2005 in spaceflight
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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy datesThis 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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Suborbital launches
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Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 14 January | Huygens | First soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and on Titan | |
| 15 February | Cassini | 3rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 17 February | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 4 March | Rosetta | 1st flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist |
| 9 March | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 31 March | Cassini | 4th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 16 April | Cassini | 5th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 4 July | Deep Impact | First impact to comet | Projectile impacts 9P/Tempel 1 |
| 14 July | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 2 August | MESSENGER | Flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist |
| 22 August | Cassini | 6th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 7 September | Cassini | 7th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 12 September | Hayabusa | Arrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa | |
| 26 September | Cassini | Flyby of Hyperion | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 11 October | Cassini | Flyby of Dione | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 28 October | Cassini | 8th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
| 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: Template:Convert |
| 26 December | Cassini | 9th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: Template:Convert |
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.[1][2] |
| 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.[1][3] |
| 30 July 09:48 |
6 hours 50 minutes |
17:36 | STS-114 Template:OV |
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.[4] |
| 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.[5][6] |
| 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.[7] |
| 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.[8][9] |
| 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.[10] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| World | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | Script error: No such module "math". | |
By rocket
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By family
| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mu | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-29 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Universal Rocket | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
By type
| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas III | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Script error: No such module "flag". | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Script error: No such module "flag". | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | Script error: No such module "flag". | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | Script error: No such module "flag". | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | Space Shuttle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| UR-100 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Universal Rocket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Volna | Script error: No such module "flag". | R-29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
By configuration
| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 ECA | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 GS | Script error: No such module "flag". | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas IIIB | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V 401 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 431 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7320 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2022 | Script error: No such module "flag". | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos-3M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | Script error: No such module "flag". | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minotaur I | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Script error: No such module "flag". | M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M / ML | Script error: No such module "flag". | Molniya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Final flight |
| Pegasus-XL | Script error: No such module "flag". | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | Script error: No such module "flag". | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2 | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Script error: No such module "flag". | Proton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Script error: No such module "flag". | UR-100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Script error: No such module "flag". | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | Script error: No such module "flag". | Space Shuttle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV-B (404B) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Titan IV-B (405B) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Volna | Script error: No such module "flag". | Volna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Zenit-3SL | Script error: No such module "flag". | Zenit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
By launch site
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| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baikonur | Script error: No such module "flag". | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barents Sea | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Launched from Borisoglebsk submarine |
| Cape Canaveral | Script error: No such module "flag". | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | Template:Flagicon International | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Script error: No such module "flag". | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | One launch used Stargazer aircraft |
| Xichang | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | ||
By orbit
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| Orbital regime | Launches | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />SuccessesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Failures | Accidentally achieved |
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| 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
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