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

2000 in spaceflight
Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the International Space Station, launches aboard Soyuz TM-31
Orbital launches
First21 January
Last27 December
Total85
Successes81
Failures4
Catalogued82
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas IIIA
Minotaur I
RetirementsLong March 3
Delta III
Crewed flights
Orbital7
Total travellers37

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

19 January
02:19[1]
United StatesMinuteman-II United StatesVandenberg LF-03 United States
United States Integrated Flight Test-4[2] Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Suborbital Anti-ballistic missile test targetL+30 minsSuccessful
21 January
01:03[3]
United StatesAtlas IIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesUSA-148 (DSCS III B-8) US Air Force Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
25 January
01:04[4]
European UnionAriane 4 42L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
United StatesGalaxy 10R PanAmSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
25 January
16:45[5]
ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang LC-2 China
ChinaFeng Huo 1 CAST Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
27 January
03:03[1]
United StatesMinotaur I United StatesVandenberg SLC-8 United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesJAWSAT Weber State/USAF Academy Low Earth Plasma researchIn orbitOperational
United StatesOCSE US Air Force Low Earth Laser calibration3 March 2001Successful
United StatesOPAL Stanford Low Earth Picosat deploymentIn orbitSuccessful
United StatesFalconSat USAF Academy Low Earth Technology demonstrationIn orbitOperational
United StatesASUSAT Arizona State Low Earth Imaging/CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesPicosat 1/2 DARPA Low Earth Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
United StatesThelma Santa Clara Low Earth In orbitSpacecraft failure
United StatesLouise Santa Clara Low Earth In orbitSpacecraft failure
United StatesJAK Santa Clara Low Earth In orbitSpacecraft failure
United StatesSTENSAT AMSAT Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitSpacecraft 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

February

1 February
06:47[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M1-1 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics26 April
19:27
Successful
Maiden flight of Progress-M1 spacecraft
3 February
09:26[7]
UkraineZenit-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1
RussiaKosmos 2369 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth ELINTIn orbitOperational
3 February
23:30[3]
United StatesAtlas IIAS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36B RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
SpainHispasat 1C Hispasat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated 2 June 2017
8 February
21:24[8]
United StatesDelta II 7420-10C United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17B United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesGlobalstar 63 Globalstar Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesGlobalstar 62 Globalstar Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesGlobalstar 64 Globalstar Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesGlobalstar 60 Globalstar Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
8 February
23:00[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussiaStarsem
European UnionIRDT ESA Low Earth Recoverable experiments9 FebruaryPartial Failure
RussiaGruzovoy Maket Lavochkin Low Earth BoilerplateIn orbitSuccessful
Damage to the inflatable heat shield of IRDT led to high landing speed which damaged the spacecraft
10 February
01:30[9]
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanASTRO-E ISAS Intended: Low Earth Astronomy10 FebruaryLaunch failure
Loss of control during first stage burn
11 February
17:43[10]
United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-99 NASA Low Earth Radar topography22 FebruarySuccessful
Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
12 February
09:10[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
Garuda 1 ACeS Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
18 February
01:04[4]
European UnionAriane 4 44LP FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
JapanSuperbird B2 SCC Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

March

12 March
04:07[11]
Russia Proton-K / DM-2M Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 200/39 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Ekspress-A2 (Ekspress-6A №2) RSCC Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
12 March
09:29[12]
United States Taurus 1110 United States Vandenberg LC-576E United States Orbital Sciences
United States MTI U.S. Air Force / Sandia Low Earth Reconnaissance14 May 2022[14]Successful
12 March
14:19[7]
Ukraine Zenit-3SL Norway Ocean Odyssey United Nations Sea Launch
United States ICO F1 ICO Intended: Medium Earth Communications12 MarchLaunch Failure
Programming error led to premature second stage cutoff.
20 March
18:28[6]
Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Europe Russia Starsem
Europe Russia Dumsat Starsem Medium Earth BoilerplateIn orbitSuccessful
21 March
23:28[15]
Europe Ariane 5G France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
United States AsiaStar 1worldspace Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
India INSAT-3B ISRO Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
25 March
20:34[8]
United States Delta II 7326-9.5 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Boeing IDS
United States IMAGE NASA High Earth Aurora researchIn orbitIntermittent contact

April

4 April
05:01[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TM-30 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-2816 June
00:34
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts
Final crewed flight to the Mir space station
17 April
21:06[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
FranceSESAT 1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated 13 February 2018
19 April
00:29[4]
European UnionAriane 4 42L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
United StatesGalaxy 4R PanAmSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated April 2009
25 April
20:08[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M1-2 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics15 OctoberSuccessful

