2000 in spaceflight

Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31

Orbital launches
First| 21 January
Last| 27 December
Total| 85
Successes| 81
Failures| 4
Catalogued| 82
Rockets
Maiden flights|

* Atlas IIIA
* Minotaur I
* Soyuz-U/Fregat
* Rokot/Briz-KM

Retirements|

* Long March 3
* Delta III

Crewed flights
Orbital| 7
Total travellers| 37

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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

## First ISS expedition

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This paragraph is an excerpt from Soyuz TM-31.[edit]

Soyuz TM-31 was the first Soyuz spaceflight to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).[1] The spacecraft carried the members of Expedition 1, the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by a Soyuz-U rocket.

## Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)  | Rocket | Flight number  | Launch site | LSP

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Remarks

### January

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21 January
01:03 [2] | Atlas IIA / IABS |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A |
USA-148 (DSCS III B-8)  | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
25 January
01:04 [3] |  Ariane-42L H10-3 |  |  Kourou ELA-2 |  Arianespace
Galaxy 10R | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
25 January
16:45 [4] |  Long March 3A |  |  Xichang LC-3  |
ChinaSat 22 (Feng Huo 1A)  | ChinaSat / CAST | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
27 January
03:03 [5] |  Minotaur I |  |  Vandenberg SLC-8 |  Orbital Sciences
JAWSAT | Weber State/USAF Academy | Low Earth | Plasma research | In orbit | Operational
FalconSat 1 | USAF Academy  | Low Earth  | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational
ASUSAT 1 | Arizona State | Low Earth  | Imaging/Communications | In orbit | Operational
OCSE | US Air Force  | Low Earth  | Laser calibration | 3 March 2001 | Successful
OPAL | Stanford | Low Earth  | Picosatellite deployment | In orbit | Successful
STENSAT | AMSAT | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
MEMS 1A | DARPA | Low Earth  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
MEMS 1B | DARPA | Low Earth  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
Thelma | Santa Clara | Low Earth  |  | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Louise | Santa Clara  | Low Earth  |  | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
JAK (MASAT)  | Santa Clara  | Low Earth  |  | In orbit | Spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of Minotaur I
Thelma, Louise, JAK, and STENSAT failed to contact ground after deployment from OPAL
Thelma & Louise deployed on 12 February, JAK & STENSAT on 11 February
Picosats also deployed from OPAL at 03:34 UTC on 7 February

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### February

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1 February
06:47[6] |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roskosmos
Progress M1-1 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (Mir)  | Logistics | 26 April
19:27 | Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft
3 February
09:26[7] |  Zenit-2 |  |  Baikonur Site 45/1 |
Kosmos 2369 (Tselina-2 №18)  | MO RF | Low Earth  | ELINT | In orbit | Operational
3 February
23:30[2] |  Atlas IIAS |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-36B |  International Launch Services
Hispasat 1C (Hispasat 84W-1)  | Hispasat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2 June 2017
8 February
21:24[8] |  Delta II 7420-10C  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |  Boeing IDS
Globalstar 60 | Globalstar | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 62 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 63 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Globalstar 64 | Globalstar  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
8 February
23:00[6] |  Soyuz-U / Fregat | ST-07  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 |  Starsem
IRDT 1 | ESA | Low Earth  | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure
IRDT-Fregat | ESA | Low Earth  | Recoverable experiments | 9 February | Partial Failure
Gruzovoy Maket | Lavochkin | Low Earth  | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Soyuz-U/Fregat Variant. First flight of the Fregat Upper stage. Damage to the inflatable heat shield of IRDT led to high landing speed which damaged the spacecraft. Mission Designated:Demonstrator.
10 February
01:30[9] |  M-V |  |  Uchinoura LP-M  |  ISAS
ASTRO-E | ISAS  | Intended: Low Earth  | Astronomy | 10 February | Launch failure
Loss of control during first stage burn
11 February
17:43[10] |  Space Shuttle Endeavour |  | Kennedy LC-39A |  United Space Alliance
STS-99 | NASA | Low Earth  | Radar topography | 22 February | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
12 February
09:10[11] |  Proton-K / Block DM-03 |  |  Baikonur Site 81/23 |  International Launch Services
Garuda 1 (ACeS 1)  | ACeS | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
18 February
01:04[3] |  Ariane-44LP H10-3 |  |  Kourou ELA-2  |  Arianespace
Superbird 4 (Superbird B2)  | SCC | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

