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.
Progress M-59Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4Long March 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
IGS Radar 2 & IGS Optical 3VH-IIA 2024
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Success
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
DemoSatFalcon 1
SpaceX
Failure
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Soyuz TMA-10Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Anik F3Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Hai Yang 1BLong March 2C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou DW 1Long March 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Progress M-60Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nigcomsat 1Long March 3B/E
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
