth Communications In orbit Operational
United KingdomSTRV 1C DERA Geostationary transfer Technology development In orbit Operational
United KingdomSTRV 1D DERA Geostationary transfer Technology development In orbit Operational
16 November
01:32[6] 		RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M1-4 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 8 February 2001[27]
13:50		 Successful
ISS flight 2P
20 November
23:00[19] 		RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
United StatesQuick Bird 1 EarthWatch Intended: Low Earth Earth Imaging 21 November
~00:30		 Launch Failure
Second stage failed to restart
21 November
18:24[8] 		United StatesDelta II 7320-10 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesEarth Observing-1 NASA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
ArgentinaSAC-C CONAE Low Earth Earth Observation In orbit Operational
SwedenMunin SISP Low Earth Particle detection
Auroral observation		 In orbit Operational
21 November
23:56[3] 		European UnionAriane 4 44L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
CanadaAnik F1 Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
30 November
19:59[11] 		RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesRadiosat 3 Sirius Tundra Communications In orbit Operational

December

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1 December
03:06[28] 		United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-97 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 11 December
23:03		 Successful
United NationsP6 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS component In orbit Operational
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts
5 December
12:32[29] 		RussiaStart-1 RussiaSvobodny Site 5 Russia
IsraelEROS-A Imagesat Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
6 December
02:47[2] 		United StatesAtlas IIAS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesUSA-155 (SDS-3-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
NRO L-10
20 December
00:26[14] 		European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
LuxembourgAstra 2D SES Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
United StatesGE 8 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
JapanLDREX NASDA Geostationary transfer Technology development 21 March 2010
03:40[30]		 Failure
LDREX failed to deploy
20 December
16:20[4] 		ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang LC-2 China
ChinaBeidou 1B CNSA Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
27 December
09:56[25] 		UkraineTsyklon-3 RussiaPlesetsk Site 32/1 Russia
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications 27 December Launch Failure
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
Third stage malfunction

Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January-December

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19 January
02:19[5] 		United StatesMinuteman-II United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United States
United States Integrated Flight Test-4[31] Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Suborbital Anti-ballistic missile test target L+30 mins Successful

Deep Space Rendezvous

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Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
3 January Galileo 12th flyby of Europa
23 January Cassini Flyby of 2685 Masursky
14 February NEAR First orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros
22 February Galileo 3rd flyby of Io
20 May Galileo 5th flyby of Ganymede
28 December Galileo 6th flyby of Ganymede
30 December Cassini Flyby of Jupiter Gravity 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 		RussiaSergei Zalyotin
RussiaAlexander 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.[32] Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station.
22 May
01:48 		6 hours
44 minutes 		08:32 STS-101
ISS Atlantis 		United StatesJames S. Voss
United StatesJeffrey 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.[17]
11 September
04:47 		6 hours
14 minutes 		11:01 STS-106
ISS Atlantis 		United StatesEdward Lu
RussiaYuri 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.[23]
15 October
14:27 		6 hours
28 minutes 		20:55 STS-92
ISS Discovery 		United StatesLeroy Chiao
United StatesWilliam 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.[26]
16 October
14:15 		7 hours
7 minutes 		21:22 STS-92
ISS Discovery 		United StatesMichael Lopez-Alegria
United StatesPeter Wisoff 		Installed the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.[26]
17 October
14:30 		6 hours
48 minutes 		21:18 STS-92
ISS Discovery 		United StatesLeroy Chiao
United StatesWilliam 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
ISS Discovery 		United StatesMichael Lopez-Alegria
United StatesPeter 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.[26]
3 December
18:35 		7 hours
33 minutes 		4 December
02:08 		STS-97
ISS Endeavour 		United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos I. Noriega 		Attached the P6 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
ISS Endeavour 		United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos 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.[28]
7 December
16:13 		5 hours
10 minutes 		21:23 STS-97
ISS Endeavour 		United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos 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.[28]

References

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  • Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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