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Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3B & AsiaStar
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 21, 2000, 11:28 p.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Dumsat
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 20, 2000, 6:28 p.m.
Zenit | ICO F1
Sea Launch | RussiaSea Launch
March 12, 2000, 2:49 p.m.
Taurus 1110 | MTI
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 12, 2000, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The primary objective of MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager) was to demonstrate advanced multispectral and thermal imaging, image processing, and associated technologies that could be used in future systems for detecting and characterizing facilities producing weapons of mass destruction using radiometrically accurate, high spatial resolution, multispectral imaging.
Polar Orbit
Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 6A
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 2000, 4:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Express-A satellites are designed for operation in the fixed satellite service. Their transponder payloads make it possible to retransmit all types of traffic, including television and radio programming, telephony, data, videoconferencing as well as high-speed Internet.
Geostationary Orbit
Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 18, 2000, 1:04 a.m.
Proton-K/DM-2M | Garuda 1
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 12, 2000, 9:10 a.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-99
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 11, 2000, 5:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-99 was a Space Shuttle mission using Endeavour, that launched on 11 February 2000 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary objective of the mission was the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project. This was also the last solo flight of Endeavour; all future flights for Endeavour became devoted to the International Space Station.
Low Earth OrbitM-V | ASTRO E
IHI Corporation | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 10, 2000, 1:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
Astro E is a X-ray astronomy satellite bulit as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. Astro E was lost in a launch vehicle failure in February 2000, but a repeat Astro E2 (renamed Suzaku after successful launch) was built to conduct the mission. It was launched in July 2005 aboard a Japanese improved M-5 rocket.
Low Earth OrbitSoyuz-U-PVB | IRDT 1
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 8, 2000, 11:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
IRDT (Inflatable Re-Entry and Descent Technology) is a new technology to return payloads from orbit without a heavy heatshield and parachute system. A inflatable cone provides protection during reentry and a second inflatable extension of the cone reduces the speed further for a safe landing.
Low Earth Orbit
