2005 in spaceflight


Launch of the last Titan rocket, a Titan IVB, from Vandenberg SLC-4E
Orbital launches
First 12 January
Last 29 December
Total 55
Successes 52
Failures 3
Partial failures 0
Catalogued 52
National firsts
Satellite  Iran
Rockets
Maiden Flights Ariane 5GS
Atlas V 431
H-IIA 2022
Retirements Atlas IIIB
Titan IVB
Manned flights
Orbital 4
Total travellers 15


Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

12 January
18:47:08[1]
Delta II 7925 Cape Canaveral SLC-17B Boeing IDS
Deep Impact NASA Heliocentric Comet flyby In orbit Successful
Deep Impact impactor NASA Heliocentric Comet impactor 4 July
05:52
Successful
Visited 9P/Tempel. Impactor impacted comet to test composition, main probe subsequently reused for EPOXI mission to study extrasolar planets and conduct a flyby of comet 103P/Hartley. Stardust-NExT mission will fly past comet to inspect the crater caused by the impactor, as debris thrown up prevented Deep Impact from doing so.
18 January
13:58:00[2]
Super Loki Andøya DLR
ROMA 2005 RWCH05[3] DLR Suborbital Weather 18 January Successful
18 January
16:07[2]
Super Loki Andøya DLR
ROMA 2005 RWCH08[3] DLR Suborbital Weather 18 January Successful
18 January
17:57[2]
Super Loki Andøya DLR
ROMA 2005 RWCH11[3] DLR Suborbital Weather 18 January Successful
20 January
03:00:07[1]
Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1
Kosmos 2414 (Parus) Low Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Universitetsky-Tatyana (RS-23) MGU Low Earth Technology[5] In orbit Successful
Universitetsky-Tatyana ceased operations at around 21:00 UTC on 6 March 2007[4]
20 January
09:16[2]
Super Loki Andøya DLR
ROMA 2005 RWCH14[3] DLR Suborbital Weather 18 January Successful

February

1 February M45 Biscarosse French Navy
French Navy Suborbital Missile test 1 February Successful
Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)[6]
2 February
20:57:00[6]
Terrier-Orion Barking Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target[6] 2 February Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)[6]
3 February
02:27:32
Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur Site 81/24 International Launch Services
AMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2) SES Americom Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
3 February
07:41
Atlas IIIB Cape Canaveral SLC-36B International Launch Services
USA-181 (NOSS-3 F3A) NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
USA-181 (NOSS-3 F3B) NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 23 "Canis Minor", final flight of Atlas IIIB
12 February
21:03:01
Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
XTAR-EUR XTAR[7] Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Maqsat-B2 Arianespace Geosynchronous transfer Technology In orbit Successful
Sloshsat-FLEVO SRON Geosynchronous transfer Microgravity In orbit Successful
Sloshsat-FLEVO deployed from Maqsat-B2
14 February
06:22[6]
UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) Kodiak SMDC
IFT-14 Target MDA Suborbital Target[6] 14 February Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi),[6] interceptor launch cancelled[8]
24 February
21:03[6]
Aries Barking Sands US Navy
FTM-04-1 Target MDA Suborbital Target[6] 24 February Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi),[6] interceped by SM-3
24 February
21:04[6]
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 USS Lake Erie[9] MDA
FTM-04-1 Interceptor MDA Suborbital Aegis test 24 February Successful
"Stellar Dragon", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi),[6] interceped Aries
26 February
09:25
H-IIA 2022 Tanegashima LA-Y1 JAXA
Himawari 6 (MTSAT 1R) MLIT/JMA Geosynchronous ATC/Weather In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022
28 February
19:09:18
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Progress M-52 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 16 June
00:02
Successful
TNS-0 RNII KP Low Earth Technology 30 August[10] Successful
ISS flight 17P, TNS-0 deployed from the International Space Station at 08:30 UTC on 28 March, during an EVA

