2003 in spaceflight
Spaceflight-related events of 2003
Space Shuttle
Columbia
launches on its last mission,
STS-107
. The orbiter
disintegrated
during
reentry
, killing all seven crew.
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Orbital launches | |
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First | 11 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 63 |
Successes | 60 |
Failures | 3 |
Partial failures | 0 |
Catalogued | 61 |
National firsts | |
Satellite |
Greece
Nigeria |
Space traveller |
China
Israel |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights |
Atlas V
521
Delta II Heavy Delta IV Medium Strela |
Retirements |
Ariane 4
44L
Ariane 5G Space Shuttle Columbia Titan 23G |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 13 |
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This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight , including major launches and EVAs . The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on 1 February 2003.
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 |
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6 January
14:19 |
Titan 23G | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Lockheed Martin | |||
Coriolis | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | |
9 January
03:17 |
Agni-I | Balasore IC-4 | IDRDL | |||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 January | Successful | ||
13 January
00:45 |
Delta II 7320-10C | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | |||
ICESat | NASA | Low Earth | Oceanography |
30 August 2010
09:00 [2] |
Partial spacecraft failure | |
CHIPSat | 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 |
Space Shuttle Columbia | Kennedy Space Center LC-39A | United Space Alliance | |||
STS-107 | NASA | Low Earth | Research |
1 February
13:59 |
Failure | |
Spacehab-RDM | NASA | Low Earth ( Columbia ) | Microgravity and Earth science research | |||
EDO Pallet | 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 . |
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25 January
20:13 |
Pegasus-XL | Stargazer , Cape Canaveral | Orbital Sciences | |||
SORCE | NASA | Low Earth | investigate total solar irradiance | In orbit | Operational | |
29 January
18:06 |
Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | |||
GPS IIR-8 ( USA-166 ) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
XSS-10 | US Air Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | |
XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003 | ||||||
February |
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2 February
12:59 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||
Progress M-47 | Roskosmos | Low Earth ( ISS ) | Logistics | 27 August | Successful | |
ISS flight 10P | ||||||
15 February
07:00 |
Ariane 4 44L | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | |||
Intelsat 907 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Final flight of Ariane 4 44L | ||||||
March |
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11 March
00:59 |
Delta IV Medium | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Boeing IDS | |||
DSCS III A-3 ( USA-167 ) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium | ||||||
26 March
06:00 |
Privthvi-2 | Balasore | IDRDL | |||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 March | Successful | ||
28 March
01:27 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | ||||
IGS-1A | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 July 2014 | Successful | |
IGS-1B | 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 |
Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||
GPS IIR-9 ( USA-168 ) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
April |
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2 April
01:53 |
Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | |||
Molniya 1-92 | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
8 April
14:43 |
Titan IVB (401)/ Centaur | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | |||
Milstar 6 ( USA-169 ) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
9 April
22:52 |
Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||
INSAT 3A | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Galaxy 12 | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
12 April
00:47 |
Atlas IIIB | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | |||
AsiaSat 4 | AsiaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
26 April
03:53 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||
Soyuz TMA-2 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 7 | 28 October | Successful | |
Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts | ||||||
24 April
04:23 |
Proton-K / DM-2 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2397 | VKS | Geosynchronous | Missile warning | In orbit | Operational | |
28 April
12:00 |
Pegasus-XL | Stargazer , Cape Canaveral | Orbital Sciences | |||
GALEX | NASA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
29 April
05:50 |
Prithvi-2 | Balasore | IDRDL | |||
IDRDL | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 April | Successful | ||
May |
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8 May
11:28 |
GSLV | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||
GSAT-2 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
9 May
04:29 |
M-V | Uchinoura | ||||
Hayabusa (MUSES-C) | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return probe | 13 June 2010 | Partial spacecraft failure | |
MINERVA | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36 | ||||||
13 May
22:10 |
Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | |||
HellasSat 2 | Hellas-Sat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
First Greek satellite | ||||||
24 May
16:34 |
Long March 3A | Xichang | ||||
Beidou 2A | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
June |
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2 June
17:45 |
Soyuz-FG/ Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | |||
Mars Express | ESA | Areocentric | Mars probe | In orbit | Operational | |
Beagle 2 | 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 |
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4 June
19:23 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2398 | MO RF | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | ||
6 June
22:15 |
Proton-K/ Briz-M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | |||
AMC-9 | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
8 June
10:34 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||
Progress M1-10 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) |
Logistics
Earth observation |
3 October | Successful | |
ISS flight 11P | ||||||
10 June
13:55 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | |||
Thuraya 2 | Thuraya | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
10 June
17:58 |
Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||
Spirit (MER-A/MER-2) | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars rover | 4 January 2004 | Operational | |
Spirit lander | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 4 January 2004 | Successful | |
11 June
22:38 |
Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||
Optus C1 | Optus / Australian Government | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
BSAT-2C | BSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
19 June
20:00 |
Molniya-M | Plesetsk Site 43/3 | VKS | |||
Molniya 3-53 | VKS | Molniya | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
26 June
18:55 |
Pegasus-XL | Stargazer , Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | |||
