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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.

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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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Atlas | NROL-23

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 2005, 7:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.

Low Earth Orbit
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