2003 in spaceflight
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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
This paragraph is an excerpt from Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[edit]
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.
Final Columbia mission
- Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last mission, STS-107.
- Columbia at approximately 13:57 UTC[1] on 1 February. Debris is starting to come off from the left wing.
First human spaceflight mission from China
This paragraph is an excerpt from Shenzhou 5.[edit]
Shenzhou 5 (Chinese: 神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after the Soviet Union (later, Russia) and the United States.
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
6 January 14:19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
13 January 00:45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography | 30 August 2010 09:00[2] | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Astrophysics | In orbit | Operational | ||
Laser reliability issues limited ICESat operations. ICESat deactivated in February 2010 following failure of last laser in October 2009. | |||||||
16 January 20:39 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Research | 1 February 13:59 | Failure | ||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Microgravity and Earth science research | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (Columbia) | Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet | ||||
Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Israeli space traveler Final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, disintegrated during re-entry resulting in loss of crew and vehicle. | |||||||
25 January 20:13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | investigate total solar irradiance | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 January 18:06 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003 | |||||||
February | |||||||
2 February 12:59 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 27 August | Successful | ||
ISS flight 10P | |||||||
15 February 07:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Ariane 4 44L | |||||||
March | |||||||
11 March 00:59 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium | |||||||
28 March 01:27 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 July 2014 | Successful | ||
![]() | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 26 July 2012 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
IGS-1B lost power in 2007, and concluded operations after just over half of its design life[3] | |||||||
31 March 22:09 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
April | |||||||
2 April 01:53 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
8 April 14:43 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 April 22:52 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 April 00:47 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 April 03:53 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 7 | 28 October | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts | |||||||
24 April 04:23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | VKS | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 April 12:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
May | |||||||
8 May 11:28 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 May 04:29 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return probe | 13 June 2010 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
![]() | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36 | |||||||
13 May 22:10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | Hellas-Sat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
First Greek satellite | |||||||
24 May 16:34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
June | |||||||
2 June 17:45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | ESA | Areocentric | Mars probe | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() ![]() | ESA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 25 December 2003 | Spacecraft failure | ||
Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG/Fregat Beagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars | |||||||
4 June 19:23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | MO RF | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
6 June 22:15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
8 June 10:34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics Earth observation | 3 October | Successful | ||
ISS flight 11P | |||||||
10 June 13:55 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Thuraya | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
10 June 17:58 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars rover | 4 January 2004 | Operational | ||
![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 4 January 2004 | Successful | ||
11 June 22:38 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Optus/Australian Government | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 June 20:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 June 18:55 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Orbview | Low Earth | Imaging | 3 March 2011 | Satellite failure | ||
Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction | |||||||
30 June 14:15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | 18 December 2011 | Successful | ||||
DTUSat | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | Space telescope | In orbit | Operational | |||
Cute-I | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Stanford University | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
AAU-Cubesat | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Can X-1 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Cubesat XI | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Cubesat XII | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Cubesat XIII | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Cubesat XIV | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
July | |||||||
8 July 04:18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars rover | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy | |||||||
17 July 23:45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | Cablevision | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of Atlas V 521 | |||||||
August | |||||||
8 August 03:31 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 August 14:20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 9 December | Failure | |||
Film capsule failed to deorbit | |||||||
13 August 02:09 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CSA | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 August 10:50 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
22 August 16:30 | ![]() | V03 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | INPE | Intended: Low Earth | Launch vehicle evaluation | Never left ground | Precluded | ||
![]() | INPE | Intended: Low Earth | Never left ground | ||||
Solid rocket booster ignition 3 days before the launch resulted in the catastrophic explosion, destroying the launch pad and killing 21 people. VLS-1 never had a new attempt and its development was extinguished in 2016. | |||||||
25 August 05:35 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NASA | Heliocentric | Infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 August 01:47 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 28 January 2004 | Successful | ||
ISS flight 12P | |||||||
29 August 23:13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
September | |||||||
9 September 04:29 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Geosynchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
NROL-26 mission. | |||||||
16 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Intended: Low Earth | Microsat | 16 September | Launch failure | |||
Fourth stage failed to ignite | |||||||
27 September 06:11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Larets | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
Rubin-4-DSI | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite | |||||||
27 September 23:14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful[4] | ||
![]() | ESA | Selenocentric | Lunar probe | 27 September 2006 05:42:22 | Successful | ||
Final flight of Ariane 5G | |||||||
October | |||||||
1 October 04:02 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | operational | ||
15 October 01:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth | 15 October 22:53 | Successful | |||
![]() | CMSA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 30 May 2004 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Yang Liwei), first Chinese space traveller and indigenous crewed spaceflight | |||||||
17 October 04:54 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 October 05:38 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 8 | 30 April 2004 | Successful | ||
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
18 October 16:17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
Final flight of Titan 23G | |||||||
21 October 03:16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAAC/INPE | Low Earth | Earth resources | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
30 October 13:43 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||||
November | |||||||
