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Orbital Launches in 2005
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 56 orbital launches in 2005, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 2005-12-29 | Americom 232005-052 | Proton-M/Briz-M I | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-12-28 | GSTB-v2/A2005-051 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2005-12-25 | Uragan No. 7982005-050 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2005-12-21 | Insat 4A2005-049 | Ariane 5GS | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-12-21 | Gonets-M No. 11/Rodnik2005-048 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-12-21 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 3552005-047 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-11-16 | Telkom 22005-046 | Ariane 5ECA | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-11-09 | Venus Express2005-045 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-11-08 | INMARSAT 4 F22005-044 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-10-27 | China-DMC2005-043 | Kosmos 11K65M | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-10-19 | Improved CRYSTAL 2108?2005-042 | Titan 404B | 2SLS/AFSMC | Vandenberg Space Force Base | — | LEO | success |
| 2005-10-13 | Galaxy 152005-041 | Ariane 5GS | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-10-12 | Shenzhou 6 Fanhui Cang2005-040 | Chang Zheng 2F | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-10-08 | Cryosat2005-F03 | Rokot | Eurockot | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 2005-10-01 | Soyuz 11F732 No. 2172005-039 | Soyuz-FG | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-09-26 | Navstar GPS SVN 532005-038 | Delta 7925-9.5 | Blue Origin | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2005-09-23 | Streak (STP-R1)2005-037 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-09-08 | Anik F1R2005-036 | Proton-M/Briz-M I | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-09-08 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 3542005-035 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-09-02 | Kometa No. 21L2005-034 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Russian Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-08-29 | FSW-3?2005-033 | Chang Zheng 2D | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-08-26 | 98M2005-032 | Rokot | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-08-23 | OICETS2005-031 | Dnepr | Russian Rocket Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-08-13 | Galaxy 142005-030 | Soyuz-FG Fregat | Starsem | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-08-12 | MRO2005-029 | Atlas V 401 | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-08-11 | iPSTAR 12005-028 | Ariane 5GS | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-08-02 | FSW-3?2005-027 | Chang Zheng 2C b | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-07-26 | OV-103 ISS2005-026 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-07-10 | ASTRO-E22005-025 | M-V 1 | ISAS | Uchinoura Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-07-05 | Tansuo-22005-024 | Chang Zheng 2D | CASC | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-06-24 | Ekspress AM-32005-023 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-06-23 | Intelsat Americas 82005-022 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-06-21 | TPS Solar Sail2005-F02 | Volna | VMF RF | BLA | — | LEO | failure |
| 2005-06-21 | Molniya-3K No. 12L2005-F01 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Russian Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 2005-06-16 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 3532005-021 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-06-09 | MS-1?2005-F04 | KT-1 | PLA SAC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | — | LEO | failure |
| 2005-05-31 | Foton-M No. 22005-020 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-05-22 | DirecTV-82005-019 | Proton-M/Briz-M I | ILS | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-05-20 | NOAA N2005-018 | Delta 7320-10C | Blue Origin | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-05-05 | Cartosat-12005-017 | PSLV C | ISRO | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-30 | ONYX 52005-016 | Titan 405B | 3SLS/AFSMC | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-26 | Spaceway 12005-015 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-04-15 | DART/HAPS2005-014 | Pegasus XL/HAPS | Orbital Sciences | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-15 | Soyuz 11F732 No. 2162005-013 | Soyuz-FG | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-12 | Apstar 62005-012 | Chang Zheng 3B | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-11 | USA 165 (XSS-11)2005-011 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-03-29 | Ekspress AM-22005-010 | Proton-K/DM-2M DM-2M | Khrunichev | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-03-11 | INMARSAT 4 F12005-009 | Atlas V 431 | ILS-LMA | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2005-03-01 | XM Radio-32005-008 | Zenit-3SL | SeaLaunch | Kiritimati launch area | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2005-02-28 | Progress 7K-TGM No. 3522005-007 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Roscosmos | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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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)TPS Solar Sail (2005-06-21)Molniya-3K No. 12L (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 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.