|
Date |
Mission
Designation |
Launch
Vehicle |
Country
of Launch |
Payload
Type |
Notes |
1. |
Jan. 12 |
Deep Impact |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Comet Probe |
Discovery #7 |
2. |
Jan. 20 |
Kosmos-2414
Universitetskiy |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
Navigation
TechDev |
|
3. |
Feb. 3 |
AMC-12
(Worldsat 2, US) |
Proton-K/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
4. |
Feb. 3 |
USA-181 P/L 1
USA-181 P/L 2 |
Atlas 3B/Centaur B |
US/Mil. |
Sigint
Sigint |
AC-206 |
5. |
Feb. 12 |
XTAR-EUR (Spain)
Maqsat-B2
SLOSHSAT |
Ariane 5 ECA/ESC-A
(V164) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
TechTest
TechTest |
1st success |
| 6. |
Feb. 26 |
MTSAT-1R |
H-2A |
Japan/JAXA |
Comsat |
|
| 7. |
Feb. 28 |
Progress M-52 (352) |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 17P |
| 8. |
Mar. 1 |
XM Radio 3 |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
SeaLaunch |
| 9. |
Mar. 11 |
Inmarsat 4 F-1 |
Atlas 5 (431) |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 10. |
Mar. 29 |
Ekspress AM-2 |
Proton-K/DM2M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 11. |
Apr. 11 |
XSS-11 |
Minotaur (OS) |
US/Mil. |
Tech |
|
| 12. |
Apr. 12 |
Apstar 6 (China) |
Long March 3B (CZ-3B) |
China |
Comsat |
|
| 13. |
Apr. 14 |
Soyuz TMA-6 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Crew Rotation (2+1) |
ISS 10S |
| 14. |
Apr. 15 |
DART |
Pegasus XL/HAPS |
US/NASA |
Technology |
|
| 15. |
Apr. 26 |
Spaceway 1 |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
SeaLaunch |
| 16. |
Apr. 30 |
USA-182 |
Titan 4B |
US/Mil. |
Observation+ |
|
| 17. |
May 5 |
Cartosat-1
HAMSAT (VUSAT) |
PSLV |
India |
Imaging
Comsat |
|
| 18. |
May 20 |
NOAA-18 |
Delta 2 |
US/NASA |
Weather |
|
| 19. |
May 22 |
DirecTV 8 |
Proton-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 20. |
May 31 |
Foton M2 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/Com. |
Micro-G Research |
|
| 21. |
June 16 |
Progress M-53 (353) |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 18P |
| 22. |
June 21 |
Molniya-3K |
Molniya-M |
Russia/Mil. |
Comsat |
failed |
| 23. |
June 21 |
Cosmos-1 |
Volna (submarine ball. miss.) |
Russia/Mil. |
Tech (solar sail demo) |
failed |
| 24. |
June 23 |
Intelsat A-8 |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
SeaLaunch |
| 25. |
June 24 |
Ekspress AM-3 |
Proton-K/DM2 |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 26. |
July 5 |
SJ-7 |
Long March 2D (CZ-2D) |
China |
Science Research |
|
| 27. |
July 10 |
Suzaku |
M-V |
Japan/JAXA |
XR Astronomy |
|
| 28. |
July 26 |
STS-114/Discovery |
Space Shuttle |
US/NASA |
ISS LF-1 |
crewed (7) |
| 29. |
August 2 |
FSW 21 (FSW-3 4) |
Long March 2C (CZ-2C) |
China |
Imaging |
w/reentry capsule |
| 30. |
August 11 |
Thaicom 4 (IPSTAR 1) |
Ariane 5GS (V166) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 31. |
August 12 |
MRO |
Atlas 5 (401) |
US/NASA |
Mars Recon. Orbiter |
arrive March 2006 |
| 32. |
August 13 |
Galaxy 14 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 33. |
August 23 |
Kirari (OICETS), JAXA
Reimei (INDEX), ISAS |
Dnepr |
Russia/Com. |
TechDev |
Japanese payloads |
| 34. |
August 26 |
Monitor-E |
Rokot |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 35. |
August 29 |
FSW 22 (FSW-3 5) |
Long March 2D (CZ-2D) |
China |
Imaging |
w/reentry capsule |
| 36. |
September 2 |
Kosmos-2415 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/Mil. |
Imaging |
|
| 37. |
September 8 |
Progress M-54 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 19P |
| 38. |
September 8 |
Anik F1R |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
| 39. |
September 23 |
STP-R1 (Streak) |
OSC Minotaur |
US/Mil. |
TechDev |
|
| 40. |
September 25 |
GPS 2R-M1 (Navstar 57) |
Delta 2 |
US/Mil. |
Navigation |
USA 183 |
| 41. |
September 30 |
Soyuz TMA-7 |
Soyuz-FG |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Crew Rotation (2+1) |
ISS 11S |
| 42. |
October 8 |
Cryosat (ESA) |
Rokot |
Russia/Com. |
Science |
failed |
| 43. |
October 12 |
Shenzhou 6 |
Long March 2F (CZ-2F) |
China |
Spaceship (2 crew) |
China's 2nd crewed |
| 44. |
October 13 |
Syracuse 3A (France)
Galaxy 15 (Panamsat) |
Ariane 5GS (V168) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 45. |
October 19 |
USA-186 (NRO) |
Titan 4B |
USA/Mil. |
Imaging |
last Titan 4B |
| 46. |
October 27 |
Topsat (UK)
Beijing (China)
Sinah-1 (Iran)
SSETI (ESA, stud. fail.)
Mozhaets-5 (Russ. fail)
UWE-1 (Germany, stud.)
NCube-2 (Norway, fail.)
Cubesat XI-V (Jap.stud)
Rubin-5 (Russia)
|
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Com. |
Imaging
Imaging
Imaging?
Imaging/Tech.
Tech/Coms.
Comsat
Comsat
Tech.
Comsat
|
|
| 47. |
November 8 |
Inmarsat 4F-2 |
Zenit-3SL |
US/Com. |
Comsat |
SeaLaunch |
| 48. |
November 9 |
Venus Express (ESA) |
Soyuz-Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
Space Probe |
Venus explorer |
| 49. |
November 16 |
Spaceways 2 (DirecTV)
Telkom 2 (Indonesia) |
Ariane 5ECA (V167) |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 50. |
December 21 |
Progress M-55 |
Soyuz-U |
Russia/FKA |
ISS Cargo |
ISS 20P |
| 51. |
December 21 |
Gonets-D1M
Kosmos-2416 (Rodnik) |
Kosmos-3M |
Russia/Mil. |
Comsat
Comsat |
|
| 52. |
December 21 |
Insat 4A (India)
MSG 2/Meteosat 2 (Eur.) |
Ariane 5GS |
Europe/Com. |
Comsat
Weather |
|
| 53. |
December 25 |
Kosmos-2417
Kosmos-2418
Kosmos-2419 |
Proton-K/DM2 |
Russia/Mil. |
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation |
GLONASS/Uragan
GLONASS/Uragan-M
GLONASS/Uragan-M |
| 54. |
December 28 |
Giove A (ESA) |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Russia/Com. |
Navigation TechDemo |
1st of Galileo System |
| 55. |
December 29 |
AMC-23 (SES) |
Proton-M/Briz-M |
Russia/Com. |
Comsat |
|
