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2003 in spaceflight

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.
Orbital launches
First	11 January
Last	29 December
Total	63
Successes	60
Failures	3
Partial failures	0
Catalogued	61
National firsts
Satellite	Greece Nigeria
Space traveller	China Israel
Rockets
Maiden flights	Atlas V 521Delta II HeavyDelta IV MediumStrela
Retirements	Ariane 4 44LAriane 5GSpace Shuttle ColumbiaTitan 23G
Crewed flights
Orbital	4
Total travellers	13
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2003 in spaceflight

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

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  Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last mission, STS-107.
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  Columbia at approximately 13:57 UTC[1] on 1 February. Debris is starting to come off from the left wing.

First human spaceflight mission from China

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Shenzhou 5 (Chinese: 神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999. China became the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after the Soviet Union (later, Russia) and the United States. As of October 2025, this mission marks the last time an astronaut was launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission.

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site	LSP
	Payload(⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)
Remarks
January[edit]
6 January14:19	Titan 23G		Vandenberg SLC-4W	Lockheed Martin
Coriolis	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology development	In orbit	Operational
13 January00:45	Delta II 7320-10C		Vandenberg SLC-2W	Boeing IDS
ICESat	NASA	Low Earth	Oceanography	30 August 201009:00[2]	Partial spacecraft failure
CHIPSat	NASA	Low Earth	Astrophysics	In orbit	Operational
Laser reliability issues limited ICESat operations. ICESat deactivated in February 2010 following failure of last laser in October 2009.
16 January20:39	Space Shuttle Columbia		Kennedy Space Center LC-39A	United Space Alliance
STS-107	NASA	Low Earth	Research	1 February13:59	Failure
Spacehab-RDM	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Microgravity and Earth science research
EDO Pallet	NASA	Low Earth (Columbia)	Cryogenic mission duration extension pallet
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.
25 January20:13	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Cape Canaveral	Orbital Sciences
SORCE	NASA	Low Earth	investigate total solar irradiance	In orbit	Operational
29 January18:06	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B	Boeing IDS
GPS IIR-8 (USA-166)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
XSS-10	US Air Force	Low Earth	Technology demonstration	In orbit	Successful
XSS-10 deactivated 30 January 2003
February[edit]
2 February12:59	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5	Roskosmos
Progress M-47	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	27 August	Successful
ISS flight 10P
15 February07:00	Ariane 4 44L		Kourou ELA-2	Arianespace
Intelsat 907	Intelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
Final flight of Ariane 4 44L
March[edit]
11 March00:59	Delta IV Medium		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B	Boeing IDS
DSCS III A-3 (USA-167)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
Maiden flight of Delta IV Medium
28 March01:27	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1
IGS-1A	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	18 July 2014	Successful
IGS-1B	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	26 July 2012	Partial spacecraft failure
IGS-1B lost power in 2007, and concluded operations after just over half of its design life[3]
31 March22:09	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A	Boeing IDS
GPS IIR-9 (USA-168)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
April[edit]
2 April01:53	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 16/2	VKS
Molniya 1-92	VKS	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 April14:43	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur		Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Lockheed Martin
Milstar 6 (USA-169)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 April22:52	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3	Arianespace
INSAT 3A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
Galaxy 12	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 April00:47	Atlas IIIB		Cape Canaveral SLC-36B	International Launch Services
AsiaSat 4	AsiaSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 April03:53	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5	Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-2	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 7	28 October	Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 2 cosmonauts
24 April04:23	Proton-K/DM-2		Baikonur Site 81/24	VKS
Kosmos 2397	VKS	Geosynchronous	Missile warning	In orbit	Operational
