| Launch Date/Time
| Rocket
| Launch
Site
| Launch Contractor
| Payload
| Operator
| Orbit
| Mission/
Function
| Re-Entry/
Destruction
| Outcome
| Remarks
|
January 12
18:37 GMT
| Boeing Delta II (7925)
| LC-17, Cape Canaveral
|
| Deep Impact
| NASA
| Heliocentric
| Probe to Comet Tempel 1
| N/A
| Successful
|
|
| Deep Impact impactor
| NASA
| Heliocentric
| Comet impactor
| Hit Tempel 1
July 4, 2005
| Successful
| Impacted comet to test composition
|
February 3
02:27 GMT
| Chelomei Proton
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| AMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2)
| SES Global
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
February 3
07:41 GMT
| Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
| ILS
| Classified
| US National Reconnaissance Office
|
| Classified
|
| Successful so far
| Final Atlas III launch
|
February 12
21:03 GMT
| Aérospatiale Ariane 5 ECA
| ELA-3 CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| XTAR-EUR
| Loral/Hisdesat
| Geosynchronous
| Military Comsat
|
| Successful so far
|
|
February 26
09:25 GMT
| H-2A
| Tanegashima
| JAXA
| Himawari-6 (MTSAT 1R)
| Japanese government
| Geosynchronous
| ATC and weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
February 28
19:09 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Progress 17P
| RFSA
| LEO, docked to ISS
| Resupply ISS
| June 15, 2005
| Successful
|
|
March 1
03:51 GMT
| Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL
| Ocean Odyssey
Pacific Ocean
| Sea Launch
| XM-3
| XM Satellite Radio
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
March 11
21:42 GMT
| Lockheed Martin Atlas V (431)
| LC-41, Cape Canaveral
| ILS
| Inmarsat 4 F-1
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
March 29
22:31 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Express AM-2
| RSCC
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
April 11
13:35 GMT
| OSC Minotaur
| SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB
| OSC
| XSS-11 (USA 165)
| US Air Force Research Laboratory
| LEO
| Experimental microsatellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
April 12
12:00 GMT
| Long March 3B
| Xichang
| CASC
| Apstar 6
| Apstar
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
April 15
00:46 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Soyuz TMA-6
3 Cosmonauts
| RFSA
| LEO - docked to ISS
| Manned orbital flight
| October 11, 2005
| Successful
| ISS Expedition 11
|
April 15
17:27 GMT
| OSC Pegasus XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| OSC
| DART
| NASA
| LEO
| Test rendezvous techniques
| Still in orbit
| Successful
| Rendezvous with MUBLCOM communications satellite.
|
April 26
07:31 GMT
| Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL
| Ocean Odyssey
Pacific Ocean
| Sea Launch
| Spaceway 1
| DirecTV
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
April 30
00:50 GMT
| Lockheed Martin Titan IVB (B-30)
| LC-40, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| USA 182
| US National Reconnaissance Office
| LEO
| Classified
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
May 5 5
04:44 GMT
| Antrix PSLV
| Sriharikota
|
| CARTOSAT 1
| ISRO
| LEO, Polar
| 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
|
|
May 20
10:22 GMT
| Boeing Delta II (7320)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| NOAA 18 (NOAA-N)
| NOAA
| LEO
| Weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
May 22
17:59 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-M
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| DirecTV 8
| DirecTV
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
May 31
12:00 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Foton-M2
| RFSA
| LEO
| Conduct Microgravity experiments
| June 16, 2005
| Successful
| Recovered intact
|
June 16
23:09 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Progress 18P
| RFSA
| LEO, docked to ISS
| Resupply ISS
| September 7, 2005
| Successful
|
|
June 21
00:49 GMT
| Molniya M
| Plesetsk
| RFSA
| Molniya 3K
| Russian Government
| Geosynchronous
| Military Comsat
| June 21, 2005
| Failure
| Spacecraft failed to achieve orbit following 3rd stage malfunction
|
June 21
19:49 GMT
| Volna
| Submarine in
Barents Sea
| Russian Navy
| Cosmos 1
| Planetary Society
|
| Experimental Solar Sail
| June 21, 2005
| Failure
| First stage shut off 17 seconds early; second stage failed to separate
|
June 23
14:03 GMT
| Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL
| Ocean Odyssey
Pacific Ocean
| Sea Launch
| Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8)
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
June 24
19:41 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-M
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Express AM-3
|
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
July 5
22:40 GMT
| Long March CZ-2D
| SLS-2
|
| SJ-7
| MAI
| LEO
|
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
July 10
03:30 GMT
| M-5 (M-V/Mu-5
| Uchinoura
| JAXA
| ASTRO-E2
| JAXA
| LEO
| X-ray observatory
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
July 26
14:39 GMT
| Space Shuttle Discovery
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-114, 7 Astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, Docked to ISS
| Manned orbital flight
| August 9, 2005
| Successful
| First manned US orbital flight after Columbia disaster. Required repairs in orbit.
