| Year: | 2003 |
| 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: | China |
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.
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| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June | 3rd flyby of the Earth | ||
| 21 September | Deorbited into the Jovian atmosphere | ||
| 9 December | Nozomi | Damaged by solar flares | |
| 24 December | Crashed at Isidis Planitia, Mars | ||
| 24 December | Areocentric orbit injection |
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Function | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 12:50 | 6 hours | 19:41 | ISS Quest | 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 | 19:06 | ISS Quest | 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. |
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| World | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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 |
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Ariane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| H-II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kaituozhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| R-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Universal Rocket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| R-7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Space Shuttle | Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Universal Rocket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Atlas II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight | |||
| Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delta IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight | |||
| GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| H-IIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kaituozhe-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Molniya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pegasus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Proton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| UR-100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Soyuz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Space Shuttle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| UR-100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight | |||
| Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Titan II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Titan IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight | |||
| Zenit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcântara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Baikonur | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kourou | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| International waters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Plesetsk | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tanegashima | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Uchinoura | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vandenberg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Two launches used Stargazer aircraft | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 60 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Orbital regime | Launches | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transatmospheric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Earth | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 to ISS | |
| Medium Earth / Molniya | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| High Earth / Lunar transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 61 | 3 | 0 |