March

1 March
03:50:59
Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey Sea Launch
XM-3 "Rhythm" XM Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
1 March
23:13:00[6]
Terrier-Orion Barking Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 1 March Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
2 March
04:00:14[6]
UGM-133 Trident II D5 USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33
2 March
05:09:16[6]
UGM-133 Trident II D5 USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 March Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33
2 March
21:11:00[6]
Terrier-Orion Barking Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 2 March Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
2 March
22:05:00[6]
Terrier-Oriole Barking Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 2 March Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
6 March
10:31:17[12]
Black Brant XII Poker Flat LC-4 NASA
CASCADES Dartmouth Intended: Suborbital Auroral 6 March Launch failure
Third stage failed to ignite,[11] apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)[12]
11 March
21:42
Atlas V 431 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 International Launch Services
Inmarsat-4 F1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Atlas V 431
15 March
05:45:00[6]
Improved Orion Poker Flat LC-3 NASA
DUST Dartmouth Suborbital Micrometeoroids[13] 15 March Successful[14]
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
15 March
07:45:00[6]
Improved Orion Poker Flat LC-2 NASA
DUST Dartmouth Suborbital Micrometeoroids[13] 15 March Successful[14]
Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi)
19 March Shaheen-II Sonmiani Army of Pakistan
Army of Pakistan Suborbital Missile test 19 March Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
29 March
22:31L00
Proton-K/DM-2M Baikonur Site 200/39 VKS
Ekspress AM-2 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational

April

8 April
05:56
RH-300 Mk.II Satish Dhawan ISRO
PRL Suborbital Aeronomy 8 April Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
8 April
17:30
Castor 4B MRT C-17, Pacific Ocean Orbital Sciences
Orbital Sciences Suborbital Test flight 8 April Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
11 April
13:35
Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 Orbital Sciences
USA-165 (XSS-11) USAFRL Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
12 April
12:00
Long March 3B Xichang LA-2 CASC
Apstar VI APT Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
15 April
00:46:25
Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-6 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 11 11 October
01:09:00
Successful
Manned orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts
15 April
17:26:50
Pegasus-XL Stargazer, Vandenberg Orbital Sciences
DART NASA Low Earth Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure
Rendezvous with MUBLCOM communications satellite failed due to navigation malfunction which led to satellites colliding in orbit. Deactivated eleven hours after launch.
26 April
07:31:29
Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey Sea Launch
Spaceway 1 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
30 April
00:50
Titan IV(403)B Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Lockheed Martin
USA-182 (Lacrosse 5) NRO Low Earth Radar imaging In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 16, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral

May

2 May
05:00
Skylark 7 Esrange Skylark Tower Sounding Rocket Services[15]
Maser-10 ESA Suborbital Microgravity 2 May Successful
Final Skylark launch, apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi)
5 May
04:45
PSLV Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
CARTOSAT-1 ISRO Sun-synchronous Remote sensing In orbit Operational
HAMSAT (VUSat-Oscar 52) AMSAT-India Sun-synchronous Amateur radio In orbit Operational
5 May
09:35:00
Terrier-Orion Wallops NASA
MCAFT-1/IBSi IBSi Suborbital Biological 5 May Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
20 May
10:22:01
Delta II 7320 Vandenberg SLC-2W Boeing IDS
NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) NOAA Sun-synchronous Weather In orbit Operational
22 May
17:59:08
Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur Site 200/39 International Launch Services
DirecTV-8 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
27 May R-17 Elbrus (B) Minakh Syrian Army
Syrian Army Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 May R-17 Elbrus (D) Minakh Syrian Army
Syrian Army Suborbital Missile test 27 May Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
27 May R-17 Elbrus (D) Minakh Syrian Army
Syrian Army Suborbital Missile test 27 May Launch failure
Disintegrated over Turkey
31 May
12:00
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Foton-M2 Roskosmos/ESA Low Earth Microgravity 16 June Successful
Recovered intact

