2005 in spaceflight 5064986 220156178 2008-06-18T15:17:08Z Alexbot 5517884 robot Modifying: [[zh:2005年航天活動列表]] {{TLS-H|2005|nav=yes|incomplete=true}} |rowspan="2"|<span id="January" />[[12 January]], 18:37 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Delta II|Delta II (7925)]] |rowspan="2"|[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17|LC-17B]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] |rowspan="2"|[[Boeing IDS]] ||[[Deep Impact (space mission)|Deep Impact]] ([[EPOXI]]) ||[[NASA]] ||[[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]] ||Probe to [[Comet]] [[Tempel 1]] ||N/A ||Successful || |- ||[[Deep Impact (space mission)|Deep Impact impactor]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]] ||Comet impactor ||Hit [[Tempel 1]] <br> [[4 July]] [[2005]] ||Successful ||Impacted comet to test composition |- ||<span id="February" />[[3 February]], 02:27 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton]] ||LC-81, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[AMC-12]] (WORLDSAT 2) ||[[SES Global]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[3 February]], 07:41 [[GMT]] ||[[Atlas III|Atlas IIIB]] ||[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 36|LC-36B]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[USA-181]] ([[Naval Ocean Surveillance System|NOSS]]) ||[[US National Reconnaissance Office]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Reconnaissance satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Final flight of [[Atlas III]] |- ||[[12 February]], 21:03 [[GMT]] ||[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] ||[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) ||[[Arianespace]] ||[[XTAR-EUR]] ||[[Loral]]/[[Hisdesat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Military Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[26 February]], 09:25 [[GMT]] ||[[H-IIA]] ||[[Tanegashima Space Center|Tanegashima]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[MTSAT|Himawari-6]] (MTSAT 1R) ||[[Japanese government]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|GEO]] ||[[Air Traffic Control|ATC]] and [[weather satellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[28 February]], 19:09 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-U]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[VKS]] ||[[Progress spacecraft|Progress M-52]] (17P) ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[15 June]] [[2005]] ||Successful || |- ||<span id="March" />[[1 March]], 03:51 [[GMT]] ||[[Zenit rocket|Zenit-3SL]] ||[[Ocean Odyssey]], [[Pacific Ocean]] ||[[Sea Launch]] ||[[XM-3]] ||[[XM Satellite Radio]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[11 March]], 21:42 [[GMT]] ||[[Atlas V]] (431) ||[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41|LC-41]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[Inmarsat 4 F-1]] ||[[Inmarsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[29 March]], 22:31 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]] ||LC-81, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] ||[[VKS]] ||[[Express AM-2]] ||[[Russian Satellite Communications Company|RSCC]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="April" />[[11 April]], 13:35 [[GMT]] ||[[Minotaur (rocket)|Minotaur]] ||SLC-8, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||[[Orbital Sciences|OSC]] ||[[XSS-11]] (USA 165) ||[[US Air Force Research Laboratory]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Experimental [[microsatellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[12 April]], 12:00 [[GMT]] ||[[Long March rocket|Long March 3B]] ||[[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|Xichang]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[Apstar 6]] ||[[Apstar]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[15 April]], 00:46 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-FG]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Soyuz TMA-6]], 3 [[cosmonaut]]s ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned orbital flight ||[[11 October]] [[2005]] ||Successful ||[[Expedition 11|ISS Expedition 11]] |- ||[[15 April]], 17:27 [[GMT]] ||[[Pegasus-XL]] ||[[Lockheed L-1011|L-1011]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||[[Orbital Sciences|OSC]] ||[[DART (spacecraft)|DART]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|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 orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[30 April]], 00:50 [[GMT]] ||[[Titan IV|Titan IVB]] ||[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40|LC-40]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||[[Lockheed Martin]] ||[[USA-182]] ([[Lacrosse (satellite)|Lacrosse 5]]) ||[[US National Reconnaissance Office]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Reconnaissance satellite|Reconnaissance]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="2"|<span id="May" />[[5 May]], 04:44 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]] |rowspan="2"|[[Sriharikota]] |rowspan="2"|[[ISRO]] ||[[CARTOSAT 