# 2005 in spaceflight

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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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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 12 January 18:47:08 | Delta II 7925 | Delta II 7925 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 12 January 18:47:08 | | Deep Impact | NASA | Heliocentric | Comet flyby | In orbit | Successful |
| 12 January 18:47:08 | | Deep Impact impactor | NASA | Heliocentric | Comet impactor | 4 July 05:52 | Successful |
| Visited 9P/Tempel. Impactor impacted comet to test composition, main probe subsequently reused for EPOXI mission to study extrasolar planets and conduct a flyby of comet 103P/Hartley. Stardust-NExT mission will fly past comet to inspect the crater caused by the impactor, as debris thrown up prevented Deep Impact from doing so. ||||||
| 20 January 03:00:07 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | | |
| 20 January 03:00:07 | | Kosmos 2414 (Parus) | | Low Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 January 03:00:07 | | Universitetsky-Tatyana (RS-23) | MGU | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| Universitetsky-Tatyana ceased operations at around 21:00 UTC on 6 March 2007 ||||||
| February ||||||||
| 3 February 02:27:32 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 3 February 02:27:32 | | AMC-12 (WORLDSAT 2) | SES Americom | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 February 07:41 | Atlas IIIB | Atlas IIIB | | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | Cape Canaveral SLC-36B | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 3 February 07:41 | | USA-181 (NOSS-3 F3A) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| 3 February 07:41 | | USA-181 (NOSS-3 F3B) | NRO | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 23 "Canis Minor", final flight of Atlas IIIB ||||||
| 12 February 21:03:01 | Ariane 5ECA | Ariane 5ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 12 February 21:03:01 | | XTAR-EUR | XTAR | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational |
| 12 February 21:03:01 | | Maqsat-B2 | Arianespace | Geosynchronous transfer | Technology | 3 December 2012 | Successful |
| 12 February 21:03:01 | | Sloshsat-FLEVO | SRON | Geosynchronous transfer | Microgravity | In orbit | Successful |
| Sloshsat-FLEVO deployed from Maqsat-B2 ||||||
| 26 February 09:25 | H-IIA 2022 | H-IIA 2022 | | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | JAXA |
| 26 February 09:25 | | Himawari 6 (MTSAT 1R) | MLIT/JMA | Geosynchronous | ATC/Weather | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022 ||||||
| 28 February 19:09:18 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 28 February 19:09:18 | | Progress M-52 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 16 June 00:02 | Successful |
| 28 February 19:09:18 | | TNS-0 | RNII KP | Low Earth | Technology | 30 August | Successful |
| ISS flight 17P, TNS-0 deployed from the International Space Station at 08:30 UTC on 28 March, during an EVA ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 03:50:59 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 1 March 03:50:59 | | XM-3 "Rhythm" | XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 11 March 21:42 | Atlas V 431 | Atlas V 431 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 11 March 21:42 | | Inmarsat-4 F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Atlas V 431 ||||||
| 29 March 22:31L00 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Proton-K/DM-2M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | VKS |
| 29 March 22:31L00 | | Ekspress AM-2 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| April ||||||||
| 11 April 13:35 | Minotaur I | Minotaur I | | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 11 April 13:35 | | USA-165 (XSS-11) | USAFRL | Low Earth | Technology | 11 November 2013 | Successful |
| 12 April 12:00 | Long March 3B | Long March 3B | | Xichang LA-2 | Xichang LA-2 | CASC | CASC |
| 12 April 12:00 | | Apstar VI | APT | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 15 April 00:46:25 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 15 April 00:46:25 | | Soyuz TMA-6 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 11 | 11 October 01:09:00 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with 3 cosmonauts ||||||
| 15 April 17:26:50 | Pegasus-XL | Pegasus-XL | | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Stargazer, Vandenberg | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 15 April 17:26:50 | | DART | NASA | Low Earth | Technology | 7 May 2016 08:32 | Spacecraft failure |
| Rendezvous with MUBLCOM communications satellite failed due to navigation malfunction which led to satellites colliding in orbit. Deactivated eleven hours after launch. ||||||
| 26 April 07:31:29 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 26 April 07:31:29 | | Spaceway 1 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 30 April 00:50 | Titan IV(405)B | Titan IV(405)B | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 30 April 00:50 | | USA-182 (Lacrosse 5) | NRO | Low Earth | Radar imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 16, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 5 May 04:45 | PSLV | PSLV | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 5 May 04:45 | | CARTOSAT-1 | ISRO | Sun-synchronous | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| 5 May 04:45 | | HAMSAT (VUSat-Oscar 52) | AMSAT-India | Sun-synchronous | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational |
| 20 May 10:22:01 | Delta II 7320 | Delta II 7320 | | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 20 May 10:22:01 | | NOAA-18 (NOAA-N) | NOAA | Sun-synchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 22 May 17:59:08 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 22 May 17:59:08 | | DirecTV-8 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 31 May 12:00 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 31 May 12:00 | | Foton-M2 | Roskosmos/ESA | Low Earth | Microgravity | 16 June | Successful |
| Recovered intact ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 16 June 23:09:34 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 16 June 23:09:34 | | Progress M-53 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 7 September 14:12:40 | Successful |
| ISS flight 18P ||||||
| 21 June 00:49:37 | Molniya-M/ML | Molniya-M/ML | | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | Plesetsk Site 16/2 | VKS | VKS |
| 21 June 00:49:37 | | Molniya-3K #12L | VKS | Intended: Molniya | Communications | +6 minutes | Launch failure |
| Failed to achieve orbit following third stage malfunction ||||||
| 21 June 19:46:09 | Volna | Volna | | K-496 Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea | K-496 Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 21 June 19:46:09 | | Cosmos 1 | Planetary Society | Intended: Low Earth | Technology | 21 June | Launch failure |
| Experimental solar sail, first stage engine failure 83 seconds after launch ||||||
| 23 June 14:03:00 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 23 June 14:03:00 | | Intelsat Americas 8 (2005–2007) Galaxy 28 (2007—) | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Originally ordered as Telstar 8 for Loral Space & Communications, sold to Intelsat before launch ||||||
| 24 June 19:41:00 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | VKS | VKS |
| 24 June 19:41:00 | | Ekspress AM-3 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| July ||||||||
| 5 July 22:40 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 5 July 22:40 | | Shijian 7 | CASC | Low Earth | Scientific | In orbit | Operational |
| 10 July 03:30 | M-V | M-V | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 10 July 03:30 | | Suzaku (ASTRO-EII) | JAXA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | 5 January 2025 | Successful |
| 26 July 14:39:00 | Space Shuttle Discovery | Space Shuttle Discovery | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | United Space Alliance | United Space Alliance |
| 26 July 14:39:00 | | STS-114 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | 9 August 12:11:22 | Successful |
| 26 July 14:39:00 | | Raffaello MPLM | ASI/NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 9 August 12:11:22 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts, first Return to Flight mission after Columbia accident, Orbiter required repairs whilst in orbit. ||||||
| August ||||||||
| 2 August 07:30 | Long March 2C | Long March 2C | | Jiuquan | Jiuquan | CNSA | CNSA |
| 2 August 07:30 | | FSW-21 (FSW-3 #4) | CNSA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | 28 August 23:38 | Successful |
| Recovered after reentry ||||||
| 11 August 08:20:44 | Ariane 5GS | Ariane 5GS | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 11 August 08:20:44 | | Thaicom 4 (iPSTAR) | Shin Satellite | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS ||||||
| 12 August 11:43:00 | Atlas V 401 | Atlas V 401 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 12 August 11:43:00 | | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | NASA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 August 23:28:26 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 13 August 23:28:26 | | Galaxy 14 | PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 August 21:09:59 | Dnepr | Dnepr | | Baikonur Site 109/95 | Baikonur Site 109/95 | ISC Kosmotras | ISC Kosmotras |
| 23 August 21:09:59 | | Kirari (OICETS) | JAXA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 23 August 21:09:59 | | Reimei (INDEX) | JAXA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| Kirari deactivated on 24 September 2009 ||||||
| 26 August 18:34:28 | Rokot / Briz-KM | Rokot / Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | VKS | VKS |
| 26 August 18:34:28 | | Monitor-E | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 22 September 2020 00:00 | Successful |
| Control issues shortly after launch, resolved within a few months. ||||||
| 29 August 18:45 | Long March 2D | Long March 2D | | Jiuquan LA-4 | Jiuquan LA-4 | CASC | CASC |
| 29 August 18:45 | | FSW-22 (FSW-3 #5) | CNSA | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 17 October | Successful |
| September ||||||||
| 2 September 09:50 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | VKS | VKS |
| 2 September 09:50 | | Kosmos 2415 (Yantar-1KFT/Kometa) | VKS | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 15 October 21:44 | Successful |
| 1,700th launch of R-7 derived rocket, film capsule and camera recovered after reentry ||||||