Orbview 3 | Orbview | Low Earth | Imaging | 3 March 2011 | Satellite failure | |
Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction | ||||||
30 June
14:15 |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Plesetsk | Eurockot | |||
MIMOSA | Low Earth | 18 December 2011 | Successful | |||
DTUSat | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
MOST | Low Earth | Space telescope | In orbit | Operational | ||
Cute-I | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
QuakeSat | 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 | |||
Monitor-E | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
July |
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8 July
04:18 |
Delta II 7925H | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | |||
Opportunity (MER-B/MER-1) | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars rover | In orbit | Operational | |
Opportunity lander | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | In orbit | Successful | |
Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy | ||||||
17 July
23:45 |
Atlas V 521 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | |||
Rainbow-1 | Cablevision | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Maiden flight of Atlas V 521 | ||||||
August |
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8 August
03:31 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | |||
Echostar 9 (Telstar 13) | EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
12 August
14:20 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2399 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 9 December | Failure | ||
Film capsule failed to deorbit | ||||||
13 August
02:09 |
Pegasus-XL | Stargazer , Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | |||
SCISAT-1 | CSA | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |
19 August
10:50 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2400 ( Strela 3 ) | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
Kosmos 2401 (Strela 3) | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
22 August
16:30 |
VLS-1 | Alcântara | ||||
SATEC | Intended: Low Earth | Never left ground | Launch failure | |||
Unosat | Intended: Low Earth | Never left ground | ||||
Rocket exploded on the launch pad | ||||||
25 August
05:35 |
Delta II 7920H | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | |||
Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF) | NASA | Heliocentric | Infrared astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |
29 August
01:47 |
Soyuz-U | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||
Progress M-48 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 28 January 2004 | Successful | |
ISS flight 12P | ||||||
29 August
23:13 |
Delta IV Medium | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B | Boeing IDS | |||
DSCS III B-6 ( USA-170 ) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
September |
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9 September
04:29 |
Titan IVB (401)/Centaur | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | |||
USA-171 / Orion 5 | NRO | Geosynchronous | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |
NROL-26 mission. | ||||||
16 September | Kaituozhe-1 | Taiyuan | ||||
PS-2 | Intended: Low Earth | Microsat | 16 September | Launch failure | ||
Fourth stage failed to ignite | ||||||
27 September
06:11 |
Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | |||
Mozhaets-4 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
NigeriaSat-1 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
UK-DMC | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
BILSAT-1 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
Larets | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
STSat-1 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
Rubin-4-DSI | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite | ||||||
27 September
23:14 |
Ariane 5G | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | |||
Eurobird 3 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
INSAT 3E | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful [4] | |
SMART-1 | ESA | Selenocentric | Lunar probe |
27 September 2006
05:42:22 |
Successful | |
Final flight of Ariane 5G | ||||||
October |
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1 October
04:02 |
Zenit-3SL | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | |||
Galaxy 13 (Horizons 1) | PanAmSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | operational | |
15 October
01:00 |
Long March 2F | Jiuquan | ||||
Shenzhou 5 | CMSA | Low Earth |
15 October
22:53 |
Successful | ||
Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module | 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 |
PSLV | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | |||
RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) | ISRO | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |
18 October
05:38 |
Soyuz-FG | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | |||
Soyuz TMA-3 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS Expedition 8 | 30 April 2004 | Successful | |
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | ||||||
18 October
16:17 |
Titan 23G/ Star 37 | Vandenberg SLC-4W | Lockheed Martin | |||
DMSP 5D-2 ( USA-172 ) | US Air Force | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | |
Final flight of Titan 23G | ||||||
21 October
03:16 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan | ||||
Zi Yuan 1-2 (CBERS-2) | CAAC/INPE | Low Earth | Earth resources | In orbit | Operational | |
Chuangxin-1 | CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
30 October
13:43 |
Rockot/Briz-KM | Plesetsk Site 133 | Eurockot | |||
SERVIS-1 | Low Earth | In orbit | Operational | |||
November |
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3 November
07:20 |
Long March 2D | Jiuquan | ||||
FSW-18 (FSW-3) | SAST | Low Earth | Imaging | 18 December | Successful | |
14 November
16:34 |
Long March 3A | Xichang | ||||
Zhongxing 20 | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
24 November
06:22 |
Proton-K/ DM-2M | Baikonur Site 81/23 | VKS | |||
Yamal-201 | Gazprom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
Yamal 202 | Gazprom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
29 November
04:33 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | ||||
IGS-2A | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | T+60 seconds | Launch failure | |
IGS-2B | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | ||||
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO. | ||||||
December |
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2 December
10:04 |
Atlas IIAS | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ||||
NOSS-3 ( USA-173 ) | NRO | Low Earth | Naval SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |
NOSS-3 (USA-173) | NRO | Low Earth | Naval SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |
NRO launch 18 | ||||||
5 December
06:00 |
Strela | Baikonur Site 175 | VKS | |||
Gruzomaket | Low Earth | In orbit | Successful | |||
Maiden flight of Strela rocket | ||||||
10 December
17:42 |
Proton-K/Briz-M | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | |||
Kosmos 2402 ( GLONASS ) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
Kosmos 2403 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
Kosmos 2404 (GLONASS) | KNITs | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
18 December
02:30 |
Atlas IIIB | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | |||
