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2005 in spaceflight

Summary

This article outlines notable events occurring in 2005 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2005 saw Iran launch its first satellite.

2005 in spaceflight
Launch of the last Titan rocket, a Titan IVB, from Vandenberg SLC-4E
Orbital launches
First12 January
Last29 December
Total55
Successes52
Failures3
Partial failures0
Catalogued52
National firsts
Satellite Iran
Rockets
Maiden flightsAriane 5GS
Atlas V 431
H-IIA 2022
RetirementsAtlas IIIB
Titan IVB
Crewed flights
Orbital4
Total travellers15
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Launches edit

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January edit

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 edit

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 3 December 2012 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] intercepted 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] intercepted 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 edit

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 edit

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 11 November 2013 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
Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts
15 April
17:26:50 		 Pegasus-XL  Stargazer, Vandenberg  Orbital Sciences
 DART NASA Low Earth Technology 7 May 2016
08:32		 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(405)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 edit

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 edit

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
00:49:37 		 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 edit

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
Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, first Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident, Orbiter required repairs whilst in orbit.

August edit

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  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[20] 		  Rokot / Briz-KM   Plesetsk Site 133/3   VKS
  Monitor-E Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 22 September 2020
00:00[21]		 Successful
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 edit

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 edit

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
Crewed 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
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 CMSA 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[22]  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;[23] 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.[24]
27 October
13:45 		  VS-30/Orion  Andøya  DLR
 SHEFEX DLR Suborbital Missile test 27 October Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)

November edit

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 Late January 2015 Successful
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 5 ECA   Kourou ELA-3   Arianespace
  Spaceway-2 DirecTV Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
  Telkom-2 PT Telkom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful[25][26]
18 November
18:12 		  Castor 4B (MRT)   Barking Sands   U.S. Navy
  FTM-04-2 Target U.S. 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   U.S. Navy
  FTM-04-2 Interceptor U.S. Navy Suborbital Aegis test 18 November Successful
"Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted 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 edit

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-M No.1 Gonets Satellite System 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 Successful
The satellite was deactivated on 24 November 2021.[27]
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.[28]
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 edit

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
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 edit

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.[29][30]
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.[29][31]
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.[32]
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.[33][34]
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.[35]
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.[36][37]
7 November
15:32 		5 hours
22 minutes 		20:54 Expedition 12
ISS Quest 		 William S. McArthur
 Valery Tokarev 		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.[38] First Quest-based spacewalk since April 2003.

Orbital launch summary edit

By country edit

 China: 5Europe: 5India: 1Japan: 2Russia: 25Ukraine: 5USA: 12
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures 		Remarks
  China 5 5 0 0
  Europe 5 5 0 0
  India 1 1 0 0
  Japan 2 2 0 0
  Russia 25 22 3 0
  Ukraine 5 5 0 0
  United States 12 12 0 0
World 55 52 3 0

By rocket edit

By family edit

By type edit

By configuration edit

By launch site edit

5
10
15
20
China
France
India
International waters
Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
United States
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks
Baikonur   Kazakhstan 19 19 0 0
Barents Sea   Russia 1 0 1 0 Launched from Borisoglebsk submarine
Cape Canaveral   United States 6 6 0 0
Jiuquan   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   China 1 1 0 0
Total 55 52 3 0

By orbit edit

  •   Transatmospheric
  •   Low Earth
  •   Low Earth (ISS)
  •   Low Earth (SSO)
  •   Low Earth (retrograde)
  •   Medium Earth
  •   Geosychronous
    (transfer)
  •   Inclined GSO
  •   High Earth
  •   Heliocentric
Orbital regime Launches Successes Failures Accidentally
achieved 		Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 29 27 2 0 7 to ISS
Medium Earth / Molniya 4 3 1 0
Geosynchronous / GTO 19 19 0 0
High Earth / Lunar transfer 0 0 0 0
Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 3 3 0 0
Total 55 52 3 0

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