| 8 September 13:07:54 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 8 September 13:07:54 | | Progress M-54 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 3 March 2006 13:05 | Successful |
| 8 September 13:07:54 | | RadioSkaf (SuitSat/AO-54) | AMSAT | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 7 September 2006 16:00 | Partial spacecraft failure |
| ISS flight 19P. RadioSkaf integrated into Orlan-M No. 14 to form SuitSat, which was deployed from the ISS at 23:05 UTC on 3 February 2006, during an EVA. SuitSat transmissions significantly weaker than expected. ||||||
| 8 September 21:53:40 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 8 September 21:53:40 | | Anik F1R | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 23 September 02:24:29 | Minotaur I | Minotaur I | | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Vandenberg SLC-8 | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 23 September 02:24:29 | | USA-185 (STP-R1/Streak) | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 26 September 03:37:00 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | Delta II 7925-9.5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Cape Canaveral SLC-17A | Boeing IDS | Boeing IDS |
| 26 September 03:37:00 | | USA-183 (GPS IIR-14/M1) | US Air Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| October ||||||||
| 1 October 03:54:53 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz-FG | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 1 October 03:54:53 | | Soyuz TMA-7 | Roskosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 12 | 8 April 2006 23:48 | Successful |
| Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts ||||||
| 8 October 15:02:00 | Rokot/Briz-KM | Rokot/Briz-KM | | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Eurockot | Eurockot |
| 8 October 15:02:00 | | CryoSat | ESA | Intended: Low Earth | Environmental | 8 October | Launch failure |
| Second stage failed to shut down and separate, failed to orbit. ||||||
| 12 October 01:00 | Long March 2F | Long March 2F | | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | CALT | CALT |
| 12 October 01:00 | | Shenzhou 6 | CMSA | Low Earth | Technology/Biological | 16 October 04:32:50 | Successful |
| Carried two crewmembers, first Chinese spaceflight with multiple crew ||||||
| 13 October 22:32:00 | Ariane 5GS | Ariane 5GS | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 13 October 22:32:00 | | Syracuse 3A | DGA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 13 October 22:32:00 | | Galaxy 15 | PanAmSat (2005–2006) Intelsat (2006—) | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 19 October 18:05 | Titan IV(404)B | Titan IV(404)B | | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Vandenberg SLC-4E | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 19 October 18:05 | | USA-186 (Improved Crystal) | NRO | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational |
| NRO Launch 20, Final flight of Titan IVB and the Titan family of rockets. ||||||
| 27 October 06:52:26 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | NPO Polyot | NPO Polyot |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | Beijing-1 (China-DMC+4) | Tsinghua | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | TopSat | MoD | Low Earth | Optical imaging | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | Sinah-1 | ISA | Low Earth | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | SSETI Express (XO-53) | SSETI/ESA | Low Earth | Technology, CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | ⚀ CubeSat XI-V (CO-58) | University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Operational |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | ⚀ UWE-1 | UWE | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | ⚀ nCUBE-2 | NSSP | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | Mozhaets-5 (RS-25) | Mozhaiskiy/NPO PM | Low Earth | Technology Amateur radio | In orbit | Spacecraft failure |
| 27 October 06:52:26 | | Rubin-5-ASOLANT | OHB System/AATiS | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| Sinah-1 was the first Iranian satellite, SSETI Express lost due to power failure twelve and a half hours after launch as solar arrays were unable to recharge batteries; Mozhaets 5 failed to separate from the carrier rocket, NCUBE-2 failed to contact the ground and Rubin-5 remained intentionally attached to the carrier rocket. UWE-1 operated until 17 November. ||||||
| November ||||||||
| 8 November 14:06:59 | Zenit-3SL | Zenit-3SL | | Ocean Odyssey | Ocean Odyssey | Sea Launch | Sea Launch |
| 8 November 14:06:59 | | Inmarsat-4 F2 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 9 November 03:33:34 | Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Soyuz-FG / Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 9 November 03:33:34 | | Venus Express | ESA | Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | Late January 2015 | Successful |
| 16 November 23:46:00 | Ariane 5 ECA | Ariane 5 ECA | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 16 November 23:46:00 | | Spaceway-2 | DirecTV | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 16 November 23:46:00 | | Telkom-2 | PT Telkom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful |
| December ||||||||
