2005 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2005, there were 56 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 52 of them reached orbit. That is 2 more than in 2004. By country, Russia launched 30 and the United States 12. Together they put 254 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2005
254 t
vs 195 t in 2004
Per week
5 t
vs 4 t in 2004
Reached orbit
2005
93%
52 of 56; 4 failures
2004
94%
51 of 54; 1 failure, 2 partial
Who flew in 2005
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2005 against 2004. Drawings at one true scale.
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2005 against 2004. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress RSC | 12 | 21% | 71 t | 28% |
| Khrunichev | 9 | 16% | 34 t | 14% |
| ArianeGroup | 5 | 9% | 34 t | 14% |
| CASC | 5 | 9% | 17 t | 7% |
| ULA | 5 | 9% | 13 t | 5% |
| Yuzhmash | 5 | 9% | 23 t | 9% |
| Lockheed Martin | 3 | 5% | 25 t | 10% |
| Orbital Sciences | 3 | 5% | 892 kg | <1% |
| Polyot | 3 | 5% | 2 t | 1% |
| CASIC | 1 | 2% | – | |
| IHI Aerospace | 1 | 2% | 2 t | 1% |
| ISRO | 1 | 2% | 2 t | 1% |
| Makeyev RDB | 1 | 2% | – | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1 | 2% | 3 t | 1% |
| Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | 1 | 2% | 27 t | 11% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2005
SpaceX, and the rest of the world by region.
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| Week of | SpaceX | Rest of US | Europe | China | Russia | India | Rest of World | All | Payload to orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2005 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 11 t |
| 18 Dec 2005 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 16 t |
| 13 Nov 2005 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 t |
| 6 Nov 2005 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7 t |
| 23 Oct 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 595 kg |
| 16 Oct 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 t |
| 9 Oct 2005 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 2 Oct 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 25 Sep 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 18 Sep 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 417 kg |
| 4 Sep 2005 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 15 t |
| 28 Aug 2005 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 21 Aug 2005 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 t |
| 7 Aug 2005 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 11 t |
| 31 Jul 2005 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 24 Jul 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 27 t |
| 10 Jul 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 t |
| 3 Jul 2005 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 19 Jun 2005 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | 9 t |
| 12 Jun 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 5 Jun 2005 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 29 May 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 22 May 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 15 May 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 1 May 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 24 Apr 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 15 t |
| 10 Apr 2005 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 12 t |
| 27 Mar 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 6 Mar 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 27 Feb 2005 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 14 t |
| 20 Feb 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 t |
| 6 Feb 2005 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 t |
| 30 Jan 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8 t |
| 16 Jan 2005 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 850 kg |
| 9 Jan 2005 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 973 kg |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2002 to 2005
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 · 7 t | 5 · 19 t | 2 · 14 t | 2 · 2 t |
| February | 8 · 27 t | 7 · 33 t | 5 · 21 t | 7 · 30 t |
| March | 16 · 76 t | 10 · 39 t | 10 · 39 t | 10 · 44 t |
| April | 20 · 119 t | 17 · 66 t | 15 · 56 t | 16 · 72 t |
| May | 26 · 132 t | 21 · 74 t | 20 · 78 t | 20 · 86 t |
| June | 33 · 187 t | 31 · 105 t | 25 · 95 t | 26 · 105 t |
| July | 37 · 203 t | 33 · 111 t | 29 · 105 t | 29 · 135 t |
| August | 40 · 217 t | 40 · 136 t | 34 · 127 t | 36 · 152 t |
| September | 47 · 242 t | 44 · 147 t | 40 · 140 t | 41 · 176 t |
| October | 52 · 284 t | 51 · 171 t | 44 · 157 t | 47 · 211 t |
| November | 56 · 316 t | 55 · 180 t | 48 · 163 t | 50 · 227 t |
| December | 65 · 347 t | 63 · 199 t | 54 · 195 t | 56 · 254 t |
Busiest rockets in 2005
Launches and payload by country in 2005
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2005
By the country of the rocket.