2005 in spaceflight

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB This article outlines notable events occurring in 2005 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2005 saw Iran launch its first satellite. Template:Infobox Year in spaceflight Template:Infobox spaceflight

Orbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
12 January 18:47:08	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17B		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconDeep Impact	NASA	Heliocentric	Comet flyby	In orbit	Successful
		Template:FlagiconDeep 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.
20 January 03:00:07	Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1		Template:Flagicon
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2414 (Parus)		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconUniversitetsky-Tatyana (RS-23)	MGU	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Universitetsky-Tatyana ceased operations at around 21:00 UTC on 6 March 2007
February
3 February 02:27:32	Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconAMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2)	SES Americom	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
3 February 07:41	Template:FlagiconAtlas IIIB			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-36B		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconUSA-181 (NOSS-3 F3A)	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconUSA-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	Template:FlagiconAriane 5ECA			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconXTAR-EUR	XTAR	Geosynchronous	Communication	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconMaqsat-B2	Arianespace	Geosynchronous transfer	Technology	3 December 2012	Successful
		Template:FlagiconSloshsat-FLEVO	SRON	Geosynchronous transfer	Microgravity	In orbit	Successful
		Sloshsat-FLEVO deployed from Maqsat-B2
26 February 09:25	Template:FlagiconH-IIA 2022			Template:FlagiconTanegashima LA-Y1		Template:FlagiconJAXA
		Template:FlagiconHimawari 6 (MTSAT 1R)	MLIT/JMA	Geosynchronous	ATC/Weather	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022
28 February 19:09:18	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-52	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	16 June 00:02	Successful
		Template:FlagiconTNS-0	RNII KP	Low Earth	Technology	30 August	Successful
		ISS flight 17P, TNS-0 deployed from the International Space Station at 08:30 UTC on 28 March, during an EVA
March
1 March 03:50:59	Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL			Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey		Template:FlagiconSea Launch
		Template:FlagiconXM-3 "Rhythm"	XM	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
11 March 21:42	Template:FlagiconAtlas V 431			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-41		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconInmarsat-4 F1	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Atlas V 431
29 March 22:31L00	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconEkspress AM-2	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
April
11 April 13:35	Template:FlagiconMinotaur I			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-8		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconUSA-165 (XSS-11)	USAFRL	Low Earth	Technology	11 November 2013	Successful
12 April 12:00	Template:FlagiconLong March 3B			Template:FlagiconXichang LA-2		Template:FlagiconCASC
		Template:FlagiconApstar VI	APT	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
15 April 00:46:25	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconSoyuz 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	Template:FlagiconPegasus-XL			Template:FlagiconStargazer, Vandenberg		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconDART	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	Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL			Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey		Template:FlagiconSea Launch
		Template:FlagiconSpaceway 1	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
30 April 00:50	Template:FlagiconTitan IV(405)B			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-40		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-182 (Lacrosse 5)	NRO	Low Earth	Radar imaging	In orbit	Operational
		NRO Launch 16, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral
May
5 May 04:45	Template:FlagiconPSLV			Template:FlagiconSatish Dhawan SLP		Template:FlagiconISRO
		Template:FlagiconCARTOSAT-1	ISRO	Sun-synchronous	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconHAMSAT (VUSat-Oscar 52)	AMSAT-India	Sun-synchronous	Amateur radio	In orbit	Operational
20 May 10:22:01	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7320			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-2W		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconNOAA-18 (NOAA-N)	NOAA	Sun-synchronous	Weather	In orbit	Operational
22 May 17:59:08	Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconDirecTV-8	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
