2003 in spaceflight

none January 2014 July 2021 2003 中国空间站建造“1+1=1”1.png Launch of Shenzhou 5, the first Chinese human spaceflight mission, this mission has made China the 3rd country to have independent human spaceflight capability after the USSR and the US. 11 January 29 December 63 60 3 0 61 Atlas V 521Delta II HeavyDelta IV MediumStrela Ariane 4 44LAriane 5G102Titan 23G 4 13 PRC China Timeline of spaceflight 2002 2004 yes right on This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Space Shuttle Columbia disaster paragraph 1 Final Columbia mission 240 185 float-left File:STS-107-launch2.jpg 102 launches on its last mission, STS-107. STS-107 Columbia entry imaged from ground.jpg 102 no at approximately 13:57 UTCLyndon B. Johnson Space Center Johnson Space Center Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20090002404/downloads/20090002404.pdf#page=91 NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server 15 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210515133926/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20090002404/downloads/20090002404.pdf 15 May 2021 Houston, Texas January 2009 live 91 on 1 February. Debris is starting to come off from the left wing. First human spaceflight mission from China Shenzhou 5 paragraph 2 Orbital launches 2003 |colspan=8| January |- 1 6 January 14:19 USATitan 23G USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin USACoriolis US Air Force Low Earth Technology development Operational 2 13 January 00:45 USADelta II 7320-10C USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS Laser reliability issues limited ICESat operations. ICESat deactivated in February 2010 following failure of last laser in October 2009. USAICESat NASA Low Earth Oceanography Partial spacecraft failure 30 August 2010 09:00Icesat Satellite http://reentrynews.aero.org/2003002a.html Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies The Aerospace Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20120513033735/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2003002a.html 13 May 2012 dead USACHIPSat NASA Low Earth Astrophysics Operational 3 16 January 20:39 USA102 USAKennedy Space Center LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with 7 astronauts, including the first Israeli space travelerFinal flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, disintegrated during re-entry resulting in loss of crew and vehicle. USASTS-107 NASA Low Earth Research Failure 3 1 February 13:59 3 USASpacehab-RDM NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Microgravity and Earth science research inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet inherit inherit 1 25 January 20:13 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Cape Canaveral USAOrbital Sciences USASORCE NASA Low Earth investigate total solar irradiance Operational 2 29 January 18:06 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003 USAGPS IIR-8 (USA-166) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational USAXSS-10 US Air Force Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful |colspan=8| February |- 1 2 February 12:59 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 10P RUSProgress M-47 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 27 August 1 15 February 07:00 FRAAriane 4 44L FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 4 44L UNIntelsat 907 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| March |- 1 11 March 00:59 USADelta IV Medium USACape Canaveral SLC-37B USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium USADSCS III A-3 (USA-167) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 28 March 01:27 JPNH-IIA 2024 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN IGS-1B lost power in 2007, and concluded operations after just over half of its design lifehttp://www.spaceflight101.com/igs-1b-re-entry.html IGS 1B Re-Entry Spaceflight 101 31 July 2012 Patrick Blau 21 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121028184221/http://www.spaceflight101.com/igs-1b-re-entry.html 28 October 2012 JPNIGS-1A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 18 July 2014 JPNIGS-1B Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance Partial spacecraft failure 26 July 2012 1 31 March 22:09 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-9 (USA-168) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan=8| April |- 1 2 April 01:53 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 1-92 VKS Molniya Communications Operational 1 8 April 14:43 USATitan IVB (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin USAMilstar 6 (USA-169) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 9 April 22:52 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace INDINSAT 3A ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational USAGalaxy 12 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 12 April 00:47 USAAtlas IIIB USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services PRCAsiaSat 4 AsiaSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 26 April 03:53 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TMA-2 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 7 Successful 28 October 