This article outlines notable events occurring in 2005 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. 2005 saw Iran launch its first satellite.
Orbital launches
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Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks14 January Cassini Flyby of Titan Closest approach: 14 January Huygens First soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and on Titan15 February Cassini 3rd flyby of Titan Closest approach: 17 February Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 4 March Rosetta 1st flyby of the Earth Gravity assist9 March Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 31 March Cassini 4th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 16 April Cassini 5th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 4 July Deep Impact First impact to comet Projectile impacts 9P/Tempel 114 July Cassini Flyby of Enceladus Closest approach: 2 August MESSENGER Flyby of the Earth Gravity assist22 August Cassini 6th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 7 September Cassini 7th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 12 September Hayabusa Arrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa26 September Cassini Flyby of Hyperion Closest approach: 11 October Cassini Flyby of Dione Closest approach: 28 October Cassini 8th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 12 November MINERVA Failed to land on Itokawa19 November Hayabusa Accidentally landed on ItokawaThe first asteroid ascent Stayed for 30 min 25 November Hayabusa Made a touch-and-go on Itokawa for sampling Status unclear26 November Cassini Flyby of Rhea Closest approach: 26 December Cassini 9th flyby of Titan Closest approach:
EVAs Start date/time(UTC)DurationEnd time(UTC)SpacecraftCrewRemarks26 January07:435 hours13:11ISS PirsCompleted the installation of the Universal Work Platform, mounted the European commercial experiment Rokviss (Robotic Components Verification on ISS) and its antenna, installed the Russian Biorisk experiment, and relocated a Japanese exposure experiment.28 March06:254 hours30 minutes10:55Expedition 10ISS PirsLeroy ChiaoSalizhan SharipovInstalled navigational and communications equipment for the arrival of the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), and deployed the 5-kilogram (11-pound) Russian TNS-0 nanosatellite.30 July09:486 hours50 minutes17:36STS-114Soichi NoguchiStephen RobinsonPerformed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Demonstrated shuttle thermal protection repair techniques and enhancements to the Station's attitude control system. installed a base and cabling for an External Stowage Platform, rerouted power to Control Moment Gyroscope-2 (CMG-2), retrieved two exposure experiments, and replaced a faulty global positioning system antenna on the station.1 August08:427 hours14 minutes15:56STS-114DiscoverySoichi NoguchiStephen RobinsonPerformed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Removed faulty CMG-1 from the Z1 truss, installed faulty CMG-1 into Discovery's payload bay, and installed new CMG-1 onto the Z1 truss segment.3 August08:486 hours1 minute14:49STS-114DiscoverySoichi NoguchiStephen RobinsonPerformed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Photographed and inspected Discoverys heat shield, removed two protruding gap fillers from between tiles in the forward area of the orbiter's underside, and installed amateur radio satellite PCSAT2.18 August19:024 hours58 minutes00:00Expedition 11ISS PirsSergei KrikalyovJohn L. PhillipsRetrieved one of three canisters from the Biorisk experiment, removed Micro-Particles Capturer experiment and Space Environment Exposure Device from Zvezda, retrieved Matroska experiment, installed an ATV docking television camera.7 November15:325 hours22 minutes20:54Expedition 12ISS QuestValery TokarevInstalled and set up the P1 Truss camera, retrieved a failed Rotary Joint Motor Controller (RJMC), jettisoned a Floating Potential Probe, and removed and replaced a remote power controller module on the Mobile Transporter. First Quest-based spacewalk since April 2003.
Orbital launch statistics By country For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.
Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 25 22 3 0 5 5 0 0 12 12 0 0 World
By rocket
By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 5 0 0 Atlas 3 3 0 0 Delta 3 3 0 0 H-II 1 1 0 0 Long March 5 5 0 0 Minotaur 2 2 0 0 Mu 1 1 0 0 Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV 1 1 0 0 R-7 12 11 1 0 R-14 3 3 0 0 R-29 1 0 1 0 R-36 1 1 0 0 Space Shuttle 1 1 0 0 Titan 2 2 0 0 Final flightUniversal Rocket 9 8 1 0 Zenit 4 4 0 0
By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 Ariane 5 5 0 0 Atlas III Atlas 1 1 0 0 Final flightAtlas V Atlas 2 2 0 0 Delta II Delta 3 3 0 0 Dnepr R-36 1 1 0 0 H-IIA H-II 1 1 0 0 Kosmos R-12/R-14 3 3 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 4 4 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 1 1 0 0 Minotaur I Minotaur 2 2 0 0 M-V Mu 1 1 0 0 Molniya R-7 1 0 1 0 Pegasus Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 7 7 0 0 Soyuz R-7 11 11 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 1 1 0 0 Titan IV Titan 2 2 0 0 Final flightUR-100 Universal Rocket 2 1 1 0 Volna R-29 1 0 1 0 Zenit Zenit 4 4 0 0
By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksAriane 5 ECA Ariane 5 2 2 0 0 Ariane 5 GS Ariane 5 3 3 0 0 Maiden flightAtlas IIIB Atlas III 1 1 0 0 Final flightAtlas V 401 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Atlas V 431 Atlas V 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightDelta II 7320 Delta II 1 1 0 0 Delta II 7925 Delta II 2 2 0 0 Dnepr Dnepr 1 1 0 0 H-IIA 2022 H-IIA 1 1 0 0 Maiden flightKosmos-3M Kosmos 3 3 0 0 Long March 2C Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 2D Long March 2 2 2 0 0 Long March 2F Long March 2 1 1 0 0 Long March 3B Long March 3 1 1 0 0 Minotaur I Minotaur I 2 2 0 0 M-V M-V 1 1 0 0 Molniya-M / ML Molniya 1 0 1 0 Final flightPegasus-XL Pegasus 1 1 0 0 PSLV-G PSLV 1 1 0 0 Proton-K / DM-2 Proton 2 2 0 0 Proton-K / DM-2M Proton 1 1 0 0 Proton-M / Briz-M Proton 4 4 0 0 Rokot / Briz-KM UR-100 2 1 1 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 2 2 0 0 Soyuz-FG / Fregat Soyuz 3 3 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 6 6 0 0 Space Shuttle Space Shuttle 1 1 0 0 Titan IV-B (404B) Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Final flightTitan IV-B (405B) Titan IV 1 1 0 0 Final flightVolna Volna 1 0 1 0 Maiden flightZenit-3SL Zenit 4 4 0 0
By launch site
Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures RemarksBaikonur 19 19 0 0 Barents Sea 1 0 1 0 Launched from Borisoglebsk submarineCape Canaveral 6 6 0 0 Jiuquan 4 4 0 0 Kennedy 1 1 0 0 Kourou 5 5 0 0 Ocean Odyssey International 4 4 0 0 Plesetsk 6 4 2 0 Satish Dhawan 1 1 0 0 Tanegashima 1 1 0 0 Uchinoura 1 1 0 0 Vandenberg 5 5 0 0 One launch used Stargazer aircraftXichang 1 1 0 0 Total 55 52 3 0
By orbit
Orbital regime Launches Failures Accidentallyachieved RemarksTransatmospheric 0 0 0 0 Low Earth 29 27 2 0 7 to ISS Medium Earth / Molniya 4 3 1 0 Geosynchronous / GTO 19 19 0 0 High Earth / Lunar transfer 0 0 0 0 Heliocentric / Planetary transfer 3 3 0 0 Total 55 52 3 0
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