- 2005 in spaceflight
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12 January , 18:37GMT
rowspan="2"|Delta II (7925)
rowspan="2"|LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
rowspan="2"|Boeing IDS
|Deep Impact (EPOXI )
|NASA
|Heliocentric
|Probe toComet Tempel 1
|N/A
|Successful
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|Deep Impact impactor
|NASA
|Heliocentric
|Comet impactor
|HitTempel 1
4 July 2005
|Successful
|Impacted comet to test composition
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|3 February , 02:27GMT
|Proton
|LC-81,Baikonur Cosmodrome
|ILS
|AMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2)
|SES Global
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|3 February , 07:41GMT
|Atlas IIIB
|LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|USA-181 (NOSS)
|US National Reconnaissance Office
|LEO
|Reconnaissance satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Final flight ofAtlas III
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|12 February , 21:03GMT
|Ariane 5ECA
|ELA-3 , CSG (Kourou )
|Arianespace
|XTAR-EUR
|Loral /Hisdesat
|Geosynchronous
|Military Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|26 February , 09:25GMT
|H-IIA
|Tanegashima
|JAXA
|Himawari-6 (MTSAT 1R)
|Japanese government
|GEO
|ATC andweather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|28 February , 19:09GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|VKS
|Progress M-52 (17P)
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|15 June 2005
|Successful
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|1 March , 03:51GMT
|Zenit-3SL
|Ocean Odyssey ,Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|XM-3
|XM Satellite Radio
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|11 March , 21:42GMT
|Atlas V (431)
|LC-41, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|Inmarsat 4 F-1
|Inmarsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|29 March , 22:31GMT
|Proton-K
|LC-81,Baikonur Cosmodrome
|VKS
|Express AM-2
|RSCC
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|11 April , 13:35GMT
|Minotaur
|SLC-8,Vandenberg AFB
|OSC
|XSS-11 (USA 165)
|US Air Force Research Laboratory
|LEO
|Experimentalmicrosatellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|12 April , 12:00GMT
|Long March 3B
|Xichang
|CASC
|Apstar 6
|Apstar
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|15 April , 00:46GMT
|Soyuz-FG
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RKA
|Soyuz TMA-6 , 3cosmonaut s
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
|11 October 2005
|Successful
|ISS Expedition 11
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|15 April , 17:27GMT
|Pegasus-XL
|L-1011,Vandenberg AFB
|OSC
|DART
|NASA
|LEO
|Test rendezvous techniques
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Rendezvous withMUBLCOM communications satellite. Navigation malfunction led to satellites colliding in orbit
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|26 April , 07:31GMT
|Zenit 3SL
|Ocean Odyssey ,Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|Spaceway 1
|DirecTV
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|30 April , 00:50GMT
|Titan IVB
|LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|Lockheed Martin
|USA-182 (Lacrosse 5)
|US National Reconnaissance Office
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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rowspan="2"|5 May , 04:44GMT
rowspan="2"|PSLV
rowspan="2"|Sriharikota
rowspan="2"|ISRO
|CARTOSAT 1
|ISRO
|Polar LEO
|Remote sensing spacecraft
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|HAMSAT (VO-52/VUSat)
|AMSAT-VU
|LEO, Polar
|Amateur radio Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|20 May , 10:22GMT
|Delta II (7320)
|SLC-2W,Vandenberg AFB
|Boeing IDS
|NOAA 18 (NOAA-N)
|NOAA
|LEO
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|22 May , 17:59GMT
|Proton-M
|LC-81, Baikonur
|ILS
|DirecTV 8
|DirecTV
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|31 May , 12:00GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RKA
|Foton-M2
|RKA/ESA
|LEO
|Microgravity research
|16 June 2005
|Successful
|Recovered intact
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|16 June , 23:09GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RKA
|Progress M-53 (18P)
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|7 September 2005
|Successful
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|21 June , 00:49GMT
|Molniya-M
|LC-16/2, Plesetsk
|VKS
|Molniya 3K
|RKA
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|21 June 2005 , 00:59GMT
|Failure
|Failed to achieve orbit following 3rd stage malfunction
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|21 June , 19:49GMT
|Volna
|Submarine,Barents Sea
|VMF
|Cosmos 1
|Planetary Society
|Intended: LEO
|ExperimentalSolar Sail
|21 June 2005
|Failure
|First stage shut off 17 seconds early; second stage failed to separate
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|23 June , 14:03GMT
|Zenit-3SL
|Ocean Odyssey ,Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8)
|Intelsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|24 June , 19:41GMT
|Proton-K/DM-2M
|LC-200/39,Baikonur
|VKS
|Express AM-3
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|5 July , 22:40GMT
|Long March CZ-2D
|SLS-2, Jiuquan
|CASC
|SJ-7
|MAI
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|10 July , 03:30GMT
|M-V (M-5/Mu-5)
|Uchinoura
|JAXA
|ASTRO-E2
|JAXA
|LEO
|X-ray astronomy
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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rowspan="2"|26 July , 14:39GMT
rowspan="2"|Space Shuttle "Discovery"
rowspan="2"|LC-39B, KSC
rowspan="2"|USA
|STS-114 , 7Astronaut s
|NASA
|LEO, Docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
rowspan="2"|9 August 2005
|Successful
|First Shuttle mission after Columbia disaster. Required repairs in orbit.