28 April12:00	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Cape Canaveral	Orbital Sciences
GALEX	NASA	Low Earth	Ultraviolet astronomy	In orbit	Operational
May[edit]
8 May11:28	GSLV		Satish Dhawan FLP	ISRO
GSAT-2	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 May04:29	M-V		Uchinoura
Hayabusa (MUSES-C)	ISAS	Heliocentric	Asteroid sample-return probe	13 June 2010	Partial spacecraft failure
MINERVA	ISAS	Heliocentric	Asteroid lander	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36
13 May22:10	Atlas V 401		Cape Canaveral SLC-41	International Launch Services
HellasSat 2	Hellas-Sat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
First Greek satellite
24 May16:34	Long March 3A		Xichang
Beidou 2A		Geosynchronous	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
June[edit]
2 June17:45	Soyuz-FG/Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6	Starsem
Mars Express	ESA	Areocentric	Mars probe	In orbit	Operational
Beagle 2	ESA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	25 December 2003	Spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of Soyuz-FG/FregatBeagle 2 failed to contact Earth after landing on Mars
4 June19:23	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1	VKS
Kosmos 2398	MO RF	Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
6 June22:15	Proton-K/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 200/39	International Launch Services
AMC-9	SES Americom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
8 June10:34	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5	Roskosmos
Progress M1-10	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	LogisticsEarth observation	3 October	Successful
ISS flight 11P
10 June13:55	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch
Thuraya 2	Thuraya	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
10 June17:58	Delta II 7925		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A	Boeing IDS
Spirit (MER-A/MER-2)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars rover	4 January 2004	Operational
Spirit lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	4 January 2004	Successful
11 June22:38	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3	Arianespace
Optus C1	Optus/Australian Government	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
BSAT-2C	BSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
19 June20:00	Molniya-M		Plesetsk Site 43/3	VKS
Molniya 3-53	VKS	Molniya	Communications	In orbit	Operational
26 June18:55	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Vandenberg	Orbital Sciences
Orbview 3	Orbview	Low Earth	Imaging	3 March 2011	Satellite failure
Ceased operations on 4 March 2007 after camera malfunction
30 June14:15	Rokot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk	Eurockot
MIMOSA		Low Earth	18 December 2011	Successful
DTUSat		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
MOST		Low Earth	Space telescope	In orbit	Operational
Cute-I		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
QuakeSat	Stanford University	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
AAU-Cubesat		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Can X-1		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Cubesat XI		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Cubesat XII		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Cubesat XIII		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Cubesat XIV		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Monitor-E		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
July[edit]
8 July04:18	Delta II 7925H		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B	Boeing IDS
Opportunity (MER-B/MER-1)	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars rover	In orbit	Operational
Opportunity lander	NASA	Heliocentric	Mars lander	In orbit	Successful
Maiden flight of Delta II Heavy
17 July23:45	Atlas V 521		Cape Canaveral SLC-41	International Launch Services
Rainbow-1	Cablevision	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 521
August[edit]
8 August03:31	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch
Echostar 9 (Telstar 13)	EchoStar	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
12 August14:20	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 31/6	VKS
Kosmos 2399		Low Earth	Reconnaissance	9 December	Failure
Film capsule failed to deorbit
13 August02:09	Pegasus-XL		Stargazer, Vandenberg	Orbital Sciences
SCISAT-1	CSA	Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Operational
19 August10:50	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1	VKS
Kosmos 2400 (Strela 3)		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Kosmos 2401 (Strela 3)		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
22 August16:30	VLS-1	V03	Alcântara	Brazilian Space Agency
SATEC	INPE	Intended: Low Earth	Launch vehicle evaluation	Never left ground	Precluded
UNOSAT	INPE	Intended: Low Earth	Never left ground
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.
25 August05:35	Delta II 7920H		Cape Canaveral SLC-17B	Boeing IDS
Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF)	NASA	Heliocentric	Infrared astronomy	In orbit	Operational
29 August01:47	Soyuz-U		Baikonur Site 1/5	Roskosmos
Progress M-48	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	28 January 2004	Successful
ISS flight 12P
29 August23:13	Delta IV Medium		Cape Canaveral SLC-37B	Boeing IDS
DSCS III B-6 (USA-170)	US Air Force	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
September[edit]
9 September04:29	Titan IVB (401)/Centaur		Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Lockheed Martin
USA-171 / Orion 5	NRO	Geosynchronous	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
NROL-26 mission.
16 September	Kaituozhe-1		Taiyuan
PS-2		Intended: Low Earth	Microsat	16 September	Launch failure
Fourth stage failed to ignite
27 September06:11	Kosmos-3M		Plesetsk Site 132/1	VKS
Mozhaets-4		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
NigeriaSat-1		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
UK-DMC		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
BILSAT-1		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Larets		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
STSat-1		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
Rubin-4-DSI		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
NigeriaSat-1 is the first Nigerian satellite
27 September23:14	Ariane 5G		Kourou ELA-3	Arianespace
Eurobird 3	Eutelsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
INSAT 3E	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful[4]
SMART-1	ESA	Selenocentric	Lunar probe	27 September 200605:42:22	Successful
Final flight of Ariane 5G
October[edit]
1 October04:02	Zenit-3SL		Ocean Odyssey	Sea Launch
Galaxy 13 (Horizons 1)	PanAmSat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	operational
15 October01:00	Long March 2F		Jiuquan
Shenzhou 5	CMSA	Low Earth	15 October22:53	Successful
Shenzhou spacecraft orbital module	CMSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	30 May 2004	Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 1 astronaut (Yang Liwei), first Chinese space traveller and indigenous crewed spaceflight
17 October04:54	PSLV		Satish Dhawan FLP	ISRO
RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6)	ISRO	Low Earth	Earth observation	In orbit	Operational
18 October05:38	Soyuz-FG		Baikonur Site 1/5	Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-3	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS Expedition 8	30 April 2004	Successful
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts
18 October16:17	Titan 23G/Star 37		Vandenberg SLC-4W	Lockheed Martin
DMSP 5D-2 (USA-172)	US Air Force	Low Earth	Weather satellite	In orbit	Operational
Final flight of Titan 23G
21 October03:16	Long March 4B		Taiyuan
Zi Yuan 1-2 (CBERS-2)	CAAC/INPE	Low Earth	Earth resources	In orbit	Operational
Chuangxin-1	CAS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 October13:43	Rockot/Briz-KM		Plesetsk Site 133	Eurockot
SERVIS-1		Low Earth	In orbit	Operational
November[edit]
3 November07:20	Long March 2D		Jiuquan
FSW-18 (FSW-3)	SAST	Low Earth	Imaging	18 December	Successful
14 November16:34	Long March 3A		Xichang
Zhongxing 20		Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
24 November06:22	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 81/23	VKS
Yamal-201	Gazprom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
Yamal 202	Gazprom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 November04:33	H-IIA 2024		Tanegashima LA-Y1
IGS-2A	Japanese Government	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	T+60 seconds	Launch failure
IGS-2B		Low Earth	Reconnaissance
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO.
December[edit]
2 December10:04	Atlas IIAS		Vandenberg SLC-3E
NOSS-3 (USA-173)	NRO	Low Earth	Naval SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
NOSS-3 (USA-173)	NRO	Low Earth	Naval SIGINT	In orbit	Operational
NRO launch 18
5 December06:00	Strela		Baikonur Site 175	VKS
Gruzomaket		Low Earth	Boilerplate	In orbit	Successful
Maiden flight of Strela rocket
10 December17:42	Proton-K/Briz-M		Baikonur Site 81/24	VKS
Kosmos 2402 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
Kosmos 2403 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
Kosmos 2404 (GLONASS)	KNITs	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
18 December02:30	Atlas IIIB		Cape Canaveral SLC-36B	International Launch Services
UHF F/O F11 (USA-174)	US Navy	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 December08:05	Delta II 7925-9.5		Cape Canaveral SLC-17A	Boeing IDS
GPS IIR-10 (USA-175)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
27 December21:30	Soyuz-FG/Fregat		Baikonur Site 31/6	Starsem
AMOS-2	Spacecom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
28 December20:37	Proton-K/DM-2M		Baikonur Site 200/39	VKS
Ekspress AM22	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
29 December19:06	Long March 2C		Xichang
Tan Ce 1 (Double Star 1)	CNSA/ESA	High Earth (High-eccentricity)	Magnetosphere research	14 October 2007	Successful