June

12 June Ju Lang 2 Submarine, Yellow Sea PLAN
PLAN Suborbital Missile test 12 June Successful
16 June
23:09:34
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Progress M-53 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 7 September
14:12:40
Successful
ISS flight 18P
21 June
00:48:37
Molniya-M/ML Plesetsk Site 16/2 VKS
Molniya-3K #12L VKS Intended: Molniya Communications +6 minutes Launch failure
Failed to achieve orbit following third stage malfunction
21 June
19:46:09
Volna K-496 Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea VMF
Cosmos 1 Planetary Society Intended: Low Earth Technology 21 June Launch failure
Experimental solar sail, first stage engine failure 83 seconds after launch
23 June
14:03:00
Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey Sea Launch
Intelsat Americas 8 (2005-2007)
Galaxy 28 (2007—)
Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Originally ordered as Telstar 8 for Loral Space & Communications, sold to Intelsat before launch
24 June
19:41:00
Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 200/39 VKS
Ekspress AM-3 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
28 June
22:54
Terrier-ASAS Wallops NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 28 June Successful

July

4 July
08:41
Improved Orion Andøya FFI
IMEF Oslo Suborbital Aeronomy/Ionospheric 4 July Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
5 July
22:40
Long March 2D Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1[16] CASC
Shijian 7 CASC Low Earth Scientific In orbit Operational
7 July
16:20:00
Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
VAULT 3 NRL Suborbital Solar 7 July Successful
7 July
16:20:00
Dong Feng 21 Xichang PLA
PLA Suborbital ASAT test 7 July Launch failure
Intercept failed
10 July
03:30
M-V Uchinoura JAXA
Suzaku (ASTRO-EII) JAXA Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
21 July
08:01
LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-10 US Air Force
SERV-1 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 21 July Successful
26 July
14:39:00
Space Shuttle Discovery Kennedy LC-39B United Space Alliance
STS-114 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 9 August
12:11:22
Successful
Raffaello MPLM ASI/NASA Low Earth (ISS) Logistics Successful
Manned orbital flight with seven astronauts, first Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident, Orbiter required repairs whilst in orbit.

August

2 August
07:30[1]
Long March 2C Jiuquan CNSA
FSW-21 (FSW-3 #4)[17] CNSA Low Earth Remote sensing 28 August
23:38[18]
Successful
Recovered after reentry
3 August
18:45
Black Brant IX White Sands NASA
USC-6 USCLA Suborbital Solar 3 August Successful
3 August Castor 4B Barking Sands US Army
CHCM-1 US Army Suborbital Test flight 3 August Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
11 August
08:20:44
Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Thaicom 4 (iPSTAR) Shin Satellite Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS
12 August
11:43:00
Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 International Launch Services
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA Areocentric Mars orbiter In orbit Operational
13 August
23:28:26
Soyuz-FG/Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6 Starsem
Galaxy 14 PanAmSat (2005-2006)
Intelsat (2006—)
Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 August
07:06
R-29RMU Sineva Severodvinsk, Barents Sea VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 17 August Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
18 August Castor 4B Barking Sands US Army
CHCM-1 US Army Suborbital Test flight 18 August Successful
Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi)
23 August
21:09:59
Dnepr-1 Baikonur Site 109/95 ISC Kosmotras
Kirari (OICETS) JAXA Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
Reimei (INDEX) JAXA Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
Kirari deactivated on 24 September 2009[19]
26 August
08:01
LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-26 US Air Force
GT-188GM/SERV-2 US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 26 August Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
26 August
18:34:28
Rokot/Briz-KM Plesetsk Site 133/3 VKS
Monitor-E Roskosmos Low Earth Environmental In orbit Operational
Control issues shortly after launch, resolved within a few months
29 August
18:45
Long March 2D Jiuquan LA-4 CASC
FSW-22 (FSW-3 #5) CNSA Low Earth Reconnaissance 17 October Successful

