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2003 in spaceflight
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| image | 中国空间站建造“1+1=1”1.png |
| caption | 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. |
| first | 11 January |
| last | 29 December |
| total | 63 |
| success | 60 |
| failed | 3 |
| partial | 0 |
| catalogued | 61 |
| maidens | Atlas V 521 |
| Delta II Heavy | |
| Delta IV Medium | |
| Strela | |
| retired | Ariane 4 44L |
| Ariane 5G | |
| Titan 23G | |
| orbital | 4 |
| totalcrew | 13 |
| firstsat | |
| firsttrav | PRC China |
Delta II Heavy Delta IV Medium Strela Ariane 5G
Titan 23G
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
|File:STS-107-launch2.jpg | launches on its last mission, STS-107. |STS-107 Columbia entry imaged from ground.jpg | at approximately 13:57 UTC on 1 February. Debris is starting to come off from the left wing.
First human spaceflight mission from China
Orbital launches
January
|- |d-date=30 August 2010 |d-time=09:00 Final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, disintegrated during re-entry resulting in loss of crew and vehicle. |o-span=3 |d-date=1 February |d-time=13:59 |d-span=3 |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit
February
|- |d-date=27 August
March
|- |d-date = 18 July 2014 |d-date = 26 July 2012
April
|- |d-date=28 October
May
|- |d-date=13 June 2010
June
|- Beagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars |d-date=25 December 2003 Earth observation |d-date=3 October |d-date=4 January 2004 |d-date=4 January 2004 |d-date=3 March 2011 |d-date = 18 December 2011
July
|-
August
|- |d-date=9 December |d-time=Never left ground |o-span=2 |o-span=inherit |d-time=Never left ground |d-date=28 January 2004
September
|- |d-date=16 September |d-date=27 September 2006 |d-time=05:42:22
October
|- |d-date=15 October |d-time=22:53 |d-date=30 May 2004 |d-date=30 April 2004
November
|- |d-date=18 December |o-span=2 |d-time=T+60 seconds |d-span=2 |user-Japanese Government |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit
December
|- |d-date=14 October 2007 |}
Suborbital launches
January
|- |d-date=9 January
February
|- --
March
|- |d-date=26 March
April
|- |d-date=29 April
May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November===-->
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December
|- |d-date = 24 December |d-time=T+508 seconds |}
Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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* | USAKenneth Bowersox | |||||
| USADonald 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. | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| 12:40 | 6 hours | |||||
| 26 minutes | 19:06 | Expedition 6 | ||||
| ISS *Quest* | USAKenneth Bowersox | |||||
| USADonald 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. |
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. | [ {"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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
By rocket
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | Total | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By orbit
(transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| achieved | Remarks | Total | 64 | 61 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 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 |
References
Footnotes
References
- (January 2009). "Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report".
- "Icesat Satellite". The Aerospace Corporation.
- Blau, Patrick. (31 July 2012). "IGS 1B Re-Entry". Spaceflight 101.
- (2 April 2014). "After 10 years in orbit, INSAT-3E expires". The Hindu.
- (2012). "Suborbital and low-thermospheric experiments using sounding rockets in Taiwan". Acta Astronautica.
- NASA. (2003). "Expedition Six Spacewalks". NASA.
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