| 21 December 18:38:20 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz-U | | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roskosmos | Roskosmos |
| 21 December 18:38:20 | | Progress M-55 | Roskomsos | Low Earth (ISS) | Logistics | 19 June 2006 17:53 | Successful |
| ISS flight 20P ||||||
| 21 December 19:34:20 | Kosmos-3M | Kosmos-3M | | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | Plesetsk Site 132/1 | VKS | VKS |
| 21 December 19:34:20 | | Gonets-M No.1 | Gonets Satellite System | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 19:34:20 | | Kosmos 2416 (Rodnik) | VKS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 22:33 | Ariane 5GS | Ariane 5GS | | Kourou ELA-3 | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 21 December 22:33 | | Meteosat-9 (MSG-2) | Eumetsat | Geosynchronous | Weather | In orbit | Operational |
| 21 December 22:33 | | INSAT-4A | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 05:07:10 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Proton-K/DM-2 | | Baikonur Site 81/24 | Baikonur Site 81/24 | VKS | VKS |
| 25 December 05:07:10 | | Kosmos 2417 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 05:07:10 | | Kosmos 2418 (GLONASS-M) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 25 December 05:07:10 | | Kosmos 2419 (GLONASS) | VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational |
| 28 December 05:19 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Starsem | Starsem |
| 28 December 05:19 | | GIOVE A | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation Technology | In orbit | Successful |
| The satellite was deactivated on 24 November 2021. ||||||
| 29 December 02:28 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Proton-M/Briz-M | | Baikonur Site 200/39 | Baikonur Site 200/39 | International Launch Services | International Launch Services |
| 29 December 02:28 | | AMC-23 (2005–2007) GE-23 (2007—) | SES Americom (2005–2007) SAT-GE (2007—) | Geosynchronous | Communication | In orbit | Operational |
| Originally ordered by GE Americom as GE-2i, transferred to SES Americom before launch and renamed AMC-13, then transferred to Worldsat as Worldsat-3 before being transferred back to SES Americom as AMC-23 in early 2005. Transferred to SAT-GE when it split from SES Americom in 2007. ||||||
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## Suborbital launches

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| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| January ||||||||
| 18 January 13:58:00 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 18 January 13:58:00 | | ROMA 2005 RWCH05 | DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful |
| 18 January 16:07 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 18 January 16:07 | | ROMA 2005 RWCH08 | DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful |
| 18 January 17:57 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 18 January 17:57 | | ROMA 2005 RWCH11 | DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful |
| 20 January 09:16 | Super Loki | Super Loki | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 20 January 09:16 | | ROMA 2005 RWCH14 | DLR | Suborbital | Weather | 18 January | Successful |
| February ||||||||
| 1 February | M45 | M45 | | Biscarosse | Biscarosse | French Navy | French Navy |
| 1 February | | | French Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 800 kilometres (500 mi) ||||||
| 2 February 20:57:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 2 February 20:57:00 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 14 February 06:22 | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | UGM-27 Polaris (STARS) | | Kodiak | Kodiak | SMDC | SMDC |
| 14 February 06:22 | | IFT-14 Target | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 14 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), interceptor launch cancelled ||||||
| 24 February 21:03 | Aries | Aries | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | US Navy | US Navy |
| 24 February 21:03 | | FTM-04-1 Target | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 24 February | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted by SM-3 ||||||
| 24 February 21:04 | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | | USS Lake Erie | USS Lake Erie | MDA | MDA |
| 24 February 21:04 | | FTM-04-1 Interceptor | MDA | Suborbital | Aegis test | 24 February | Successful |
| "Stellar Dragon", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted Aries ||||||
| March ||||||||
| 1 March 23:13:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 1 March 23:13:00 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 1 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 2 March 04:00:14 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 March 04:00:14 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33 ||||||
| 2 March 05:09:16 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 | USS Tennessee, ETR LP-5 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 2 March 05:09:16 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-33 ||||||
| 2 March 21:11:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 2 March 21:11:00 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 2 March 22:05:00 | Terrier-Oriole | Terrier-Oriole | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 2 March 22:05:00 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 6 March 10:31:17 | Black Brant XII | Black Brant XII | | Poker Flat LC-4 | Poker Flat LC-4 | NASA | NASA |