September

2 September
09:50
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 31/6 VKS
Kosmos 2415 (Yantar-1KFT/Kometa) VKS Low Earth Optical imaging 15 October
21:44
Successful
1,700th launch of R-7 derived rocket, film capsule and camera recovered after reentry
7 September
08:53
LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-04 US Air Force
GT-187-1GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 7 September Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
8 September
13:07:54
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Progress M-54 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 3 March 2006
13:05
Successful
RadioSkaf (SuitSat/AO-54) AMSAT Low Earth Amateur radio 7 September 2006
16:00
Partial spacecraft failure
ISS flight 19P. RadioSkaf integrated into Orlan-M No. 14 to form SuitSat, which was deployed from the ISS at 23:05 UTC on 3 February 2006, during an EVA. SuitSat transmissions significantly weaker than expected.
8 September
21:53:40
Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur Site 200/39 International Launch Services
Anik F1R Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
14 September
08:01
LGM-30G Minuteman III Vandenberg LF-09 US Air Force
GT-189GM/ALCS US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 14 September Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
23 September
02:24:29
Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 Orbital Sciences
USA-185 (STP-R1/Streak) DARPA Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
26 September
03:37:00
Delta II 7925-9.5 Cape Canaveral SLC-17A Boeing IDS
USA-183 (GPS IIR-14/M1) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
26 September LRALT C-17, Midway MDA
MDA Suborbital Target 26 September Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), test of COBRA DANE radar system
27 September
13:22
RSM-56 Bulava Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 27 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), maiden flight of Bulava, launched whilst submarine was surfaced
30 September
07:06
R-29R Volna Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Okhotsk VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 30 September Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

October

1 October
03:54:53
Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-7 Roskosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 12 8 April 2006
23:48
Successful
Manned orbital flight with three cosmonauts
7 October
21:30
Volna Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea VMF
IRDT-2R ESA/NPO Lavochkin Suborbital Technology 6 October Spacecraft failure
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi), recovery failed
7 October
21:30
R-29RMU Sineva Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 7 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
8 October
15:02:00
Rokot/Briz-KM Plesetsk Site 133/3 Eurockot
CryoSat ESA Intended: Low Earth Environmental 8 October Launch failure
Second stage failed to shut down and separate, failed to orbit.
10 October
21:10:08[6]
UGM-133 Trident II D5 HMS Vanguard, ETR Royal Navy
Royal Navy Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), DASO-8
12 October
01:00
Long March 2F Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 CALT
Shenzhou 6 CASC Low Earth Technology/Biological 16 October
04:32:50
Successful
Carried two crewmembers, first Chinese spaceflight with multiple crew
13 October
22:32:00
Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Syracuse 3A DGA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
Galaxy 15 PanAmSat (2005-2006)
Intelsat (2006—)
Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Spacecraft failure
19 October
18:05
Titan IV(404)B Vandenberg SLC-4E Lockheed Martin
USA-186 (Improved Crystal) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
NRO Launch 20, Final flight of Titan IVB and the Titan family of rockets.
20 October
07:30[6]
RS-18B UR-100NU Baikonur Site 175/2[20] RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
27 October
06:52:26
Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1 NPO Polyot
Beijing-1 (China-DMC+4) Tsinghua Low Earth Optical imaging In orbit Operational
TopSat MoD Low Earth Optical imaging In orbit Operational
Sinah-1 ISA Low Earth Remote sensing In orbit Operational
SSETI Express (XO-53) SSETI/ESA Low Earth Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure
CubeSat XI-V (CO-58) University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology In orbit Operational
UWE-1 UWE Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
nCUBE-2 NSSP Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Spacecraft failure
Mozhaets-5 (RS-25) Mozhaiskiy/NPO PM Low Earth Technology
Amateur radio
In orbit Spacecraft failure
Rubin-5-ASOLANT OHB System/AATiS Low Earth Technology Successful
Sinah-1 was the first Iranian satellite, SSETI Express lost due to power failure twelve and a half hours after launch as solar arrays were unable to recharge batteries;[21] Mozhaets 5 failed to separate from the carrier rocket, NCUBE-2 failed to contact the ground and Rubin-5 remained intentionally attached to the carrier rocket. UWE-1 operated until 17 November.[22]
27 October
13:45
VS-30/Orion Andøya DLR
SHEFEX DLR Suborbital Missile test 27 October Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)

