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Pegasus XL | Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART)

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
April 15, 2005, 5:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-6

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 15, 2005, 12:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TMA-6 begins Expedition 11 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev alongside Flight Engineers, John Phillips (NASA) & Roberto Vittori (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 11, 2005, 01:09:00 UTC

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B | Apstar 6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 12, 2005, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Communications Ku and C band transponders.

Geostationary Orbit
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Minotaur I | XSS-11

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 11, 2005, 1:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USA-165 or XSS-11 (Experimental Satellite System-11) is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 29, 2005, 9:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communications satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years.

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 11, 2005, 9:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Heaviest single payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit to that date. The satellite was to provide L-band mobile communications and wideband data transmission for Inmarsat's global network.

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
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Zenit | XM-3

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
March 1, 2005, 3:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The satellite would supplement the American XM network's satellite direct-broadcast digital radio service.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-52

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 28, 2005, 7:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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H-IIA 2022 | Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 26, 2005, 9:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 12, 2005, 9:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

XTAR-EUR is a communication satellite operating at 29 degrees East. Serving the needs of US, Spanish and allied governments. Maqsat B2 was designed to represent a commercial passenger for vehicle evaluation but was used as a technology platform for several European experiments, including Sloshsat in this case. Sloshsat is a satellite to investigate the behavior of liquids in weightlessness.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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