| 6 March 10:31:17 | | CASCADES | Dartmouth | Intended: Suborbital | Auroral | 6 March | Launch failure |
| Third stage failed to ignite, apogee: 29 kilometres (18 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 05:45:00 | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Poker Flat LC-3 | Poker Flat LC-3 | NASA | NASA |
| 15 March 05:45:00 | | DUST | Dartmouth | Suborbital | Micrometeoroids | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
| 15 March 07:45:00 | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Poker Flat LC-2 | Poker Flat LC-2 | NASA | NASA |
| 15 March 07:45:00 | | DUST | Dartmouth | Suborbital | Micrometeoroids | 15 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 105 kilometres (65 mi) ||||||
| 19 March | Shaheen-II | Shaheen-II | | Sonmiani | Sonmiani | Army of Pakistan | Army of Pakistan |
| 19 March | | | Army of Pakistan | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 March | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| April ||||||||
| 8 April 05:56 | RH-300 Mk.II | RH-300 Mk.II | | Satish Dhawan | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ISRO |
| 8 April 05:56 | | | PRL | Suborbital | Aeronomy | 8 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 8 April 17:30 | Castor 4B MRT | Castor 4B MRT | | C-17, Pacific Ocean | C-17, Pacific Ocean | Orbital Sciences | Orbital Sciences |
| 8 April 17:30 | | | Orbital Sciences | Suborbital | Test flight | 8 April | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| May ||||||||
| 2 May 05:00 | Skylark 7 | Skylark 7 | | Esrange Skylark Tower | Esrange Skylark Tower | Sounding Rocket Services | Sounding Rocket Services |
| 2 May 05:00 | | Maser-10 | ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity | 2 May | Successful |
| Final Skylark launch, apogee: 252 kilometres (157 mi) ||||||
| 5 May 09:35:00 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 5 May 09:35:00 | | MCAFT-1/IBSi | IBSi | Suborbital | Biological | 5 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi) ||||||
| 27 May | R-17 Elbrus (B) | R-17 Elbrus (B) | | Minakh | Minakh | Syrian Army | Syrian Army |
| 27 May | | | Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 27 May | R-17 Elbrus (D) | R-17 Elbrus (D) | | Minakh | Minakh | Syrian Army | Syrian Army |
| 27 May | | | Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 27 May | R-17 Elbrus (D) | R-17 Elbrus (D) | | Minakh | Minakh | Syrian Army | Syrian Army |
| 27 May | | | Syrian Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 May | Launch failure |
| Disintegrated over Turkey ||||||
| June ||||||||
| 12 June | Ju Lang 2 | Ju Lang 2 | | Submarine, Yellow Sea | Submarine, Yellow Sea | PLAN | PLAN |
| 12 June | | | PLAN | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 June | Successful |
| 28 June 22:54 | Terrier-ASAS | Terrier-ASAS | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 28 June 22:54 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Test flight | 28 June | Successful |
| July ||||||||
| 4 July 08:41 | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | FFI | FFI |
| 4 July 08:41 | | IMEF | Oslo | Suborbital | Aeronomy/Ionospheric | 4 July | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 7 July 16:20:00 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 7 July 16:20:00 | | VAULT 3 | NRL | Suborbital | Solar | 7 July | Successful |
| 7 July 16:20:00 | Dong Feng 21 | Dong Feng 21 | | Xichang | Xichang | PLA | PLA |
| 7 July 16:20:00 | | | PLA | Suborbital | ASAT test | 7 July | Launch failure |
| Intercept failed ||||||
| 21 July 08:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-10 | Vandenberg LF-10 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 21 July 08:01 | | SERV-1 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 July | Successful |
| August ||||||||
| 3 August 18:45 | Black Brant IX | Black Brant IX | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 3 August 18:45 | | USC-6 | USCLA | Suborbital | Solar | 3 August | Successful |
| 3 August | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | US Army | US Army |
| 3 August | | CHCM-1 | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 3 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 17 August 07:06 | R-29RMU Sineva | R-29RMU Sineva | | Severodvinsk, Barents Sea | Severodvinsk, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 17 August 07:06 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 18 August | Castor 4B | Castor 4B | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | US Army | US Army |
| 18 August | | CHCM-1 | US Army | Suborbital | Test flight | 18 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 400 kilometres (250 mi) ||||||
| 26 August 08:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-26 | Vandenberg LF-26 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 26 August 08:01 | | GT-188GM/SERV-2 | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 26 August | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| September ||||||||
