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Orbital launches in 2000

85 launch attempts in 2000: 81 succeeded and 4 failed. Together they carried 163 payloads, 7 of them crewed.

85 launches81 successful163 payloads

Launches by month

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All launches of 2000

85 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 21, 2000DSCS III B-82000-001Atlas IIACape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
2Jan 25, 2000Galaxy XR2000-002Ariane 42LKourouFrance1Success
3Jan 25, 2000Feng Huo 12000-003Chang Zheng 3AXichangChina1Success
4Jan 27, 2000JAWSAT2000-004Minotaur IVandenbergUnited States11Success
5Feb 1, 2000Progress 7K-TGM No. 2502000-005Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
6Feb 3, 2000Tselina-2 No. 15L2000-006Zenit-2BaikonurRussia1Success
7Feb 3, 2000Hispasat 1C2000-007Atlas IIASCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
8Feb 8, 2000Globalstar D-72000-008Delta 7420-10CCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
9Feb 8, 2000Dummy satellite2000-009Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurFrance3Success
10Feb 10, 2000ASTRO E2000-U01M-VUchinoura (Kagoshima)Japan1Failure
11Feb 11, 2000OV-105 Spacelab2000-010Space ShuttleCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
12Feb 12, 2000Garuda 12000-011Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
13Feb 18, 2000Superbird 42000-012Ariane 44LPKourouFrance1Success
14Mar 12, 2000Ekspress A No. 22000-013Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
15Mar 12, 2000MTI2000-014Taurus 1110VandenbergUnited States1Success
16Mar 12, 2000ICO F12000-F02Zenit-3SLKiritimati (Sea Launch)Cayman Islands1Failure
17Mar 20, 2000Dumsat2000-015Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurFrance2Success
18Mar 21, 2000Asiastar2000-016Ariane 5GKourouFrance2Success
19Mar 25, 2000IMAGE2000-017Delta 7326-9.5VandenbergUnited States1Success
20Apr 4, 2000Soyuz 7K-STM No. 2042000-018Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
21Apr 17, 2000SESAT2000-019Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
22Apr 19, 2000Galaxy IVR2000-020Ariane 42LKourouFrance1Success
23Apr 25, 2000Progress M1 No. 2522000-021Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
24May 3, 2000GOES L2000-022Atlas IIACape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
25May 3, 2000Neman2000-023Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
26May 8, 2000DSP 18?2000-024Titan 402B/IUSCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
27May 11, 2000Navstar GPS SVN 512000-025Delta 7925-9.5Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
28May 16, 2000EPN 813IP/003 (Iridium)2000-026RokotPlesetskRussia2Success
29May 19, 2000OV-104 ISS2000-027Space ShuttleCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
30May 24, 2000Eutelsat W42000-028Atlas 3ACape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
31Jun 6, 2000Gorizont No. 45L2000-029Proton-K/Briz-MBaikonurRussia1Success
32Jun 7, 2000TSX-52000-030Pegasus XLVandenbergUnited States1Success
33Jun 24, 2000Ekspress-A No. 32000-031Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
34Jun 25, 2000Feng Yun Er Yi2000-032Chang Zheng 3XichangChina1Success
35Jun 28, 2000Nadezhda 17F118 No. 7012000-033Kosmos 11K65MPlesetskRussia3Success
36Jun 30, 2000TDRS H2000-034Atlas IIACape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
37Jun 30, 2000Sirius CD Radio 12000-035Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
38Jul 4, 2000Geizer No. 22L2000-036Proton-K/DM-2BaikonurRussia1Success
39Jul 12, 200077KSM No. 128-012000-037Proton-KBaikonurRussia1Success
40Jul 14, 2000Echostar VI2000-038Atlas IIASCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