1 24 April 04:23 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2397 VKS Geosynchronous Missile warning Operational 1 28 April 12:00 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Cape Canaveral USAOrbital Sciences USAGALEX NASA Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy Operational |colspan=8| May |- 1 8 May 11:28 INDGSLV INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO INDGSAT-2 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 9 May 04:29 JPNM-V JPNUchinoura JPN Explored asteroid 1998 SF36 JPNHayabusa (MUSES-C) ISAS Heliocentric Asteroid sample-return probe Partial spacecraft failure 13 June 2010 JPNMINERVA ISAS Heliocentric Asteroid lander Spacecraft failure 1 13 May 22:10 USAAtlas V 401 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services First Greek satellite GREHellasSat 2 Hellas-Sat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 24 May 16:34 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang PRC PRCBeidou 2A Geosynchronous Navigation Operational |colspan=8| June |- 2 2 June 17:45 RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 FRARUSStarsem Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG/FregatBeagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars 23pxMars Express ESA Areocentric Mars probe Operational 23pxUnited KingdomBeagle 2 ESA Heliocentric Mars lander Spacecraft failure 25 December 2003 1 4 June 19:23 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2398 MO RF Low Earth Operational 1 6 June 22:15 RUSProton-K/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAAMC-9 SES Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 8 June 10:34 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 11P RUSProgress M1-10 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) LogisticsEarth observation Successful 3 October 1 10 June 13:55 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch UAEThuraya 2 Thuraya Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 10 June 17:58 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USASpirit (MER-A/MER-2) NASA Heliocentric Mars rover Operational 4 January 2004 USASpirit lander NASA Heliocentric Mars lander Successful 4 January 2004 2 11 June 22:38 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace AUSOptus C1 Optus/Australian Government Geosynchronous Communications Operational JPNBSAT-2C BSAT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 19 June 20:00 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUSVKS RUSMolniya 3-53 VKS Molniya Communications Operational 1 26 June 18:55 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction USAOrbview 3 Orbview Low Earth Imaging Satellite failure 3 March 2011 12 30 June 14:15 RUSRokot/Briz-KM RUSPlesetsk FRARUSEurockot CZEMIMOSA Low Earth Successful 18 December 2011 DTUSat Low Earth Operational CANMOST Low Earth Space telescope Operational Cute-I Low Earth Operational USAQuakeSat Stanford University Low Earth Earth observation Operational AAU-Cubesat Low Earth Operational Can X-1 Low Earth Operational Cubesat XI Low Earth Operational Cubesat XII Low Earth Operational Cubesat XIII Low Earth Operational Cubesat XIV Low Earth Operational RUSMonitor-E Low Earth Operational |colspan=8| July |- 2 8 July 04:18 USADelta II 7925H USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy USAOpportunity (MER-B/MER-1) NASA Heliocentric Mars rover Operational USAOpportunity lander NASA Heliocentric Mars lander Successful 1 17 July 23:45 USAAtlas V 521 USACape Canaveral SLC-41 RUSUSAInternational Launch Services Maiden flight of Atlas V 521 USARainbow-1 Cablevision Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| August |- 1 8 August 03:31 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch USAEchostar 9 (Telstar 13) EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 12 August 14:20 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUSVKS Film capsule failed to deorbit RUSKosmos 2399 Low Earth Reconnaissance Failure 9 December 1 13 August 02:09 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences CANSCISAT-1 CSA Low Earth Atmospheric research Operational 2 19 August 10:50 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2400 (Strela 3) Low Earth Operational RUSKosmos 2401 (Strela 3) Low Earth Operational 2 22 August 16:30 BRAVLS-1 V03 BRAAlcântara BRABrazilian Space Agency 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. BRASATEC INPE Intended: Low Earth Launch vehicle evaluation Precluded Never left ground 2 BRAUNOSAT INPE Intended: Low Earth inherit Never left ground 1 25 August 05:35 USADelta II 7920H USACape Canaveral SLC-17B USABoeing IDS USASpitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF) NASA Heliocentric Infrared astronomy Operational 1 29 August 01:47 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos ISS flight 12P RUSProgress M-48 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful 28 January 2004 1 29 August 23:13 USADelta IV Medium USACape Canaveral SLC-37B USABoeing IDS USADSCS III B-6 (USA-170) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan=8| September |- 1 9 September 04:29 USATitan IVB (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral SLC-40 USALockheed