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### March

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12 March
04:07[11] |  Proton-K / Blok DM-2 |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39 |  Khrunichev
Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A)  | RSCC | Geosynchronous  | Communications | 2015 | Successful
12 March
09:29[12] |  Taurus 1110  |  |  Vandenberg LC-576E |  Orbital Sciences
MTI | U.S. Air Force / Sandia | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 14 May 2022[13] | Successful
12 March
14:19[7] |  Zenit-3SL |  |  Ocean Odyssey |  Sea Launch
ICO F1 | ICO | Intended: Medium Earth | Communications | 12 March | Launch Failure
Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff.
20 March
18:28[6] |  Soyuz-U / Fregat | ST-08  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 |  Starsem
Dumsat | Starsem | Medium Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful
21 March
23:28[14] |  Ariane 5G |  |  Kourou ELA-3 |  Arianespace
INSAT-3B | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
AsiaStar | 1worldspace | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
25 March
20:34[8] |  Delta II 7326-9.5  | D-277  |  Vandenberg SLC-2W |  Boeing IDS
IMAGE (Explorer 78)  | NASA | High Earth | Aurora research | In orbit | Intermittent contact

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### April

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4 April
05:01[6] |  Soyuz-U  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  Roskosmos
Soyuz TM-30 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (Mir)  | Mir EO-28 | 16 June
00:34 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
Final crewed flight to the Mir space station
17 April
21:06[11] |  Proton-K / Blok-DM-2M |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39  |  International Launch Services
SESAT 1 (Eutelsat 16C)  | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | 13 February 2018 | Deactivated
19 April
00:29[3] |  Ariane 4 42L  |  |  Kourou ELA-2  |  Arianespace
Galaxy 4R | PanAmSat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | April 2009 | Deactivated
25 April
20:08[6] |  Soyuz-U  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |  Roskosmos
Progress M1-2 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (Mir)  | Logistics | 15 October | Successful

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### May

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3 May
07:07[2] |  Atlas IIA  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-36A  |
GOES 11 (GOES-L)  | NOAA/NASA  | Geostationary | Meteorology | 15 December 2011 | Deactivated
3 May
13:25[6] |  Soyuz-U  |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5  |
Kosmos 2370 (Yantar-4KS1M №9)  | MO RF  | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | 3 May 2001 | Successful
8 May
16:01[15] |  Titan IVB (402) / IUS |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |  Lockheed Martin
USA-149 (DSP-20)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Early warning | In orbit | Operational
11 May
01:48[8] |  Delta II 7925-9.5  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-17A |  Boeing IDS
USA-150 (GPS IIR-4)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
16 May
08:27[16] |  Rokot / Briz-KM |  |  Plesetsk Site 133/3 |  Eurockot
Simsat-1 (IKA-1)  | Eurockot  | Low Earth  | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful
Simsat-2 (IKA-2)  | Eurockot  | Low Earth  | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful
Maiden flight of Rokot / Briz-KM Variant. First launch of Eurockot. First launch of Rokot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. First launch of Rokot outside a silo.
19 May
10:11[17] |  Space Shuttle  Atlantis |  |  Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-101 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 29 May
06:20 | Successful
Spacehab Double Module | NASA/Spacehab | Low Earth (Atlantis)  | Logistics | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
24 May
23:10[2] | Atlas IIIA |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B  |  International Launch Services
Eutelsat W4 (Eutelsat 36A/Eutelsat 70C)  | Eutelsat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA.

