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.
Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2)H-IIA 2024
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Arabsat 4AProton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
FalconSAT-2Falcon 1
SpaceX
Failure
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Space Technology 5 (ST-5) (3x microsats)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Soyuz TMA-8Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-56Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yaogan Weixing 1Long March 4C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
