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This calendar provides a 20-day
look ahead of upcoming launches.
Country flags indicate nationality of launch vehicle's prime
contractor.
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MON |
TUE |
WED |
THU |
FRI
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SAT |
ON
THE PADS |
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Pegasus
OrbView 3
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Soyuz
Mars Express
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Kosmos 3M
Kosmos
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Delta 2
Mars Rover A
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Click
on Launch Vehicle or Flight/Satellite name
for additional information
Last Updated: May 20, 2003
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The following table lists the next
launch scheduled for each vehicle. Dates are provided in
Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
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Click on Model
name for Launch Vehicle data sheets |
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N
E X T L A U N C H |
| Model |
Date |
Cargo |
Orbit |
Inclination |
Status |
|
Angara
 |
| Angara |
2003 |
unannounced |
LEO
|
-
|
First
Flight |
|
Ariane
 |
| Ariane
4 |
15
Feb
2003 |
Intelsat
907 |
GSO |
- |
Launched
- Last Flight |
| Ariane 5 |
11 Jun
2003
|
Optus
C1
BSat 2C |
GSO |
- |
Scheduled |
|
Athena
 |
| Athena |
Stand
down |
-
|
|
|
No
Launches Scheduled |
|
Atlas
 |
| Atlas II |
23
Jun
2003 |
NRO |
-
|
-
|
Scheduled |
| Atlas III |
7
Oct 2003 |
UHF 11 |
GSO |
- |
Scheduled |
| Atlas
V |
17
Jul 2003 |
Rainbow
1 |
GSO
|
-
|
Scheduled |
|
Avrora
 |
| Avrora |
2004 |
unannounced |
-
|
-
|
First
Flight Planned |
|
Delta
 |
| Delta II |
6
Jun 2003 |
Mars
Rover A |
-
|
-
|
Scheduled |
| Delta III |
2003 |
ICO |
MEO
|
- |
Scheduled |
| Delta IV |
1
Jul 2003 |
DSCS
3-B6 |
GSO |
- |
Scheduled |
|
Dnepr
 |
| Dnepr |
2003 |
unannounced |
SSO
|
|
Not
announced |
|
GSLV
 |
| GSLV |
8 May 2003
|
GSAT
2 |
GSO
|
|
Launched |
|
HII-A
 |
| HII-A |
mid-year
2003 |
MTSAT
1R |
GSO
|
-
|
Scheduled |
|
Kosmos
 |
| Kosmos
3M |
4
Jun 2003 |
Kosmos |
LEO
|
|
Scheduled |
|
Long
March
 |
| CZ
2F |
late
2003 |
Shenzhou
5 |
LEO
|
|
Not
announced |
| CZ
3 |
? |
unannounced |
GSO
|
|
Not
announced |
| CZ
4B |
May
2003 |
Zi
Yuan 1B |
|
|
Scheduled |
|
Pegasus
 |
| Pegasus XL |
1
Jun 2003 |
OrbView
3 |
LEO
|
SSO |
Scheduled |
|
Proton
 |
| Proton |
Jun
2003
|
AMC 9
|
GSO
|
- |
Scheduled |
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PSLV
 |
| PSLV |
2003
|
unannounced |
LEO
|
- |
Not
announced |
|
Rockot
 |
| Rockot |
30
Jun 2003 |
MOST
MIMOSA |
LEO
|
98.6°
|
Scheduled |
|
Shavit
 |
| Shavit |
? |
Unknown |
|
|
Unannounced |
|
Shtil
 |
| Shtil |
? |
unknown |
LEO
|
|
Unannounced |
|
Soyuz
 |
| Soyuz |
2
Jun 2003 |
Mars
Express |
Mars
|
-
|
Scheduled |
|
Space
Shuttle
 |
| ? |
? |
unknown |
LEO
|
28.5°
|
Grounded |
|
Start
 |
| Start-1 |
2003 |
EROS |
LEO
|
|
Scheduled |
|
Taurus
 |
| Taurus |
2003 |
ROCSAT
2 |
|
|
Scheduled |
|
Titan
 |
| Titan II |
19 Jul 2003
|
DMSP
16 |
SSO
|
98.7°
|
Scheduled |
| Titan IV |
15
Sep 2003 |
NRO |
- |
|
Scheduled |
|
Tsiklon
 |
| Tsiklon |
? |
Unknown |
-
|
- |
Unannounced |
|
VLS
 |
| VLS |
20
Jun 2003 |
Satec
Unosat |
|
|
Scheduled |
|
Volna
 |
| Volna |
Jul
2003 |
Cosmos
2 |
LEO
|
-
|
Scheduled |
|
Zenit
 |
| Zenit 2 |
2003 |
Unannounced |
-
|
|
Unannounced |
| Zenit 3SL |
Jun
2003
|
Thuraya
2
|
GSO
|
|
Scheduled
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| Model |
Date |
Cargo |
Orbit |
Inclination |
Status |
|
Click on Model
name for Launch Vehicle data sheets |
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Launch information is
based on official sources and is subject to frequent change.
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