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No. |
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 |
Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | Navigation |
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3. |
Feb. 3 | AMC-12 |
Proton-K/Briz-M | Russia/Com. | Comsat |
|
4. |
Feb. 3 | USA-181 P/L 1 |
Atlas 3B/Centaur B | US/Mil. | Sigint |
AC-206 |
5. |
Feb. 12 | XTAR-EUR (Spain) |
Ariane 5 ECA/ESC-A |
Europe/Com. | Comsat |
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 |
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| 10. | Mar. 29 | Ekspress AM-2 | Proton-K/DM2M | Russia/Com. | Comsat |
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| 11. | Apr. 11 | XSS-11 | Minotaur (OS) | US/Mil. | Tech |
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| 12. | Apr. 12 | Apstar 6 (China) | Long March 3B (CZ-3B) | China | Comsat |
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| 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 |
PSLV | India | Imaging |
|
| 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 |
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) |
Ariane 5GS (V168) | Europe/Com. | 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) |
Ariane 5ECA (V167) | Europe/Com. | Comsat |
|
| 50. | December 21 | Progress M-55 | Soyuz-U | Russia/FKA | ISS Cargo | ISS 20P |
| 51. | December 21 | Gonets-D1M |
Kosmos-3M | Russia/Mil. | Comsat |
|
| 52. | December 21 | Insat 4A (India) |
Ariane 5GS | Europe/Com. | Comsat |
|
| 53. | December 25 | Kosmos-2417 |
Proton-K/DM2 | Russia/Mil. | Navigation |
GLONASS/Uragan |
| 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 |