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Orbital Launches in 2005

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 56 every orbital launch in 2005, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

56 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2005-12-29Americom 232005-052Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-12-28GSTB-v2/A2005-051Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2005-12-25Uragan No. 7982005-050Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2005-12-21Insat 4A2005-049Ariane 5GSArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-12-21Progress 7K-TGM No. 3552005-047Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-12-21Gonets-M No. 11/Rodnik2005-048Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-11-16Telkom 22005-046Ariane 5ECAESAGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2005-11-09Venus Express2005-045Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2005-11-08INMARSAT 4 F22005-044Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-10-27China-DMC2005-043Kosmos 11K65MRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-10-19Improved CRYSTAL 2108?2005-042Titan 404B2SLS/AFSMCVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2005-10-13Galaxy 152005-041Ariane 5GSArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-10-12Shenzhou 6 Fanhui Cang2005-040Chang Zheng 2FCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2005-10-08Cryosat2005-F03RokotEurockotPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2005-10-01Soyuz 11F732 No. 2172005-039Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-09-26Navstar GPS SVN 532005-038Delta 7925-9.5Blue OriginCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2005-09-23Streak (STP-R1)2005-037Minotaur ISMC/RSLPVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2005-09-08Progress 7K-TGM No. 3542005-035Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-09-08Anik F1R2005-036Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-09-02Kometa No. 21L2005-034Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-08-29FSW-3?2005-033Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2005-08-2698M2005-032RokotRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-08-23OICETS2005-031DneprRussian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-08-13Galaxy 142005-030Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2005-08-12MRO2005-029Atlas V 401ILS-LMACape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
2005-08-11iPSTAR 12005-028Ariane 5GSArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-08-02FSW-3?2005-027Chang Zheng 2C bCASCJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2005-07-26OV-103 ISS2005-026Space ShuttleNASAKennedy Space Center—LEOsuccess
2005-07-10ASTRO-E22005-025M-V 1ISASJiuquan—LEOsuccess
2005-07-05Tansuo-22005-024Chang Zheng 2DCASCJiuquan3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-06-24Ekspress AM-32005-023Proton-K/DM-2KhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-06-23Intelsat Americas 82005-022Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2005-06-21Molniya-3K No. 12L2005-F01Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2005-06-21TPS Solar Sail2005-F02VolnaVMF RFBLA—LEOfailure
2005-06-16Progress 7K-TGM No. 3532005-021Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-06-09MS-1?2005-F04KT-1PLA SACTaiyuan—LEOfailure
2005-05-31Foton-M No. 22005-020Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-05-22DirecTV-82005-019Proton-M/Briz-MILSBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-05-20NOAA N2005-018Delta 7320-10CBlue OriginVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2005-05-05Cartosat-12005-017PSLV CISROSatish Dhawan (Sriharikota)3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-04-30ONYX 52005-016Titan 405B3SLS/AFSMCCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2005-04-26Spaceway 12005-015Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2005-04-15DART/HAPS2005-014Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2005-04-15Soyuz 11F732 No. 2162005-013Soyuz-FGRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2005-04-12Apstar 62005-012Chang Zheng 3BCASCXichang1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2005-04-11USA 165 (XSS-11)2005-011Minotaur ISMC/RSLPVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2005-03-29Ekspress AM-22005-010Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2MKhrunichevBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2005-03-11INMARSAT 4 F12005-009Atlas V 431ILS-LMACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2005-03-01XM Radio-32005-008Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-02-28Progress 7K-TGM No. 3522005-007Soyuz-U-PVBRoscosmosBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (56 launches)
Americom 23 (2005-12-29)GSTB-v2/A (2005-12-28)Uragan No. 798 (2005-12-25)Insat 4A (2005-12-21)Gonets-M No. 11/Rodnik (2005-12-21)Progress 7K-TGM No. 355 (2005-12-21)Telkom 2 (2005-11-16)Venus Express (2005-11-09)INMARSAT 4 F2 (2005-11-08)China-DMC (2005-10-27)Improved CRYSTAL 2108? (2005-10-19)Galaxy 15 (2005-10-13)Shenzhou 6 Fanhui Cang (2005-10-12)Cryosat (2005-10-08)Soyuz 11F732 No. 217 (2005-10-01)Navstar GPS SVN 53 (2005-09-26)Streak (STP-R1) (2005-09-23)Anik F1R (2005-09-08)Progress 7K-TGM No. 354 (2005-09-08)Kometa No. 21L (2005-09-02)FSW-3? (2005-08-29)98M (2005-08-26)OICETS (2005-08-23)Galaxy 14 (2005-08-13)MRO (2005-08-12)iPSTAR 1 (2005-08-11)FSW-3? (2005-08-02)OV-103 ISS (2005-07-26)ASTRO-E2 (2005-07-10)Tansuo-2 (2005-07-05)Ekspress AM-3 (2005-06-24)Intelsat Americas 8 (2005-06-23)Molniya-3K No. 12L (2005-06-21)TPS Solar Sail (2005-06-21)Progress 7K-TGM No. 353 (2005-06-16)MS-1? (2005-06-09)Foton-M No. 2 (2005-05-31)DirecTV-8 (2005-05-22)NOAA N (2005-05-20)Cartosat-1 (2005-05-05)ONYX 5 (2005-04-30)Spaceway 1 (2005-04-26)DART/HAPS (2005-04-15)Soyuz 11F732 No. 216 (2005-04-15)Apstar 6 (2005-04-12)USA 165 (XSS-11) (2005-04-11)Ekspress AM-2 (2005-03-29)INMARSAT 4 F1 (2005-03-11)XM Radio-3 (2005-03-01)Progress 7K-TGM No. 352 (2005-02-28)MTSAT-1R (2005-02-26)XTAR-EUR (2005-02-12)Americom 12 (2005-02-03)INTRUDER 7 (2005-02-03)Parus? (2005-01-20)Deep Impact (2005-01-12)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.