Rocket Launches in 2005
Spaceflight in 2005: Huygens lands on Titan in January, the most distant landing yet made. Deep Impact strikes comet Tempel 1 on 4 July. Later that month Discovery returns the shuttle to flight, but foam again breaks off the external tank and the fleet is grounded for another year. In October China's second crewed mission, Shenzhou 6, carries two astronauts for five days.
56 launches in 2005 · 4 failures
Launch list for 2005
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Provider | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-12 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Deep Impact (DIF) | ULA | Success |
| 2005-01-20 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 96 | Polyot | Success |
| 2005-02-03 | Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 12 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-02-03 | Atlas IIIB | NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) | LM | Success |
| 2005-02-12 | Ariane 5 ECA | XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2005-02-26 | H-IIA 2022 | Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) | MHI | Success |
| 2005-02-28 | Soyuz U | Progress M-52 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-03-01 | Zenit 3SL | XM-3 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2005-03-11 | Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1 | ULA | Success |
| 2005-03-29 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-2 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-04-11 | Minotaur I | XSS-11 | OSC | Success |
| 2005-04-12 | Long March 3B | Apstar 6 | CASC | Success |
| 2005-04-15 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-6 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-04-15 | Pegasus XL | Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) | OSC | Success |
| 2005-04-26 | Zenit 3SL | Spaceway 1 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2005-04-30 | Titan 405B | NROL-16 (Onyx 5) | LM | Success |
| 2005-05-05 | PSLV | Cartosat-1 | ISRO | Success |
| 2005-05-20 | Delta II 7320-10C | NOAA 18 | ULA | Success |
| 2005-05-22 | Proton-M Briz-M | DirecTV-8 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-05-31 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Foton-M No. 2 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-06-09 | Kaituozhe-1 | KT-1 satellite? | CASIC | Failure |
| 2005-06-16 | Soyuz U | Progress M-53 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-06-21 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-3K | Progress RSC | Failure |
| 2005-06-21 | Volna | Cosmos-1 | Makeyev RDB | Failure |
| 2005-06-23 | Zenit 3SL | Intelsat IA-8 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2005-06-24 | Proton K/DM-2 | Ekspress AM-3 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-07-05 | Long March 2D | Shi Jian 7 | CASC | Success |
| 2005-07-10 | M-V | Suzaku | IHI | Success |
| 2005-07-26 | Space Shuttle | STS-114 | Rockwell / Martin Marietta / Thiokol | Success |
| 2005-08-02 | Long March 2C | Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) | CASC | Success |
| 2005-08-11 | Ariane 5 GS | Thaicom 4 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2005-08-12 | Atlas V 401 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | ULA | Success |
| 2005-08-13 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Galaxy 14 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-08-23 | Dnepr 1 | Kirari | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2005-08-26 | Rokot/Briz-KM | Monitor-E No. 1 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-08-29 | Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) | CASC | Success |
| 2005-09-02 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-1KFT 21 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-09-08 | Soyuz U | Progress M-54 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-09-08 | Proton-M Briz-M | Anik F1R | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-09-23 | Minotaur I | STP-R1 | OSC | Success |
| 2005-09-26 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-14(M) | ULA | Success |
| 2005-10-01 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-7 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-10-08 | Rokot/Briz-KM | CRYOSAT | Khrunichev | Failure |
| 2005-10-12 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-6 | CASC | Success |
| 2005-10-13 | Ariane 5 GS | Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2005-10-19 | Titan 404B | NROL-20 (KH-11 14) | LM | Success |
| 2005-10-27 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Beijing-1 | Polyot | Success |
| 2005-11-08 | Zenit 3SL | INMARSAT 4 F2 | Yuzhmash | Success |
| 2005-11-09 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Venus Express | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-11-16 | Ariane 5 ECA | Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2005-12-21 | Soyuz U | Progress M-55 | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-12-21 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Strela-3M 1 | Polyot | Success |
| 2005-12-21 | Ariane 5 GS | INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 | ArianeGroup | Success |
| 2005-12-25 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 | Khrunichev | Success |
| 2005-12-28 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Giove A | Progress RSC | Success |
| 2005-12-29 | Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 23 | Khrunichev | Success |