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.
Iridium 97 & 98Rokot / Briz-KM
Eurockot Launch Services
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Progress M-46Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Strela-3 131 & 132Kosmos-3M
Production Corporation Polyot
Success
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Araks-N 2Proton-K/17S40
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Echostar VIIIProton-K/DM-2M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Hangtian Tsinghua 1-01Kaituozhe-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Failure
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China