Last Update: May 21, 2000

March 8

 09:40Z
  
     


MX Peacekeeper
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
MX Peacekeeper (GT-29PA)
U.S. Air Force
SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory
 

March 12

 04:07Z
  
     


Proton K/DM-2
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Proton K/DM-2
GKNPTs Khrunichev

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Ekspress A2 (Ekspress 6A)
Communications
PO Kosmicheskaya Sviaz (Russia), Intersputnik (International)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
Ekspress A
2,600 kg
 

March 12

 09:29Z
  
     


Darpa Taurus
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
Darpa Taurus 1110 (T5)
Orbital Sciences Corp.

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 MTI (P97-3)
Military Technology
U.S. Department of Energy (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory
587 kg
 

March 12

 14:49:15Z
  
     


Zenit 3SL

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Odyssey Launch Platform (Pacific Ocean)
Zenit 3SL (#3)
Sea Launch
FIRST MEO LAUNCH – FAILURE
Software glitch led to loss of attitude control on 2nd stage. Did not achieve orbit.
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 ICO-F1
Mobile Telephony
ICO Global Communications (International)
Hughes Space & Communications
HS-601M
2,750 kg
 

March 20

 18:28:30Z
  
     


Soyuz U/Fregat
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz U/Fregat (ST-08)
Starsem
VALIDATION FLIGHT
Payload:
Mission:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 DumSat
Cluster 2 Composite Mock-Up
Aerospatiale Matra Lanceurs
2,382 kg
 

March 21

 23:28:19Z
  
     


Ariane 5G

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 5G (V128/L505)
Arianespace
FIRST NIGHT LAUNCH
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 AsiaStar
Direct Radio Broadcasting
WorldSpace (U.S.)
Alcatel Space Industries
EuroStar 2000+
2,777.5 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Insat 3B
Communications
ISRO (India)
ISRO
Insat 3
2,114.5 kg
 

March 25

 20:34Z
  
     


Delta 2-7326

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
Delta 2-7326-9.5
Boeing Expendable Launch Systems

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 IMAGE
Plasma Science (Magnetosphere)
NASA (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
536 kg
 

March 27

 07:00Z
  
     


Shtil
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Karelia Submarine (Sea of Barents, Russia)
RSM-54 Shtil
GRTsKB Makeyev
SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
Russian Naval Strategic Nuclear Forces (Russia)
 

March 27

 10:00Z
  
     


Shtil
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Submarine (Sea of Okhotsk, Russia)
RSM-54 Shtil?
GRTsKB Makeyev
SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
Russian Naval Strategic Nuclear Forces (Russia)
 

March 27

 10:00Z?
  
     


Shtil
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Karelia Submarine (Sea of Barents, Russia)
RSM-54 Shtil
GRTsKB Makeyev
SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
Russian Naval Strategic Nuclear Forces (Russia)
 

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