3 November 07:20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | SAST | Low Earth | Imaging | 18 December | Successful | ||
14 November 16:34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
24 November 06:22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Gazprom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | Gazprom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 November 04:33 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | T+60 seconds | Launch failure | ||
![]() | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO. | |||||||
December | |||||||
2 December 10:04 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Naval SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | NRO | Low Earth | Naval SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
NRO launch 18 | |||||||
5 December 06:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Low Earth | Boilerplate | In orbit | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Strela rocket | |||||||
10 December 17:42 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
![]() | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 December 02:30 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
21 December 08:05 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
27 December 21:30 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() | Spacecom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
28 December 20:37 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
29 December 19:06 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | CNSA/ESA | High Earth (High-eccentricity) | Magnetosphere research | 14 October 2007 | Successful |
Suborbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
January | |||||||
9 January 03:17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful | |||
March | |||||||
26 March 06:00 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful | |||
April | |||||||
29 April 05:50 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 April | Successful | |||
December | |||||||
24 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 24 December | Successful | |||
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi) |
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
19 June | Nozomi | 3rd flyby of the Earth | |
21 September | Galileo | Deorbited into the Jovian atmosphere | |
9 December | Nozomi | Flyby of Mars | Damaged by solar flares |
24 December | Beagle 2 | Crashed at Isidis Planitia, Mars | |
24 December | Mars Express | Areocentric orbit injection |
EVAs
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 January 12:50 | 6 hours 51 minutes | 19:41 | Expedition 6 ISS Quest | ![]() ![]() | Released the remaining launch locks on the P1 radiator assembly, removed debris on a sealing ring of Unity's docking port, and tested an ammonia reservoir on the station's P6 truss.[5] | |
8 April 12:40 | 6 hours 26 minutes | 19:06 | Expedition 6 ISS Quest | ![]() ![]() | Reconfigured cables on the S0 (S-Zero), S1 and P1 trusses, replaced a Power Control Module on the Mobile Transporter, installed Spool Positioning Devices on Destiny, and reinstalled a thermal cover on an S1 Radiator Beam Valve Module.[5] |
Orbital launch summary
By country
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Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
![]() | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
![]() | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
World | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
By rocket
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Mu | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
R-14 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Columbia disintegrated on reentry |
Titan | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 4 | ![]() | Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 5 | ![]() | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas II | ![]() | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas III | ![]() | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | ![]() | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | ![]() | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | ![]() | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | ![]() | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | ![]() | H-II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe-1 | ![]() | Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kosmos | ![]() | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | ![]() | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | ![]() | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | ![]() | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya | ![]() | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M-V | ![]() | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | ![]() | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | ![]() | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | ![]() | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Titan II | ![]() | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan IV | ![]() | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | ![]() | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Zenit | ![]() | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 4 44L | ![]() | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 5G | ![]() | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas IIAS | ![]() | Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas IIIB | ![]() | Atlas III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 401 | ![]() | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 521 | ![]() | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Delta II 7320-10C | ![]() | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920H | ![]() | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925H | ![]() | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925–9.5 | ![]() | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Medium | ![]() | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
GSLV Mk I | ![]() | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA 2024 | ![]() | H-IIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe-1 | ![]() | Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3M | ![]() | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2C | ![]() | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | ![]() | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2F | ![]() | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3A | ![]() | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | ![]() | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya-M | ![]() | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M-V | ![]() | M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus-XL | ![]() | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-G | ![]() | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K / DM-2 | ![]() | Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K / Briz-M | ![]() | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Rokot / Briz-KM | ![]() | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | ![]() | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | ![]() | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG / Fregat | ![]() | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | ![]() | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Strela | ![]() | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Titan 23G | ![]() | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan 23G / Star 37 | ![]() | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan IV-B (401B) / Centaur | ![]() | Titan IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Zenit-3SL | ![]() | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport
5
10
15
20
25
30
Brazil
China
France
India
International waters
Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcântara | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Baikonur | ![]() | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
Jiuquan | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kennedy | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kourou | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Uchinoura | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
Xichang | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
By orbit
5
10
15
20
25
30
- Transatmospheric
- Low Earth
- Low Earth (ISS)
- Low Earth (SSO)
- Low Earth (retrograde)
- Medium Earth
- Geosychronous
(transfer) - Inclined GSO
- High Earth
- Heliocentric
Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Low Earth | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 to ISS |
Medium Earth / Molniya | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Geosynchronous / GTO | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 64 | 61 | 3 | 0 |
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Footnotes
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- ^ "Icesat Satellite". Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. The Aerospace Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
- ^ Blau, Patrick (31 July 2012). "IGS 1B Re-Entry". Spaceflight 101. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ S, Madhumathi D. (2 April 2014). "After 10 years in orbit, INSAT-3E expires". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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