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.
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
KT-1 satellite?Kaituozhe-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Failure
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Progress M-53Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-3Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Shi Jian 7Long March 2D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fanhui Shi Weixing (21)Long March 2C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