November

1 November
17:10
RT-2PM Topol Kapustin Yar RVSN
IP-10 RVSN Suborbital Missile test 1 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 November
22:34
Terrier Mk.70-Oriole Barking Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 2 November Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
8 November
14:06:59
Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey Sea Launch
Inmarsat-4 F2 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
9 November
03:33:34
Soyuz-FG/Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6 Starsem
Venus Express ESA Cytherocentric Venus orbiter In orbit Operational
14 November
20:30
Terrier-Improved Orion White Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 14 November Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
16 November
23:46:00
Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Spaceway 2 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
 IndonesiaTelkom 2 PT Telkom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
18 November
18:12
Castor 4B (MRT) Barking Sands US Navy
FTM-04-2 Target US Navy Suborbital Target 18 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted by SM-3
18 November
18:16
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 USS Lake Erie US Navy
FTM-04-2 Interceptor US Navy Suborbital Aegis test 18 November Successful
"Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), interceped MRT
18 November
20:13
Terrier-Improved Orion White Sands NASA
NAWC Suborbital Target 18 November Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
22 November THAAD White Sands Lockheed Martin[6]
FTT-1 Lockheed Martin Suborbital Test flight 22 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
29 November
07:44
RT-2PM Topol Plesetsk RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

December

9 December
19:02:42
UGM-133 Trident II D5 Submarine, ETR LP-5 US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 9 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-34
14 December
03:04
Orbital Boost Vehicle Meck MDA
FT-1 MDA Suborbital GBI test 14 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
20 December
19:30
Terrier-Orion Wallops NASA
NASA Suborbital Technology 20 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
21 December
05:19
RSM-56 Bulava Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea VMF
VMF Suborbital Missile test 21 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), first submerged Bulava launch
21 December
18:38:20
Soyuz-U Baikonur Site 1/5 Roskosmos
Progress M-55 Roskomsos Low Earth (ISS) Logistics 19 June 2006
17:53
Successful
ISS flight 20P
21 December
19:34:20
Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Site 132/1 VKS
Gonets-D1M #13[1] Gonets SatCom Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
Kosmos 2416 (Rodnik) VKS Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
21 December
22:33
Ariane 5GS Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Meteosat-9 (MSG-2) Eumetsat Geosynchronous Weather In orbit Operational
INSAT-4A ISRO Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
25 December
05:07:10
Proton-K/DM-2 Baikonur Site 81/24 VKS
Kosmos 2417 (GLONASS-M) VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Kosmos 2418 (GLONASS-M) VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
Kosmos 2419 (GLONASS) VKS Medium Earth Navigation In orbit Operational
28 December
05:19
Soyuz-FG/Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6 Starsem
GIOVE A ESA Medium Earth Navigation
Technology
In orbit Operational
29 December
02:28
Proton-M/Briz-M Baikonur Site 200/39 International Launch Services
AMC-23 (2005-2007)
GE-23 (2007—)
SES Americom (2005-2007)
SAT-GE (2007—)
Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Operational
Originally ordered by GE Americom as GE-2i, transferred to SES Americom before launch and renamed AMC-13, then transferred to Worldsat as Worldsat-3 before being transferred back to SES Americom as AMC-23 in early 2005. Transferred to SAT-GE when it split from SES Americom in 2007.[23]
Unknown RH-300 Mk.II Satish Dhawan ISRO
ISRO Suborbital Test flight   Successful
Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)
Unknown UGM-133 Trident II D5 Submarine, WTR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test   Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
14 January Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi)
14 January Huygens Landed on Titan
15 February Cassini 3rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
17 February Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 1,180 kilometres (730 mi)
4 March Rosetta 1st flyby of the Earth Gravity assist
9 March Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
31 March Cassini 4th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 2,523 kilometres (1,568 mi)
16 April Cassini 5th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
4 July Deep Impact Projectile impacts 9P/Tempel 1
14 July Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
2 August MESSENGER Flyby of the Earth Gravity assist
22 August Cassini 6th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 4,015 kilometres (2,495 mi)
7 September Cassini 7th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi)
12 September Hayabusa Arrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa
26 September Cassini Flyby of Hyperion Closest approach: 990 kilometres (620 mi)
11 October Cassini Flyby of Dione Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
28 October Cassini 8th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 1,446 kilometres (899 mi)
12 November MINERVA Failed to land on Itokawa
19 November Hayabusa Accidentary landed on Itokawa
The first asteroid ascent
Stayed for 30 min
25 November Hayabusa Made a touch-and-go on Itokawa for sampling Status unclear
26 November Cassini Flyby of Rhea Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
26 December Cassini 9th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 10,429 kilometres (6,480 mi)