UHF F/O F11 ( USA-174 ) | US Navy | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
21 December
08:05 |
Delta II 7925-9.5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | |||
GPS IIR-10 ( USA-175 ) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |
24 December | Sounding Rocket III | Jiu Peng Air Base | NSPO | |||
NSPO | Suborbital | Ionospheric research | 24 December | Successful | ||
Apogee: ~280 km (174 mi) | ||||||
27 December
21:30 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | |||
AMOS-2 | Spacecom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
28 December
20:37 |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | |||
Ekspress AM22 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |
29 December
19:06 |
Long March 2C | Xichang | ||||
Tan Ce 1 (Double Star 1) | CNSA/ESA | High Earth (High- eccentricity ) | Magnetosphere research | 14 October 2007 | Successful | |
Deep Space Rendezvous
Date ( GMT ) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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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 |
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15 January
12:50 |
6 hours
51 minutes |
19:41 |
Expedition 6
ISS Quest |
Kenneth Bowersox
Donald Pettit |
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 |
Kenneth Bowersox
Donald Pettit |
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
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
Partial
failures |
Remarks | |
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China | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
Europe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Russia | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
United States | 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 |
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Ariane | Europe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
H-II | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Long March | China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Mu | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
R-7 | Russia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
R-14 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Columbia disintegrated on reentry |
SLV | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Titan | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Rocket | Russia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
VLS | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Vehicle exploded on launch pad |
Zenit | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Ariane 4 | Europe | Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 5 | Europe | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas II | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas III | United States | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II | United States | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV | United States | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
GSLV | India | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe-1 | China | Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kosmos | Russia | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2 | China | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3 | China | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M-V | Japan | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV | India | SLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Titan II | United States | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan IV | United States | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
VLS-1 | Brazil | VLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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Ariane 4 44L | Europe | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Ariane 5G | Europe | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Atlas IIAS | United States | Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas IIIB | United States | Atlas III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atlas V 521 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Delta II 7320-10C | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7920H | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925H | United States | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta II 7925-9.5 | United States | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Delta IV Medium | United States | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
GSLV Mk I | India | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
H-IIA 2024 | Japan | H-IIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kaituozhe-1 | China | Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 3A | China | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Long March 4B | China | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Molniya-M | Russia | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M-V | Japan | M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K / DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Proton-K / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Strela | Russia | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
Titan 23G | United States | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan 23G / Star 37 | United States | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
Titan IV-B (401B) / Centaur | United States | Titan IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
VLS-1 | Brazil | VLS-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | 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 |
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Alcântara | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Cape Canaveral | United States | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
Jiuquan | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kennedy | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kourou | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Ocean Odyssey | International waters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Plesetsk | Russia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Satish Dhawan | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Taiyuan | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Tanegashima | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Uchinoura | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Vandenberg | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
Xichang | China | 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 |
References
- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com" .
- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now" .
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)" . CelesTrak.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches" .
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- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica" .
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive" .
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (January 2009). "Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report" (PDF) . NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server . Houston, Texas . p. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021 . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
- ↑ "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 .
- 1 2 NASA (2003). "Expedition Six Spacewalks" . NASA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008 . Retrieved 7 October 2008 .
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