41Jul 15, 2000MITA-NINA2000-039Kosmos 11K65MPlesetskRussia3Success
42Jul 16, 2000Navstar GPS SVN 442000-040Delta 7925-9.5Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
43Jul 16, 2000Cluster FM7 (C3)2000-041Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurFrance2Success
44Jul 19, 2000Mightysat 2.12000-042Minotaur IVandenbergUnited States3Success
45Jul 28, 2000PAS 92000-043Zenit-3SLKiritimati (Sea Launch)Cayman Islands1Success
46Aug 6, 2000Progress M1 No. 2512000-044Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
47Aug 9, 2000Cluster FM5 (C1)2000-045Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurFrance2Success
48Aug 17, 2000Brasilsat B42000-046Ariane 44LPKourouFrance2Success
49Aug 17, 2000ONYX 42000-047Titan 403BVandenbergUnited States1Success
50Aug 23, 2000DM-F32000-048Delta 8930Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Partial · 0.8
51Aug 28, 2000Globus No. 16L2000-049Proton-K/DM-2BaikonurRussia1Success
52Sep 1, 2000ziyuan erhao 01 xing2000-050Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina1Success
53Sep 5, 2000Sirius CD Radio 22000-051Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
54Sep 6, 2000Eutelsat W12000-052Ariane 44PKourouFrance1Success
55Sep 8, 2000OV-104 ISS2000-053Space ShuttleCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
56Sep 14, 2000Astra 2B2000-054Ariane 5GKourouFrance2Success
57Sep 21, 2000NOAA L2000-055Titan II SLVVandenbergUnited States1Success
58Sep 25, 2000Yenisey2000-056Zenit-2BaikonurRussia23Success
59Sep 26, 2000Dnepr Rideshare 12000-057DneprBaikonurRussia5Success
60Sep 29, 2000Kometa No. 20?2000-058Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
61Oct 1, 2000GE-1A2000-059Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
62Oct 6, 2000Superbird 52000-060Ariane 42LKourouFrance1Success
63Oct 9, 2000HETE 22000-061Pegasus HKwajaleinUnited States1Success
64Oct 11, 2000OV-103 ISS2000-062Space ShuttleCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
65Oct 13, 2000Uragan No. 83L2000-063Proton-K/DM-2BaikonurRussia3Success
66Oct 16, 2000Progress 7K-TGM No. 2432000-064Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
67Oct 20, 2000DSCS III B-112000-065Atlas IIACape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
68Oct 21, 2000Thuraya 12000-066Zenit-3SLKiritimati (Sea Launch)United States1Success
69Oct 21, 2000GE 62000-067Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
70Oct 29, 2000EuropeStar FM12000-068Ariane 44LPKourouFrance1Success
71Oct 30, 2000yi ke beidou daohang s.w2000-069Chang Zheng 3AXichangChina1Success
72Oct 31, 2000Soyuz 7K-STM No. 2052000-070Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
73Nov 10, 2000Navstar GPS SVN 412000-071Delta 7925-9.5Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
74Nov 16, 2000PAS 1R2000-072Ariane 5GKourouFrance4Success
75Nov 16, 2000Progress M1 No. 2532000-073Soyuz-U-PVBBaikonurRussia1Success
76Nov 20, 2000QuickBird 12000-074Kosmos 11K65MPlesetskRussia1Failure · 0.4
77Nov 21, 2000Earth Orbiter 12000-075Delta 7320-10VandenbergUnited States3Success
78Nov 21, 2000Anik F12000-076Ariane 44LKourouFrance1Success
79Nov 30, 2000Sirius CD Radio 32000-077Proton-K/DM-2MBaikonurRussia1Success
80Dec 1, 2000OV-105 ISS2000-078Space ShuttleCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
81Dec 5, 2000EROS A12000-079Start-1VostochnyRussia1Success
82Dec 6, 2000QUASAR 13?2000-080Atlas IIASCape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
83Dec 20, 2000Astra 2D2000-081Ariane 5GKourouFrance3Success
84Dec 20, 2000er ke beidou daohang s.w2000-082Chang Zheng 3AXichangChina1Success
85Dec 27, 2000Gonets-D1 No. 19/20/212000-F03Tsiklon-3PlesetskRussia6Failure

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.