|
| Raffaello MPLM
| NASA/ESA
| LEO, Docked to ISS
| Resupply ISS
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 11
08:20 GMT
| Aérospatiale Ariane 5G
| ELA-3 CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| iPSTAR 1
| Shin Satellite
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 12
11:43 GMT
| Lockheed Martin Atlas V (401)
| LC-41, Cape Canaveral
| ILS
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
| NASA
| Martian orbit
| Probe to explore mars
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 13
23:20 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| Starsem
| Galaxy 14
| PanAmSat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 23
21:20 GMT
| ISC Kosmotras Dnipro (Dnepr)
| Baikonur
|
| OICETS
| JAXA
|
| Test satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| INDEX
| JAXA
|
| Demo satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 26
18:34 GMT
| Rockot
| LC-133, Plesetsk
| Eurockot
| Monitor E
| Kruniche
| LEO
| Environmental Research Satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
August 29
18:45 GMT
| Long March CZ-2D
| Jiuquan
| CASC
| FSW-22
| MAI
| LEO
|
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
September 2
09:50 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Kosmos-2415
| MO RF
| LEO
|
| October 16, 2005
| Successful
| Recovered Intact
|
September 8
13:08 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Progress 19P
| RFSA
| LEO, docked to ISS
| Resupply ISS
|
| Successful
|
|
| RadioSkaf
| FKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
September 8
21:53 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Anik F1R
| Telesat Canada
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
September 23
02:24 GMT
| OSC Minotaur
| SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB
| OSC
| STP-R1
| DARPA
| LEO
| Experimental satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
September 26
03:37 GMT
| Boeing Delta II (7925)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| GPS 2R-M1
| US Air Force/NAVSTAR
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
October 1
03:55 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Soyuz TMA-7
3 Cosmonauts
| RFSA
| LEO - docked to ISS
| Manned orbital flight
| April 9, 2006
| Successful
| ISS Expedition 12 (ISS 11S)
|
October 8
15:02 GMT
| Rockot
| LC-133, Plesetsk
| Eurockot
| CryoSat
| ESA
| Intended: LEO
| Scientific Research Satellite
| August 26 2005
| Failure
| Spacecraft failed to achieve orbit following LV malfunction
|
October 12
01:00 GMT
| Long March CZ-2F
| Jiuquan
| CALT
| Shenzhou 6,
2 Taikonauts
| CASC
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| October 14
| Successful
| First multi-person spaceflight by the People's Republic of China.
|
October 13
22:32 GMT
| Aérospatiale 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
|
|
October 19
18:05 GMT
| Lockheed Martin Titan IVB (B-26)
| SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| USA 186
| US National Reconnaissance Office
| LEO
| Classified
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
| Final launch of Titan IV
|
October 27
06:52 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Beijing-1 (DMC)
| Chinese Government
| LEO
| Observation satellite
| Still in Orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| TopSat
| MoD (UK)
| LEO
| Imaging satellite
| Still in Orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| UWE-1
|
| LEO
|
| Still in Orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Sinah-1
| OSIRI
| LEO
|
| Still in Orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| SSETI Express XO-53
| SSETI
| LEO
|
| Still in Orbit
| Failure
| Power failed after several hours
Cubesat carrier
|
| Cubesat XI-V
| University of Tokyo
| LEO
|
| Still in Orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Mozhaets 5
| Mozhaiskiy Military Space Engineering Academy
| LEO
|
|
|
|
|
| NCUBE-2
| NSC
| LEO
|
| Still in Orbit
| Failure
| No signal (separation failure?)
Mistaken for debris from SSETI Express XO-53
|
| Rubin-5
| Russia
| LEO
|
|
|
|
|
November 8
14:07 GMT
| Yuzhnoye Zenit 3SL
| Ocean Odyssey
Pacific Ocean
| Sea Launch
| Inmarsat 4-F2
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
November 9
03:33 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| Starsem
| Venus Express
| ESA
| Venusian Orbit
| Probe to explore Venus
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
November 16
23:46 GMT
| Aérospatiale 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
|
|
December 21
18:38 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Progress 20P
| RFSA
| LEO, docked to ISS
| Resupply ISS
| June 19, 2006
17:53 GMT
| Successful
|
|
December 21
18:38 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-113, Plesetsk
|
| Gonets
| Russian Government
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Kosmos-2416 (Rodnik)
| PT Telkom
| Geosynchronous
| Defence Satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
December 21
22:33 GMT
| Aérospatiale 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
|
|
December 25
05:07 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| RFSA
| Kosmos-2417
| RFSA
| MEO
| Navigation satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
| Part of Glonass
|
| Kosmos-2418
| RFSA
| MEO
| Navigation satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
| Part of Glonass
|
| Kosmos-2419
| RFSA
| MEO
| Navigation satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
| Part of Glonass
|
December 28
05:19 GMT
| Soyuz (R-7/A-2)
| LC-1, Baikonur
| Starsem
| GIOVE A
| ESA
| MEO
| Demo Navigation satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
December 29
02:28 GMT
| Chelomei Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| AMERICOM 23 (WORLDSAT 3)
| SES AMERICOM
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
