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Long March 2C/SM | Tan Ce 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 29, 2003, 7:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Double Star spacecraft, called also Tan Ce (TC) which in Chinese means ‘Probe‘, is a joint Chinese and ESA mission to study the effect of the Sun on the Earth's environment. The polar spacecraft (TC-2) will monitor the energy input from the solar wind into the polar ionosphere. The equatorial spacecraft (TC-1) will investigate the so-called substorm process, when it is in the Earth's magnetotail, and the entry of solar particle on the front side of the magnetosphere.

Elliptical Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-22

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 28, 2003, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ekspress AM22 (Russian: Экспресс АМ22, meaning Express AM22) is a communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz-FG | Amos 2

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 27, 2003, 9:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Spacecom-owned AMOS 2 will provide communications services to television networks in Israel, Europe and the United States.

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta II | GPS IIR-10

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 21, 2003, 8:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Boeing-built GPS IIF satellites provide improved signals to support both the warfighter and the growing civilian needs of the global economy

Medium Earth Orbit
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Atlas | UHF F/O F11

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 18, 2003, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network.

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-K/Briz-M | Uragan 83, 84 & Uragan-M 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 2003, 5:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Strela | Gruzomaket

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 5, 2003, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Gruzomaket (or Kondor-E-GVM) ws a vehicle evaluation payload representing a dynamic model of the Kondor / Kondor-E Earth observation satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas IIAS | NROL-18

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 2, 2003, 10:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USA 173 is an American military satellite (operated by the National Reconnaissance Office)

Low Earth Orbit
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H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Nov. 29, 2003, 4:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Yamal-202

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 24, 2003, 6:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Yamal 202 (Russian: Ямал-202) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazkom and built by RSC Energia.

Geostationary Orbit
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