Orbital Launches of 2003

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ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
2003-001	06.01.2003	Coriolis (P98-2)	Titan-2(23)G	Va SLC-4W	Version last flight
2003-002	13.01.2003	ICESAT CHIPSat (UNEX 1, Explorer 82)	Delta-7320-10C	Va SLC-2W
2003-003	16.01.2003	Columbia F-28 (STS-107)	Shuttle	CCK LC-39A	Damaged during launch, burned up on reentry
2003-004	25.01.2003	SORCE	Pegasus-XL [L-1011]	CC RW13/31
2003-005	29.01.2003	GPS-2R 8 (GPS SVN 56, Navstar 51, USA 166) XSS 10	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17B
February
2003-006	02.02.2003	Progress-M 47	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2003-007	15.02.2003	Intelsat 907	Ariane-44L H10-3	Ko ELA-2	Version last flight
March
2003-008	11.03.2003	DSCS-3 A3 (USA 167) [IABS]	Delta-4M	CC SLC-37B	Version 1st flight
2003-009	28.03.2003	IGS-Optical 1 (IGS 1a) IGS-Radar 1 (IGS 1b)	H-2A-2024	Ta YLP-1
2003-010	31.03.2003	GPS-2R 9 (GPS SVN 45, Navstar 52, USA 168)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17A
April
2003-011	02.04.2003	Molniya-1T 92 (Molniya-1T 101L)	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-16/2
2003-012	08.04.2003	Milstar-2 4 (USA 169)	Titan-4(01)B Centaur-T	CC SLC-40
2003-013	09.04.2003	Insat 3A Galaxy 12	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3
2003-014	12.04.2003	AsiaSat 4 → Paksat-MM 1	Atlas-3B-SEC	CC SLC-36B
2003-015	24.04.2003	Kosmos 2397 (US-KMO #6)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-81/24
2003-016	26.04.2003	Soyuz-TMA 2	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
2003-017	28.04.2003	GALEX (SMEX 7, Explorer 83)	Pegasus-XL [L-1011]	CC RW13/31
May
2003-018	08.05.2003	GSat 2	GSLV Mk.1(2)	Sr FLP	Version 1st flight
2003-019	09.05.2003	Muses C (Hayabusa) [KM-V2]	M-5 (2)	Ka LP-M	Version 1st flight
2003-020	13.05.2003	Hellas-Sat 2	Atlas-5(401)	CC SLC-41
2003-021	24.05.2003	BD 1C	CZ-3A	Xi LC-2
June
2003-022	02.06.2003	Mars Express Beagle 2	Soyuz-FG Fregat	Ba LC-31/6	Version 1st flight
2003-023	04.06.2003	Kosmos 2398 (Parus #94)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2003-024	07.06.2003	AMC 9	Proton-K Briz-M	Ba LC-200/39
2003-025	08.06.2003	Progress-M1 10	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2003-026	10.06.2003	Thuraya 2	Zenit-3SL (2)	SL
2003-027	10.06.2003	MER A (Spirit)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17A
2003-028	11.06.2003	Optus C1 BSat 2c	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3
2003-029	19.06.2003	Molniya-3 65L?	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-16/2
2003-030	26.06.2003	OrbView 3	Pegasus-XL [L-1011]	Va,
2003-031	30.06.2003	MOST MIMOSA CanX 1 AAU-Cubesat DTUSat XI 4 (CO 57, OSCAR 57) QuakeSat 1 CUTE 1 (CO 55, OSCAR 55) Monitor-E GVM	Rokot-KM	Pl LC-133/3
July
2003-032	08.07.2003	MER B (Opportunity)	Delta-7925H	CC SLC-17B	Version 1st flight
2003-033	17.07.2003	Rainbow 1	Atlas-5(521)¹	CC SLC-41	Version 1st flight