1]] ||[[ISRO]] ||[[Polar orbit|Polar]] [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Remote sensing spacecraft ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[HAMSAT|HAMSAT (VO-52/VUSat)]] ||[[AMSAT-VU]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], [[Polar orbit|Polar]] ||[[Amateur radio]] [[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[20 May]], 10:22 [[GMT]] ||[[Delta II]] (7320) ||[[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2|SLC-2W]], [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||[[Boeing IDS]] ||[[NOAA 18]] (NOAA-N) ||[[NOAA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Weather satellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[22 May]], 17:59 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]] ||LC-81, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[DirecTV 8]] ||[[DirecTV]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[31 May]], 12:00 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-U]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Foton-M2]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]]/[[ESA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Microgravity]] research ||[[16 June]] [[2005]] ||Successful ||Recovered intact |- ||<span id="June" />[[16 June]], 23:09 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-U]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Progress spacecraft|Progress M-53]] (18P) ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[7 September]] [[2005]] ||Successful || |- ||[[21 June]], 00:49 [[GMT]] ||[[Molniya-M]] ||LC-16/2, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||[[VKS]] ||[[Molniya 3K]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agenxt|RKA]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||[[21 June]] [[2005]], 00:59 [[GMT]] ||'''Failure''' ||Failed to achieve orbit following 3rd stage malfunction |- ||[[21 June]], 19:49 [[GMT]] ||[[Volna]] ||[[Delta class submarine|Submarine]], [[Barents Sea]] ||[[VMF]] ||[[Cosmos 1]] ||[[Planetary Society]] ||Intended: [[Low Earth orbit|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 rocket|Zenit-3SL]] ||[[Ocean Odyssey]], [[Pacific Ocean]] ||[[Sea Launch]] ||[[Intelsat Americas 8]] (Telstar 8) ||[[Intelsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[24 June]], 19:41 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]]/[[DM-2M]] ||LC-200/39, [[Baikonur]] ||[[VKS]] ||[[Express AM-3]] || ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="July" />[[5 July]], 22:40 [[GMT]] ||[[Long March rocket|Long March CZ-2D]] ||SLS-2, [[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center|Jiuquan]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[SJ-7]] ||[[MAI]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[10 July]], 03:30 [[GMT]] ||[[M-V]] (M-5/Mu-5) ||[[Uchinoura Space Center|Uchinoura]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[ASTRO-E2]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[X-ray astronomy]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="2"|[[26 July]], 14:39 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] |rowspan="2"|[[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39B]], [[Kennedy Space Center|KSC]] |rowspan="2"|[[United Space Alliance|USA]] ||[[STS-114]], 7 [[Astronaut]]s ||[[NASA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], Docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned orbital flight |rowspan="2"|[[9 August]] [[2005]] ||Successful ||First [[Space Shuttle|Shuttle]] mission after [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Columbia disaster]]. Required repairs in orbit. |- ||[[MPLM|Raffaello MPLM]] ||[[NASA]]/[[ESA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], Docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="August" />[[11 August]], 08:20 [[GMT]] ||[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5G]] ||[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) ||[[Arianespace]] ||[[iPSTAR 1]] ||[[Shin Satellite]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[12 August]], 11:43 [[GMT]] ||[[Atlas V]] (401) ||[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41|LC-41]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] ||[[NASA]] ||[[Mars|Areocentric]] ||[[Mars]] orbiter ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[13 August]], 23:20 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-FG]] ||[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] ||[[Starsem]] ||[[Galaxy 14]] ||[[PanAmSat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="2"|[[23 August]], 21:20 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Dnepr rocket|Dnepr]] |rowspan="2"|[[Baikonur]] |rowspan="2"|[[ISC Kosmotras]] ||[[OICETS]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[INDEX]] ||[[JAXA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[26 August]], 18:34 [[GMT]] ||[[Rockot]] ||LC-133, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||[[Eurockot]] ||[[Monitor E]] ||[[Kruniche]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Environmental research ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[29 August]], 18:45 [[GMT]] ||[[Long March 2D]] (CZ-2D) ||[[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center|Jiuquan]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[FSW-22]] (FSW-3-5) ||[[MAI]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Reconnaissance satellite|Reconnaissance]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="September" />[[2 September]], 09:50 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-U]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RFSA]] ||[[Kosmos-2415]] ||[[MO RF]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Reconnaissance satellite|Reconnaissance]] ||[[15 October]] [[2005]], 21:44 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||1,700<sup>th</sup> launch of [[R-7 Semyorka|R-7]] derived rocket<br>Satellite recovered intact |- |rowspan="2"|[[8 September]], 13:08 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Soyuz-U]] |rowspan="2"|[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] |rowspan="2"|[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Progress spacecraft|Progress M-54]] (19P) ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[3 March]] [[2006]], 13:05 [[GMT]] ||Successful || |- ||[[RadioSkaf]] ||[[FKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Communication satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[8 September]], 21:53 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]] ||LC-81, [[Baikonur]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[Anik (satellite)|Anik F1R]] ||[[Telesat Canada]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[23 September]], 02:24 [[GMT]] ||[[Minotaur (rocket)|Minotaur]] ||SLC-8, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||[[Orbital Sciences|OSC]] ||[[STP-R1]] (USA-185) ||[[DARPA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Experimental satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[26 September]], 03:37 [[GMT]] ||[[Boeing]] [[Delta II]] (7925-9.5) ||[[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17|LC-17A]], [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] ||[[US Air Force]] ||[[GPS satellite|GPS 2R-M1]] (USA-183) ||[[US Air Force]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="October" />[[1 October]], 03:55 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-FG]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Soyuz TMA-7]], 3 [[cosmonaut]]s ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Manned orbital flight ||[[8 April]] [[2006]], 23:48 ||Successful ||[[Expedition 12|ISS Expedition 12]] (ISS 11S) |- ||[[8 October]], 15:02 [[GMT]] ||[[Rockot]] ||LC-133, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] ||[[Eurockot]] ||[[CryoSat]] ||[[ESA]] ||Intended: [[Low Earth orbit|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 Satellite Launch Center|Jiuquan]] ||[[CALT]] ||[[Shenzhou 6]], 2 [[astronaut|yǔhángyuán]] ||[[CASC]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Manned orbital flight ||[[16 October]], 04:32:50 [[GMT]] ||Successful ||First [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] multi-person spaceflight. |- |rowspan="2"|[[13 October]], 22:32 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5GS]] |rowspan="2"|[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) |rowspan="2"|[[Arianespace]] ||[[Syracuse 3A]] ||[[French Government]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Military Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[Galaxy 15]] ||[[PanAmSat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[19 October]], 18:05 [[GMT]] ||[[Titan IV|Titan IVB]] ||SLC-4E, [[Vandenberg AFB]] ||[[Lockheed Martin]] ||[[USA-186]] ([[Improved Crystal]]) ||[[US National Reconnaissance Office|US NRO]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Reconnaissance satellite|Reconnaissance]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far ||Final flight of [[Titan rocket]] |- |rowspan="9"|[[27 October]], 06:52 [[GMT]] |rowspan="9"|[[Cosmos-3M|Kosmos-3M]] |rowspan="9"|LC-132, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] |rowspan="9"|[[COSMOS International]] ||[[Beijing-1]] (DMC) ||[[Tsinghua University]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Observation satellite ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[TopSat]] ||[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|UK MoD]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Imaging satellite ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[UWE-1]] ||[[Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universitaet Wuerzburg|UWE]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Comsat]] ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[Sinah-1]] ||[[OSIRI]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Earth imaging ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far ||First [[Iran]]ian satellite |- ||[[SSETI Express|SSETI Express XO-53]] ||[[SSETI]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Student experiments ||Still in Orbit ||'''Failure''' ||Power failed after several hours<br>[[Cubesat]] carrier |- ||Cubesat [[XI-V]] ||[[University of Tokyo]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||Still in Orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[Mozhaets 5]] ||Mozhaiskiy Military Space Engineering Academy ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||'''Failure''' ||Failed to separate from carrier rocket |- ||[[NCUBE-2]] ||[[NSC]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Comsat]] ||Still in Orbit ||'''Failure''' ||Failed to contact ground<!