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Ariane 5 GS | INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 21, 2005, 10:33 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Strela-3M 1
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 2005, 7:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Strela-3M (also known as Rodnik-S) is an improved version of the Strela-3 military communications satellites. The first one was launched on 21.12.2005 on a Kosmos-3M booster together with a Gonets-M satellite, which represents the civilian version. Later satellites were launched on Rokot-KM boosters.
Geostationary Orbit
Soyuz U | Progress M-55
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 21, 2005, 6:38 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 16, 2005, 11:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Spaceway F2 is part of a constellation of direct broadcast satellites operating at 99.2 degrees West serving DirecTV customers. Telkom-2 is a communications satellite operating at 118 degrees East, improving communications coverage accross Indonesia, souteast Asia and India.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Soyuz-FG | Venus Express
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 9, 2005, 3:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Venus Express (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April 2006 and began continuously sending back science data from its polar orbit around Venus. Equipped with seven scientific instruments, the main objective of the mission was the long term observation of the Venusian atmosphere.
Venus Orbit
Zenit | INMARSAT 4 F2
Sea Launch | RussiaSea Launch
Nov. 8, 2005, 2:06 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m.
Titan 404B | NROL-20
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 19, 2005, 6:05 p.m.
Ariane 5 GS | Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 13, 2005, 10:32 p.m.
Long March 2F | Shenzhou-6
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 12, 2005, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the second crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Shenzhou-6 began its mission by carrying astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng into low Earth orbit. During their mission, astronauts conducted scientific experiments, which mainly had to do with how human body responds to spaceflight. After almost 5 days in orbit Shenzhou-6 deorbited and landed back safely on Earth on 16 October.
Low Earth Orbit
