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.
AMC 12Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)H-IIA 2022
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Progress M-52Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-2Proton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Apstar 6Long March 3B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Soyuz TMA-6Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
DirecTV-8Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Foton-M No. 2Soyuz-U-PVB
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