31 May 12:00	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconFile:European Space Agency logo.svgFoton-M2	Roskosmos/ESA	Low Earth	Microgravity	16 June	Successful
		Recovered intact
June
16 June 23:09:34	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-53	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	7 September 14:12:40	Successful
		ISS flight 18P
21 June 00:49:37	Template:FlagiconMolniya-M/ML			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 16/2		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconMolniya-3K #12L	VKS	Intended: Molniya	Communications	+6 minutes	Launch failure
		Failed to achieve orbit following third stage malfunction
21 June 19:46:09	Template:FlagiconVolna			Template:FlagiconK-496 Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
		Template:FlagiconCosmos 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	Template:FlagiconZenit-3SL			Template:FlagiconOcean Odyssey		Template:FlagiconSea Launch
		Template:FlagiconIntelsat 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	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconEkspress AM-3	RSCC	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
July
5 July 22:40	Template:Flagicon Long March 2D			Template:Flagicon Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1		Template:Flagicon CASC
		Template:Flagicon Shijian 7	CASC	Low Earth	Scientific	In orbit	Operational
10 July 03:30	Template:FlagiconM-V			Template:FlagiconUchinoura		Template:FlagiconJAXA
		Template:FlagiconSuzaku (ASTRO-EII)	JAXA	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy	5 January 2025	Successful
26 July 14:39:00	Template:FlagiconSpace Shuttle Discovery			Template:FlagiconKennedy LC-39B		Template:FlagiconUnited Space Alliance
		Template:FlagiconSTS-114	NASA	Low Earth (ISS)	ISS assembly	9 August 12:11:22	Successful
		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconRaffaello 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
2 August 07:30	Template:FlagiconLong March 2C			Template:FlagiconJiuquan		Template:FlagiconCNSA
		Template:FlagiconFSW-21 (FSW-3 #4)	CNSA	Low Earth	Remote sensing	28 August 23:38	Successful
		Recovered after reentry
11 August 08:20:44	Template:FlagiconAriane 5GS			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconThaicom 4 (iPSTAR)	Shin Satellite	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS
12 August 11:43:00	Template:FlagiconAtlas V 401			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-41		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconMars Reconnaissance Orbiter	NASA	Areocentric	Mars orbiter	In orbit	Operational
13 August 23:28:26	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG/Fregat			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconStarsem
		Template:FlagiconGalaxy 14	PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—)	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 August 21:09:59	Template:FlagiconDnepr			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 109/95		Template:FlagiconISC Kosmotras
		Template:FlagiconKirari (OICETS)	JAXA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		Template:FlagiconReimei (INDEX)	JAXA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
		Kirari deactivated on 24 September 2009
26 August 18:34:28	Template:Flagicon Rokot / Briz-KM			Template:Flagicon Plesetsk Site 133/3		Template:Flagicon VKS
		Template:Flagicon Monitor-E	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation	22 September 2020 00:00	Successful
		Control issues shortly after launch, resolved within a few months.
29 August 18:45	Template:FlagiconLong March 2D			Template:FlagiconJiuquan LA-4		Template:FlagiconCASC
		Template:FlagiconFSW-22 (FSW-3 #5)	CNSA	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	17 October	Successful
September
2 September 09:50	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 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
8 September 13:07:54	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-54	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	3 March 2006 13:05	Successful
		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconRadioSkaf (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	Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconAnik F1R	Telesat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
23 September 02:24:29	Template:FlagiconMinotaur I			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-8		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
		Template:FlagiconUSA-185 (STP-R1/Streak)	DARPA	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
26 September 03:37:00	Template:FlagiconDelta II 7925-9.5			Template:FlagiconCape Canaveral SLC-17A		Template:FlagiconBoeing IDS
		Template:FlagiconUSA-183 (GPS IIR-14/M1)	US Air Force	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
October
1 October 03:54:53	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconSoyuz TMA-7	Roskosmos	Low Earth (ISS)	Expedition 12	8 April 2006 23:48	Successful
		Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts
8 October 15:02:00	Template:FlagiconRokot/Briz-KM			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 133/3		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconEurockot
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgCryoSat	ESA	Intended: Low Earth	Environmental	8 October	Launch failure
		Second stage failed to shut down and separate, failed to orbit.
12 October 01:00	Template:FlagiconLong March 2F			Template:FlagiconJiuquan LA-4/SLS-1		Template:FlagiconCALT
		Template:FlagiconShenzhou 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	Template:FlagiconAriane 5GS			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		Template:FlagiconSyracuse 3A	DGA	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconGalaxy 15	PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—)	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
19 October 18:05	Template:FlagiconTitan IV(404)B			Template:FlagiconVandenberg SLC-4E		Template:FlagiconLockheed Martin
		Template:FlagiconUSA-186 (Improved Crystal)	NRO	Low Earth	Reconnaissance	In orbit	Operational
		NRO Launch 20, Final flight of Titan IVB and the Titan family of rockets.
27 October 06:52:26	Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1		Template:FlagiconNPO Polyot
		Template:FlagiconBeijing-1 (China-DMC+4)	Tsinghua	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconTopSat	MoD	Low Earth	Optical imaging	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconSinah-1	ISA	Low Earth	Remote sensing	In orbit	Operational
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgSSETI Express (XO-53)	SSETI/ESA	Low Earth	Technology, CubeSat deployer	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		⚀ Template:FlagiconCubeSat XI-V (CO-58)	University of Tokyo	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Operational
		⚀ Template:FlagiconUWE-1	UWE	Low Earth	Technology	In orbit	Successful
		⚀ Template:FlagiconnCUBE-2	NSSP	Low Earth	Amateur radio	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Template:FlagiconMozhaets-5 (RS-25)	Mozhaiskiy/NPO PM	Low Earth	Technology Amateur radio	In orbit	Spacecraft failure
		Template:FlagiconRubin-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; 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.
November
8 November 14:06:59	Template:Flagicon Zenit-3SL			Template:Flagicon Ocean Odyssey		Template:Flagicon Sea Launch
		Template:Flagicon Inmarsat-4 F2	Inmarsat	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
9 November 03:33:34	Template:Flagicon Soyuz-FG / Fregat			Template:Flagicon Baikonur Site 31/6		Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Starsem
		File:European Space Agency logo.svg Venus Express	ESA	Cytherocentric	Venus orbiter	Late January 2015	Successful
16 November 23:46:00	Template:Flagicon Ariane 5 ECA			Template:Flagicon Kourou ELA-3		Template:Flagicon Arianespace
		Template:Flagicon Spaceway-2	DirecTV	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:Flagicon Telkom-2	PT Telkom	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Successful
December
21 December 18:38:20	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-U			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 1/5		Template:FlagiconRoskosmos
		Template:FlagiconProgress M-55	Roskomsos	Low Earth (ISS)	Logistics	19 June 2006 17:53	Successful
		ISS flight 20P
21 December 19:34:20	Template:FlagiconKosmos-3M			Template:FlagiconPlesetsk Site 132/1		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconGonets-M No.1	Gonets Satellite System	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2416 (Rodnik)	VKS	Low Earth	Communications	In orbit	Operational
21 December 22:33	Template:FlagiconAriane 5GS			Template:FlagiconKourou ELA-3		Template:FlagiconArianespace
		File:EUMETSAT logo 2020.svgMeteosat-9 (MSG-2)	Eumetsat	Geosynchronous	Weather	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconINSAT-4A	ISRO	Geosynchronous	Communications	In orbit	Operational
25 December 05:07:10	Template:FlagiconProton-K/DM-2			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 81/24		Template:FlagiconVKS
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2417 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2418 (GLONASS-M)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
		Template:FlagiconKosmos 2419 (GLONASS)	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Operational
28 December 05:19	Template:FlagiconSoyuz-FG/Fregat			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 31/6		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconStarsem
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgGIOVE A	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation Technology	In orbit	Successful
		The satellite was deactivated on 24 November 2021.
29 December 02:28	Template:FlagiconProton-M/Briz-M			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 200/39		Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconInternational Launch Services
		Template:FlagiconAMC-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.

