2005 in spaceflight
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2005 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2005 saw Iran launch its first satellite.
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| First | 12 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| Total | 55 |
| Successes | 52 |
| Failures | 3 |
| Partial failures | 0 |
| Catalogued | 52 |
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| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights |
Ariane 5GS Atlas V 431 H-IIA 2022 |
| Retirements |
Atlas IIIB Titan IVB |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 4 |
| Total travellers | 15 |
Launches
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| 12 January 18:47:08[1] |
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NASA | Heliocentric | Comet flyby | In orbit | Successful | ||
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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] |
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DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful | ||
| 18 January 16:07[2] |
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DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful | ||
| 18 January 17:57[2] |
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DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful | ||
| 20 January 03:00:07[1] |
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Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
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MGU | Low Earth | Technology[4] | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Universitetsky-Tatyana ceased operations at around 21:00 UTC on 6 March 2007[5] | |||||||
| 20 January 09:16[2] |
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DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful | ||
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| French Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi)[6] | |||||||
| 2 February 20:57:00[6] |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target[6] | 2 February | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi)[6] | |||||||
| 3 February 02:27:32 |
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SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 3 February 07:41 |
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NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
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NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NRO Launch 23 "Canis Minor", final flight of Atlas IIIB | |||||||
| 12 February 21:03:01 |
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XTAR[7] | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational | ||
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Arianespace | Geosynchronous transfer | Technology | 3 December 2012 | Successful | ||
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SRON | Geosynchronous transfer | Microgravity | In orbit | Successful | ||
| Sloshsat-FLEVO deployed from Maqsat-B2 | |||||||
| 14 February 06:22[6] |
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MDA | Suborbital | Target[6] | 14 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi),[6] interceptor launch cancelled[8] | |||||||
| 24 February 21:03[6] |
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MDA | Suborbital | Target[6] | 24 February | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi),[6] interceped by SM-3 | |||||||
| 24 February 21:04[6] |
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MDA | Suborbital | Aegis test | 24 February | Successful | ||
| "Stellar Dragon", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi),[6] interceped Aries | |||||||
| 26 February 09:25 |
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MLIT/JMA | Geosynchronous | ATC/Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022 | |||||||
| 28 February 19:09:18 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 16 June 00:02 | Successful | ||
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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 | |||||||
| 1 March 03:50:59 |
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XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 1 March 23:13:00[6] |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 1 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 2 March 04:00:14[6] |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33 | |||||||
| 2 March 05:09:16[6] |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33 | |||||||
| 2 March 21:11:00[6] |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 2 March 22:05:00[6] |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 6 March 10:31:17[11] |
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Dartmouth | Intended: Suborbital | Auroral | 6 March | Launch failure | ||
| Third stage failed to ignite,[12] apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi)[11] | |||||||
| 11 March 21:42 |
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Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of Atlas V 431 | |||||||
| 15 March 05:45:00[6] |
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Dartmouth | Suborbital | Micrometeoroids[13] | 15 March | Successful[14] | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
| 15 March 07:45:00[6] |
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Dartmouth | Suborbital | Micrometeoroids[13] | 15 March | Successful[14] | ||
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) | |||||||
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| Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 29 March 22:31L00 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 8 April 05:56 |
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| PRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 8 April 17:30 |
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| Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 11 April 13:35 |
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USAFRL | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
| 12 April 12:00 |
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APT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 15 April 00:46:25 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 11 | 11 October 01:09:00 | Successful | ||
| Manned orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts | |||||||
| 15 April 17:26:50 |
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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 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 30 April 00:50 |
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NRO | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
| NRO Launch 16, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral | |||||||
| 2 May 05:00 |
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ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 2 May | Successful | ||
| Final Skylark launch, apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) | |||||||
| 5 May 04:45 |
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ISRO | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
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AMSAT-India | Sun-synchronous | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 5 May 09:35:00 |
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IBSi | Suborbital | Biological | 5 May | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) | |||||||
| 20 May 10:22:01 |
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NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 22 May 17:59:08 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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| Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
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| Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Launch failure | |||
| Disintegrated over Turkey | |||||||
| 31 May 12:00 |
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Roskosmos/ESA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 16 June | Successful | ||
| Recovered intact | |||||||
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| PLAN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 June | Successful | |||
| 16 June 23:09:34 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 7 September 14:12:40 | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 18P | |||||||
| 21 June 00:48:37 |
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VKS | Intended: Molniya | Communications | +6 minutes | Launch failure | ||
| Failed to achieve orbit following third stage malfunction | |||||||
| 21 June 19:46:09 |
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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 |
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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 |
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 June 22:54 |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 June | Successful | |||
| 4 July 08:41 |
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Oslo | Suborbital | Aeronomy/Ionospheric | 4 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 5 July 22:40 |
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CASC | Low Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 7 July 16:20:00 |
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NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 7 July | Successful | ||
| 7 July 16:20:00 |
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| PLA | Suborbital | ASAT test | 7 July | Launch failure | |||
| Intercept failed | |||||||
| 10 July 03:30 |
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JAXA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 July 08:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful | ||
| 26 July 14:39:00 |
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NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 9 August 12:11:22 | Successful | ||
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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. | |||||||
| 2 August 07:30[1] |
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CNSA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 28 August 23:38[18] | Successful | ||
| Recovered after reentry | |||||||
| 3 August 18:45 |
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USCLA | Suborbital | Solar | 3 August | Successful | ||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 11 August 08:20:44 |
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Shin Satellite | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS | |||||||
| 12 August 11:43:00 |
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NASA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 13 August 23:28:26 |
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PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) |
Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 17 August 07:06 |
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| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
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US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) | |||||||
| 23 August 21:09:59 |
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JAXA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
