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Last update:  2024-12-29
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Orbital launches in 2003

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:


Russia
 
24
United States
 
23
China
 
7
Europe
 
4
Japan
 
3
India
 
2
Total63
Rockets:


Delta 27
Proton5
Pegasus4
Soyuz-U4
Soyuz-FG4
Ariane 53
Kosmos-3M3
Zenit 3SL3
Others30
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral17
Baikonur14
Plesetsk7
Vandenberg6
Kourou4
Xichang3
Odyssey3
Others9
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
2003-01-06VandenbergTitan 2 Titan 23GCoriolis (P98-2)success
2003-01-13VandenbergDelta 2 7320-10CICESat/CHIPSatsuccess
2003-01-16Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F28success
2003-01-25Cape CanaveralPegasus XLSORCEsuccess
2003-01-29Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925-9.5GPS-2R 8 (Navstar 56, USA 166)success
2003-02-02BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-47success
2003-02-15KourouAriane 4 44LIntelsat 907success
2003-03-11Cape CanaveralDelta 4M baseDSCS-3 A3 (USA 167) [IABS]success
2003-03-28TanegashimaH-2A 2024IGS-Optical 1/Radar 1success
2003-03-31Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925GPS-2R 9 (Navstar 45, USA 168)success
2003-04-02PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78M / MLMolniya-1T 92 (Molniya-1T 101L)success
2003-04-08Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 401B / Centaur-TMilstar-2 4 (USA 169)success
2003-04-09KourouAriane 5 GInsat 3A/Galaxy 12success
2003-04-12Cape CanaveralAtlas III B / SECAsiaSat 4 success
2003-04-24BaikonurProton K/DM-2Kosmos 2397 (US-KMO 6)success
2003-04-26BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-2success
2003-04-28Cape CanaveralPegasus XLGALEXsuccess
2003-05-08SriharikotaGSLV GSAT 2success
2003-05-09KagoshimaM-5 MUSES-C (Hayabusa)success
2003-05-13Cape CanaveralAtlas V 401HellasSat 2success
2003-05-24XichangCZ-3A Beidou 1Csuccess
2003-06-02BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FG/FregatMars Expresssuccess
2003-06-04PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 2398 (Parus #94)success
2003-06-06BaikonurProton K/Briz MAMC-9success
2003-06-08BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M1-10success
2003-06-10Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925/Star 48MER-A (Spirit)success
2003-06-10OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLThuraya 2success
2003-06-11KourouAriane 5 GOptus C1/BSat 2Csuccess
2003-06-19PlesetskMolniya-M Molniya-3 52 (Molniya-3 65L?)success
2003-06-26VandenbergPegasus XLOrbview 3success
2003-06-30PlesetskRokot Briz KMMOSTsuccess
2003-07-08Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925HMER-B (Opportunity)success
2003-07-17Cape CanaveralAtlas V 521Rainbow 1 (EchoStar 12)success
2003-08-08OdysseyZenit 3SL EchoStar 9success
2003-08-12BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2399success
2003-08-13VandenbergPegasus XLSciSat 1success
2003-08-19PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 2400 (Strela-3 #133) / Kosmos 2401 (Strela-success
2003-08-25Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7920HSIRTFsuccess
2003-08-29Cape CanaveralDelta 4M baseDSCS-3 B6 (USA 170) [IABS]success
2003-08-29BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-48success
2003-09-09Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 401B / Centaur-TOrion 5 (RIO 5, USA 171, NROL 19)success
2003-09-16TaiyuanKaituozhe 1 PS 2failure
2003-09-27KourouAriane 5 GInsat 3E / eBird 1 / SMART 1success
2003-09-27PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MSTSAT 1 / Bilsat 1 / NigeriaSat 1 / UK-DMC 1 / Mozsuccess
2003-10-01OdysseyZenit 3SL DMSLGalaxy 13/Horzns 1success
2003-10-15JiuquanCZ-2F Shenzhou 5success
2003-10-17SriharikotaPSLV GIRS-P6success
2003-10-18BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FGSoyuz TMA-3success
2003-10-18VandenbergTitan 2 Titan 23G Star-37XFP-ISSDMSP-5D3 16 (USA 172)success
2003-10-21TaiyuanCZ-4B Ziyuan-1 02 (CBERS 2) / CX 1-01success
2003-10-30PlesetskRokot Briz KMServis-1success
2003-11-02JiuquanCZ-2D FSW-18success
2003-11-14XichangCZ-3A Shen Tong 1 (Zhongxing 20, ChinaSat 20)success
2003-11-24BaikonurProton K/DM-2MYamal 201 / 202success
2003-11-29TanegashimaH-2A 2024IGS-Optical 2/Radar 2failure
2003-12-02VandenbergAtlas IIAS Intruder 6A / 6B (NOSS-3 2A/2B, USA 173, NROL 18)success
2003-12-05BaikonurStrela Gruzomaketsuccess
2003-12-10BaikonurProton K/Briz MKosmos 2404 / 2402 / 2403 (Uragan-M #2, Uragan #83 / #84, GLONASS-M #701, GLONASS #794 / #795)success
2003-12-18Cape CanaveralAtlas III B / SECUFO 11 (USA 174)success
2003-12-21Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7935GPS-2R 10 (Navstar 47, USA 175)success
2003-12-27BaikonurSoyuz-FG 11A511U-FG/FregatAMOS 2success
2003-12-28BaikonurProton K/DM-2MEkspress AM 22 (SESAT 2)success
2003-12-29XichangCZ-2C SMDoubleStar 1success