EVAs

Start Date/Time
(UTC)
Duration End Time
(UTC)
Spacecraft Crew Remarks
26 January
07:43
5 hours
28 minutes
13:11 Expedition 10
ISS Pirs
Leroy Chiao
Salizhan Sharipov
Completed the installation of the Universal Work Platform, mounted the European commercial experiment Rokviss (Robotic Components Verification on ISS) and its antenna, installed the Russian Biorisk experiment, and relocated a Japanese exposure experiment.[24][25]
28 March
06:25
4 hours
30 minutes
10:55 Expedition 10
ISS Pirs
Leroy Chiao
Salizhan Sharipov
Installed navigational and communications equipment for the arrival of the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), and deployed the 5-kilogram (11-pound) Russian TNS-0 nanosatellite.[24][26]
30 July
09:48
6 hours
50 minutes
17:36 STS-114
Discovery
Soichi Noguchi
Stephen Robinson
Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Demonstrated shuttle thermal protection repair techniques and enhancements to the Station’s attitude control system. installed a base and cabling for an External Stowage Platform, rerouted power to Control Moment Gyroscope-2 (CMG-2), retrieved two exposure experiments, and replaced a faulty global positioning system antenna on the station.[27]
1 August
08:42
7 hours
14 minutes
15:56 STS-114
Discovery
Soichi Noguchi
Stephen Robinson
Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Removed faulty CMG-1 from the Z1 truss, installed faulty CMG-1 into Discovery's payload bay, and installed new CMG-1 onto the Z1 truss segment.[28][29]
3 August
08:48
6 hours
1 minute
14:49 STS-114
Discovery
Soichi Noguchi
Stephen Robinson
Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Photographed and inspected Discovery's heat shield, removed two protruding gap fillers from between tiles in the forward area of the orbiter’s underside, and installed amateur radio satellite PCSAT2.[30]
18 August
19:02
4 hours
58 minutes
19 August
00:00
Expedition 11
ISS Pirs
Sergei Krikalyov
John L. Phillips
Retrieved one of three canisters from the Biorisk experiment, removed Micro-Particles Capturer experiment and Space Environment Exposure Device from Zvezda, retrieved Matroska experiment, installed an ATV docking television camera.[31][32]
7 November
15:32
5 hours
22 minutes
20:54 Expedition 12
ISS Quest
William S. McArthur
Valery Tokarev
Installed and setup the P1 Truss camera, retrieved a failed Rotary Joint Motor Controller (RJMC), jettisoned a Floating Potential Probe, and removed and replaced a remote power controller module on the Mobile Transporter.[33] First Quest-based spacewalk since April 2003.

Orbital launch summary

By country

  China (PRC)
  Europe
  India
  International
  Japan
  Russia
  United States
Orbital launch attempts by country in 2005
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Europe 5 5 0 0
 India 1 1 0 0
International 4 4 0 0 Sea Launch
 Japan 2 2 0 0
 People's Republic of China 5 5 0 0
 Russia/ CIS 26 23 3 0
 United States 12 12 0 0

By rocket

By family

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane  Europe 5 5 0 0
Atlas  United States 3 3 0 0
Delta  United States 3 3 0 0
Energia  Ukraine 4 4 0 0
H-II  Japan 1 1 0 0
Long March  People's Republic of China 5 5 0 0
Minotaur  United States 2 2 0 0
Mu  Japan 1 1 0 0
Pegasus  United States 1 1 0 0
R07R-7  Russia 12 11 1 0
R14R-14  Russia 3 3 0 0
R29R-29  Russia 1 1 0 0
R36R-36  Ukraine 1 1 0 0
SLV  India 1 1 0 0
Space Shuttle  United States 1 1 0 0
Titan  United States 2 2 0 0 Retired
Universal Rocket  Russia 9 8 1 0