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JAXA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Kirari deactivated on 24 September 2009[19] | |||||||
| 26 August 08:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 26 August 18:34:28 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth | Environmental | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Control issues shortly after launch, resolved within a few months | |||||||
| 29 August 18:45 |
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CNSA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 17 October | Successful | ||
| 2 September 09:50 |
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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 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 8 September 13:07:54 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 3 March 2006 13:05 | Successful | ||
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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 |
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Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 September 08:01 |
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US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) | |||||||
| 23 September 02:24:29 |
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DARPA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 26 September 03:37:00 |
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US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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| MDA | Suborbital | Target | 26 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), test of COBRA DANE radar system | |||||||
| 27 September 13:22 |
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| 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 |
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| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 1 October 03:54:53 |
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Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 12 | 8 April 2006 23:48 | Successful | ||
| Manned orbital flight with three cosmonauts | |||||||
| 7 October 21:30 |
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ESA/NPO Lavochkin | Suborbital | Technology | 6 October | Spacecraft failure | ||
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi), recovery failed | |||||||
| 7 October 21:30 |
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| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 8 October 15:02:00 |
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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] |
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| Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), DASO-8 | |||||||
| 12 October 01:00 |
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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 |
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DGA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) |
Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
| 19 October 18:05 |
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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] |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 27 October 06:52:26 |
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Tsinghua | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
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MoD | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational | ||
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ISA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
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SSETI/ESA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
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University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
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UWE | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
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NSSP | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
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Mozhaiskiy/NPO PM | Low Earth | Technology Amateur radio | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
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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 |
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DLR | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) | |||||||
| 1 November 17:10 |
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RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 2 November 22:34 |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) | |||||||
| 8 November 14:06:59 |
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Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 9 November 03:33:34 |
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ESA | Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 14 November 20:30 |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 14 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
| 16 November 23:46:00 |
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DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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PT Telkom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 18 November 18:12 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Target | 18 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted by SM-3 | |||||||
| 18 November 18:16 |
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US Navy | Suborbital | Aegis test | 18 November | Successful | ||
| "Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), interceped MRT | |||||||
| 18 November 20:13 |
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| NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 18 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
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Lockheed Martin | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 November | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 29 November 07:44 |
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| RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
| 9 December 19:02:42 |
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-34 | |||||||
| 14 December 03:04 |
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MDA | Suborbital | GBI test | 14 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) | |||||||
| 20 December 19:30 |
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| NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) | |||||||
| 21 December 05:19 |
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| VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful | |||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), first submerged Bulava launch | |||||||
| 21 December 18:38:20 |
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Roskomsos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 19 June 2006 17:53 | Successful | ||
| ISS flight 20P | |||||||
| 21 December 19:34:20 |
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Gonets SatCom | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
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VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 21 December 22:33 |
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Eumetsat | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
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ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 25 December 05:07:10 |
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VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
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VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 28 December 05:19 |
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ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation Technology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| 29 December 02:28 |
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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] | |||||||
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| ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) | |||||||
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| US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | Successful | ||||
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) | |||||||
Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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| 14 January | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi) |
| 14 January | Huygens | First soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and 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 | First impact to comet | 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 | Accidentally 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Installed and set up 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
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Sea Launch | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| World | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | ||
By rocket
By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Energia | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mu | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-14 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-29 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-36 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Universal Rocket | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 | | Ariane | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas III | | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| Atlas V | | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | | R-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | | Universal Rocket | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | | Space Shuttle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
| UR-100 | | Universal Rocket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Volna | | R-29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | | Energia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
By launch site
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barents Sea | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Launched from K-496 Borisoglebsk submarine |
| Cape Canaveral | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | One launch used Stargazer aircraft |
| Xichang | | 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 |
References
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Footnotes
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- 1 2 3 4 McDowell, Jonathan. "Y: Suborbital weather rocket launches". Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "Loki". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Universitetsky (Tatyana, RS 23)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "XTAR-EUR". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ "Ground Based Interceptor Testing". GlobalSecurity.org. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "A: Atmospheric launches (apogee 0-50 km)". Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ Lynch, Kristina (2005-03-08). "CASCADES - Update". Dartmouth College. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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