2005 in spaceflight

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FieldValue
year2005
imageFinal Titan IV launch.jpg
captionLaunch of the last Titan rocket, a Titan IVB, from Vandenberg SLC-4E
first12 January
last29 December
total55
success52
failed3
partial0
catalogued52
maidensAriane 5GS
Atlas V 431
H-IIA 2022
retiredAtlas IIIB
Titan IVB
orbital4
totalcrew15
firstsat
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|year = 2005 |image = Final Titan IV launch.jpg |caption = Launch of the last Titan rocket, a Titan IVB, from Vandenberg SLC-4E

|first = 12 January |last = 29 December |total = 55 |success = 52 |failed = 3 |partial = 0 |catalogued = 52

|maidens = Ariane 5GS Atlas V 431 H-IIA 2022 |retired = Atlas IIIB Titan IVB

|orbital = 4 |totalcrew = 15

|firstsat = | programme = Timeline of spaceflight | previous_mission = 2004 | next_mission = 2006 This article outlines notable events occurring in 2005 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2005 saw Iran launch its first satellite.

Orbital launches

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January

|- |date=12 January |time=18:47:08 |rocket=USADelta II 7925 |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-17B |LSP=USABoeing IDS |remarks=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. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USADeep Impact |user=NASA |orbit=Heliocentric |function= Comet flyby |outcome=Successful |name=USADeep Impact impactor |user=NASA |orbit=Heliocentric |function=Comet impactor |outcome=Successful |d-date=4 July |d-time = 05:52 |date=20 January |time=03:00:07 |rocket=RUSKosmos-3M |site=RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 |LSP=RUS |remarks = Universitetsky-Tatyana ceased operations at around 21:00 UTC on 6 March 2007 |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSKosmos 2414 (Parus) |user= |orbit=Low Earth |function=Navigation |outcome=Operational |name = RUSUniversitetsky-Tatyana (RS-23) |user = MGU |orbit = Low Earth |function = Technology |outcome = Successful |colspan=8|

February

|- |date=3 February |time=02:27:32 |rocket=RUSProton-M/Briz-M |site=KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAAMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2) |user=SES Americom |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communication |outcome=Operational |date=3 February |time=07:41 |rocket=USAAtlas IIIB |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-36B |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |remarks=NRO Launch 23 "Canis Minor", final flight of Atlas IIIB |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-181 (NOSS-3 F3A) |user=NRO |orbit=Low Earth |function=ELINT |outcome=Operational |name=USAUSA-181 (NOSS-3 F3B) |user=NRO |orbit=Low Earth |function=ELINT |outcome=Operational |date=12 February |time=21:03:01 |rocket=FRAAriane 5ECA |site=FRAKourou ELA-3 |LSP=FRAArianespace |remarks = Sloshsat-FLEVO deployed from Maqsat-B2 |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAXTAR-EUR |user=XTAR |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communication |outcome=Operational |name=FRAMaqsat-B2 |user=Arianespace |orbit=Geosynchronous transfer |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |d-date = 3 December 2012 |name=NEDSloshsat-FLEVO |user=SRON |orbit=Geosynchronous transfer |function=Microgravity |outcome=Successful |date=26 February |time=09:25 |rocket=JPNH-IIA 2022 |site=JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 |LSP=JPNJAXA |remarks=Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022 |payload={{TLS-PL |name=JPNHimawari 6 (MTSAT 1R) |user=MLIT/JMA |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=ATC/Weather |outcome=Operational |date=28 February |time=19:09:18 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=ISS flight 17P, TNS-0 deployed from the International Space Station at 08:30 UTC on 28 March, during an EVA |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSProgress M-52 |user=Roskosmos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Logistics |outcome=Successful |d-date=16 June |d-time=00:02 |name=RUSTNS-0 |user=RNII KP |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |d-date = 30 August |colspan=8|

March

|- |date=1 March |time=03:50:59 |rocket=UKRZenit-3SL |site=NOROcean Odyssey |LSP=UNSea Launch |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAXM-3 "Rhythm" |user=XM |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=11 March |time=21:42 |rocket=USAAtlas V 431 |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |remarks=Maiden flight of Atlas V 431 |payload={{TLS-PL |name=UKInmarsat-4 F1 |user=Inmarsat |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=29 March |time=22:31L00 |rocket=RUSProton-K/DM-2M |site=KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 |LSP=RUSVKS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSEkspress AM-2 |user=RSCC |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |colspan=8|

April

|- |date=11 April |time=13:35 |rocket=USAMinotaur I |site=USAVandenberg SLC-8 |LSP=USAOrbital Sciences |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-165 (XSS-11) |user=USAFRL |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |d-date=11 November 2013 |date=12 April |time=12:00 |rocket=PRCLong March 3B |site=PRCXichang LA-2 |LSP=PRCCASC |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRCApstar VI |user=APT |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=15 April |time=00:46:25 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-FG |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSSoyuz TMA-6 |user=Roskosmos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Expedition 11 |outcome=Successful |d-date=11 October |d-time = 01:09:00 |date=15 April |time=17:26:50 |rocket=USAPegasus-XL |site=USAStargazer, Vandenberg |LSP=USAOrbital Sciences |remarks=Rendezvous with MUBLCOM communications satellite failed due to navigation malfunction which led to satellites colliding in orbit. Deactivated eleven hours after launch. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USADART |user=NASA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Spacecraft failure |d-date=7 May 2016 |d-time=08:32 |date=26 April |time=07:31:29 |rocket=UKRZenit-3SL |site=NOROcean Odyssey |LSP=UNSea Launch |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USASpaceway 1 |user=DirecTV |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=30 April |time=00:50 |rocket=USATitan IV(405)B |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-40 |LSP=USALockheed Martin |remarks=NRO Launch 16, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-182 (Lacrosse 5) |user=NRO |orbit=Low Earth |function=Radar imaging |outcome=Operational |colspan=8|

May

|- |date=5 May |time=04:45 |rocket=INDPSLV |site=INDSatish Dhawan SLP |LSP=INDISRO |payload={{TLS-PL |name=INDCARTOSAT-1 |user=ISRO |orbit=Sun-synchronous |function=Remote sensing |outcome=Operational |name=INDHAMSAT (VUSat-Oscar 52) |user=AMSAT-India |orbit=Sun-synchronous |function=Amateur radio |outcome=Operational |date=20 May |time=10:22:01 |rocket=USADelta II 7320 |site=USAVandenberg SLC-2W |LSP=USABoeing IDS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USANOAA-18 (NOAA-N) |user=NOAA |orbit=Sun-synchronous |function=Weather |outcome=Operational |date=22 May |time=17:59:08 |rocket=RUSProton-M/Briz-M |site=KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USADirecTV-8 |user=DirecTV |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=31 May |time=12:00 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=Recovered intact |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUS[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]Foton-M2 |user=Roskosmos/ESA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Microgravity |outcome=Successful |d-date=16 June |colspan=8|

June

|- |date=16 June |time=23:09:34 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=ISS flight 18P |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSProgress M-53 |user=Roskosmos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Logistics |outcome=Successful |d-date=7 September |d-time = 14:12:40 |date=21 June |time=00:49:37 |rocket=RUSMolniya-M/ML |site=RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 |LSP=RUSVKS |remarks=Failed to achieve orbit following third stage malfunction |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSMolniya-3K #12L |user=VKS |orbit=Intended: Molniya |function=Communications |outcome=Launch failure |d-time=+6 minutes |date=21 June |time=19:46:09 |rocket=RUSVolna |site=RUSK-496 Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks=Experimental solar sail, first stage engine failure 83 seconds after launch |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USACosmos 1 |user=Planetary Society |orbit=Intended: Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Launch failure |d-date=21 June |date=23 June |time=14:03:00 |rocket=UKRZenit-3SL |site=NOROcean Odyssey |LSP=UNSea Launch |remarks = Originally ordered as Telstar 8 for Loral Space & Communications, sold to Intelsat before launch |payload={{TLS-PL |name=UNIntelsat Americas 8 (2005–2007) Galaxy 28 (2007—) |user=Intelsat |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=24 June |time=19:41:00 |rocket=RUSProton-K/DM-2 |site=KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 |LSP=RUSVKS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSEkspress AM-3 |user=RSCC |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |colspan=8|

July

|- |date=5 July |time=22:40 |rocket=PRC Long March 2D |site=PRC Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |LSP=PRC CASC |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRC Shijian 7 |user=CASC |orbit=Low Earth |function=Scientific |outcome=Operational |date=10 July |time=03:30 |rocket=JPNM-V |site=JPNUchinoura |LSP=JPNJAXA |payload={{TLS-PL |name=JPNSuzaku (ASTRO-EII) |user=JAXA |orbit=Low Earth |function=X-ray astronomy |d-date=5 January 2025 |outcome=Successful |date=26 July |time=14:39:00 |rocket=USA |site=USAKennedy LC-39B |LSP=USAUnited Space Alliance |remarks=Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, first Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident, Orbiter required repairs whilst in orbit. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USASTS-114 |user=NASA |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=ISS assembly |outcome=Successful |d-date=9 August |d-time = 12:11:22 |d-span=2 |name=ITAUSARaffaello MPLM |user=ASI/NASA |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Logistics |outcome=Successful |d-span=inherit |colspan=8|

August

|- |date=2 August |time=07:30 |rocket=PRCLong March 2C |site=PRCJiuquan |LSP=PRCCNSA |remarks = Recovered after reentry |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRCFSW-21 (FSW-3 #4) |user=CNSA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Remote sensing |outcome=Successful |d-date = 28 August |d-time = 23:38 |date=11 August |time=08:20:44 |rocket=FRAAriane 5GS |site=FRAKourou ELA-3 |LSP=FRAArianespace |remarks=Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=THAThaicom 4 (iPSTAR) |user=Shin Satellite |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=12 August |time=11:43:00 |rocket=USAAtlas V 401 |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-41 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAMars Reconnaissance Orbiter |user=NASA |orbit=Areocentric |function=Mars orbiter |outcome=Operational |date=13 August |time=23:28:26 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat |site=KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 |LSP=FRARUSStarsem |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAGalaxy 14 |user=PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=23 August |time=21:09:59 |rocket=UKRDnepr |site=KAZBaikonur Site 109/95 |LSP=RUSISC Kosmotras |remarks = Kirari deactivated on 24 September 2009 |payload={{TLS-PL |name=JPNKirari (OICETS) |user=JAXA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |name=JPNReimei (INDEX) |user=JAXA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Operational

|date = 26 August |time = 18:34:28 |rocket = RUS Rokot / Briz-KM |site = RUS Plesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP = RUS VKS |remarks = Control issues shortly after launch, resolved within a few months. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS Monitor-E |user = Roscosmos |orbit = Low Earth (SSO) |function = Earth observation |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 September 2020 |d-time = 00:00

|date=29 August |time=18:45 |rocket=PRCLong March 2D |site=PRCJiuquan LA-4 |LSP=PRCCASC |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRCFSW-22 (FSW-3 #5) |user=CNSA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Reconnaissance |outcome=Successful |d-date = 17 October |colspan=8|

September

|- |date=2 September |time=09:50 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 |LSP=RUSVKS |remarks=1,700th launch of R-7 derived rocket, film capsule and camera recovered after reentry |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSKosmos 2415 (Yantar-1KFT/Kometa) |user=VKS |orbit=Low Earth |function=Optical imaging |outcome=Successful |d-date=15 October |d-time=21:44 |date=8 September |time=13:07:54 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=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. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSProgress M-54 |user=Roskosmos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Logistics |outcome=Successful |d-date=3 March 2006 |d-time=13:05 |name=RUSUSARadioSkaf (SuitSat/AO-54) |user=AMSAT |orbit=Low Earth |function=Amateur radio |outcome=Partial spacecraft failure |d-date = 7 September 2006 |d-time = 16:00 |date=8 September |time=21:53:40 |rocket=RUSProton-M/Briz-M |site=KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |payload={{TLS-PL |name=CANAnik F1R |user=Telesat |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=23 September |time=02:24:29 |rocket=USAMinotaur I |site=USAVandenberg SLC-8 |LSP=USAOrbital Sciences |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-185 (STP-R1/Streak) |user=DARPA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Operational |date=26 September |time=03:37:00 |rocket=USADelta II 7925-9.5 |site=USACape Canaveral SLC-17A |LSP=USABoeing IDS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-183 (GPS IIR-14/M1) |user=US Air Force |orbit=Medium Earth |function=Navigation |outcome=Operational |colspan=8|

October

|- |date=1 October |time=03:54:53 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-FG |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSSoyuz TMA-7 |user=Roskosmos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function= Expedition 12 |outcome=Successful |d-date=8 April 2006 |d-time=23:48 |date=8 October |time=15:02:00 |rocket=RUSRokot/Briz-KM |site=RUSPlesetsk Site 133/3 |LSP=FRARUSEurockot |remarks=Second stage failed to shut down and separate, failed to orbit. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]CryoSat |user=ESA |orbit=Intended: Low Earth |function=Environmental |outcome=Launch failure |d-date=8 October |date=12 October |time=01:00 |rocket=PRCLong March 2F |site=PRCJiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |LSP=PRCCALT |remarks=Carried two crewmembers, first Chinese spaceflight with multiple crew |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRCShenzhou 6 |user=CMSA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology/Biological |outcome=Successful |d-date=16 October |d-time=04:32:50 |date=13 October |time=22:32:00 |rocket=FRAAriane 5GS |site=FRAKourou ELA-3 |LSP=FRAArianespace |payload={{TLS-PL |name=FRASyracuse 3A |user=DGA |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |name=USAGalaxy 15 |user=PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Spacecraft failure |date=19 October |time=18:05 |rocket=USATitan IV(404)B |site=USAVandenberg SLC-4E |LSP=USALockheed Martin |remarks=NRO Launch 20, Final flight of Titan IVB and the Titan family of rockets. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAUSA-186 (Improved Crystal) |user=NRO |orbit=Low Earth |function=Reconnaissance |outcome=Operational |date=27 October |time=06:52:26 |rocket=RUSKosmos-3M |site=RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 |LSP=RUSNPO Polyot |remarks=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; 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. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=PRCBeijing-1 (China-DMC+4) |user=Tsinghua |orbit=Low Earth |function=Optical imaging |outcome=Operational |name=UKTopSat |user=MoD |orbit=Low Earth |function=Optical imaging |outcome=Operational |name=IRNSinah-1 |user=ISA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Remote sensing |outcome=Operational |name=[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]SSETI Express (XO-53) |user=SSETI/ESA |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology, CubeSat deployer |outcome=Spacecraft failure |name=JPNCubeSat XI-V (CO-58) |user=University of Tokyo |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Operational|cubesat=yes |name=GERUWE-1 |user=UWE |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Successful|cubesat=yes |name=NORnCUBE-2 |user=NSSP |orbit=Low Earth |function=Amateur radio |outcome=Spacecraft failure|cubesat=yes |name=RUSMozhaets-5 (RS-25) |user=Mozhaiskiy/NPO PM |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology Amateur radio |outcome=Spacecraft failure |d-span=2 |name=GERRubin-5-ASOLANT |user=OHB System/AATiS |orbit=Low Earth |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |d-span=inherit |colspan=8|

November

|- |date = 8 November |time = 14:06:59 |rocket = UKR Zenit-3SL |site = NOR Ocean Odyssey |LSP = UN Sea Launch |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = UK Inmarsat-4 F2 |user = Inmarsat |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational

|date = 9 November |time = 03:33:34 |rocket = RUS Soyuz-FG / Fregat |site = KAZ Baikonur Site 31/6 |LSP = FRA RUS Starsem |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = [[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]] Venus Express |user = ESA |orbit = Cytherocentric |function = Venus orbiter |outcome = Successful |d-date = Late January 2015

|date = 16 November |time = 23:46:00 |rocket = FRA Ariane 5 ECA |site = FRA Kourou ELA-3 |LSP = FRA Arianespace |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA Spaceway-2 |user = DirecTV |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Operational |name = IDN Telkom-2 |user = PT Telkom |orbit = Geosynchronous |function = Communications |outcome = Successful

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December

|- |date=21 December |time=18:38:20 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-U |site=KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 |LSP=RUSRoskosmos |remarks=ISS flight 20P |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSProgress M-55 |user=Roskomsos |orbit=Low Earth (ISS) |function=Logistics |outcome=Successful |d-date=19 June 2006 |d-time=17:53 |date=21 December |time=19:34:20 |rocket=RUSKosmos-3M |site=RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 |LSP=RUSVKS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSGonets-M No.1 |user=Gonets Satellite System |orbit=Low Earth |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |name=RUSKosmos 2416 (Rodnik) |user=VKS |orbit=Low Earth |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=21 December |time=22:33 |rocket=FRAAriane 5GS |site=FRAKourou ELA-3 |LSP=FRAArianespace |payload={{TLS-PL |name=[[File:EUMETSAT logo 2020.svg|23px]]Meteosat-9 (MSG-2) |user=Eumetsat |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Weather |outcome=Operational |name=INDINSAT-4A |user=ISRO |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communications |outcome=Operational |date=25 December |time=05:07:10 |rocket=RUSProton-K/DM-2 |site=KAZBaikonur Site 81/24 |LSP=RUSVKS |payload={{TLS-PL |name=RUSKosmos 2417 (GLONASS-M) |user=VKS |orbit=Medium Earth |function=Navigation |outcome=Operational |name=RUSKosmos 2418 (GLONASS-M) |user=VKS |orbit=Medium Earth |function=Navigation |outcome=Operational |name=RUSKosmos 2419 (GLONASS) |user=VKS |orbit=Medium Earth |function=Navigation |outcome=Operational |date=28 December |time=05:19 |rocket=RUSSoyuz-FG/Fregat |site=KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 |LSP=FRARUSStarsem |remarks=The satellite was deactivated on 24 November 2021. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]GIOVE A |user=ESA |orbit=Medium Earth |function=Navigation Technology |outcome=Successful |date=29 December |time=02:28 |rocket=RUSProton-M/Briz-M |site=KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 |LSP=RUSUSAInternational Launch Services |remarks = 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. |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAAMC-23 (2005–2007) GE-23 (2007—) |user=SES Americom (2005–2007) SAT-GE (2007—) |orbit=Geosynchronous |function=Communication |outcome=Operational |}

Suborbital launches

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January

|- |date=18 January |time = 13:58:00 |rocket=USASuper Loki |site=NORAndøya |LSP=GERDLR |payload={{TLS-PL |name=GERROMA 2005 RWCH05 |user=DLR |orbit= Suborbital |function=Weather |outcome=Successful |d-date = 18 January |date=18 January |time = 16:07 |rocket=USASuper Loki |site=NORAndøya |LSP=GERDLR |payload={{TLS-PL |name=GERROMA 2005 RWCH08 |user=DLR |orbit=Suborbital |function=Weather |outcome=Successful |d-date = 18 January |date=18 January |time = 17:57 |rocket=USASuper Loki |site=NORAndøya |LSP=GERDLR |payload={{TLS-PL |name=GERROMA 2005 RWCH11 |user=DLR |orbit=Suborbital |function=Weather |outcome=Successful |d-date = 18 January |date=20 January |time = 09:16 |rocket=USASuper Loki |site=NORAndøya |LSP=GERDLR |payload={{TLS-PL |name=GERROMA 2005 RWCH14 |user=DLR |orbit=Suborbital |function=Weather |outcome=Successful |d-date = 18 January

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February

|- |date=1 February |rocket=FRAM45 |site=FRABiscarosse |LSP=FRAFrench Navy |remarks = Apogee: 800 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=French Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 1 February |date=2 February |time=20:57:00 |rocket=USATerrier-Orion |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 130 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NAWC |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 February |date=14 February |time=06:22 |rocket=USAUGM-27 Polaris (STARS) |site=USAKodiak |LSP=USASMDC |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km, interceptor launch cancelled |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAIFT-14 Target |user=MDA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 14 February |date=24 February |time=21:03 |rocket=USAAries |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 150 km, intercepted by SM-3 |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAFTM-04-1 Target |user=MDA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 24 February |date=24 February |time=21:04 |rocket=USARIM-161 Standard Missile 3 |site=USA |LSP=USAMDA |remarks = "Stellar Dragon", apogee: 150 km, intercepted Aries |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAFTM-04-1 Interceptor |user=MDA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Aegis test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 24 February

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March

|- |date=1 March |time=23:13:00 |rocket=USATerrier-Orion |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 130 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NAWC |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 1 March |date=2 March |time=04:00:14 |rocket=USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site=USA, ETR LP-5 |LSP=USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km, FCET-33 |payload={{TLS-PL |user=US Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 March |date=2 March |time=05:09:16 |rocket=USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site=USAUSS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 |LSP=USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km, FCET-33 |payload={{TLS-PL |user=US Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 March |date=2 March |time=21:11:00 |rocket=USATerrier-Orion |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 130 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NAWC |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 March |date=2 March |time=22:05:00 |rocket=USATerrier-Oriole |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NAWC |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 March |date=6 March |time=10:31:17 |rocket=CANBlack Brant XII |site=USAPoker Flat LC-4 |LSP=USANASA |remarks=Third stage failed to ignite, apogee: 29 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USACASCADES |user=Dartmouth |orbit=Intended: Suborbital |function=Auroral |outcome=Launch failure |d-date = 6 March |date=15 March |time=05:45:00 |rocket=USAImproved Orion |site=USAPoker Flat LC-3 |LSP=USANASA |remarks=Apogee: 105 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USADUST |user=Dartmouth |orbit=Suborbital |function=Micrometeoroids |outcome=Successful |d-date = 15 March |date=15 March |time=07:45:00 |rocket=USAImproved Orion |site=USAPoker Flat LC-2 |LSP=USANASA |remarks=Apogee: 105 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USADUST |user=Dartmouth |orbit=Suborbital |function=Micrometeoroids |outcome=Successful |d-date = 15 March |date=19 March |rocket=PAKShaheen-II |site=PAKSonmiani |LSP=PAKArmy of Pakistan |remarks=Apogee: 300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Army of Pakistan |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 19 March

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April

|- |date=8 April |time=05:56 |rocket=INDRH-300 Mk.II |site=INDSatish Dhawan |LSP=INDISRO |remarks=Apogee: 130 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=PRL |orbit=Suborbital |function=Aeronomy |outcome=Successful |d-date = 8 April |date=8 April |time=17:30 |rocket=USACastor 4B MRT |site=USAC-17, Pacific Ocean |LSP=USAOrbital Sciences |remarks=Apogee: 300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Orbital Sciences |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date = 8 April |colspan=8|

May

|- |date=2 May |time=05:00 |rocket=UKSkylark 7 |site=SWEEsrange Skylark Tower |LSP=UKSounding Rocket Services |remarks = Final Skylark launch, apogee: 252 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name=[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]Maser-10 |user=ESA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Microgravity |outcome=Successful |d-date = 2 May |date=5 May |time=09:35:00 |rocket=USATerrier-Orion |site=USAWallops |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 156 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name=USAMCAFT-1/IBSi |user=IBSi |orbit=Suborbital |function=Biological |outcome=Successful |d-date = 5 May |date=27 May |rocket=RUSR-17 Elbrus (B) |site=SYRMinakh |LSP=SYRSyrian Army |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Syrian Army |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 27 May |date=27 May |rocket=RUSR-17 Elbrus (D) |site=SYRMinakh |LSP=SYRSyrian Army |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Syrian Army |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 27 May |date=27 May |rocket=RUSR-17 Elbrus (D) |site=SYRMinakh |LSP=SYRSyrian Army |remarks = Disintegrated over Turkey |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Syrian Army |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Launch failure |d-date = 27 May

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June

|- |date=12 June |rocket=PRCJu Lang 2 |site=PRCSubmarine, Yellow Sea |LSP=PRCPLAN |payload={{TLS-PL |user=PLAN |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 12 June |date=28 June |time=22:54 |rocket=USATerrier-ASAS |site=USAWallops |LSP=USANASA |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NASA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date = 28 June

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July

|- |date=4 July |time=08:41 |rocket=USAImproved Orion |site=NORAndøya |LSP=NORFFI |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = NORIMEF |user=Oslo |orbit=Suborbital |function=Aeronomy/Ionospheric |outcome=Successful |d-date = 4 July |date=7 July |time=16:20:00 |rocket=CANBlack Brant IX |site=USAWhite Sands |LSP=USANASA |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAVAULT 3 |user=NRL |orbit=Suborbital |function=Solar |outcome=Successful |d-date = 7 July |date=7 July |time=16:20:00 |rocket=PRCDong Feng 21 |site=PRCXichang |LSP=PRCPLA |remarks = Intercept failed |payload={{TLS-PL |user=PLA |orbit=Suborbital |function=ASAT test |outcome=Launch failure |d-date = 7 July |date=21 July |time=08:01 |rocket=USALGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USAVandenberg LF-10 |LSP=USAUS Air Force |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USASERV-1 |user=US Air Force |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 21 July

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August

|- |date=3 August |time=18:45 |rocket=CANBlack Brant IX |site=USAWhite Sands |LSP=USANASA |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAUSC-6 |user=USCLA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Solar |outcome=Successful |d-date = 3 August |date=3 August |rocket=USACastor 4B |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USAUS Army |remarks = Apogee: 400 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USACHCM-1 |user=US Army |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date = 3 August |date=17 August |time=07:06 |rocket=RUSR-29RMU Sineva |site=RUSSeverodvinsk, Barents Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=VMF |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 17 August |date=18 August |rocket=USACastor 4B |site=USABarking Sands |LSP=USAUS Army |remarks = Apogee: 400 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USACHCM-1 |user=US Army |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date = 18 August |date=26 August |time=08:01 |rocket=USALGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USAVandenberg LF-26 |LSP=USAUS Air Force |remarks = Apogee: 1300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAGT-188GM/SERV-2 |user=US Air Force |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 26 August

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September

|- |date=7 September |time=08:53 |rocket=USALGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USAVandenberg LF-04 |LSP=USAUS Air Force |remarks = Apogee: 1300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAGT-187-1GM |user=US Air Force |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 7 September |date=14 September |time=08:01 |rocket=USALGM-30G Minuteman III |site=USAVandenberg LF-09 |LSP=USAUS Air Force |remarks = Apogee: 1300 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAGT-189GM/ALCS |user=US Air Force |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 14 September |date=26 September |rocket=USALRALT |site=USAC-17, Midway |LSP=USAMDA |remarks=Apogee: 300 km, test of COBRA DANE radar system |payload={{TLS-PL |user=MDA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Target |outcome=Successful |d-date = 26 September |date=27 September |time = 13:22 |rocket=RUSRSM-56 Bulava |site=RUSDmitri Donskoi, White Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks=Apogee: 1000 km, maiden flight of Bulava, launched whilst submarine was surfaced |payload={{TLS-PL |user=VMF |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 27 September |date=30 September |time=07:06 |rocket=RUSR-29R Volna |site=RUSSvyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Okhotsk Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=VMF |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 30 September

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October

|- |date=7 October |time=21:30 |rocket=RUSVolna |site=RUSBorisoglebsk, Barents Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks = Apogee: 200 km, recovery failed |payload={{TLS-PL |name=[[File:European_Space_Agency_logo.svg|23px]]RUSIRDT-2R |user=ESA/NPO Lavochkin |orbit=Suborbital |function=Technology |outcome=Spacecraft failure |d-date = 6 October |date=10 October |time=21:10:08 |rocket=USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site=UK, ETR |LSP=UKRoyal Navy |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km, DASO-8 |payload={{TLS-PL |user=Royal Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 10 October |date=20 October |time=07:30 |rocket=RUSRS-18B UR-100NU |site=KAZBaikonur Site 175/2 |LSP=RUSRVSN |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=RVSN |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 20 October |date=27 October |time=13:45 |rocket=BRAUSAVS-30/Orion |site=NORAndøya |LSP=GERDLR |remarks = Apogee: 211 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = GERSHEFEX |user=DLR |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date = 27 October

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November

|- |date = 1 November |time = 17:10 |rocket = RUS RT-2PM Topol |site = RUS Kapustin Yar |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = RUS IP-10 |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 1 November

|date = 2 November |time = 22:34 |rocket = USA Terrier Mk.70-Oriole |site = USA Barking Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 300 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = NAWC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 2 November

|date = 14 November |time = 20:30 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Orion |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 130 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = NAWC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 14 November |date = 18 November |time = 18:12 |rocket = USA Castor 4B (MRT) |site = USA Barking Sands |LSP = USA U.S. Navy |remarks = Apogee: 150 km, intercepted by SM-3. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FTM-04-2 Target |user = U.S. Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 November

|date = 18 November |time = 18:16 |rocket = USA RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 |site = USA USS Lake Erie |LSP = USA U.S. Navy |remarks = "Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: 150 km, intercepted MRT. |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FTM-04-2 Interceptor |user = U.S. Navy |orbit = Suborbital |function = Aegis test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 November

|date = 18 November |time = 20:13 |rocket = USA Terrier-Improved Orion |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA NASA |remarks = Apogee: 130 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = NAWC |orbit = Suborbital |function = Target |outcome = Successful |d-date = 18 November

|date = 22 November |rocket = USA THAAD |site = USA White Sands |LSP = USA Lockheed Martin |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |name = USA FTT-1 |user = Lockheed Martin |orbit = Suborbital |function = Test flight |outcome = Successful |d-date = 22 November

|date = 29 November |time = 07:44 |rocket = RUS RT-2PM Topol |site = RUS Plesetsk |LSP = RUS RVSN |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload = {{TLS-PL |user = RVSN |orbit = Suborbital |function = Missile test |outcome = Successful |d-date = 29 November

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December

|- |date=9 December |time=19:02:42 |rocket=USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site=USASubmarine, ETR LP-5 |LSP=USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km, FCET-34 |payload={{TLS-PL |user=US Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 9 December |date=14 December |time=03:04 |rocket=USAOrbital Boost Vehicle |site=MHLMeck |LSP=USAMDA |remarks = Apogee: 1800 km |payload={{TLS-PL |name = USAFT-1 |user=MDA |orbit=Suborbital |function=GBI test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 14 December |date=20 December |time=19:30 |rocket=USATerrier-Orion |site=USAWallops |LSP=USANASA |remarks = Apogee: 100 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=NASA |orbit=Suborbital |function=Technology |outcome=Successful |d-date = 20 December |date=21 December |time = 05:19 |rocket=RUSRSM-56 Bulava |site=RUSDmitri Donskoi, White Sea |LSP=RUSVMF |remarks=Apogee: 1000 km, first submerged Bulava launch |payload={{TLS-PL |user=VMF |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date = 21 December |colspan=8|

Unknown date

|- |date=Unknown |rocket=INDRH-300 Mk.II |site=INDSatish Dhawan |LSP=INDISRO |remarks=Apogee: 130 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=ISRO |orbit=Suborbital |function=Test flight |outcome=Successful |d-date =
|date=Unknown |rocket=USAUGM-133 Trident II D5 |site=USASubmarine, WTR |LSP=USAUS Navy |remarks = Apogee: 1000 km |payload={{TLS-PL |user=US Navy |orbit=Suborbital |function=Missile test |outcome=Successful |d-date =
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Deep Space Rendezvous

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Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
14 JanuaryCassiniFlyby of TitanClosest approach: 60000 km
14 JanuaryHuygensFirst soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and on Titan
15 FebruaryCassini3rd flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 km
17 FebruaryCassiniFlyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 1180 km
4 MarchRosetta1st flyby of the EarthGravity assist
9 MarchCassiniFlyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 500 km
31 MarchCassini4th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 2523 km
16 AprilCassini5th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 km
4 JulyDeep ImpactFirst impact to cometProjectile impacts 9P/Tempel 1
14 JulyCassiniFlyby of EnceladusClosest approach: 1000 km
2 AugustMESSENGERFlyby of the EarthGravity assist
22 AugustCassini6th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 4015 km
7 SeptemberCassini7th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 950 km
12 SeptemberHayabusaArrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa
26 SeptemberCassiniFlyby of HyperionClosest approach: 990 km
11 OctoberCassiniFlyby of DioneClosest approach: 500 km
28 OctoberCassini8th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 1446 km
12 NovemberMINERVAFailed to land on Itokawa
19 NovemberHayabusaAccidentally landed on Itokawa
The first asteroid ascentStayed for 30 min
25 NovemberHayabusaMade a touch-and-go on Itokawa for samplingStatus unclear
26 NovemberCassiniFlyby of RheaClosest approach: 500 km
26 DecemberCassini9th flyby of TitanClosest approach: 10429 km
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EVAs

::data[format=table] | 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 | USALeroy Chiao RUSSalizhan Sharipov | url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp10/eva/index.html|title=Expedition 10 Spacewalks|access-date=7 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2005|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005111313/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp10/eva/index.html| archive-date= 5 October 2008 | url-status=dead}} | | 28 March 06:25 | 4 hours 30 minutes | 10:55 | Expedition 10 ISS Pirs | USALeroy Chiao RUSSalizhan Sharipov | url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2005/iss05-16.html|title=International Space Station Status Report #05-16|access-date=7 October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2005|author=NASA| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081011001636/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2005/iss05-16.html| archive-date= 11 October 2008 | url-status=dead}} | | 30 July 09:48 | 6 hours 50 minutes | 17:36 | STS-114 | JPNSoichi Noguchi USAStephen 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. | | 1 August 08:42 | 7 hours 14 minutes | 15:56 | STS-114 Discovery | JPNSoichi Noguchi USAStephen 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. | | 3 August 08:48 | 6 hours 1 minute | 14:49 | STS-114 Discovery | JPNSoichi Noguchi USAStephen Robinson | Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Photographed and inspected Discoverys 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. | | 18 August 19:02 | 4 hours 58 minutes | 19 August 00:00 | Expedition 11 ISS Pirs | RUSSergei Krikalyov USAJohn 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. | | 7 November 15:32 | 5 hours 22 minutes | 20:54 | Expedition 12 ISS Quest | USAWilliam S. McArthur RUSValery 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. First Quest-based spacewalk since April 2003. | ::

Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. | radius = 120 | legend = false | thumb = left | [ {"value":250, "color":"#a52a2a", "label": "Russia: 25 (45.45%)"}, {"value":120, "color":"#484785", "label": "United States: 12 (21.82%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#318ce7", "label": "France: 5 (9.09%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#ffd700", "label": "Ukraine: 5 (9.09%)"}, {"value":50, "color":"#ff0000", "label": "China: 5 (9.09%)"}, {"value":20, "color":"#ffffff", "label": "Japan: 2 (3.64%)"}, {"value":10, "color":"#ff9933", "label": "India: 1 (1.82%)"}, ]

::data[format=table] | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | || style="text-align:left;" | | World || || || || | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | ::

By rocket

| float = center | width = 990 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 5:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0:0: 3:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0: 6:0:0:0:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0: 5:0:0:0:0:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0:0:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0:0 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 3:0:0 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0:0 | group 15 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 2:0:0 | group 16 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 4:0 | group 17 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 7 | group 18 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 9 | colors = MediumBlue : Sienna : Goldenrod : SteelBlue : FireBrick : IndianRed : DarkGreen : DarkSlateGrey : Grey : DarkGrey : DarkTurquoise : Chocolate : Peru : Tan : Wheat : Orchid : LightGrey : White | group names = Ariane 5 : Atlas III : Atlas V : Delta II : Long March 2 : Long March 3 : Minotaur I : Molniya-M : Soyuz-U : Soyuz-FG : Kosmos-3M : Titan IV : Proton-K : Proton-M : Rokot : Zenit-3SL : Others : | x legends = Ariane : Atlas : Delta : Long March : Minotaur : R-7 : R-14 : Titan : Universal Rocket : Zenit : Others | units suffix = _launches

By family

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FamilyCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane5500
Atlas3300
Delta3300
H-II1100
Long March5500
Minotaur2200
Mu1100
Pegasus1100
PSLV1100
R-7121110
R-143300
R-291010
R-361100
Space Shuttle1100
Titan2200Final flight
Universal Rocket9810
Zenit4400
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By type

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RocketCountryFamilyLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane 5Ariane5500
Atlas IIIAtlas1100Final flight
Atlas VAtlas2200
Delta IIDelta3300
DneprR-361100
H-IIAH-II1100
KosmosR-12/R-143300
Long March 2Long March4400
Long March 3Long March1100
Minotaur IMinotaur2200
M-VMu1100
MolniyaR-71010
PegasusPegasus1100
PSLVPSLV1100
ProtonUniversal Rocket7700
SoyuzR-7111100
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle1100
Titan IVTitan2200Final flight
UR-100Universal Rocket2110
VolnaR-291010
ZenitZenit4400
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By configuration

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RocketCountryTypeLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarks
Ariane 5 ECAAriane 52200
Ariane 5 GSAriane 53300Maiden flight
Atlas IIIBAtlas III1100Final flight
Atlas V 401Atlas V1100
Atlas V 431Atlas V1100Maiden flight
Delta II 7320Delta II1100
Delta II 7925Delta II2200
DneprDnepr1100
H-IIA 2022H-IIA1100Maiden flight
Kosmos-3MKosmos3300
Long March 2CLong March 21100
Long March 2DLong March 22200
Long March 2FLong March 21100
Long March 3BLong March 31100
Minotaur IMinotaur I2200
M-VM-V1100
Molniya-M / MLMolniya1010Final flight
Pegasus-XLPegasus1100
PSLV-GPSLV1100
Proton-K / DM-2Proton2200
Proton-K / DM-2MProton1100
Proton-M / Briz-MProton4400
Rokot / Briz-KMUR-1002110
Soyuz-FGSoyuz2200
Soyuz-FG / FregatSoyuz3300
Soyuz-USoyuz6600
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle1100
Titan IV-B (404B)Titan IV1100Final flight
Titan IV-B (405B)Titan IV1100Final flight
VolnaVolna1010Maiden flight
Zenit-3SLZenit4400
::

By launch site

| float = center | width = 850 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 4:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0: 5:0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0:0: 1:0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0:0: 4:0:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0:0: 1:0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0:0:19:0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 1:0 | group 11 = 0:0:0:0:0:0: 6:0 | group 12 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 6 | group 13 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 1 | group 14 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0: 5 | colors = FireBrick : Crimson : LightCoral : MediumBlue : Orange : Aquamarine : MediumPurple : Plum : LightSeaGreen : LightBlue : SteelBlue : Blue : DodgerBlue : SkyBlue | group names = Jiuquan : Taiyuan : Xichang : Kourou : Satish Dhawan : Ocean Odyssey : Tanegashima : Uchinoura : Baikonur : Barents Sea : Plesetsk : Cape Canaveral : Kennedy Space Center : Vandenberg | x legends = China : France : India : International waters : Japan : Kazakhstan : Russia : United States | units suffix = _launches

::data[format=table]

SiteCountryLaunchesSuccessesFailuresPartial failuresRemarksTotal555230
Baikonur191900
Barents Sea1010Launched from Borisoglebsk submarine
Cape Canaveral6600
Jiuquan4400
Kennedy1100
Kourou5500
Ocean OdysseyUN International4400
Plesetsk6420
Satish Dhawan1100
Tanegashima1100
Uchinoura1100
Vandenberg5500One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang1100
::

By orbit

| float = center | width = 800 | height = 400 | stack = 1 | group 1 = 0:0:0:0:0:0 | group 2 = 0:18:0:0:0:0 | group 3 = 0: 7:0:0:0:0 | group 4 = 0: 2:0:0:0:0 | group 5 = 0: 0:0:0:0:0 | group 6 = 0:0: 3:0:0:0 | group 7 = 0:0:0:19:0:0 | group 8 = 0:0:0: 0:0:0 | group 9 = 0:0:0:0: 0:0 | group 10 = 0:0:0:0:0: 3 | colors = DeepSkyBlue: Navy : MediumBlue : RoyalBlue : DodgerBlue : LightSeaGreen : SaddleBrown : Peru : Black: Gold | group names = Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Low Earth (ISS) : Low Earth (SSO) : Low Earth (retrograde) : Medium Earth : Geosychronous (transfer) : Inclined GSO : High Earth : Heliocentric | x legends = Transatmospheric : Low Earth : Medium Earth : Geosynchronous / transfer : High Earth : Heliocentric | units suffix = _launches

::data[format=table] | Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks | Total | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | | | | | ::

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