| 7 September 08:53 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-04 | Vandenberg LF-04 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 7 September 08:53 | | GT-187-1GM | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 7 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 14 September 08:01 | LGM-30G Minuteman III | LGM-30G Minuteman III | | Vandenberg LF-09 | Vandenberg LF-09 | US Air Force | US Air Force |
| 14 September 08:01 | | GT-189GM/ALCS | US Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 14 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) ||||||
| 26 September | LRALT | LRALT | | C-17, Midway | C-17, Midway | MDA | MDA |
| 26 September | | | MDA | Suborbital | Target | 26 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi), test of COBRA DANE radar system ||||||
| 27 September 13:22 | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 27 September 13:22 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), maiden flight of Bulava, launched whilst submarine was surfaced ||||||
| 30 September 07:06 | R-29R Volna | R-29R Volna | | Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Okhotsk Sea | Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets, Okhotsk Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 30 September 07:06 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 30 September | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| October ||||||||
| 7 October 21:30 | Volna | Volna | | Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea | Borisoglebsk, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 7 October 21:30 | | IRDT-2R | ESA/NPO Lavochkin | Suborbital | Technology | 6 October | Spacecraft failure |
| Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi), recovery failed ||||||
| 10 October 21:10:08 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | HMS Vanguard, ETR | HMS Vanguard, ETR | Royal Navy | Royal Navy |
| 10 October 21:10:08 | | | Royal Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 10 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), DASO-8 ||||||
| 20 October 07:30 | RS-18B UR-100NU | RS-18B UR-100NU | | Baikonur Site 175/2 | Baikonur Site 175/2 | RVSN | RVSN |
| 20 October 07:30 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 20 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 27 October 13:45 | VS-30/Orion | VS-30/Orion | | Andøya | Andøya | DLR | DLR |
| 27 October 13:45 | | SHEFEX | DLR | Suborbital | Test flight | 27 October | Successful |
| Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi) ||||||
| November ||||||||
| 1 November 17:10 | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Kapustin Yar | Kapustin Yar | RVSN | RVSN |
| 1 November 17:10 | | IP-10 | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| 2 November 22:34 | Terrier Mk.70-Oriole | Terrier Mk.70-Oriole | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 2 November 22:34 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 2 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi) ||||||
| 14 November 20:30 | Terrier-Improved Orion | Terrier-Improved Orion | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 14 November 20:30 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 14 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 18 November 18:12 | Castor 4B (MRT) | Castor 4B (MRT) | | Barking Sands | Barking Sands | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 18 November 18:12 | | FTM-04-2 Target | U.S. Navy | Suborbital | Target | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted by SM-3. ||||||
| 18 November 18:16 | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | | USS Lake Erie | USS Lake Erie | U.S. Navy | U.S. Navy |
| 18 November 18:16 | | FTM-04-2 Interceptor | U.S. Navy | Suborbital | Aegis test | 18 November | Successful |
| "Stellar Valkyrie", apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi), intercepted MRT. ||||||
| 18 November 20:13 | Terrier-Improved Orion | Terrier-Improved Orion | | White Sands | White Sands | NASA | NASA |
| 18 November 20:13 | | | NAWC | Suborbital | Target | 18 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| 22 November | THAAD | THAAD | | White Sands | White Sands | Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin |
| 22 November | | FTT-1 | Lockheed Martin | Suborbital | Test flight | 22 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 29 November 07:44 | RT-2PM Topol | RT-2PM Topol | | Plesetsk | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN |
| 29 November 07:44 | | | RVSN | Suborbital | Missile test | 29 November | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
| December ||||||||
| 9 December 19:02:42 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | Submarine, ETR LP-5 | Submarine, ETR LP-5 | US Navy | US Navy |
| 9 December 19:02:42 | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 9 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), FCET-34 ||||||
| 14 December 03:04 | Orbital Boost Vehicle | Orbital Boost Vehicle | | Meck | Meck | MDA | MDA |
| 14 December 03:04 | | FT-1 | MDA | Suborbital | GBI test | 14 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) ||||||
| 20 December 19:30 | Terrier-Orion | Terrier-Orion | | Wallops | Wallops | NASA | NASA |
| 20 December 19:30 | | | NASA | Suborbital | Technology | 20 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi) ||||||
| 21 December 05:19 | RSM-56 Bulava | RSM-56 Bulava | | Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | Dmitri Donskoi, White Sea | VMF | VMF |
