Every major space launch to orbit during the year 2003 is listed here. Please send any corrections to Cape Canaveral Bureau Senior Producer Jim Banke.

Failures resulting in loss of mission are noted in red.

• Jan. 6: Air Force Titan 2 with Coriolis science spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 9:19 a.m. EST (1419 GMT). Read more.

• Jan. 12: Boeing Delta 2 with NASA's ICESAT/CHIPSAT from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 7:45 p.m. EST (0045 GMT Jan. 13). Read more.

• Jan. 16: STS-107 Columbia with Spacehab/Freestar from Kennedy Space Center. 10:39 a.m. EST (1539 GMT). Read the launch story.
  Columbia and crew were lost Feb. 1 during re-entry as a result of damage sustained during launch.
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• Jan. 25: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL with NASA's SORCE from the Canaveral Spaceport. 3:14 p.m. EST (2014 GMT). Read more.

• Jan. 29: Air Force Delta 2 with GPS-2R8 and XSS-10 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 1:06 p.m. EST (1806 GMT). Read more.

• Feb. 2: Russian Soyuz with Progress freighter from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 7:59 a.m. EST (1259 GMT). Read more.

• Feb. 15: Arianespace Ariane 44L (final flight) with Intelsat 907 from Guiana Space Center. 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT). Read more.

• March 11: Boeing Delta 4 (EELV) with DSCS from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 7:59 p.m. EST (0059 GMT March 12). Read more.

• March 28: Japan H-2A with pair of spy satellites from Tanegashima Space Center. 8:27 p.m. EST (0127 GMT). Read more.

• March 31: Air Force Delta 2 with GPS-2R9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 5:09 p.m. EST (2209 GMT). Read more.

• April 2: Russian Molniya-M with Kosmos 2397 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

• April 8: Air Force Titan 4 (B-35) with MILSTAR 2-F from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 9:43 a.m. EDT (1343 GMT). Read more.

• April 9: Arianespace Ariane 5G with Galaxy 12 and Insat 3A from Guiana Space Center. 6:52 p.m. EDT (2252 GMT). Read more.

• April 11: ILS Atlas 3B with AsiaSat-4 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 8:47 p.m. EDT (0047 GMT April 12). Read more.

• April 24: Russian Proton-K with a classified military satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 12:23 a.m. EDT (0423 GMT). Read more.

• April 25: Russian Soyuz TMA-2 with Expedition Seven crew from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 11:53:51 p.m. EDT (0353.51 GMT April 26). Read more.

• April 28: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL with NASA's GALEX from the Canaveral Spaceport. 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). Read more.

• May 8: Indian GSLV with GSAT-2 from Satish Dhawan Space Center. 7:28 a.m. EDT (1128 GMT). Read more.

• May 9: Japanese ISAS M-V with MUSES-C from Kagoshima Space Center. Read more.

• May 13: ILS Atlas 5 with Hellas Sat 2 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 6:10 p.m. EDT (2210 GMT). Read more.

• May 24: Chinese Long March 3A with two Beidou navigation satellites from Xichang Space Center. 12:34 p.m. EDT (1634 GMT). Read more.

• June 2: Russian Soyuz-Fregat with Mars Express and Beagle 2 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1:45 p.m. EDT (1745 GMT). Read more.

• June 4: Russian Kosmos 3M with Kosmos 2398 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
• June 6: ILS Proton-M with AMC-9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 6:15 p.m. EDT (2215 GMT). Read more.

• June 8: Russian Soyuz with Progress freighter from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 6:34 a.m. EDT (1034 GMT). Read more.

• June 10: Sea Launch Zenit 3SL with Thuraya 2 from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean. 9:56 a.m. EDT (13:56:00 GMT). Read more.

• June 10: Boeing Delta 2 with NASA's Mars Explorer Rover-A "Spirit" from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 1:58:47 p.m. EDT (1758.47 GMT). Read more.

• June 11: Arianespace Ariane 5 with BSAT 2c and Optus C1 from Guiana Space Center. 6:38 p.m. EDT (2238 GMT). Read more.

• June 19: Russian Molniya-M with a military communications satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. 4:01 p.m. EDT (2001 GMT). Read more.

• June 26: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL with OrbView-3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT). Read more.

