Last Update: June 1st, 2000

May 3

 07:07Z
  
     


Atlas 2A
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 2A (AC-137)
International Launch Services

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 GOES-11 (GOES-L)
Meteorology
NOAA (U.S.)
Space Systems/Loral
GOES-Next
2,217 kg
 

May 3

 13:25Z
  
     


Soyuz U
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Baykonur (Kazakhstan)
Soyuz U
Rosaviakosmos

Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Kosmos 2370 (Neman?)
Military Observation
VKS (Russia)
TsSKB-Progress?
17F117 (Yantar 4KS2)?
6,700 kg?
 

May 8

 16:01Z
  
     


Titan 402B
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Titan 402B/IUS (K-29/B-29 ‘Ragin’ Cajun’)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
TITAN 4/IUS RETURN TO FLIGHT
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 DSP-20 (USA-149)
Early Warning
National Security Agency, U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
TRW Space & Electronics
DSP-3
2,380 kg
 

May 11

 01:48Z
  
     


Delta 2-7925
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Delta 2-7925
Boeing Expendable Launch Systems
DELAYED BY GROUND AND PAYLOAD PROBLEMS
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Navstar 2R-4 (USA-150, "Sparky")
Global Positioning
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
LM-4000
2,032 kg
 

May 16

 08:27Z
  
     


Rokot/Breeze KM

WATCH THE LAUNCH
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Plesetsk (Russia)
Rokot/Breeze KM
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH
COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Launch mass:
 SimSat 1
Dummy Spacecraft
GKNPTs Khrunichev
657,4 kg
  Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Launch mass:
 SimSat 2
Dummy Spacecraft
GKNPTs Khrunichev
660,3 kg
 

May 19

 10:11Z
  
     


OV-104 Atlantis
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kennedy Space Center (U.S.)
Atlantis
United Space Alliance
DELAYED THREE TIMES BY WEATHER
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 STS-101 (ISS-2A.2a)
Manned, ISS Logistics
NASA (U.S.)
Boeing Reusable Launch Systems
OV-104
> 100,000 kg
 

May 24

 08:01Z
  
     


Minuteman 3
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
Minuteman 3 (FTM-02)
U.S. Air Force
SUBORBITAL – FAILURE
The warhead reportedly failed to reach the target in Kwajalein.
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Test Flight
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory
 

May 24

 23:10Z
  
     


Atlas 3A
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Atlas 3A (AC-201)
International Launch Services
MAIDEN FLIGHT
SCRUBBED FOUR TIMES
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 Eutelsat W4
Communications
Eutelsat (Europe)
Alcatel Space Industries
Spacebus 3000B2
3,190 kg
 

May 28

 20:00Z
  
     


OSP-TLV
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
OSP-TLV (TLV-Demo)
Orbital Sciences Corp.
SUBORBITAL
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
 [Dummy Warhead]
Missile Defense Technology
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
 

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