Orbital Launches in 2000
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
Orbital Radar lists 85 every orbital launch in 2000, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-27 | Gonets-D1 No. 19/20/212000-F03 | Tsiklon-3 | Russian Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 2000-12-20 | er ke beidou daohang s.w2000-082 | Chang Zheng 3A | CASC | Xichang | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-12-20 | Astra 2D2000-081 | Ariane 5G | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-12-06 | QUASAR 13?2000-080 | Atlas IIAS | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-12-05 | EROS A12000-079 | Start-1 | Puskovie Uslugi | Svobodniy | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-12-01 | OV-105 ISS2000-078 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-11-30 | Sirius CD Radio 32000-077 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM3 | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-11-21 | Anik F12000-076 | Ariane 44L 44L-3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-11-21 | Earth Orbiter 12000-075 | Delta 7320-10 | Blue Origin | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-11-20 | QuickBird 12000-074 | Kosmos 11K65M | Puskovie Uslugi | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 2000-11-16 | PAS 1R2000-072 | Ariane 5G | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-11-16 | Progress M1 No. 2532000-073 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-11-10 | Navstar GPS SVN 412000-071 | Delta 7925-9.5 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2000-10-31 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 2052000-070 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-10-30 | yi ke beidou daohang s.w2000-069 | Chang Zheng 3A | CASC | Xichang | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar FM12000-068 | Ariane 44LP 44LP-3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-10-21 | Thuraya 12000-066 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kirimati | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-10-21 | GE 62000-067 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM3 | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-10-20 | DSCS III B-112000-065 | Atlas IIA | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-10-16 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 2432000-064 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-10-13 | Uragan No. 83L2000-063 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2000-10-11 | OV-103 ISS2000-062 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-10-09 | HETE 22000-061 | Pegasus H | Orbital Sciences | Kwajalein | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-10-06 | Superbird 52000-060 | Ariane 42L 42L-3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-10-01 | GE-1A2000-059 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM3 | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-09-29 | Kometa No. 20?2000-058 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Russian Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-09-26 | Dnepr Rideshare 12000-057 | Dnepr | KTRAS/RVSNR | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-09-25 | Yenisey2000-056 | Zenit-2 | Russian Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-09-21 | NOAA L2000-055 | Titan II SLV | 2SLS/AFSMC | Vandenberg SFB | 343 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-09-14 | Astra 2B2000-054 | Ariane 5G | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-09-08 | OV-104 ISS2000-053 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-09-06 | Eutelsat W12000-052 | Ariane 44P 44P-3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-09-05 | Sirius CD Radio 22000-051 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM3 | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-09-01 | ziyuan erhao 01 xing2000-050 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Taiyuan | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-08-28 | Globus No. 16L2000-049 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-08-23 | DM-F32000-048 | Delta 8930 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral | — | MEO | success |
| 2000-08-17 | Brasilsat B42000-046 | Ariane 44LP 44LP-3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-08-17 | ONYX 42000-047 | Titan 403B | 2SLS/AFSMC | Vandenberg SFB | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-08-09 | Cluster FM5 (C1)2000-045 | Soyuz-U-PVB Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-08-06 | Progress M1 No. 2512000-044 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-07-28 | PAS 92000-043 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kirimati | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-07-19 | Mightysat 2.12000-042 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-07-16 | Cluster FM7 (C3)2000-041 | Soyuz-U-PVB Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-07-16 | Navstar GPS SVN 442000-040 | Delta 7925-9.5 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2000-07-15 | MITA-NINA2000-039 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Rocket Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 2000-07-14 | Echostar VI2000-038 | Atlas IIAS | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-07-12 | 77KSM No. 128-012000-037 | Proton-K | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-07-04 | Geizer No. 22L2000-036 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2000-06-30 | Sirius CD Radio 12000-035 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM3 | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2000-06-30 | TDRS H2000-034 | Atlas IIA | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.