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Suborbital launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
18 January 13:58:00	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconDLR
		Template:FlagiconROMA 2005 RWCH05	DLR	Suborbital	Weather	18 January	Successful
18 January 16:07	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconDLR
		Template:FlagiconROMA 2005 RWCH08	DLR	Suborbital	Weather	18 January	Successful
18 January 17:57	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconDLR
		Template:FlagiconROMA 2005 RWCH11	DLR	Suborbital	Weather	18 January	Successful
20 January 09:16	Template:FlagiconSuper Loki			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconDLR
		Template:FlagiconROMA 2005 RWCH14	DLR	Suborbital	Weather	18 January	Successful
February
1 February	Template:FlagiconM45			Template:FlagiconBiscarosse		Template:FlagiconFrench Navy
			French Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	1 February	Successful
		Apogee:
2 February 20:57:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	2 February	Successful
		Apogee:
14 February 06:22	Template:FlagiconUGM-27 Polaris (STARS)			Template:FlagiconKodiak		Template:FlagiconSMDC
		Template:FlagiconIFT-14 Target	MDA	Suborbital	Target	14 February	Successful
		Apogee: , interceptor launch cancelled
24 February 21:03	Template:FlagiconAries			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
		Template:FlagiconFTM-04-1 Target	MDA	Suborbital	Target	24 February	Successful
		Apogee: , intercepted by SM-3
24 February 21:04	Template:FlagiconRIM-161 Standard Missile 3			Template:Flagicon		Template:FlagiconMDA
		Template:FlagiconFTM-04-1 Interceptor	MDA	Suborbital	Aegis test	24 February	Successful
		"Stellar Dragon", apogee: , intercepted Aries
March
1 March 23:13:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	1 March	Successful
		Apogee:
2 March 04:00:14	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5			Template:Flagicon, ETR LP-5		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: , FCET-33
2 March 05:09:16	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5			Template:FlagiconUSS Tennessee, ETR LP-5		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	2 March	Successful
		Apogee: , FCET-33
2 March 21:11:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	2 March	Successful
		Apogee:
2 March 22:05:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Oriole			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	2 March	Successful
		Apogee:
6 March 10:31:17	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant XII			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat LC-4		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconCASCADES	Dartmouth	Intended: Suborbital	Auroral	6 March	Launch failure
		Third stage failed to ignite, apogee:
15 March 05:45:00	Template:FlagiconImproved Orion			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat LC-3		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUST	Dartmouth	Suborbital	Micrometeoroids	15 March	Successful
		Apogee:
15 March 07:45:00	Template:FlagiconImproved Orion			Template:FlagiconPoker Flat LC-2		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconDUST	Dartmouth	Suborbital	Micrometeoroids	15 March	Successful
		Apogee:
19 March	Template:FlagiconShaheen-II			Template:FlagiconSonmiani		Template:FlagiconArmy of Pakistan
			Army of Pakistan	Suborbital	Missile test	19 March	Successful
		Apogee:
April
8 April 05:56	Template:FlagiconRH-300 Mk.II			Template:FlagiconSatish Dhawan		Template:FlagiconISRO
			PRL	Suborbital	Aeronomy	8 April	Successful
		Apogee:
8 April 17:30	Template:FlagiconCastor 4B MRT			Template:FlagiconC-17, Pacific Ocean		Template:FlagiconOrbital Sciences
			Orbital Sciences	Suborbital	Test flight	8 April	Successful
		Apogee:
May
2 May 05:00	Template:FlagiconSkylark 7			Template:FlagiconEsrange Skylark Tower		Template:FlagiconSounding Rocket Services
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgMaser-10	ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity	2 May	Successful
		Final Skylark launch, apogee:
5 May 09:35:00	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconWallops		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconMCAFT-1/IBSi	IBSi	Suborbital	Biological	5 May	Successful
		Apogee:
27 May	Template:FlagiconR-17 Elbrus (B)			Template:FlagiconMinakh		Template:FlagiconSyrian Army
			Syrian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 May	Successful
		Apogee:
27 May	Template:FlagiconR-17 Elbrus (D)			Template:FlagiconMinakh		Template:FlagiconSyrian Army
			Syrian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 May	Successful
		Apogee:
27 May	Template:FlagiconR-17 Elbrus (D)			Template:FlagiconMinakh		Template:FlagiconSyrian Army
			Syrian Army	Suborbital	Missile test	27 May	Launch failure
		Disintegrated over Turkey
June
12 June	Template:FlagiconJu Lang 2			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, Yellow Sea		Template:FlagiconPLAN
			PLAN	Suborbital	Missile test	12 June	Successful
28 June 22:54	Template:FlagiconTerrier-ASAS			Template:FlagiconWallops		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Test flight	28 June	Successful
July
4 July 08:41	Template:FlagiconImproved Orion			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconFFI
		Template:FlagiconIMEF	Oslo	Suborbital	Aeronomy/Ionospheric	4 July	Successful
		Apogee:
7 July 16:20:00	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconVAULT 3	NRL	Suborbital	Solar	7 July	Successful
7 July 16:20:00	Template:FlagiconDong Feng 21			Template:FlagiconXichang		Template:FlagiconPLA
			PLA	Suborbital	ASAT test	7 July	Launch failure
		Intercept failed
21 July 08:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-10		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconSERV-1	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	21 July	Successful
