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.
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
Yaogan Weixing 2Long March 2D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Globalstar 65,69,71,72Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Xinnuo 3Long March 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Success
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