May

3 May
07:07[3]
United StatesAtlas IIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesGOES-11 (GOES-L) NOAA/NASA Geostationary Weather satelliteIn orbitDeactivated December 15, 2011
3 May
13:25[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2370 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance3 May 2001Successful
8 May
16:01[16]
United StatesTitan IVB (402)/IUS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-40 United StatesLockheed Martin
United StatesUSA-149 (DSP-20) US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warningIn orbitOperational
11 May
01:48[8]
United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-150 (GPS IIR-4) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
16 May
08:27[17]
RussiaRokot/Briz-KM RussiaPlesetsk Site 133/3 European UnionRussiaEurockot
European UnionRussiaSimsat-1 (IKA-1) Eurockot Low Earth BoilerplateIn orbitSuccessful
European UnionRussiaSimsat-2 (IKA-2) Eurockot Low Earth BoilerplateIn orbitSuccessful
19 May
10:11[18]
United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-101 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly29 May
06:20
Successful
United StatesSpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) LogisticsSuccessful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
24 May
23:10[3]
United StatesAtlas IIIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36B RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
FranceEutelsat W4 Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Maiden flight of Atlas IIIA

June

6 June
02:59[11]
RussiaProton-K/Briz-M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
RussiaGorizont 45 Kos Svya Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
7 June
13:19[19]
United StatesPegasus-XL United StatesStargazer, Vandenberg Orbital Sciences
United StatesUnited KingdomTSX-5 US Air Force/Royal Air Force Low Earth ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
24 June
00:28[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 Russia
RussiaEkspress 3A Intersputnik Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated September 2009
25 June
11:50[5]
ChinaLong March 3 ChinaXichang LC-1 China
ChinaFeng Yun 2B CASC Geosynchronous Weather satelliteIn orbitOperational
Final flight of Long March 3
28 June
10:37[20]
RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
RussiaNadezhda No.701 MO RF Sun-synchronous NavigationIn orbitOperational
ChinaTsinghua Tsinghua Sun-synchronous Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
United KingdomSNAP 1 Surrey Satellite Technology Sun-synchronous Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
30 June
12:56[3]
United StatesAtlas IIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesTDRS-H (TDRS-8) NASA Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
First advanced TDRS satellite
30 June
22:08[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesRadiosat 1 Sirius Tundra CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated 2016

July

4 July
23:44[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 200/39 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2371 MO SSSR Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
12 July
04:56[11]
RussiaProton-K KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaRoskosmos
United NationsZvezda Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
ISS flight 1R
14 July
05:21[3]
United StatesAtlas IIAS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36B RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesEchostar 6 EchoStar Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
15 July
12:00[20]
RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
ItalyMITA ASI Low Earth Particle detection15 August 2001Successful
GermanyCHAMP DLR Low Earth Geophysics19 September 2010
09:43[21]
Successful
GermanyRubin 1 OHB-System Low Earth Monitor carrier rocket30 August 2001Successful
16 July
09:17[8]
United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-151 (GPS IIR-5) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
16 July
12:39[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U/Fregat KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 European UnionRussiaStarsem
European UnionSamba ESA High Earth Magnetosphere researchIn orbitOperational
European UnionSalsa ESA High Earth Magnetosphere researchIn orbitOperational
Cluster II mission
19 July
20:09[1]
United StatesMinotaur I United StatesVandenberg SLC-8 United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesMightysat 2.1 (Sindri) US Air Force/DARPA Low Earth Reconnaissance11 December 2002Successful
United StatesPicosat 7/8 US Air Force Low Earth Technology development7 November 2002Successful
28 July
22:42[7]
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United StatesPAS-9 PanAmSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

August

6 August
18:26[6]
Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress M1-3 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics1 November
07:05
Successful
ISS flight 1P
9 August
11:13[6]
Russia Soyuz-U / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Europe Russia Starsem
Europe Rumba ESA High Earth Magnetosphere researchIn orbitOperational
Europe Tango ESA High Earth Magnetosphere researchIn orbitOperational
Cluster II mission.
17 August
23:16[4]
Europe Ariane 4 44LP France Kourou ELA-2 France Arianespace
Brazil Brasilsat B4 (Star One B4) Embratel Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful[22]
Egypt Nilesat 102 Nilesat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
17 August
23:45[16]
United States Titan IVB (403) United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States Lockheed Martin
United States USA-152 (Lacrosse 4) NRO Low Earth ReconnaissanceIn orbitOperational
23 August
11:05[8]
United States Delta III 8930 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-17B United States Boeing IDS
United States DM-F3 Boeing IDS Intended: Geostationary transfer
Actual: Medium Earth
Boilerplate / Calibration target31 December 2019[24]Partial failure
Payload placed in lower orbit than expected due to atmospheric conditions.
Final flight of Delta III.
28 August
20:08[11]
Russia Proton-K / DM-2 Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 81/24 Russia Khrunichev
Russia Raduga-1 MO RF Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