| 21 December 05:19 | | | VMF | Suborbital | Missile test | 21 December | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), first submerged Bulava launch ||||||
| Unknown date ||||||||
| Unknown | RH-300 Mk.II | RH-300 Mk.II | | Satish Dhawan | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ISRO |
| Unknown | | | ISRO | Suborbital | Test flight | | Successful |
| Apogee: 130 kilometres (81 mi) ||||||
| Unknown | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | UGM-133 Trident II D5 | | Submarine, WTR | Submarine, WTR | US Navy | US Navy |
| Unknown | | | US Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | | Successful |
| Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) ||||||
* ← Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec →

## Deep Space Rendezvous

| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 14 January | Cassini | Flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi) |
| 14 January | Huygens | First soft landing on planet's satellite outside Moon and on Titan |
| 15 February | Cassini | 3rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 17 February | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 1,180 kilometres (730 mi) |
| 4 March | Rosetta | 1st flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist |
| 9 March | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| 31 March | Cassini | 4th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,523 kilometres (1,568 mi) |
| 16 April | Cassini | 5th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 4 July | Deep Impact | First impact to comet | Projectile impacts 9P/Tempel 1 |
| 14 July | Cassini | Flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 2 August | MESSENGER | Flyby of the Earth | Gravity assist |
| 22 August | Cassini | 6th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 4,015 kilometres (2,495 mi) |
| 7 September | Cassini | 7th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 950 kilometres (590 mi) |
| 12 September | Hayabusa | Arrival at asteroid 25143 Itokawa |
| 26 September | Cassini | Flyby of Hyperion | Closest approach: 990 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 11 October | Cassini | Flyby of Dione | Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| 28 October | Cassini | 8th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,446 kilometres (899 mi) |
| 12 November | MINERVA | Failed to land on Itokawa |
| 19 November | Hayabusa | Accidentally landed on Itokawa The first asteroid ascent | Stayed for 30 min |
| 25 November | Hayabusa | Made a touch-and-go on Itokawa for sampling | Status unclear |
| 26 November | Cassini | Flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| 26 December | Cassini | 9th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 10,429 kilometres (6,480 mi) |

## EVAs

| Start Date/Time (UTC) | Duration | End Time (UTC) | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
| 26 January 07:43 | 5 hours 28 minutes | 13:11 | Expedition 10 ISS Pirs | Leroy Chiao Salizhan Sharipov | Completed 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 March 06:25 | 4 hours 30 minutes | 10:55 | Expedition 10 ISS Pirs | Leroy Chiao Salizhan Sharipov | Installed 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 July 09:48 | 6 hours 50 minutes | 17:36 | STS-114 Discovery | Soichi Noguchi Stephen Robinson | Performed 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 August 08:42 | 7 hours 14 minutes | 15:56 | STS-114 Discovery | Soichi Noguchi Stephen Robinson | Performed 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 August 08:48 | 6 hours 1 minute | 14:49 | STS-114 Discovery | Soichi Noguchi Stephen Robinson | Performed using Shuttle airlock whilst docked to the ISS. Photographed and inspected Discovery's 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 August 19:02 | 4 hours 58 minutes | 19 August 00:00 | Expedition 11 ISS Pirs | Sergei Krikalyov John L. Phillips | Retrieved 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 November 15:32 | 5 hours 22 minutes | 20:54 | Expedition 12 ISS Quest | William S. McArthur Valery Tokarev | Installed 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 summary
### By country

| Country | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
| | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Russia | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | United States | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| World | World | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 |

### By rocket

* Ariane 5
* Atlas III
* Atlas V
* Delta II
* Long March 2
* Long March 3
* Minotaur I
* Molniya-M
* Soyuz-U
* Soyuz-FG
* Kosmos-3M
* Titan IV
* Proton-K
* Proton-M
* Rokot
* Zenit-3SL
* Others