Martin NROL-26 mission. USAUSA-171 / Orion 5 NRO Geosynchronous ELINT Operational 1 16 September PRCKaituozhe-1 PRCTaiyuan PRC Fourth stage failed to ignite PRCPS-2 Intended: Low Earth Microsat Launch failure 16 September 7 27 September 06:11 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUSVKS NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite RUSMozhaets-4 Low Earth Operational NGANigeriaSat-1 Low Earth Operational UKUK-DMC Low Earth Operational TURBILSAT-1 Low Earth Operational Larets Low Earth Operational ROKSTSat-1 Low Earth Operational Rubin-4-DSI Low Earth Operational 3 27 September 23:14 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Final flight of Ariane 5G FRAEurobird 3 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational INDINSAT 3E ISRO Geosynchronous Communications Successfulhttps://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/after-10-years-in-orbit-insat3e-expires/article5859974.ece After 10 years in orbit, INSAT-3E expires The Hindu 2 April 2014 S Madhumathi D. 2 April 2014 7 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160107112151/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/after-10-years-in-orbit-insat3e-expires/article5859974.ece live 23pxSMART-1 ESA Selenocentric Lunar probe Successful 27 September 2006 05:42:22 |colspan=8| October |- 1 1 October 04:02 UKRZenit-3SL NOROcean Odyssey UNSea Launch JPNUSAGalaxy 13 (Horizons 1) PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications operational 2 15 October 01:00 PRCLong March 2F PRCJiuquan PRC Crewed orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Yang Liwei), first Chinese space traveller and indigenous crewed spaceflight PRCShenzhou 5 CMSA Low Earth Successful 15 October 22:53 PRCShenzhou spacecraft orbital module CMSA Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 30 May 2004 1 17 October 04:54 INDPSLV INDSatish Dhawan FLP INDISRO INDRESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) ISRO Low Earth Earth observation Operational 1 18 October 05:38 RUSSoyuz-FG KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TMA-3 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS Expedition 8 Successful 30 April 2004 1 18 October 16:17 USATitan 23G/Star 37 USAVandenberg SLC-4W USALockheed Martin Final flight of Titan 23G USADMSP 5D-2 (USA-172) US Air Force Low Earth Weather satellite Operational 2 21 October 03:16 PRCLong March 4B PRCTaiyuan PRC PRCZi Yuan 1-2 (CBERS-2) CAAC/INPE Low Earth Earth resources Operational PRCChuangxin-1 CAS Low Earth Communications Operational 1 30 October 13:43 RUSRockot/Briz-KM RUSPlesetsk Site 133 FRARUSEurockot JPNSERVIS-1 Low Earth Operational |colspan=8| November |- 1 3 November 07:20 PRCLong March 2D PRCJiuquan PRC PRCFSW-18 (FSW-3) SAST Low Earth Imaging Successful 18 December 1 14 November 16:34 PRCLong March 3A PRCXichang PRC PRCZhongxing 20 Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 24 November 06:22 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSVKS RUSYamal-201 Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications Operational RUSYamal 202 Gazprom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 29 November 04:33 JPNH-IIA 2024 JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPN SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO. JPNIGS-2A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance Launch failure 2 T+60 seconds 2 JPNIGS-2B user-Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance inherit inherit |colspan=8| December |- 2 2 December 10:04 USAAtlas IIAS USAVandenberg SLC-3E USA NRO launch 18 USANOSS-3 (USA-173) NRO Low Earth Naval SIGINT Operational USANOSS-3 (USA-173) NRO Low Earth Naval SIGINT Operational 1 5 December 06:00 RUSStrela KAZBaikonur Site 175 RUSVKS Maiden flight of Strela rocket RUSGruzomaket Low Earth Boilerplate Successful 3 10 December 17:42 RUSProton-K/Briz-M KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 RUSVKS RUSKosmos 2402 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2403 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational RUSKosmos 2404 (GLONASS) KNITs Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 18 December 02:30 USAAtlas IIIB USACape Canaveral SLC-36B RUSUSAInternational Launch Services USAUHF F/O F11 (USA-174) US Navy Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 December 08:05 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral SLC-17A USABoeing IDS USAGPS IIR-10 (USA-175) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 27 December 21:30 RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 FRARUSStarsem ISRAMOS-2 Spacecom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 28 December 20:37 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS RUSEkspress AM22 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 29 December 19:06 PRCLong March 2C PRCXichang PRC PRC23pxTan Ce 1 (Double Star 1) CNSA/ESA High Earth (High-eccentricity) Magnetosphere research Successful 14 October 2007 |} 2003 Suborbital launches 2003 |colspan=8| January |- 1 9 January 03:17 INDAgni-I INDBalasore IC-4 INDIDRDL IDRDL Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 January |colspan=8| March |- 1 26 March 06:00 