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Orbital Launches in 2003

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 64 every orbital launch in 2003, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

64 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2003-12-29Double Star DSP-E2003-061Chang Zheng 2C SMCASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-12-28Sesat-22003-060Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-12-27Amos-22003-059Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-12-21Navstar GPS SVN 472003-058Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2003-12-18UHF F/O F112003-057Atlas 3B SECILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2003-12-10Uragan 7942003-056Proton-K/Briz-MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2003-12-05Kondor-E GVM 14S1352003-055StrelaRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-12-02INTRUDER 6?2003-054Atlas IIASILS-LMAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2003-11-29IGS Optical-22003-F02H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima—LEOfailure
2003-11-24Yamal-201/2022003-053Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-11-14Shentong yi hao 01 xing2003-052Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-11-03FSW Service Module2003-051Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2003-10-30SERVIS-12003-050RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-10-21ZY-1-22003-049Chang Zheng 4BCASCTaiyuan9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-10-18DMSP Block 5D-3 S-202003-048Titan II SLV2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-10-18Soyuz 11F732 No. 2132003-047Soyuz-FGRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-10-17IRS-P62003-046PSLV CISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-10-15Shenzhou 5 Fanhui Cang2003-045Chang Zheng 2FCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2003-10-01Galaxy XIII/Horizons 12003-044Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-09-27Mozhaets 42003-042Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome7 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-09-27e-Bird2003-043Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2003-09-16KT-1 Test Payload2003-U01KT-1PLA SACTaiyuan—LEOfailure
2003-09-09ORION 52003-041Titan 401B/Centaur3SLS/AFSMCCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2003-08-29Progress M No. 2482003-039Soyuz-U-PVBRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-08-29DSCS III B-6/IABS2003-040Delta 4MBlue OriginCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-08-25SIRTF2003-038Delta 7920HBlue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2003-08-22SATEC/UNOSAT2003-E01VLS-1AEBAlcantara—LEOfailure
2003-08-19Strela-32003-037Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-08-13SCISAT-12003-036Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-08-12Don2003-035Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-08-08Echostar IX2003-034Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-07-17Rainbow 12003-033Atlas V 521ILS-LMACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-07-08Mars Exploration Rover 12003-032Delta 7925HBlue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2003-06-30Mimosa2003-031RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-06-26Orbview-32003-030Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2003-06-19Molniya-3 No. 65L2003-029Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2003-06-11BSAT-2c2003-028Ariane 5GArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-06-10Thuraya 22003-026Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-06-10Mars Exploration Rover 22003-027Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2003-06-08Progress M1 No. 2592003-025Soyuz-U-PVBRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-06-06Americom 92003-024Proton-K/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-06-04Parus?2003-023Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-06-02Mars Express2003-022Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2003-05-24san ke beidou daohang s.2003-021Chang Zheng 3ACASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-05-13Hellas Sat 22003-020Atlas V 401ILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-05-09MUSES C2003-019M-V 1ISASJiuquan—HEOsuccess
2003-05-08GSAT-22003-018GSLV Mk I aISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-04-28GALEX2003-017Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-04-26Soyuz 11F732 No. 2122003-016Soyuz-FGRAKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2003-04-24Oko-1 No. 71262003-015Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (64 launches)
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 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.