August
3 August 18:45	Template:FlagiconBlack Brant IX			Template:FlagiconWhite Sands		Template:FlagiconNASA
		Template:FlagiconUSC-6	USCLA	Suborbital	Solar	3 August	Successful
3 August	Template:FlagiconCastor 4B			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconUS Army
		Template:FlagiconCHCM-1	US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	3 August	Successful
		Apogee:
17 August 07:06	Template:FlagiconR-29RMU Sineva			Template:FlagiconSeverodvinsk, Barents Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	17 August	Successful
		Apogee:
18 August	Template:FlagiconCastor 4B			Template:FlagiconBarking Sands		Template:FlagiconUS Army
		Template:FlagiconCHCM-1	US Army	Suborbital	Test flight	18 August	Successful
		Apogee:
26 August 08:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-26		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconGT-188GM/SERV-2	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	26 August	Successful
		Apogee:
September
7 September 08:53	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-04		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconGT-187-1GM	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	7 September	Successful
		Apogee:
14 September 08:01	Template:FlagiconLGM-30G Minuteman III			Template:FlagiconVandenberg LF-09		Template:FlagiconUS Air Force
		Template:FlagiconGT-189GM/ALCS	US Air Force	Suborbital	Missile test	14 September	Successful
		Apogee:
26 September	Template:FlagiconLRALT			Template:FlagiconC-17, Midway		Template:FlagiconMDA
			MDA	Suborbital	Target	26 September	Successful
		Apogee: , test of COBRA DANE radar system
27 September 13:22	Template:FlagiconRSM-56 Bulava			Template:FlagiconDmitri Donskoi, White Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	27 September	Successful
		Apogee: , maiden flight of Bulava, launched whilst submarine was surfaced
30 September 07:06	Template:FlagiconR-29R Volna			Template:FlagiconSvyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Okhotsk Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	30 September	Successful
		Apogee:
October
7 October 21:30	Template:FlagiconVolna			Template:FlagiconBorisoglebsk, Barents Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
		File:European Space Agency logo.svgTemplate:FlagiconIRDT-2R	ESA/NPO Lavochkin	Suborbital	Technology	6 October	Spacecraft failure
		Apogee: , recovery failed
10 October 21:10:08	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5			Template:Flagicon, ETR		Template:FlagiconRoyal Navy
			Royal Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	10 October	Successful
		Apogee: , DASO-8
20 October 07:30	Template:FlagiconRS-18B UR-100NU			Template:FlagiconBaikonur Site 175/2		Template:FlagiconRVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	20 October	Successful
		Apogee:
27 October 13:45	Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconVS-30/Orion			Template:FlagiconAndøya		Template:FlagiconDLR
		Template:FlagiconSHEFEX	DLR	Suborbital	Test flight	27 October	Successful
		Apogee:
November
1 November 17:10	Template:Flagicon RT-2PM Topol			Template:Flagicon Kapustin Yar		Template:Flagicon RVSN
		Template:Flagicon IP-10	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	1 November	Successful
		Apogee:
2 November 22:34	Template:Flagicon Terrier Mk.70-Oriole			Template:Flagicon Barking Sands		Template:Flagicon NASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	2 November	Successful
		Apogee:
14 November 20:30	Template:Flagicon Terrier-Improved Orion			Template:Flagicon White Sands		Template:Flagicon NASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	14 November	Successful
		Apogee:
18 November 18:12	Template:Flagicon Castor 4B (MRT)			Template:Flagicon Barking Sands		Template:Flagicon U.S. Navy
		Template:Flagicon FTM-04-2 Target	U.S. Navy	Suborbital	Target	18 November	Successful
		Apogee: , intercepted by SM-3.
18 November 18:16	Template:Flagicon RIM-161 Standard Missile 3			Template:Flagicon USS Lake Erie		Template:Flagicon U.S. Navy
		Template:Flagicon FTM-04-2 Interceptor	U.S. Navy	Suborbital	Aegis test	18 November	Successful
		"Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: , intercepted MRT.
18 November 20:13	Template:Flagicon Terrier-Improved Orion			Template:Flagicon White Sands		Template:Flagicon NASA
			NAWC	Suborbital	Target	18 November	Successful
		Apogee:
22 November	Template:Flagicon THAAD			Template:Flagicon White Sands		Template:Flagicon Lockheed Martin
		Template:Flagicon FTT-1	Lockheed Martin	Suborbital	Test flight	22 November	Successful
		Apogee:
29 November 07:44	Template:Flagicon RT-2PM Topol			Template:Flagicon Plesetsk		Template:Flagicon RVSN
			RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	29 November	Successful
		Apogee:
December
9 December 19:02:42	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, ETR LP-5		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test	9 December	Successful
		Apogee: , FCET-34
14 December 03:04	Template:FlagiconOrbital Boost Vehicle			Template:FlagiconMeck		Template:FlagiconMDA
		Template:FlagiconFT-1	MDA	Suborbital	GBI test	14 December	Successful
		Apogee:
20 December 19:30	Template:FlagiconTerrier-Orion			Template:FlagiconWallops		Template:FlagiconNASA
			NASA	Suborbital	Technology	20 December	Successful
		Apogee:
21 December 05:19	Template:FlagiconRSM-56 Bulava			Template:FlagiconDmitri Donskoi, White Sea		Template:FlagiconVMF
			VMF	Suborbital	Missile test	21 December	Successful
		Apogee: , first submerged Bulava launch
Unknown date
Unknown	Template:FlagiconRH-300 Mk.II			Template:FlagiconSatish Dhawan		Template:FlagiconISRO
			ISRO	Suborbital	Test flight		Successful
		Apogee:
Unknown	Template:FlagiconUGM-133 Trident II D5			Template:FlagiconSubmarine, WTR		Template:FlagiconUS Navy
			US Navy	Suborbital	Missile test		Successful
		Apogee:

