2003 in spaceflight
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Script error: No such module "Navbox". This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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First human spaceflight mission from China
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Orbital launches
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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October
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November
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Suborbital launches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 12:50 |
6 hours 51 minutes |
19:41 | Expedition 6 ISS Quest |
Template:FlagiconKenneth Bowersox Template:FlagiconDonald 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.[1] | |
| 8 April 12:40 |
6 hours 26 minutes |
19:06 | Expedition 6 ISS Quest |
Template:FlagiconKenneth Bowersox Template:FlagiconDonald 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.[1] |
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. Template:Pie chart
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | |
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| Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| World | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | |
By rocket
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By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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| Ariane | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kaituozhe | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Long March | Script error: No such module "flag". | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mu | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Columbia disintegrated on reentry |
| Titan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Rocket | Script error: No such module "flag". | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 4 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 5 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas III | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| GSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Script error: No such module "flag". | H-II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kaituozhe-1 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Script error: No such module "flag". | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | Script error: No such module "flag". | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Titan II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Titan IV | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| UR-100 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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| Ariane 4 44L | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Ariane 5G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas IIAS | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas IIIB | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 401 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 521 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7320-10C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7920H | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925H | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925–9.5 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta IV Medium | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| GSLV Mk I | Script error: No such module "flag". | GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2024 | Script error: No such module "flag". | H-IIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kaituozhe-1 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kosmos-3M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3A | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 4B | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Script error: No such module "flag". | M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus-XL | Script error: No such module "flag". | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | Script error: No such module "flag". | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / Briz-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Script error: No such module "flag". | UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strela | Script error: No such module "flag". | UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Titan 23G | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Titan 23G / Star 37 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Titan IV-B (401B) / Centaur | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Zenit-3SL | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
By spaceport
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| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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| Alcântara | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Baikonur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Canaveral | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
| Jiuquan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kourou | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | Template:Flagicon International waters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Script error: No such module "flag". | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taiyuan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | Script error: No such module "flag". | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft |
| Xichang | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 | ||
By orbit
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| 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
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Footnotes
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