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### June

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6 June
02:59[11] |  Proton-K / Briz-M |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  International Launch Services
Gorizont 33 (Gorizont 45L)  | RSCC | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
7 June
13:19[18] |  Pegasus-XL |  |  Vandenberg Stargazer |  Orbital Sciences
TSX-5 | US Air Force / Royal Air Force | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
24 June
00:28[11] |  Proton-K / Blok DM-2M  |  |  Baikonur Site 200/39  |
Ekspress-A3 (Ekspress 3A)  | Intersputnik  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | September 2009 | Deactivated
25 June
11:50[4] | Long March 3 |  | Xichang LC-3  |
Fengyun 2B | CASC | Geosynchronous  | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational
Final flight of Long March 3
28 June
10:37[19] | Kosmos-3M |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1 |
Nadezhda №6 | MO RF  | Sun-synchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Tsinghua  | Tsinghua | Sun-synchronous  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
SNAP 1 | Surrey Satellite Technology | Sun-synchronous  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
30 June
12:56[2] | Atlas IIA  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A  |
TDRS-H (TDRS-8)  | NASA  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
First advanced TDRS satellite
30 June
22:08[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/24  | International Launch Services
Radiosat 1 | Sirius | Tundra | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2016

### July

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4 July
23:44[11] | Proton-K/DM-2 |  | Baikonur Site 200/39  |
Kosmos 2371 (Potok №10)  | MO RF | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
12 July
04:56[11] | Proton-K  |  | Baikonur Site 81/23  | Roskosmos
Zvezda | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
ISS flight 1R
14 July
05:21[2] | Atlas IIAS  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B  | International Launch Services
Echostar 6 | EchoStar | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
15 July
12:00[19] | Kosmos-3M  |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1  |
MITA [fr; gl] | ASI | Low Earth  | Particle detection | 15 August 2001 | Successful
CHAMP | DLR | Low Earth  | Geophysics | 19 September 2010
09:43[20] | Successful
Rubin 1 (Bird-Rubin)  | OHB-System | Low Earth  | Monitor carrier rocket | 30 August 2001 | Successful
Rubin 1 was permanently attached to the second stage of Kosmos-3M
16 July
09:17[8] | Delta II 7925-9.5  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A  | Boeing IDS
USA-151 (GPS IIR-5)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
16 July
12:39[6] | Soyuz-U/Fregat  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  | Starsem
Samba | ESA  | High Earth  | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational
Salsa | ESA  | High Earth  | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational
Cluster II mission
19 July
20:09[5] | Minotaur I  |  | Vandenberg SLC-8  | Orbital Sciences
Mightysat 2.1 (Sindri)  | US Air Force/DARPA  | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | 11 December 2002 | Successful
Picosat 7/8 | US Air Force  | Low Earth  | Technology development | 7 November 2002 | Successful
28 July
22:42[7] | Zenit-3SL  |  | Ocean Odyssey + SL Comander (U.S.)  | Sea Launch
PAS-9 | PanAmSat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

### August

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6 August
18:26[6] |  Soyuz-U |  |  Baikonur Site 1/5 |  Roscosmos
Progress M1-3 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS logistics | 1 November
07:05 | Successful
ISS flight 1P
9 August
11:13[6] |  Soyuz-U / Fregat |  |  Baikonur Site 31/6 |  Starsem
Rumba | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational
Tango | ESA | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | In orbit | Operational
Cluster II mission.
17 August
23:16[3] |  Ariane 4 44LP  |  |  Kourou ELA-2 |  Arianespace
Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4)  | Embratel | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful[21]
Nilesat 102 | Nilesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational
17 August
23:45[15] |  Titan IVB (403)  |  |  Vandenberg SLC-4E |  Lockheed Martin
USA-152 (Lacrosse 4, Onyx 4)  | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational
NROL-11 Mission.
23 August
11:05[8] |  Delta III 8930  |  |  Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |  Boeing IDS
DM-F3 | Boeing IDS | Intended: Geostationary transfer
Actual: Medium Earth | Boilerplate / Calibration target | 31 December 2019[22] | Partial failure
Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions.
Final flight of Delta III.
28 August
20:08[11] |  Proton-K / DM-2 |  |  Baikonur Site 81/24 |  Khrunichev
Raduga-1 5  | MO RF | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational

### September

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1 September
03:25[4] | Long March 4B |  | Taiyuan LC-1  |
Ziyuan-2 01  | CAST  | Low Earth  | Imaging | In orbit | Operational
5 September
09:43[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/23  | International Launch Services
Radiosat 2 | Sirius  | Tundra  | Communications | In orbit | Deactivated 2016
6 September
22:23[3] | Ariane 4 44P  |  | Kourou ELA-2  | Arianespace
Eutelsat W1 | Eutelsat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
8 September
12:45[23] | Space Shuttle Atlantis |  | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance
STS-106 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 20 September
07:56 | Successful
Spacehab Double Module  | NASA/Spacehab  | Low Earth (Atlantis)  | Logistics | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
14 September
22:54[14] | Ariane 5G  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Astra 2B | SES | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
GE 7 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
21 September
10:22[15] | Titan II 23G  |  | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Lockheed Martin
NOAA-16 (NOAA-L)  | NOAA/NASA  | Sun-synchronous  | Weather satellite | 25 November 2015[24] | Successful
25 September
10:10[7] | Zenit-2  |  | Baikonur Site 45/1  |
Kosmos 2372 (Orlets-2 №2)  | MO RF  | Low Earth  | Reconnaissance | 20 April 2001 | Successful
26 September
10:05[25] | Dnepr |  | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras
Tiung SAT | ASTB  | Low Earth  | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational
MegSat-1 | MegSat | Low Earth  | Research | In orbit | Operational
UniSat | Universita degli Studi | Low Earth  | Earth Imaging | In orbit | Operational
SaudiSat 1A | SISR | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
SaudiSat 1B | SISR  | Low Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
29 September
09:30[6] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 31/6  |
Kosmos 2375 (Yantar-1KFT №20)  | MO RF  | Low Earth  | Cartography | 14 November
22:53 | Successful

### October

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1 October
22:00[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/23  | International Launch Services
Worldsat-1 | GE Americom  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
6 October
23:00  | Ariane 4 42L  |  | Kourou ELA-2  | Arianespace
N-SAT-110 | SCC/JSAT Corporation | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
9 October
05:38[18] | Pegasus-H |  | Kwajalein Atoll | Orbital Sciences
HETE-2 | NASA/MIT | Low Earth  | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational
11 October
23:17[26] | Space Shuttle  Discovery |  | Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-92 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 24 October
22:00 | Successful
Z-1 Truss | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
PMA-3 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
100th flight of the Space Shuttle program
13 October
14:12[11] | Proton-K/DM-2  |  | Baikonur Site 81/24  |
Kosmos 2374 (GLONASS)  | KNITs | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2375 (GLONASS)  | KNITs  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
Kosmos 2376 (GLONASS)  | KNITs  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
16 October
21:27[6] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Progress M-43 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (Mir)  | Logistics | 29 January 2001 | Successful
20 October
00:40[2] | Atlas IIA/IABS |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A  |
USA 153 (DSCS III B-11)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
21 October
05:52[7] | Zenit-3SL  |  | Ocean Odyssey  | Sea Launch
Thuraya 1 | Thuraya | Operational: Geosychronous
Actual: Graveyard | Communications | In orbit | Successful
Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007
21 October
22:00[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/23  | International Launch Services
GE 6 | GE Americom  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
29 October
05:59[3] | Ariane 4 44LP  |  | Kourou ELA-2  | Arianespace
EuropeStar F1 | EuropeStar | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
100th Ariane 4 launch
30 October
16:02[4] | Long March 3A  |  | Xichang LC-2  |
Beidou 1A | CNSA  | Geosynchronous  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
31 October
07:52[6] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Soyuz TM-31 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS Expedition 1 | 5 June 2001
05:41 | Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts

### November

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10 November
17:14[8] | Delta II 7925-9.5  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A  | Boeing IDS
USA-154 (GPS IIR-6)  | US Air Force  | Medium Earth  | Navigation | In orbit | Successful
16 November
01:07[14] | Ariane 5G  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
PAS-1R | PanAmSat  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
AMSAT-Oscar 40 | AMSAT  | High Earth  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
STRV 1C | DERA | Geostationary transfer  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
STRV 1D | DERA  | Geostationary transfer  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
16 November
01:32[6] | Soyuz-U  |  | Baikonur Site 1/5  | Roskosmos
Progress M1-4 | Roskosmos  | Low Earth (ISS)  | Logistics | 8 February 2001[27]
13:50 | Successful
ISS flight 2P
20 November
23:00[19] | Kosmos-3M  |  | Plesetsk Site 132/1  |
Quick Bird 1 | EarthWatch | Intended: Low Earth  | Earth Imaging | 21 November
~00:30 | Launch Failure
Second stage failed to restart
21 November
18:24[8] | Delta II 7320-10  |  | Vandenberg SLC-2W  | Boeing IDS
Earth Observing-1 | NASA  | Low Earth  | Technology development | In orbit | Operational
SAC-C | CONAE | Low Earth  | Earth Observation | In orbit | Operational
Munin | SISP | Low Earth  | Particle detection
Auroral observation | In orbit | Operational
21 November
23:56[3] | Ariane 4 44L  |  | Kourou ELA-2  | Arianespace
Anik F1 | Telesat | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
30 November
19:59[11] | Proton-K/DM-2M  |  | Baikonur Site 81/23  | International Launch Services
Radiosat 3 | Sirius  | Tundra  | Communications | In orbit | Operational

### December

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1 December
03:06[28] | Space Shuttle Endeavour |  | Kennedy LC-39A  | United Space Alliance
STS-97 | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS assembly | 11 December
23:03 | Successful
P6 Truss | NASA  | Low Earth (ISS)  | ISS component | In orbit | Operational
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts
5 December
12:32[29] | Start-1 |  | Svobodny Site 5  |
EROS-A | Imagesat | Low Earth  | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational
6 December
02:47[2] | Atlas IIAS  |  | Cape Canaveral SLC-36A  |
USA-155 (SDS-3-2)  | US Air Force  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
NRO L-10
20 December
00:26[14] | Ariane 5G  |  | Kourou ELA-3  | Arianespace
Astra 2D | SES | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
GE 8 | GE Americom  | Geosynchronous  | Communications | In orbit | Operational
LDREX | NASDA | Geostationary transfer  | Technology development | 21 March 2010
03:40[30] | Failure
LDREX failed to deploy
20 December
16:20[4] | Long March 3A  |  | Xichang LC-2  |
Beidou 1B | CNSA  | Geosynchronous  | Navigation | In orbit | Operational
27 December
09:56[25] | Tsyklon-3 |  | Plesetsk Site 32/1 |
Gonets-D1 | Rosaviakosmos | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications | 27 December | Launch Failure
Gonets-D1  | Rosaviakosmos  | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications
Gonets-D1  | Rosaviakosmos  | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications
Strela-3 |  | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications
Strela-3  |  | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications
Strela-3  |  | Intended: Low Earth  | Communications
Third stage malfunction

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19 January
02:19[5] | Minuteman-II |  | Vandenberg LF-03 |
Integrated Flight Test-4[31] | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization  | Suborbital  | Anti-ballistic missile test target | L+30 mins | Successful

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## Deep Space Rendezvous

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3 January | Galileo | 12th flyby of Europa
23 January | Cassini | Flyby of 2685 Masursky
14 February | NEAR | First orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros
22 February | Galileo | 3rd flyby of Io
20 May | Galileo | 5th flyby of Ganymede
28 December | Galileo | 6th flyby of Ganymede
30 December | Cassini | Flyby of Jupiter | Gravity assist

## EVAs

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Start Date/Time  | Duration  | End Time  | Spacecraft  | Crew  | Function  | Remarks