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Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket	Flight number	Launch site	LSP
	Payload(⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)
Remarks
January[edit]
9 January03:17	Agni-I		Balasore IC-4	IDRDL
	IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	9 January	Successful
March[edit]
26 March06:00	Prithvi-2		Balasore	IDRDL
	IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	26 March	Successful
April[edit]
29 April05:50	Prithvi-2		Balasore	IDRDL
	IDRDL	Suborbital	Missile test	29 April	Successful
December[edit]
24 December	Taiwan Sounding Rocket	Sounding Rocket III	Jiu Peng Air Base	NSPO
TMA release experiment	NSPO	Suborbital	Ionospheric research	24 DecemberT+508 seconds	Successful
Apogee: 265 km (165 mi)[5]

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Deep Space Rendezvous

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Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Function	Remarks
15 January12:50	6 hours51 minutes	19:41	Expedition 6ISS Quest	Kenneth BowersoxDonald 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.[6]
8 April12:40	6 hours26 minutes	19:06	Expedition 6ISS Quest	Kenneth BowersoxDonald 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.[6]

Orbital launch statistics

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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.

Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
Brazil	1	0	1	0
China	7	6	1	0
France	4	4	0	0
India	2	2	0	0
Japan	3	2	1	0
Russia	21	21	0	0
Ukraine	3	3	0	0
United States	23	22	1	0
World	64	60	4	0

• 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

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane	France	4	4	0	0
Atlas	United States	5	5	0	0
Delta	United States	9	9	0	0
GSLV	India	1	1	0	0
H-II	Japan	2	1	1	0
Kaituozhe	China	1	0	1	0
Long March	China	6	6	0	0
Mu	Japan	1	1	0	0
Pegasus	United States	4	4	0	0
PSLV	India	1	1	0	0
R-7	Russia	10	10	0	0
R-14	Russia	3	3	0	0
Space Shuttle	United States	1	0	1	0	Columbia disintegrated on reentry
Titan	United States	4	4	0	0
Universal Rocket	Russia	8	8	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	3	3	0	0

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 4	France	Ariane	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Ariane 5	France	Ariane	3	3	0	0
Atlas II	United States	Atlas	1	1	0	0
Atlas III	United States	Atlas	2	2	0	0
Atlas V	United States	Atlas	2	2	0	0
Delta II	United States	Delta	7	7	0	0
Delta IV	United States	Delta	2	2	0	0
GSLV	India	GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA	Japan	H-II	2	1	1	0
Kaituozhe-1	China	Kaituozhe	1	0	1	0
Kosmos	Russia	R-12/R-14	3	3	0	0
Long March 2	China	Long March	3	3	0	0
Long March 3	China	Long March	2	2	0	0
Long March 4	China	Long March	1	1	0	0
Molniya	Russia	R-7	2	2	0	0
M-V	Japan	Mu	1	1	0	0
Pegasus	United States	Pegasus	4	4	0	0
PSLV	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton	Russia	Universal Rocket	5	5	0	0
Soyuz	Russia	R-7	8	8	0	0
Space Shuttle	United States	Space Shuttle	1	0	1	0
Titan II	United States	Titan	2	2	0	0	Final flight
Titan IV	United States	Titan	2	2	0	0
UR-100	Russia	Universal Rocket	3	3	0	0
Zenit	Ukraine	Zenit	3	3	0	0

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 4 44L	France	Ariane 4	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Ariane 5G	France	Ariane 5	3	3	0	0	Final flight
Atlas IIAS	United States	Atlas II	1	1	0	0
Atlas IIIB	United States	Atlas III	2	2	0	0
Atlas V 401	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 521	United States	Atlas V	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta II 7320-10C	United States	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta II 7920H	United States	Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta II 7925H	United States	Delta II	2	2	0	0
Delta II 7925–9.5	United States	Delta II	3	3	0	0
Delta IV Medium	United States	Delta IV	2	2	0	0	Maiden flight
GSLV Mk I	India	GSLV	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 2024	Japan	H-IIA	2	1	1	0
Kaituozhe-1	China	Kaituozhe-1	1	0	1	0
Kosmos-3M	Russia	Kosmos	3	3	0	0
Long March 2C	China	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 2D	China	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 2F	China	Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 3A	China	Long March 3	2	2	0	0
Long March 4B	China	Long March 4	1	1	0	0
Molniya-M	Russia	Molniya	2	2	0	0
M-V	Japan	M-V	1	1	0	0
Pegasus-XL	United States	Pegasus	4	4	0	0
PSLV-G	India	PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton-K / DM-2	Russia	Proton	3	3	0	0
Proton-K / Briz-M	Russia	Proton	2	2	0	0
Rokot / Briz-KM	Russia	UR-100	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-U	Russia	Soyuz	4	4	0	0
Soyuz-FG	Russia	Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-FG / Fregat	Russia	Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Space Shuttle	United States	Space Shuttle	1	0	1	0
Strela	Russia	UR-100	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Titan 23G	United States	Titan II	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Titan 23G / Star 37	United States	Titan II	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Titan IV-B (401B) / Centaur	United States	Titan IV	2	2	0	0	Final flight
Zenit-3SL	Ukraine	Zenit	3	3	0	0

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Alcântara	Brazil	1	0	1	0
Baikonur	Kazakhstan	14	14	0	0
Cape Canaveral	United States	16	16	0	0	Two launches used Stargazer aircraft
Jiuquan	China	2	2	0	0
Kennedy	United States	1	0	1	0
Kourou	France	4	4	0	0
Ocean Odyssey	International waters	3	3	0	0
Plesetsk	Russia	7	7	0	0
Satish Dhawan	India	2	2	0	0
Taiyuan	China	2	1	1	0
Tanegashima	Japan	2	1	1	0
Uchinoura	Japan	1	1	0	0
Vandenberg	United States	6	6	0	0	Two launches used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang	China	3	3	0	0
Total	64	60	4	0

• Transatmospheric
• Low Earth
• Low Earth (ISS)
• Low Earth (SSO)
• Low Earth (retrograde)
• Medium Earth
• Geosychronous
  (transfer)
• Inclined GSO
• High Earth
• Heliocentric

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