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
14 January	Cassini	Flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
14 January	Huygens	First soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and on Titan
15 February	Cassini	3rd flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
17 February	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach:
4 March	Rosetta	1st flyby of the Earth	Gravity assist
9 March	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach:
31 March	Cassini	4th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
16 April	Cassini	5th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
4 July	Deep Impact	First impact to comet	Projectile impacts 9P/Tempel 1
14 July	Cassini	Flyby of Enceladus	Closest approach:
2 August	MESSENGER	Flyby of the Earth	Gravity assist
22 August	Cassini	6th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
7 September	Cassini	7th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
12 September	Hayabusa	Arrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa
26 September	Cassini	Flyby of Hyperion	Closest approach:
11 October	Cassini	Flyby of Dione	Closest approach:
28 October	Cassini	8th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:
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:
26 December	Cassini	9th flyby of Titan	Closest approach:

EVAs

Start Date/Time (UTC)	Duration	End Time (UTC)	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
26 January 07:43	5 hours 28 minutes	13:11	Expedition 10 ISS Pirs	Template:FlagiconLeroy Chiao Template:FlagiconSalizhan 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.
28 March 06:25	4 hours 30 minutes	10:55	Expedition 10 ISS Pirs	Template:FlagiconLeroy Chiao Template:FlagiconSalizhan 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.
30 July 09:48	6 hours 50 minutes	17:36	STS-114 Discovery	Template:FlagiconSoichi Noguchi Template:FlagiconStephen 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	Template:FlagiconSoichi Noguchi Template:FlagiconStephen 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	Template:FlagiconSoichi Noguchi Template:FlagiconStephen Robinson	Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Photographed and inspected DiscoveryTemplate:'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.
18 August 19:02	4 hours 58 minutes	19 August 00:00	Expedition 11 ISS Pirs	Template:FlagiconSergei Krikalyov Template:FlagiconJohn 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	Template:FlagiconWilliam S. McArthur Template:FlagiconValery 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. Template:Pie chart

Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
		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
World

By rocket

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane		5	5	0	0
Atlas		3	3	0	0
Delta		3	3	0	0
H-II		1	1	0	0
Long March		5	5	0	0
Minotaur		2	2	0	0
Mu		1	1	0	0
Pegasus		1	1	0	0
PSLV		1	1	0	0
R-7		12	11	1	0
R-14		3	3	0	0
R-29		1	0	1	0
R-36		1	1	0	0
Space Shuttle		1	1	0	0
Titan		2	2	0	0	Final flight
Universal Rocket		9	8	1	0
Zenit		4	4	0	0

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5		Ariane	5	5	0	0
Atlas III		Atlas	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Atlas V		Atlas	2	2	0	0
Delta II		Delta	3	3	0	0
Dnepr		R-36	1	1	0	0
H-IIA		H-II	1	1	0	0
Kosmos		R-12/R-14	3	3	0	0
Long March 2		Long March	4	4	0	0
Long March 3		Long March	1	1	0	0
Minotaur I		Minotaur	2	2	0	0
M-V		Mu	1	1	0	0
Molniya		R-7	1	0	1	0
Pegasus		Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV		PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton		Universal Rocket	7	7	0	0
Soyuz		R-7	11	11	0	0
Space Shuttle		Space Shuttle	1	1	0	0
Titan IV		Titan	2	2	0	0	Final flight
UR-100		Universal Rocket	2	1	1	0
Volna		R-29	1	0	1	0
Zenit		Zenit	4	4	0	0

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Ariane 5 ECA		Ariane 5	2	2	0	0
Ariane 5 GS		Ariane 5	3	3	0	0	Maiden flight
Atlas IIIB		Atlas III	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Atlas V 401		Atlas V	1	1	0	0
Atlas V 431		Atlas V	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Delta II 7320		Delta II	1	1	0	0
Delta II 7925		Delta II	2	2	0	0
Dnepr		Dnepr	1	1	0	0
H-IIA 2022		H-IIA	1	1	0	0	Maiden flight
Kosmos-3M		Kosmos	3	3	0	0
Long March 2C		Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 2D		Long March 2	2	2	0	0
Long March 2F		Long March 2	1	1	0	0
Long March 3B		Long March 3	1	1	0	0
Minotaur I		Minotaur I	2	2	0	0
M-V		M-V	1	1	0	0
Molniya-M / ML		Molniya	1	0	1	0	Final flight
Pegasus-XL		Pegasus	1	1	0	0
PSLV-G		PSLV	1	1	0	0
Proton-K / DM-2		Proton	2	2	0	0
Proton-K / DM-2M		Proton	1	1	0	0
Proton-M / Briz-M		Proton	4	4	0	0
Rokot / Briz-KM		UR-100	2	1	1	0
Soyuz-FG		Soyuz	2	2	0	0
Soyuz-FG / Fregat		Soyuz	3	3	0	0
Soyuz-U		Soyuz	6	6	0	0
Space Shuttle		Space Shuttle	1	1	0	0
Titan IV-B (404B)		Titan IV	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Titan IV-B (405B)		Titan IV	1	1	0	0	Final flight
Volna		Volna	1	0	1	0	Maiden flight
Zenit-3SL		Zenit	4	4	0	0

By launch site

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur		19	19	0	0
Barents Sea		1	0	1	0	Launched from Borisoglebsk submarine
Cape Canaveral		6	6	0	0
Jiuquan		4	4	0	0
Kennedy		1	1	0	0
Kourou		5	5	0	0
Ocean Odyssey	Template:Flagicon International	4	4	0	0
Plesetsk		6	4	2	0
Satish Dhawan		1	1	0	0
Tanegashima		1	1	0	0
Uchinoura		1	1	0	0
Vandenberg		5	5	0	0	One launch used Stargazer aircraft
Xichang		1	1	0	0
Total		55	52	3	0

By orbit

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

References

Generic references:

Footnotes

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