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12 May
10:44  | 5 hours
3 minutes  | 15:47  | Mir EO-28
Kvant-2 | Sergei Zalyotin
Alexander Kaleri | Tested a leak sealant and inspected a malfunctioning solar panel on Kvant-1. A final photographic record of the outer surfaces of Mir was made during a panorama-inspection.[32] | Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station.
22 May
01:48  | 6 hours
44 minutes | 08:32  | STS-101
ISS Atlantis | James S. Voss
Jeffrey Williams | Inspected and secured the Orbital Replacement Unit Transfer Device, completed assembly of Strela cargo crane, and replaced one of Unity's two early communication antennas.[17] |
11 September
04:47  | 6 hours
14 minutes  | 11:01  | STS-106
ISS Atlantis | Edward Lu
Yuri Malenchenko | Attached cabling that integrated the Zvezda module fully to the rest of the ISS, and constructed and attached a magnetometer that serves as a backup navigation system for the station.[23] |
15 October
14:27  | 6 hours
28 minutes  | 20:55  | STS-92
ISS  Discovery | Leroy Chiao
William S. McArthur | Connected two sets of cables to provide power to heaters and conduits located on the Z1 truss, relocated two communication antenna assemblies, and installed a toolbox for use during future on-orbit construction.[26] |
16 October
14:15  | 7 hours
7 minutes  | 21:22  | STS-92
ISS Discovery | Michael Lopez-Alegria
Peter Wisoff | Installed the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.[26] |
17 October
14:30  | 6 hours
48 minutes  | 21:18  | STS-92
ISS Discovery | Leroy Chiao
William S. McArthur  | Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.[26] |
18 October
15:00  | 6 hours
56 minutes  | 21:56  | STS-92
ISS Discovery | Michael Lopez-Alegria
Peter Wisoff  | Removed a grapple fixture on the Z1 truss, deployed a Z1 utility tray, Manual Berthing Mechanism latches for Z1 were cycled and opened, and demonstrated the SAFER pack's abilities.[26] |
3 December
18:35  | 7 hours
33 minutes  | 4 December
02:08  | STS-97
ISS  Endeavour | Joseph R. Tanner
Carlos I. Noriega | Attached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.[28]
5 December
17:21  | 6 hours
37 minutes  | 23:58  | STS-97
ISS Endeavour | Joseph R. Tanner
Carlos I. Noriega  | Configured the space station to use power from P6. Positioned the S-band antenna for use by the space station. Prepared the station for the arrival of Destiny.[28] |
7 December
16:13  | 5 hours
10 minutes  | 21:23  | STS-97
ISS Endeavour | Joseph R. Tanner
Carlos I. Noriega  | Positioned a floating potential probe to measure the plasma field surrounding the space station, performed repair work to increase tension in the starboard solar array blankets that did not stretch out completely during deployment, and installed a centerline camera cable outside the Unity node.[28] |

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### Footnotes

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1. ^ "Soyuz ISS Missions" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2011.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Atlas". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e f g McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
4. ^ a b c d e McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - DF5". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
5. ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Minuteman". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-7". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
7. ^ a b c d e McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Zenit". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
8. ^ a b c d e f g McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Thor". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
9. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MV". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
10. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (12 February 2010). "STS-99". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Proton". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
12. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - MX". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
13. ^ "MTI". N2YO.com. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
14. ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane 5". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
15. ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Titan". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
16. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - UR-100N". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
17. ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-101". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
18. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Pegasus". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
19. ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-14". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
20. ^ "CHAMP Satellite". Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. The Aerospace Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
21. ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (6 July 2021). "The Star One B4 satellite, originally called Brasilsat B4, was launched in 2000 to 92 deg W. It appears to have been moved up to the 'GEO graveyard' and retired on Jun 15" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2021 - via Twitter.
22. ^ "DM-F3". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
23. ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-106". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
24. ^ "NOAA Weather Satellite suffers in-orbit Breakup". 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
25. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - R-36". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
26. ^ a b c d e Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-92". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
27. ^ "Progress M1-4 - Trajectory". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NASA. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
28. ^ a b c d Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-97". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
29. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Topol". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
30. ^ "LDREX satellite". Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. The Aerospace Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
31. ^ Mathew, Dean (April 2000). "A Failure Revisited: Closer Look at the Jan 2000 NMD Test". Strategic Analysis. XXIV (1). Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
32. ^ Wade, Mark (2008). "Soyuz TM-30". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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* EchoStar VI
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* USA-151
* Samba, Salsa
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* PAS-9

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* USA-152
* DM-F3
* Globus No.16L

September|

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* STS-106
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* GE-7
* NOAA-16
* Kosmos 2372
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* Kosmos 2373

October|

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* HETE-2
* STS-92 (ITS Z1, PMA-3)
* Kosmos 2374, Kosmos 2375, Kosmos 2376
* Progress M-43
* USA-153
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* GE-6
* Europe*Star 1
* Beidou 1A
* Soyuz TM-31

November|

* USA-154
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* Progress M1-4
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* EO-1, SAC-C, Munin
* Anik F1
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