August
2003-034	08.08.2003	EchoStar 9 (Telstar 13 → Intelsat Americas 13 → Galaxy 23)	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL
2003-035	12.08.2003	Kosmos 2399 (Orlets-1 #7, Don #7)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
2003-036	13.08.2003	SciSat 1	Pegasus-XL [L-1011]	Va RW30/12
2003-037	19.08.2003	Kosmos 2400 (Strela-3 #133) Kosmos 2401 (Strela-3 #134)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2003-E01	22.08.2003	SATEC UNOSAT 1	VLS-1	Al VLS	Pre-launch explosion 2 days befor launch date
2003-038	25.08.2003	SIRTF (SST, Spitzer)	Delta-7920H	CC SLC-17B	Version 1st flight
2003-039	29.08.2003	Progress-M 48	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
2003-040	29.08.2003	DSCS-3 B6 (USA 170) [IABS]	Delta-4M	CC SLC-37B
September
2003-041	09.09.2003	Orion 5 (USA 171) ?	Titan-4(01)B Centaur-T	CC SLC-40	Version last flight
2003-F01	16.09.2003	PS 2	Kaituozhe-1	TY	Failure ?
2003-042	27.09.2003	STSAT 1 Bilsat 1 NigeriaSat 1 BNSCSat 1 Mozhayets 4 Larets Rubin 4-DSI	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
2003-043	27.09.2003	Insat 3E eBird 1→ Eurobird 3 → Eutelsat 33A → Eutelsat 31A SMART 1	Ariane-5G	Ko ELA-3	Version last flight
October
2003-044	01.10.2003	Galaxy 13/Horizons 1	Zenit-3SL (1)	SL
2003-045	15.10.2003	Shenzhou 5 (SZ 5)	CZ-2F	Jq LC-43/90	1st Chinese crewed flight
2003-046	17.10.2003	IRS P6 (Resourcesat 1)	PSLV-G (3)	Sr FLP
2003-047	18.10.2003	Soyuz-TMA 3	Soyuz-FG	Ba LC-1/5
2003-048	18.10.2003	DMSP-5D3 16 (USA 172)	Titan-2(23)G Star-37XFP-ISS	Va SLC-3W	Version last flight
2003-049	21.10.2003	CBERS 2 (ZY-1 02) CX 1-01	CZ-4B	TY LC-7
2003-050	30.10.2003	SERVIS 1	Rokot-KM	Pl LC-133/3
November
2003-051	03.11.2003	FSW-3 1 (FSW 18, JB-2 1)	CZ-2D (2)	Jq LC-43/94	Version 1st flight
2003-052	14.11.2003	ST 1 (ZX 20, ChinaSat 20)	CZ-3A	Xi LC-2
2003-053	24.11.2003	Yamal 201 Yamal 202	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-81/23
2003-F02	29.11.2003	IGS-Optical (2) (IGS (2a)) IGS-Radar (2) (IGS (2b))	H-2A-2024	Ta YLP-1	Failed
December
2003-054	02.12.2003	Intruder 3 (NOSS-3 2A, USA 173) Intruder 4 (NOSS-3 2B, USA 173-2)	Atlas-2AS	Va SLC-3E
2003-055	05.12.2003	Gruzomaket	Strela	Ba LC-175/59	Version 1st flight
2003-056	10.12.2003	Kosmos 2402 (Uragan #83) Kosmos 2403 (Uragan #84) Kosmos 2404 (Uragan-M #1, GLONASS-M №701)	Proton-K Briz-M	Ba LC-81/24
2003-057	18.12.2003	UFO 11 (USA 174)	Atlas-3B-SEC	CC SLC-36B
2003-058	21.12.2003	GPS-2R 10 (GPS SVN 47, Navstar 53, USA 175)	Delta-7925	CC SLC-17A
2003-059	27.12.2003	AMOS 2	Soyuz-FG Fregat	Ba LC-31/6
2003-060	28.12.2003	Ekspress-AM 22 (SESAT 2)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2M	Ba LC-200/39
2003-061	29.12.2003	TC 1 (Double Star E)	CZ-2C (2) CTS	Xi LC-3	Version 1st flight

Launch sites:

Al = Alcantara Space Center (CLA), Brazil
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
SL = Sea Launch Platform, Pacific Ocean near Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China