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Table of the 78 Spacecrafts Launched in 2005
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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date Mission type Categories
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1) Deep Impact "flyby" NASA 12 Jan 05 C Planetary probe USA,
2) Deep Impact "impactor" NASA 12 Jan 05 C Planetary probe USA,
3) Kosmos 2414 / Parus Russia Defense ministry 20 Jan 05 M Navigation Russia,
4) Universitetskiy / "Tatyana" Russia university 20 Jan 05 C Earth/space sciences Russia, Ama ;
5) AMC-12 / AMERICOM 12 / Worldsat 2 SES AMERICOM 3 Feb 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
6) NROL-23 / USA 181 U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 3 Feb 05 M Electronic intelligence USA,
7) NROL-23 Subsatellite U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 3 Feb 05 M Electronic intelligence USA,
8) XTAR-EUR Spain (Hisdesat/XTAR) 12 Feb 05 C Communications Europe, Geo,
9) Maqsat-B2 ESA 12 Feb 05 C Technology Europe,
10) Sloshsat-FLEVO ESA / Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory 12 Feb 05 C Technology Europe,
11) MTSAT-1R / Himawari 6 Japan (JAXA) 26 Feb 05 C Meteorology Japan, Geo,
12) Progress M-52 / ISS 17P Russia Space Agency 28 Feb 05 C Cargo spacecraft Russia,
13) XM Radio 3 / XM-3 Rhythm XM Satellite Radio 1 Mar 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
14) Inmarsat 4 F1 Inmarsat 11 Mar 05 C Communications Europe, Geo,
15) TNS-0 Nanosputnik / TEX 42 Russia 28 Mar 05 C Technology Russia,
16) Ekspress AM-2 Russia Com Sat Co. 29 Mar 05 C Communications Russia, Geo,
17) XSS-11 U.S. (AFRL) 11 Apr 05 M Technology USA,
18) APStar 6 APT Satellite Co. 12 Apr 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
19) Soyuz TMA-6 / ISS 10S Russia Space Agency 15 Apr 05 C Piloted spaceship Russia,
20) DART NASA 15 Apr 05 C Technology USA, Fail,
21) Spaceway 1 DirecTV 26 Apr 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
22) USA 182 / "LACROSSE / ONYX 5"? U.S. National Reconnaissance Office 30 Apr 05 M Photo Surveillance USA,
23) Cartosat India (ISRO) 5 May 05 C Earth remote sensing India,
24) HAMSAT / VUSAT India’s AMSAT-VU 5 May 05 C Radio-amateur India, Ama,
25) NOAA 18 NOAA 20 May 05 C Meteorology USA, Geo,
26) DirecTV 8 DirecTV 22 May 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
27) Foton M-2 Russia Space Agency 31 May 05 C Material processing Russia,
28) Progress M-53 / ISS 18P Russia Space Agency 16 Jun 05 C Cargo spacecraft Russia,
29) Molniya 3 Russia Defense ministry 21 Jun 05 C Communications Russia, Fail,
30) Cosmos-1 The Planetary Society 21 Jun 05 x Private R&D Amateurs, Fail,
31) Intelsat Americas 8 / IA-8 Intelsat 23 Jun 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
32) Ekspress AM-3 Russia Com. Sat. Co. 24 Jun 05 C Communications Russia, Geo,
33) SJ-7 / Shi Jian 7 China 5 Jul 05 C Earth/space science China,
34) Astro E2 / Suzaku Japan (JAXA/ISAS) 10 Jul 05 C Astronomy Japan, Fail,
35) STS-114 / RTF NASA 26 Jul 05 C Piloted spaceship USA,