--(separation failure?)--><br>Mistaken for debris from [[SSETI Express XO-53]] |- ||[[Rubin-5]] ||[[AATiS]]/[[ESA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||Technology development ||Still in orbit ||Successful ||Intentionally remained attached to carrier rocket |- ||<span id="November" />[[8 November]], 14:07 [[GMT]] ||[[Zenit rocket|Zenit-3SL]] ||[[Ocean Odyssey]], [[Pacific Ocean]] ||[[Sea Launch]] ||[[Inmarsat 4-F2]] ||[[Inmarsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[9 November]], 03:33 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-FG]] ||[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Starsem]] ||[[Venus Express]] ||[[ESA]] ||[[Venus|Cytherean]] Orbit ||[[Venus]] orbiter ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="2"|[[16 November]], 23:46 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5ECA]] |rowspan="2"|[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) |rowspan="2"|[[Arianespace]] ||[[Spaceway 2]] ||[[DirecTV]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[Telkom 2]] ||[[PT Telkom]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||<span id="December" />[[21 December]], 18:38 [[GMT]] ||[[Soyuz-U]] ||[[Gagarin's Start|LC-1/5]], [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Progress spacecraft|Progress M-55]] (20P) ||[[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKA]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]], docked to [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||Resupply [[International Space Station|ISS]] ||[[19 June]] [[2006]], 17:53 [[GMT]] ||Successful || |- |rowspan="2"|[[21 December]], 18:38 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Cosmos-3M|Kosmos-3M]] |rowspan="2"|LC-113, [[Plesetsk]] |rowspan="2"|[[VKS]] ||[[Gonets]] ||[[MO RF]] ||[[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[Kosmos-2416]] ([[Rodnik]]) ||[[PT Telkom]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||Defence Satellite ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="2"|[[21 December]], 22:33 [[GMT]] |rowspan="2"|[[Ariane 5|Ariane 5GS]] |rowspan="2"|[[ELA-3]], [[Centre Spatial Guyanais|CSG]] ([[Kourou]]) |rowspan="2"|[[Arianespace]] ||[[MSG 2]] ||[[Eumetsat]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Weather satellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[INSAT 4A]] ||[[ISRO]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |rowspan="3"|[[25 December]], 05:07 [[GMT]] |rowspan="3"|[[Proton rocket|Proton-K]] |rowspan="3"|LC-81, [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] |rowspan="3"|[[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]] ||[[Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6|LC-31/6]], [[Baikonur]] ||[[Starsem]] ||[[GIOVE A]] ||[[ESA]] ||[[MEO]] ||Prototype [[navigation satellite]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- ||[[29 December]], 02:28 [[GMT]] ||[[Proton rocket|Proton-M]] ||LC-81, [[Baikonur]] ||[[International Launch Services|ILS]] ||[[AMC-23]] (WORLDSAT 3) ||[[SES Americom]] ||[[Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous]] ||[[Communications satellite|Comsat]] ||Still in orbit ||Successful so far || |- |} {{TLS-M|2005}} == Deep Space Rendezvous in 2005 == *[[14 January]] — [[Cassini–Huygens|Cassini]] flyby of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] - Tc (60,000 km) *[[14 January]] — [[Huygens probe|Huygens]] landed on Titan *[[15 February]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T3 (950 km) *[[17 February]] — Cassini flyby of [[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]] (1,180 km) *[[4 March]] — [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]] 1<sup>st</sup> 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 (space mission)|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 (moon)|Hyperion]] (990 km) *[[11 October]] — Cassini flyby of [[Dione (moon)|Dione]] (500 km) *[[28 October]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T8 (1,446 km) *[[12 November]] — Hayabusa failed in landing [[Hayabusa#Minerva mini-lander|MINERVA]] on Itokawa *[[19 November]] — Hayabusa made a ''touch-and-go'' on Itokawa for sampling *[[26 November]] — Cassini flyby of [[Rhea (moon)|Rhea]] (500 km) *[[26 December]] — Cassini flyby of Titan - T9 (10,429 km) ==References== {{TLS-R}} ===Footnotes=== {{reflist}} <br> {{TLS-L|year=2005|nav=on}} [[Category:Space lists]] [[Category:Timelines of spaceflight|05]] [[Category:2005 in space exploration]] [[zh:2005年航天活動列表]]