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Orbital Launches in 2003
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 64 orbital launches in 2003, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 2003-12-29 | Double Star DSP-E2003-061 | Chang Zheng 2C SM | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-12-28 | Sesat-22003-060 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-12-27 | Amos-22003-059 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-12-21 | Navstar GPS SVN 472003-058 | Delta 7925-9.5 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2003-12-18 | UHF F/O F112003-057 | Atlas 3B SEC | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-12-10 | Uragan 7942003-056 | Proton-K/Briz-M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2003-12-05 | Kondor-E GVM 14S1352003-055 | Strela | Russian Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-12-02 | INTRUDER 6?2003-054 | Atlas IIAS | ILS-LMA | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-11-29 | IGS Optical-22003-F02 | H-IIA 2024 | NASDA | Tanegashima Space Center | — | LEO | failure |
| 2003-11-24 | Yamal-201/2022003-053 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-11-14 | Shentong yi hao 01 xing2003-052 | Chang Zheng 3A | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-11-03 | FSW Service Module2003-051 | Chang Zheng 2D | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-30 | SERVIS-12003-050 | Rokot | Eurockot | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-21 | ZY-1-22003-049 | Chang Zheng 4B | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-18 | DMSP Block 5D-3 S-202003-048 | Titan II SLV | 2SLS/AFSMC | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-18 | Soyuz 11F732 No. 2132003-047 | Soyuz-FG | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-17 | IRS-P62003-046 | PSLV C | ISRO | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-15 | Shenzhou 5 Fanhui Cang2003-045 | Chang Zheng 2F | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-10-01 | Galaxy XIII/Horizons 12003-044 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-09-27 | e-Bird2003-043 | Ariane 5G | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-09-27 | Mozhaets 42003-042 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-09-16 | KT-1 Test Payload2003-U01 | KT-1 | PLA SAC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | — | LEO | failure |
| 2003-09-09 | ORION 52003-041 | Titan 401B/Centaur | 3SLS/AFSMC | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-08-29 | DSCS III B-6/IABS2003-040 | Delta 4M | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-08-29 | Progress M No. 2482003-039 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-08-25 | SIRTF2003-038 | Delta 7920H | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-08-22 | SATEC/UNOSAT2003-E01 | VLS-1 | AEB | Alcantara Launch Center | — | LEO | failure |
| 2003-08-19 | Strela-32003-037 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-08-13 | SCISAT-12003-036 | Pegasus XL | Orbital Sciences | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-08-12 | Don2003-035 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Russian Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-08-08 | Echostar IX2003-034 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-07-17 | Rainbow 12003-033 | Atlas V 521 | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2003-07-08 | Mars Exploration Rover 12003-032 | Delta 7925H | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-06-30 | Mimosa2003-031 | Rokot | Eurockot | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-06-26 | Orbview-32003-030 | Pegasus XL | Orbital Sciences | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-06-19 | Molniya-3 No. 65L2003-029 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-06-11 | BSAT-2c2003-028 | Ariane 5G | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-06-10 | Mars Exploration Rover 22003-027 | Delta 7925-9.5 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-06-10 | Thuraya 22003-026 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-06-08 | Progress M1 No. 2592003-025 | Soyuz-U-PVB | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-06-06 | Americom 92003-024 | Proton-K/Briz-M | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2003-06-04 | Parus?2003-023 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-06-02 | Mars Express2003-022 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-05-24 | san ke beidou daohang s.2003-021 | Chang Zheng 3A | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-05-13 | Hellas Sat 22003-020 | Atlas V 401 | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-05-09 | MUSES C2003-019 | M-V 1 | ISAS | Uchinoura Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-05-08 | GSAT-22003-018 | GSLV Mk I a | ISRO | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2003-04-28 | GALEX2003-017 | Pegasus XL | Orbital Sciences | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-04-26 | Soyuz 11F732 No. 2122003-016 | Soyuz-FG | RAKA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2003-04-24 | Oko-1 No. 71262003-015 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Double Star DSP-E (2003-12-29)Sesat-2 (2003-12-28)Amos-2 (2003-12-27)Navstar GPS SVN 47 (2003-12-21)UHF F/O F11 (2003-12-18)Uragan 794 (2003-12-10)Kondor-E GVM 14S135 (2003-12-05)INTRUDER 6? (2003-12-02)IGS Optical-2 (2003-11-29)Yamal-201/202 (2003-11-24)Shentong yi hao 01 xing (2003-11-14)FSW Service Module (2003-11-03)SERVIS-1 (2003-10-30)ZY-1-2 (2003-10-21)DMSP Block 5D-3 S-20 (2003-10-18)Soyuz 11F732 No. 213 (2003-10-18)IRS-P6 (2003-10-17)Shenzhou 5 Fanhui Cang (2003-10-15)Galaxy XIII/Horizons 1 (2003-10-01)e-Bird (2003-09-27)Mozhaets 4 (2003-09-27)KT-1 Test Payload (2003-09-16)ORION 5 (2003-09-09)DSCS III B-6/IABS (2003-08-29)Progress M No. 248 (2003-08-29)SIRTF (2003-08-25)SATEC/UNOSAT (2003-08-22)Strela-3 (2003-08-19)SCISAT-1 (2003-08-13)Echostar IX (2003-08-08)Rainbow 1 (2003-07-17)Mars Exploration Rover 1 (2003-07-08)Mimosa (2003-06-30)Orbview-3 (2003-06-26)Molniya-3 No. 65L (2003-06-19)BSAT-2c (2003-06-11)Mars Exploration Rover 2 (2003-06-10)Thuraya 2 (2003-06-10)Progress M1 No. 259 (2003-06-08)Americom 9 (2003-06-06)Parus? (2003-06-04)Mars Express (2003-06-02)san ke beidou daohang s. (2003-05-24)Hellas Sat 2 (2003-05-13)MUSES C (2003-05-09)GSAT-2 (2003-05-08)GALEX (2003-04-28)Soyuz 11F732 No. 212 (2003-04-26)Oko-1 No. 7126 (2003-04-24)Asiasat 4 (2003-04-12)Insat 3A (2003-04-09)Milstar DFS-6 (2003-04-08)Molniya-1T No. 101 (2003-04-02)Navstar GPS SVN 45 (2003-03-31)IGS Optical-1 (2003-03-28)DSCS III A-3/IABS (2003-03-11)INTELSAT 907 (2003-02-15)Progress M No. 247 (2003-02-02)Navstar GPS SVN 56 (2003-01-29)SORCE (2003-01-25)OV-102 Research (2003-01-16)Icesat (2003-01-13)P98-2 Coriolis (2003-01-06)
Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.