By type

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane 5  Europe Ariane 5 5 0 0
Atlas III  United States Atlas 1 1 0 0 Retired
Atlas V  United States Atlas 2 2 0 0
Delta II  United States Delta 3 3 0 0
Dnepr  Ukraine R-36 1 1 0 0
H-IIA  Japan H-II 1 1 0 0
Kosmos  Russia R-12/R-14 3 3 0 0
Long March 2  People's Republic of China Long March 4 4 0 0
Long March 3  People's Republic of China Long March 1 1 0 0
M-V  Japan Mu 1 1 0 0
Minotaur I  United States Minotaur 2 2 0 0
Molniya  Russia R-7 1 0 1 0
Pegasus  United States Pegasus 1 1 0 0
PSLV  India SLV 1 1 0 0
Proton  Russia Universal Rocket 7 7 0 0
Soyuz  Russia R-7 11 11 0 0
Space Shuttle  United States Space Shuttle 1 1 0 0
Titan IV  United States Titan 2 2 0 0 Retired
UR-100  Russia Universal Rocket 2 1 1 0
Volna  Russia R-29 1 0 1 0
Zenit  Ukraine Energia 4 4 0 0

By configuration

Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Ariane 5ECA  Europe Ariane 5 2 2 0 0
Ariane 5GS  Europe Ariane 5 3 3 0 0 Maiden flight
Atlas IIIB  United States Atlas III 1 1 0 0 Retired
Atlas V 401  United States Atlas V 1 1 0 0
Atlas V 431  United States Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Delta II 7320  United States Delta II 1 1 0 0
Delta II 7925  United States Delta II 2 2 0 0
Dnepr-1  Ukraine Dnepr 1 1 0 0
H-IIA 2022  Japan H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Maiden flight
Kosmos-3M  Russia Kosmos 3 3 0 0
Long March 2C  People's Republic of China Long March 2 1 1 0 0
Long March 2D  People's Republic of China Long March 2 2 2 0 0
Long March 2F  People's Republic of China Long March 2 1 1 0 0
Long March 3B  People's Republic of China Long March 3 1 1 0 0
M-V  Japan M-V 1 1 0 0
Minotaur I  United States Minotaur I 2 2 0 0
Molniya-M/ML  Russia Molniya 1 0 1 0 Retired
Pegasus-XL  United States Pegasus 1 1 0 0
PSLV-C  India PSLV 1 1 0 0
Proton-K/DM-2  Russia Proton 2 2 0 0
Proton-K/DM-2M  Russia Proton 1 1 0 0
Proton-M/Briz-M  Russia Proton 4 4 0 0
Rokot/Briz-KM  Russia UR-100 2 1 1 0
Soyuz-FG  Russia Soyuz 2 2 0 0
Soyuz-FG/Fregat  Russia Soyuz 3 3 0 0
Soyuz-U  Russia Soyuz 6 6 0 0
Space Shuttle  United States Space Shuttle 1 1 0 0
Titan IV(403)B  United States Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Retired
Titan IV(404)B  United States Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Retired
Volna-O  Russia Volna 1 0 1 0 Maiden flight
Zenit-3SL  Ukraine Zenit 4 4 0 0

By launch site

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur  Kazakhstan 19 19 0 0
Barents  Russia 1 0 1 0 Launched from K-496 Borisoglebsk submarine
Cape Canaveral  United States 6 6 0 0
Jiuquan  People's Republic of China 4 4 0 0
Kennedy  United States 1 1 0 0
Kourou  France 5 5 0 0
Ocean Odyssey International 4 4 0 0
Plesetsk  Russia 6 4 2 0
Satish Dhawan  India 1 1 0 0
Tanegashima  Japan 1 1 0 0
Uchinoura  Japan 1 1 0 0
Vandenberg  United States 5 5 0 0 One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang  People's Republic of China 1 1 0 0

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
Achieved
Remarks
Low Earth orbit 29 27 2 0 7 to ISS
Medium Earth orbit 3 3 0 0
Geosynchronous/transfer 19 19 0 0
High Earth orbit 1 0 1 0 Molniya
Heliocentric orbit 3 3 0 0 Including planetary transfer orbits

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