2013 in spaceflight
The first launch of the Antares rocket occurred on April 21, 2013.
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| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 15 January |
| Last | 28 December |
| Total | 81 |
| Successes | 77 |
| Failures | 3 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 78 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite |
 Azerbaijan Austria Ecuador Estonia Jersey Qatar Peru Bolivia
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| Orbital launch |
 South Korea
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| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights |
Antares 110 Minotaur V Epsilon Kuaizhou Falcon 9 v1.1 Soyuz-2.1v |
| Retirements |
Antares 110 Falcon 9 v1.0 Naro-1 |
| Manned flights | |
| Orbital | 5 |
| Total travellers | 15 |
| EVAs | 11 |
Five manned orbital launches were conducted during 2013, all successfully, carrying a total of 15 astronauts into orbit. All of these missions were flown using Russian Soyuz spacecraft or the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.
Numerous significant milestones in robotic spaceflight occurred in 2013, including the landing of China's Chang'e 3 lander at Moon's Mare Imbrium on 14 December.
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