• June 30: Russian Rokot with nine payloads from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

• July 7: Boeing Delta 2 Heavy with NASA's Mars Explorer Rover-B -- now called Opportunity --from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 11:18:15 p.m. EDT (0418.15 GMT July 8). Read more.

• July 17: ILS Atlas 5 with Rainbow-1 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT). Read more.

• Aug. 7: Sea Launch Zenit 3SL with EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 combination satellite from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean. 11:31 p.m. EDT (0331 GMT Aug. 8). Read more.

• Aug. 12: Russian Soyuz U with military Cosmos-2399 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 GMT). Read more.

• Aug. 12: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL with SCISAT-1 for NASA and the Canadian Space Agency from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 10:10 p.m. EDT (0210 GMT Aug. 13). Read more.

• Aug. 19: Russian Kosmos 3M with Cosmos 2400 and Cosmos 2401 military spacecraft from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 GMT). Read more.

• Aug. 22 -- NOTE: Brazil's VLS-1 with two research satellites. Rocket exploded on pad three days before scheduled launch attempt. 21 people were killed. Read more.

• Aug. 25: Boeing Delta 2 Heavy with NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 1:35:39 a.m. EDT (0535.39 GMT). Read more.

• Aug. 28: Russian Soyuz with Progress freighter from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 9:48 p.m. EDT (0148 GMT Aug. 29). Read more.

• Aug. 29: Boeing Delta 4 with Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 7:13 p.m. EDT (2313 GMT). Read more.

• Sept. 9: Air Force Titan 4B (B-36) with an NRO payload from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT). Read more.

• Sept. 16: Chinese launch of a KT-1 rocket reported failed.

• Sept. 27: Russian Kosmos-3M with six payloads from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. 2:12 a.m. EDT (0612 GMT). Read more.

• Sept. 27: Arianespace Ariane 5 (Flight 162) with INSAT-3E, e-BIRD and Small Missions for Advanced Research and Technology (SMART-1) from Guiana Space Center. 7:14 p.m. EDT (2314 GMT). Read more.

• Oct. 1: Sea Launch Zenit 3SL with Galaxy 13/Horizons 1 from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean. 12:03 a.m. EDT (0403 GMT). Read more.

• Oct. 14: Chinese Long March 2F with Shenzhou 5 carrying taikonaut Yang Liwei from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT Oct. 15). Read more.

• Oct. 17: Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with an Earth resources satellite from Sriharikota. 12:52 a.m. EDT (0452 GMT). Read more.

• Oct. 18: Russian Soyuz carrying the Expedition Eight crew to the ISS from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1:37 a.m. EDT (0537 GMT). Read more.

• Oct. 18: Air Force Titan 2 with DMSP-16 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 12:17 p.m. EDT (1617 GMT). Read more.

• Oct. 20: Chinese Long March 4B with a pair of satellites from a base near the city of Taiyuan. 11:16 p.m. EDT (0316 GMT Oct. 21). Read more.

• Oct. 29: Eurockot Rockot with Japanese SERVIS-1 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. 8:43 a.m. EST (1343 GMT). Read more.

• Nov. 3: Chinese Long March 2D with a research and mapping satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. 2:20 p.m. EST (1920 GMT). Read more.

• Nov. 14: Chinese Long March 3A from Xichang Space Center.

• Nov. 25: Russian Proton with Yamal 201 and 202 communications satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1:22 a.m. EST (0622 GMT).

• Nov. 28: Japan H-2A with two spy satellites from Tanegashima Space Center. 11:33 p.m. EST (0433 GMT Nov. 29). Read more.

• Dec. 2: Air Force Atlas 2AS with an NRO payload (MLV-14) from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 5:04 a.m. EST (1004 GMT).

• Dec. 10: Russian Proton with trio of navigation satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 12:42 p.m. EST (1742 GMT). Read more.

• Dec. 17: ILS Atlas 3B with Navy UHF Follow On F11 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 GMT Dec. 18). Read more.

• Dec. 21: Air Force Delta 2 with Navstar GPS 2R-10 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 3:05 a.m. EST (0805 GMT). Read more.

• Dec. 27: Russian commercial Soyuz FG with Fregat upper stage with AMOS-2 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Read more.

• Dec. 28: Russian Proton K-DM with Express AM-22 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT). Read more.

• Dec. 29: Chinese Long March 2C with DoubleStar 1 from Xichang Space Center. Read more.