INDPrithvi-2 INDBalasore INDIDRDL IDRDL Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 March |colspan=8| April |- 1 29 April 05:50 INDPrithvi-2 INDBalasore INDIDRDL IDRDL Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 April |- |colspan=8| December |- 1 24 December TWNTaiwan Sounding Rocket Sounding Rocket III TWNJiu Peng Air Base TWNNSPO Apogee: on 265 km 0Chern Jeng-Shing Wu Bill Chen Yen-Sen Wu An-Ming 2012 Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan Acta Astronautica 70 159–164 10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.030 2012AcAau..70..159C 0094-5765 TWNTMA release experiment NSPO Ionospheric research Suborbital Successful 24 December T+508 seconds |} 2003 Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks19 June Nozomi 3rd flyby of the Earth21 September Galileo Deorbited into the Jovian atmosphere9 December Nozomi Flyby of Mars Damaged by solar flares24 December Beagle 2 Crashed at Isidis Planitia, Mars24 December Mars Express Areocentric orbit injection EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks15 January12:506 hours51 minutes19:41Expedition 6ISS QuestUSAKenneth BowersoxUSADonald PettitReleased 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.http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/eva/index.html Expedition Six Spacewalks 7 October 2008 NASA 2003 NASA https://web.archive.org/web/20081005101010/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/eva/index.html 5 October 2008 dead8 April12:406 hours26 minutes19:06Expedition 6ISS QuestUSAKenneth BowersoxUSADonald PettitReconfigured 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. Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. 120 false left [ {"value":230, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 23 (35.94%)"}, {"value":210, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 21 (32.81%)"}, {"value":70, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 7 (10.94%)"}, {"value":40, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 4 (6.25%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 3 (4.69%)"}, {"value":30, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 3 (4.69%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 2 (3.12%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#009c3b", "label": "Brazil: 1 (1.56%)"}, ] Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 1 0 1 0 7 6 1 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 21 21 0 0 3 3 0 0 23 22 1 0 World 1 7 4 2 3 21 3 23 0 6 4 2 2 21 3 22 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 By rocket bar chart center 990 400 1 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 7:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 DodgerBlue : MediumBlue : DarkGoldenrod : Sienna : Goldenrod : LightSteelBlue : SteelBlue : Olive : FireBrick : IndianRed : Salmon : LightSeaGreen : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : SaddleBrown : Chocolate : Peru : Wheat : RosyBrown : Orchid : LightGrey Ariane 4 : Ariane 5 : Atlas II : Atlas III : Atlas V : Delta II : Delta IV : H-IIA : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Long March 4 : Pegasus : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Kosmos-3M : Titan 23G : Titan IV : Proton-K : Rokot : Strela : Zenit-3SL : Others Ariane : Atlas : Delta : H-II : Long March : Pegasus : R-7 : R-14 : Titan : Universal Rocket : Zenit : Others _launches By family FamilyCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks 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 RocketCountryFamilyLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks 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 RocketCountryTypeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks 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 bar chart center 850 400 1 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:14:0:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 7:0 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:16 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 Green : FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : MediumPurple : Plum : LightSeaGreen : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : SkyBlue Alcântara : Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Tanegashima : Uchinoura : Baikonur : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy : Vandenberg Brazil : China : France : India : International waters : Japan : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States _launches SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks 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 UN International waters 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 bar chart center 800 400 1 0:0:0:0:0:0 0:21:0:0:0:0 0: 5:0:0:0:0 0: 0:0:0:0:0 0: 0:0:0:0:0 0:0: 6:0:0:0 0:0:0:23:0:0 0:0:0: 0:0:0 0:0:0:0: 1:0 0:0:0:0:0: 5 DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric _launches Orbital regime Launches Successes At least one payload was placed in the target orbital regime Failures Accidentallyachieved RemarksTransatmospheric 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 Footnotes 2003 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year