Last Update: October 5, 2003
September 9 04:29Z     
     


Titan 401B

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Cape Canaveral (U.S.)
Titan 401B (B-36)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Delayed from Apr. 28, June 3, Aug. 6 and Dec. 2002, and June 9.
Moved forward from September 15. Delayed from Aug.18, 20 and 21.
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
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 Mentor 3? (NRO L-19, USA-171)
Military Signal Intelligence?
National Reconnaissance Office (U.S.)
n.a.
n.a.
5,200 kg?

September 10
11:31Z
     
     


Minuteman 3

Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Vandenberg (U.S.)
Minuteman 3 (GT-181GM)
U.S. Air Force
Suborbital – Delayed from May
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
 [Dummy Warheads]
Missile Test Flight
U.S. Air Force (U.S.)
Sandia National Laboratory

September 16     
     


Kaituozhe 1

 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Taiyuan (China)
Kaituozhe 1
Beijing Launch System Technologies
Return to flight – Failure
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Launch mass:
 PS-2
Launcher Test Flight
Aerospace Solid Launch Vehicle Corp.
40 kg

September 27 06:12Z     
     

Kosmos 3M 		Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Plesetsk (Russia)
Kosmos 3M
AKO Polyot/Puskoviye Uslugi
Delayed from July 28, Sep. 26
Payload:
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Launch mass:
 STSat 1 (KaistSat 4, Uribyol 4)
Science, Communications Technology
KAIST (South Korea)
SaTReC
100 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
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Launch mass:
 Bilsat 1 (BiltenSat, Tubitak 1, DMC-Turkey)
Disaster Monitoring
Tubitak-Bilten (Turkey)
Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd.
MB-100
100 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
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 BNSCSat 1 (DMC-UK)
Disaster Monitoring
British National Space Center (Great-Britain)
Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd.
MB-100
80 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
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 NigeriaSat 1 (DMC-Nigeria)
Disaster Monitoring
National Space R&D Agency (Nigeria)
Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd.
MB-100
80 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
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Launch mass:
 Mozhayets 4
Geodesy, Education, Amateur Radio
Mozhaiskiy Military Space Engineering Academy (Russia)
NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
Strela 1M?
64 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 Larets
Education, Military Technology?
n.a. (Russia)
n.a.
n.a.
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 Rubin 4-DSI (not separated)
Messaging Technology
OHB-System (Germany)
OHB-System
45 kg

September 27
23:14:39Z
     
     

Ariane 5G
 Site:
Vehicle:
Launch provider:
 Kourou (French Guiana)
Ariane 5G (V162)
Arianespace
Version last flight – Delayed from July 15, Aug. 22 and 28, Sep.3
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 Insat 3E
Communications, Meteorology
Indian Space Research Organisation (India)
Indian Space Research Organisation
2,750 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Platform:
Launch mass:
 e-Bird 1
Broadband Communications
Eutelsat (Europe)
Boeing Satellite Systems
BSS-376HP
1,525 kg
Payload:
Mission:
Operator:
Prime:
Launch mass:
 SMART-1
Space Probe Technology, Lunar Orbiter
ESA (Europe)
Swedish Space Corp.
370 kg
     

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