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Long March 2F | Shenzhou-5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 15, 2003, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the first crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Launched in 15 October, it carried the only astronaut aborad, Yang Liwei, on an 21 hour flight. Shenzhou 5 completed 14 orbits, followed by a safe landing back on Earth on the evening of 15 October.

Low Earth Orbit
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Zenit | Galaxy 13

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
Oct. 1, 2003, 4:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Horizons-1, also known as Galaxy 13, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat

Geostationary Orbit
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Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 27, 2003, 11:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

INSAT-3A is a multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological and search & rescue services. INSAT-3A payloads include Normal C-band transponders with expanded coverage from Middle East to South East Asia, Extended C-band transponders providing India coverage and Ku-band transponders providing India coverage. The satellite also carries one Data Relay Transponder (DRT) and one Satellite Aided Search and Rescue (SAS&R) payload. SAS&R payload has a global receive coverage with 406 MHz uplink and C-band downlink with India coverage for the relay of signals from distress beacons in sea, air or land.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Mozhaets-4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 27, 2003, 6:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mozhayets 4 (RS 22) was also a training satellite built by the Mozhaisky military academy. It also tested components to be used in upgraded GLONASS satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 16, 2003, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Tsinghua-1 or Hangtian Qinghua 1 is the first demonstrator for the Disaster Monitoring Constellation and carries multi-spectral Earth imaging cameras providing 39-meter nadir ground resolution in 3 spectral bands.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IVB | NROL-19

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 9, 2003, 4:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USA 171 is an American geostationary military spacecraft. It is reported to be an ORION-class craft belonging to the National Reconnaissance Office.

Geosynchronous Orbit
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Delta IV M | DSCS III B-6

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 29, 2003, 11:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellation provides long haul communications to users worldwide through contested environments.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-48

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 29, 2003, 1:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 2003, 5:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.

Heliocentric N/A
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-3 133 & 134

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 19, 2003, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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