#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-II | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mu | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-7 | Russia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-14 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| R-29 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| R-36 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Universal Rocket | Russia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 5 | France | Ariane | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas III | United States | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V | United States | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II | United States | Delta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | R-36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA | Japan | H-II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kosmos | Russia | R-12/R-14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2 | China | Long March | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3 | China | Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Japan | Mu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya | Russia | R-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pegasus | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton | Russia | Universal Rocket | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz | Russia | R-7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV | United States | Titan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| UR-100 | Russia | Universal Rocket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Volna | Russia | R-29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zenit | Ukraine | Zenit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Ariane 5 ECA | France | Ariane 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ariane 5 GS | France | Ariane 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Atlas IIIB | United States | Atlas III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Atlas V 401 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlas V 431 | United States | Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Delta II 7320 | United States | Delta II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delta II 7925 | United States | Delta II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | Dnepr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| H-IIA 2022 | Japan | H-IIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Kosmos-3M | Russia | Kosmos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2C | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2D | China | Long March 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 2F | China | Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long March 3B | China | Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minotaur I | United States | Minotaur I | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M-V | Japan | M-V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Molniya-M / ML | Russia | Molniya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Final flight |
| Pegasus-XL | United States | Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSLV-G | India | PSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2 | Russia | Proton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-K / DM-2M | Russia | Proton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proton-M / Briz-M | Russia | Proton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rokot / Briz-KM | Russia | UR-100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | Soyuz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-FG / Fregat | Russia | Soyuz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soyuz-U | Russia | Soyuz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Space Shuttle | United States | Space Shuttle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titan IV-B (404B) | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Titan IV-B (405B) | United States | Titan IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Final flight |
| Volna | Russia | Volna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maiden flight |
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Zenit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |

### By launch site

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Xichang
* Kourou
* Satish Dhawan
* Ocean Odyssey
* Tanegashima
* Uchinoura
* Baikonur
* Barents Sea
* Plesetsk
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy Space Center
* Vandenberg
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| Baikonur | Kazakhstan | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barents Sea | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Launched from Borisoglebsk submarine |
| Cape Canaveral | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jiuquan | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kourou | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ocean Odyssey | International | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plesetsk | Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Satish Dhawan | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tanegashima | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchinoura | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vandenberg | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | One launch used Stargazer aircraft |
| Xichang | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | |

### By orbit

* Transatmospheric
* Low Earth
* Low Earth (ISS)
* Low Earth (SSO)
* Low Earth (retrograde)
* Medium Earth
* Geosychronous (transfer)
* Inclined GSO
* High Earth
* Heliocentric
| Orbital regime | Launches | Successes | Failures | Accidentally achieved | Remarks |
| Transatmospheric | 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 | |