September

1 September
03:25[5]
ChinaLong March 4B ChinaTaiyuan LC-1 China
ChinaZi Yuan 2 CAST Low Earth ImagingIn orbitOperational
5 September
09:43[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesRadiosat 2 Sirius Tundra CommunicationsIn orbitDeactivated 2016
6 September
22:23[4]
European UnionAriane 4 44P FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
FranceEutelsat W1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
8 September
12:45[25]
United StatesSpace Shuttle Atlantis United StatesKennedy LC-39B United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-106 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly20 September
07:56
Successful
United StatesSpacehab Double Module NASA/Spacehab Low Earth (Atlantis) LogisticsSuccessful
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
14 September
22:54[15]
European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
LuxembourgAstra 2B SES Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesGE 7 GE Americom Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
21 September
10:22[16]
United StatesTitan II 23G United StatesVandenberg SLC-4W United StatesLockheed Martin
United StatesNOAA-16 (NOAA-L) NOAA/NASA Sun-synchronous Weather satellite25 November 2015[27]Successful
25 September
10:10[7]
UkraineZenit-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 45/1 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2372 MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance20 April 2001Successful
26 September
10:05[28]
UkraineDnepr KazakhstanBaikonur Site 109/95 RussiaISC Kosmotras
MalaysiaTiung SAT ASTB Low Earth Earth ImagingIn orbitOperational
MegSat-1 MegSat Low Earth ResearchIn orbitOperational
UniSat Universita degli Studi Low Earth Earth ImagingIn orbitOperational
Saudi ArabiaSaudiSat 1A SISR Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
Saudi ArabiaSaudiSat 1B SISR Low Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
29 September
09:30[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 31/6 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2375 MO RF Low Earth Cartography14 November
22:53
Successful

October

1 October
22:00[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesWorldsat-1 GE Americom Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
6 October
23:00
European UnionAriane 4 42L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
JapanN-SAT-110 SCC/JSAT Corporation Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
9 October
05:38[19]
United StatesPegasus-H Marshall IslandsKwajalein Atoll United StatesOrbital Sciences
United StatesHETE-2 NASA/MIT Low Earth AstronomyIn orbitOperational
11 October
23:17[29]
United StatesSpace Shuttle Discovery United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-92 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly24 October
22:00
Successful
United NationsZ-1 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
United NationsPMA-3 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts
100th flight of the Space Shuttle program
13 October
14:12[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2 KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/24 Russia
RussiaKosmos 2374 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
RussiaKosmos 2375 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
RussiaKosmos 2376 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitOperational
16 October
21:27[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M-43 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics29 January 2001Successful
20 October
00:40[3]
United StatesAtlas IIA United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesUSA-153 (DSCS III B-11 US Air Force Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
21 October
05:52[7]
UkraineZenit-3SL NorwayOcean Odyssey United NationsSea Launch
United Arab EmiratesThuraya 1 Thuraya Operational: Geosychronous
Actual: Graveyard
CommunicationsIn orbitSuccessful
Thuraya 1 retired in May 2007
21 October
22:00[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesGE 6 GE Americom Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
29 October
05:59[4]
European UnionAriane 4 44LP FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
EuropeStar F1 EuropeStar Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
100th Ariane 4 launch
30 October
16:02[5]
ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang LC-2 China
ChinaBeidou 1A CNSA Geosynchronous NavigationIn orbitOperational
31 October
07:52[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaSoyuz TM-31 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 15 June 2001
05:41
Successful
Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts

November

10 November
17:14[8]
United StatesDelta II 7925-9.5 United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-17A United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesUSA-154 (GPS IIR-6) US Air Force Medium Earth NavigationIn orbitSuccessful
16 November
01:07[15]
European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
United StatesPAS-1R PanAmSat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesAMSAT-Oscar 40 AMSAT High Earth CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United KingdomSTRV 1C DERA Geostationary transfer Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
United KingdomSTRV 1D DERA Geostationary transfer Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
16 November
01:32[6]
RussiaSoyuz-U KazakhstanBaikonur Site 1/5 RussiaRoskosmos
RussiaProgress M1-4 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics8 February 2001[30]
13:50
Successful
ISS flight 2P
20 November
23:00[20]
RussiaKosmos-3M RussiaPlesetsk Site 132/1 Russia
United StatesQuick Bird 1 EarthWatch Intended: Low Earth Earth Imaging21 November
~00:30
Launch Failure
Second stage failed to restart
21 November
18:24[8]
United StatesDelta II 7320-10 United StatesVandenberg SLC-2W United StatesBoeing IDS
United StatesEarth Observing-1 NASA Low Earth Technology developmentIn orbitOperational
ArgentinaSAC-C CONAE Low Earth Earth ObservationIn orbitOperational
SwedenMunin SISP Low Earth Particle detection
Auroral observation
In orbitOperational
21 November
23:56[4]
European UnionAriane 4 44L FranceKourou ELA-2 FranceArianespace
CanadaAnik F1 Telesat Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
30 November
19:59[11]
RussiaProton-K/DM-2M KazakhstanBaikonur Site 81/23 RussiaUnited StatesInternational Launch Services
United StatesRadiosat 3 Sirius Tundra CommunicationsIn orbitOperational

