Dive into the new millennium of spaceflight with our complete 2000-2009 Rocket Launch Schedule. This comprehensive guide details every mission from a decade defined by the rapid assembly of the International Space Station (ISS), the final flights of the Space Shuttle, and the emergence of new commercial space ventures. Explore the 2000s and witness the crucial launches that transitioned humanity into a new era of space exploration.
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Progress M-47Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1H-IIA 2024
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
US-KMO 6Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-2Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit