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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 2005.

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Date/Time
(GMT)		 Rocket Site LSP Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay
(GMT)		 Outcome Remarks
12 January, 18:37 GMT Delta II (7925) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral Boeing IDS Deep Impact (EPOXI) NASA Heliocentric Probe to Comet Tempel 1 N/A Successful
Deep Impact impactor NASA Heliocentric Comet impactor Hit Tempel 1
4 July 2005		 Successful Impacted comet to test composition
3 February, 02:27 GMT Proton LC-81, Baikonur Cosmodrome ILS AMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2) SES Global Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
3 February, 07:41 GMT Atlas IIIB LC-36B, Cape Canaveral ILS USA-181 (NOSS) National Reconnaissance Office LEO Reconnaissance satellite Still in orbit Successful so far Final flight of Atlas III
12 February, 21:03 GMT Ariane 5-ECA ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace XTAR-EUR Loral/Hisdesat Geosynchronous Military Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
26 February, 09:25 GMT H-IIA Tanegashima JAXA Himawari-6 (MTSAT 1R) Japanese government GEO ATC and weather satellite Still in orbit Successful so far
28 February, 19:09 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur VKS Progress M-52 (17P) RKA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 15 June 2005 Successful
1 March, 03:51 GMT Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch XM-3 XM Satellite Radio Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
11 March, 21:42 GMT Atlas V (431) LC-41, Cape Canaveral ILS Inmarsat 4 F-1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
29 March, 22:31 GMT Proton-K LC-81, Baikonur Cosmodrome VKS Express AM-2 RSCC Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
11 April, 13:35 GMT Minotaur SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB OSC XSS-11 (USA 165) US Air Force Research Laboratory LEO Experimental microsatellite Still in orbit Successful so far
12 April, 12:00 GMT Long March 3B Xichang CASC Apstar 6 Apstar Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
15 April, 00:46 GMT Soyuz-FG LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Soyuz TMA-6, 3 cosmonauts RKA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 11 October 2005 Successful ISS Expedition 11
15 April, 17:27 GMT Pegasus-XL L-1011, Vandenberg AFB OSC DART NASA LEO Test rendezvous techniques Still in orbit Failure Rendezvous with MUBLCOM communications satellite. Navigation malfunction led to satellites colliding in orbit
26 April, 07:31 GMT Zenit 3SL Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch Spaceway 1 DirecTV Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
30 April, 00:50 GMT Titan IVB LC-40, Cape Canaveral Lockheed Martin USA-182 (Lacrosse 5) US National Reconnaissance Office LEO Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful so far
5 May, 04:44 GMT PSLV Sriharikota ISRO CARTOSAT 1 ISRO Polar LEO Remote sensing spacecraft Still in orbit Successful so far
HAMSAT (VO-52/VUSat) AMSAT-VU LEO, Polar Amateur radio Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
20 May, 10:22 GMT Delta II (7320) SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB Boeing IDS NOAA 18 (NOAA-N) NOAA LEO Weather satellite Still in orbit Successful so far
22 May, 17:59 GMT Proton-M LC-81, Baikonur ILS DirecTV 8 DirecTV Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
31 May, 12:00 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Foton-M2 RKA/ESA LEO Microgravity research 16 June 2005 Successful Recovered intact
16 June, 23:09 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Progress M-53 (18P) RKA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 7 September 2005 Successful
21 June, 00:49 GMT Molniya-M LC-16/2, Plesetsk VKS Molniya 3K RKA Geosynchronous Comsat 21 June 2005, 00:59 GMT Failure Failed to achieve orbit following 3rd stage malfunction
21 June, 19:49 GMT Volna Submarine, Barents Sea VMF Cosmos 1 Planetary Society Intended: LEO Experimental Solar Sail 21 June 2005 Failure First stage shut off 17 seconds early; second stage failed to separate
23 June, 14:03 GMT Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8) Intelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
24 June, 19:41 GMT Proton-K/DM-2M LC-200/39, Baikonur VKS Express AM-3 Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
5 July, 22:40 GMT Long March 2D SLS-2, Jiuquan CASC SJ-7 MAI LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
10 July, 03:30 GMT M-V (M-5/Mu-5) Uchinoura JAXA ASTRO-E2 JAXA LEO X-ray astronomy Still in orbit Successful so far
26 July, 14:39 GMT Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39B, KSC USA STS-114, 7 Astronauts NASA LEO, Docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 9 August 2005 Successful First Shuttle mission after Columbia disaster. Required repairs in orbit.
Raffaello MPLM NASA/ESA LEO, Docked to ISS Resupply ISS Successful so far
11 August, 08:20 GMT Ariane 5G ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace iPSTAR 1 Shin Satellite Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
12 August, 11:43 GMT Atlas V (401) LC-41, Cape Canaveral ILS Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA Areocentric Mars orbiter Still in orbit Successful so far
13 August, 23:20 GMT Soyuz-FG LC-31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome Starsem Galaxy 14 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
23 August, 21:20 GMT Dnepr Baikonur ISC Kosmotras OICETS JAXA LEO Technology development Still in orbit Successful so far
INDEX JAXA LEO Technology development Still in orbit Successful so far
26 August, 18:34 GMT Rockot LC-133, Plesetsk Eurockot Monitor E Kruniche LEO Environmental research Still in orbit Successful so far
29 August, 18:45 GMT Long March 2D (CZ-2D) Jiuquan CASC FSW-22 (FSW-3-5) MAI LEO Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful so far
2 September, 09:50 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RFSA Kosmos-2415 MO RF LEO Reconnaissance 15 October 2005, 21:44 GMT Successful 1,700th launch of R-7 derived rocket
Satellite recovered intact
8 September, 13:08 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Progress M-54 (19P) RKA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 3 March 2006, 13:05 GMT Successful
RadioSkaf FKA LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
8 September, 21:53 GMT Proton-M LC-81, Baikonur ILS Anik F1R Telesat Canada Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
23 September, 02:24 GMT Minotaur SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB OSC STP-R1 (USA-185) DARPA LEO Experimental satellite Still in orbit Successful so far
26 September, 03:37 GMT Boeing Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral US Air Force GPS 2R-M1 (USA-183) US Air Force MEO Global Positioning System Still in orbit Successful so far
1 October, 03:55 GMT Soyuz-FG LC-1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome RKA Soyuz TMA-7, 3 cosmonauts RKA LEO, docked to ISS Manned orbital flight 8 April 2006, 23:48 Successful ISS Expedition 12 (ISS 11S)
8 October, 15:02 GMT Rockot LC-133, Plesetsk Eurockot CryoSat ESA Intended: LEO Scientific Research Satellite 8 October 2005 Failure First stage failed to separate. Failed to orbit.
12 October, 01:00 GMT Long March 2F (CZ-2F) Jiuquan CALT Shenzhou 6, 2 yǔhángyuán CASC LEO Manned orbital flight 16 October, 04:32:50 GMT Successful First Chinese multi-person spaceflight.
13 October, 22:32 GMT Ariane 5GS ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) 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, 18:05 GMT Titan IVB SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB Lockheed Martin USA-186 (Improved Crystal) US NRO LEO Reconnaissance Still in orbit Successful so far Final flight of the Titan family of rockets
27 October, 06:52 GMT Kosmos-3M LC-132, Plesetsk COSMOS International Beijing-1 (DMC) Tsinghua University LEO Observation satellite Still in Orbit Successful so far
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 First Iranian satellite
SSETI Express XO-53 SSETI LEO Student experiments Still in Orbit Failure Power failed after several hours
Cubesat carrier
Cubesat XI-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 from SSETI Express XO-53
Rubin-5 AATiS/ESA LEO Technology development Still in orbit Successful Intentionally remained attached to carrier rocket
8 November, 14:07 GMT Zenit-3SL Ocean Odyssey, Pacific Ocean Sea Launch Inmarsat 4-F2 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
9 November, 03:33 GMT Soyuz-FG LC-31/6, Baikonur Starsem Venus Express ESA Cytherean Orbit Venus orbiter Still in orbit Successful so far
16 November, 23:46 GMT Ariane 5-ECA ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) 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, 18:38 GMT Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Progress M-55 (20P) RKA LEO, docked to ISS Resupply ISS 19 June 2006, 17:53 GMT Successful
21 December, 18:38 GMT Kosmos-3M LC-133, Plesetsk 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
21 December, 22:33 GMT Ariane 5GS ELA-3, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace MSG 2 Eumetsat Geosynchronous Weather satellite Still in orbit Successful so far
INSAT 4A ISRO Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
25 December, 05:07 GMT Proton-K LC-81, Baikonur 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
28 December, 05:19 GMT Soyuz-FG LC-31/6, Baikonur Starsem GIOVE A ESA MEO Prototype navigation satellite Still in orbit Successful so far
29 December, 02:28 GMT Proton-M LC-81, Baikonur ILS AMC-23 (WORLDSAT 3) SES Americom Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
← Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec →

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 hits 9P/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 asteroid 25143 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)

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