36) FSW 21 / FSW-3 4 China Defense ministry 2 Aug 05 M Photo Surveillance China,
37) Thaicom 4 / IPSTAR 1 Shin Satellite 11 Aug 05 C Communications Oth Gov, Geo,
38) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter / MRO NASA 12 Aug 05 C Planetary probe USA,
39) Galaxy 14 PanAmSat 13 Aug 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
40) OICETS / Kirari Japan (JAXA) 23 Aug 05 C Technology Japan,
41) INDEX / Reimei Japan (ISAS) 23 Aug 05 C Technology Japan,
42) Monitor-E Russia 26 Aug 05 C Earth remote sensing Russia,
43) FSW 22 / FSW-3 5 China Defense ministry 29 Aug 05 M Photo Surveillance China,
44) Kosmos 2415 / Kometa Russia Defense ministry 2 Sep 05 M Earth mapping Russia,
45) Progress M-54 / ISS 19P Russia Space Agency 8 Sep 05 C Cargo spacecraft Russia,
46) Anik F1R Telesat Canada 8 Sep 05 C Communications Canada, Geo,
47) STP-R1 / Streak / USA 185 U.S. (DARPA) 23 Sep 05 M Technology USA,
48) Navstar 53 (USA 183) U.S. Defense Department 26 Sep 05 M Navigation USA,
49) Soyuz TMA-7 / ISS 11S Russia Space Agency 1st Oct 05 C Piloted spaceship Russia,
50) Cryosat ESA 8 Oct 05 C Earth/space science Europe, Fail,
51) Shenzhou 6 China 12 Oct 05 C Piloted spaceship China,
52) Shenzhou 6 OM China 12 Oct 05 C Technology China,
53) Syracuse 3A France (DGA) 13 Oct 05 M Communications Europe, Geo,
54) Galaxy 15 PanAmSat 13 Oct 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
55) Improved CRYSTAL / USA 186 U.S. NRO 19 Oct 05 M Photo Surveillance USA.
56) Beijing-1 / Tsinghua China 27 Oct 05 C Earth imaging China,
57) TopSat United Kingdom 27 Oct 05 C Earth imaging Europe,
58) SSETI-Express European Union 27 Oct 05 C Technology Europe, Fail,
59) Sihah 1 Iran 27 Oct 05 C Earth imaging Oth Gov,
60) UWE 1 Germany 27 Oct 05 C Technology Europe,
61) CubeSat XI-V Japan 27 Oct 05 C Technology Japan,
62) NCube-2 Norway 27 Oct 05 C Technology Europe, Fail,
63) Mozhayets 5 (RS-25) Russia 27 Oct 05 C Technology Russia, Fail,
64) Rubin 5 Gernamy 27 Oct 05 C Technology Europe,
65) Inmarsat 4 F2  Inmarsat 8 Nov 05 C Communications Europe, Geo,
66) Venus Express (VEX) ESA 9 Nov 05 C Planetary probe Europe,
67) Spaceway 2 DirecTV 16 Nov 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
68) Telkom 2 Indonesia 16 Nov 05 C Communications Oth Gov, Geo,
69) Progress M-55 / ISS 20P Russia Space Agency 21 Dec 05 C Cargo spacecraft Russia,
70) Gonets D1M1 Russia 21 Dec 05 C Communications Russia,
71) Kosmos 2416 / Rodnik #1 Russia Defense ministry 21 Dec 05 M Communications Russia,
72) Insat 4A India (ISRO) 21 Dec 05 C Communications India, Geo,
73) MSG-2 / Meteosat 9 Europe (EUMETSAT) 21 Dec 05 C Meteorology Europe, Geo,
74) Kosmos 2417 / Uragan Russia Defense ministry 25 Dec 05 M Navigation Russia,
75) Kosmos 2418 / Uragan Russia Defense ministry 25 Dec 05 M Navigation Russia,
76) Kosmos 2419 / Uragan Russia Defense ministry 25 Dec 05 M Navigation Russia,
77) Giove A ESA-EC 28 Dec 05 C Navigation Europe,
78) AMC-23 / AMERICOM-23 SES AMERICOM 29 Dec 05 C Communications Com, Geo,
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