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|Raffaello MPLM
|NASA /ESA
|LEO, Docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|Successful so far
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|11 August , 08:20GMT
|Ariane 5G
|ELA-3 , CSG (Kourou )
|Arianespace
|iPSTAR 1
|Shin Satellite
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|12 August , 11:43GMT
|Atlas V (401)
|LC-41, Cape Canaveral
|ILS
|Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
|NASA
|Areocentric
|Mars orbiter
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|13 August , 23:20GMT
|Soyuz-FG
|LC-31/6,Baikonur Cosmodrome
|Starsem
|Galaxy 14
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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rowspan="2"|23 August , 21:20GMT
rowspan="2"|Dnepr
rowspan="2"|Baikonur
rowspan="2"|ISC Kosmotras
|OICETS
|JAXA
|LEO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|INDEX
|JAXA
|LEO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|26 August , 18:34GMT
|Rockot
|LC-133, Plesetsk
|Eurockot
|Monitor E
|Kruniche
|LEO
|Environmental research
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|29 August , 18:45GMT
|Long March 2D (CZ-2D)
|Jiuquan
|CASC
|FSW-22 (FSW-3-5)
|MAI
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|2 September , 09:50GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RFSA
|Kosmos-2415
|MO RF
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|15 October 2005 , 21:44GMT
|Successful
|1,700th launch of R-7 derived rocket
Satellite recovered intact
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rowspan="2"|8 September , 13:08GMT
rowspan="2"|Soyuz-U
rowspan="2"|LC-1/5, Baikonur
rowspan="2"|RKA
|Progress M-54 (19P)
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|3 March 2006 , 13:05GMT
|Successful
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|RadioSkaf
|FKA
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|8 September , 21:53GMT
|Proton-M
|LC-81,Baikonur
|ILS
|Anik F1R
|Telesat Canada
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|23 September , 02:24GMT
|Minotaur
|SLC-8,Vandenberg AFB
|OSC
|STP-R1 (USA-185)
|DARPA
|LEO
|Experimental satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|26 September , 03:37GMT
|Boeing Delta II (7925-9.5)
|LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|US Air Force
|GPS 2R-M1 (USA-183)
|US Air Force
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|1 October , 03:55GMT
|Soyuz-FG
|LC-1/5,Baikonur Cosmodrome
|RKA
|Soyuz TMA-7 , 3cosmonaut s
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Manned orbital flight
|8 April 2006 , 23:48
|Successful
|ISS Expedition 12 (ISS 11S)
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|8 October , 15:02GMT
|Rockot
|LC-133, Plesetsk
|Eurockot
|CryoSat
|ESA
|Intended: LEO
|Scientific Research Satellite
|8 October 2005
|Failure
|First stage failed to separate. Failed to orbit.
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|12 October , 01:00GMT
|Long March 2F (CZ-2F)
|Jiuquan
|CALT
|Shenzhou 6 , 2 yǔhángyuán
|CASC
|LEO
|Manned orbital flight
|16 October , 04:32:50GMT
|Successful
|First Chinese multi-person spaceflight.
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rowspan="2"|13 October , 22:32GMT
rowspan="2"|Ariane 5GS
rowspan="2"|ELA-3 , CSG (Kourou )
rowspan="2"|Arianespace
|Syracuse 3A
|French Government
|Geosynchronous
|Military Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Galaxy 15
|PanAmSat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|19 October , 18:05GMT
|Titan IVB
|SLC-4E,Vandenberg AFB
|Lockheed Martin
|USA-186 (Improved Crystal )
|US NRO
|LEO
|Reconnaissance
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Final flight ofTitan rocket
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rowspan="9"|27 October , 06:52GMT
rowspan="9"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="9"|LC-132, Plesetsk
rowspan="9"|COSMOS International
|Beijing-1 (DMC)
|Tsinghua University
|LEO
|Observation satellite
|Still in Orbit
|Successful so far
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|TopSat
|UK MoD
|LEO
|Imaging satellite
|Still in Orbit
|Successful so far
-
|UWE-1
|UWE
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in Orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Sinah-1
|OSIRI
|LEO
|Earth imaging
|Still in Orbit
|Successful so far
|FirstIran ian satellite
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|SSETI Express XO-53
|SSETI
|LEO
|Student experiments
|Still in Orbit
|Failure
|Power failed after several hoursCubesat carrier
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|CubesatXI-V
|University of Tokyo
|LEO
|Technology development
|Still in Orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Mozhaets 5
|Mozhaiskiy Military Space Engineering Academy
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Failure
|Failed to separate from carrier rocket
-
|NCUBE-2
|NSC
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in Orbit
|Failure
|Failed to contact ground
Mistaken for debris fromSSETI Express XO-53
-
|Rubin-5
|AATiS /ESA
|LEO
|Technology development
|Still in orbit
|Successful
|Intentionally remained attached to carrier rocket
-
|8 November , 14:07GMT
|Zenit-3SL
|Ocean Odyssey ,Pacific Ocean
|Sea Launch
|Inmarsat 4-F2
|Inmarsat
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|9 November , 03:33GMT
|Soyuz-FG
|LC-31/6, Baikonur
|Starsem
|Venus Express
|ESA
|Cytherean Orbit
|Venus orbiter
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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rowspan="2"|16 November , 23:46GMT
rowspan="2"|Ariane 5ECA
rowspan="2"|ELA-3 , CSG (Kourou )
rowspan="2"|Arianespace
|Spaceway 2
|DirecTV
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Telkom 2
|PT Telkom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|21 December , 18:38GMT
|Soyuz-U
|LC-1/5, Baikonur
|RKA
|Progress M-55 (20P)
|RKA
|LEO, docked to ISS
|Resupply ISS
|19 June 2006 , 17:53GMT
|Successful
-
rowspan="2"|21 December , 18:38GMT
rowspan="2"|Kosmos-3M
rowspan="2"|LC-113,Plesetsk
rowspan="2"|VKS
|Gonets
|MO RF
|LEO
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|Kosmos-2416 (Rodnik )
|PT Telkom
|Geosynchronous
|Defence Satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan="2"|21 December , 22:33GMT
rowspan="2"|Ariane 5GS
rowspan="2"|ELA-3 , CSG (Kourou )
rowspan="2"|Arianespace
|MSG 2
|Eumetsat
|Geosynchronous
|Weather satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
|INSAT 4A
|ISRO
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-
rowspan="3"|25 December , 05:07GMT
rowspan="3"|Proton-K
rowspan="3"|LC-81, Baikonur
rowspan="3"|VKS
|Kosmos-2417
|KNITs
|MEO
|Navigation satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Glonass
-
|Kosmos-2418
|KNITs
|MEO
|Navigation satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Glonass
-
|Kosmos-2419
|KNITs
|MEO
|Navigation satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
|Glonass
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|28 December , 05:19GMT
|Soyuz-FG
|LC-31/6,Baikonur
|Starsem
|GIOVE A
|ESA
|MEO
|Prototypenavigation satellite
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
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|29 December , 02:28GMT
|Proton-M
|LC-81,Baikonur
|ILS
|AMC-23 (WORLDSAT 3)
|SES Americom
|Geosynchronous
|Comsat
|Still in orbit
|Successful so far
-Deep Space Rendezvous in 2005
*
14 January — Cassini flyby of Titan - Tc (60,000 km)
*14 January — Huygens landed on Titan
*15 February — Cassini flyby of Titan - T3 (950 km)
*17 February — Cassini flyby of Enceladus (1,180 km)
*4 March — Rosetta 1st flyby of the Earth
*9 March — Cassini flyby of Enceladus (500 km)
*31 March — Cassini flyby of Titan - T4 (2,523 km)
*16 April — Cassini flyby of Titan - T5 (950 km)
*4 July — Deep Impact's projectile hits9P/Tempel 1
*14 July — Cassini flyby of Enceladus (1,000 km)
*2 August —MESSENGER flyby of the Earth
*22 August — Cassini flyby of Titan - T6 (4,015 km)
*7 September — Cassini flyby of Titan - T7 (950 km)
*12 September —Hayabusa arrived at asteroid25143 Itokawa
*26 September — Cassini flyby of Hyperion (990 km)
*11 October — Cassini flyby of Dione (500 km)
*28 October — Cassini flyby of Titan - T8 (1,446 km)
*12 November — Hayabusa failed in landing MINERVA on Itokawa
*19 November — Hayabusa made a "touch-and-go" on Itokawa for sampling
*26 November — Cassini flyby of Rhea (500 km)
*26 December — Cassini flyby of Titan - T9 (10,429 km)References
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