December

1 December
03:06[31]
United StatesSpace Shuttle Endeavour United StatesKennedy LC-39A United StatesUnited Space Alliance
United StatesSTS-97 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly11 December
23:03
Successful
United NationsP6 Truss NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS componentIn orbitOperational
Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts
5 December
12:32[32]
RussiaStart-1 RussiaSvobodny Site 5 Russia
IsraelEROS-A Imagesat Low Earth Earth observationIn orbitOperational
6 December
02:47[3]
United StatesAtlas IIAS United StatesCape Canaveral SLC-36A United States
United StatesUSA-155 (SDS-3-2) US Air Force Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
NRO L-10
20 December
00:26[15]
European UnionAriane 5G FranceKourou ELA-3 FranceArianespace
LuxembourgAstra 2D SES Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
United StatesGE 8 GE Americom Geosynchronous CommunicationsIn orbitOperational
JapanLDREX NASDA Geostationary transfer Technology development21 March 2010
03:40[33]
Failure
LDREX failed to deploy
20 December
16:20[5]
ChinaLong March 3A ChinaXichang LC-2 China
ChinaBeidou 1B CNSA Geosynchronous NavigationIn orbitOperational
27 December
09:56[28]
UkraineTsyklon-3 RussiaPlesetsk Site 32/1 Russia
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications27 DecemberLaunch Failure
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaGonets-D1 Rosaviakosmos Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
RussiaStrela-3 Intended: Low Earth Communications
Third stage malfunction

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
3 JanuaryGalileo12th flyby of Europa
23 JanuaryCassiniFlyby of 2685 Masursky
14 FebruaryNEARFirst orbiter of asteroid; entered orbit of 433 Eros
22 FebruaryGalileo3rd flyby of Io
20 MayGalileo5th flyby of Ganymede
28 DecemberGalileo6th flyby of Ganymede
30 DecemberCassiniFlyby of JupiterGravity assist

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
12 May
10:44
5 hours
3 minutes
15:47 Mir EO-28
Kvant-2
RussiaSergei Zalyotin
RussiaAlexander 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.[34] Final EVA conducted from the Mir space station.
22 May
01:48
6 hours
44 minutes
08:32 STS-101
ISS Atlantis
United StatesJames S. Voss
United StatesJeffrey 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.[18]
11 September
04:47
6 hours
14 minutes
11:01 STS-106
ISS Atlantis
United StatesEdward Lu
RussiaYuri 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.[25]
15 October
14:27
6 hours
28 minutes
20:55 STS-92
ISS Discovery
United StatesLeroy Chiao
United StatesWilliam 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.[29]
16 October
14:15
7 hours
7 minutes
21:22 STS-92
ISS Discovery
United StatesMichael Lopez-Alegria
United StatesPeter Wisoff
Installed the PMA-3 docking port, and prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the solar arrays.[29]
17 October
14:30
6 hours
48 minutes
21:18 STS-92
ISS Discovery
United StatesLeroy Chiao
United StatesWilliam S. McArthur
Installed two DC-to-DC converter units atop the Z1 truss.[29]
18 October
15:00
6 hours
56 minutes
21:56 STS-92
ISS Discovery
United StatesMichael Lopez-Alegria
United StatesPeter 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.[29]
3 December
18:35
7 hours
33 minutes
4 December
02:08
STS-97
ISS Endeavour
United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos I. Noriega
Attached the P6 truss to the Z1 Truss, and prepared the solar arrays and radiator for deployment.[31]
5 December
17:21
6 hours
37 minutes
23:58 STS-97
ISS Endeavour
United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos 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.[31]
7 December
16:13
5 hours
10 minutes
21:23 STS-97
ISS Endeavour
United StatesJoseph R. Tanner
United StatesCarlos 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.[31]

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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McDowell, Jonathan (17 April 2022). "General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects - Ariane". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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