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.
Ekspress AM-33Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-63Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Thor 5Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AMC 14Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Failure
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-12Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Communications/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Success
Air launch to orbit
Tian Lian 1ALong March 3C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Giove-BSoyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
