Chronology - Quarter 1 2005

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Previous Home Next 2005 January 12 - 18:47 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Pad: SLC17B. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 7925-9.5. LV Configuration: Delta 7925-9.5 D311. Deep Impact Nation: USA. Program: Discovery. Payload: Discovery 7. Mass: 601 kg (1,324 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Comet. Spacecraft: Deep Impact. COSPAR: 2005-001A. USAF Sat Cat: 28517. Launched into a 0.981 AU x 1.628 AU solar orbit inclined 0.6 deg to the ecliptic. Deep Impact was to fly by Comet 9P/Tempel-1 on 3 July 2005. An impacter it released was to hit the comet on 4 July at 10.2 km/s, producing a crater and ejecta plume that would allow the flyby spacecraft to determine the composition and structure of the comet's nucleus. References: 2. 2005 January 14 - Cassini, Titan Flyby Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. 2005 January 14 - Huygens Probe Lands on Titan, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. 2005 January 20 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 411. Cosmos 2414 Nation: Russia. Mass: 820 kg (1,800 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Perigee: 908 km (564 mi). Apogee: 968 km (601 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 103.80 min. COSPAR: 2005-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 28521. Military navigation satellite. Positioned in plane 4 of constellation, replacement for Cosmos 2239? References: 2. Universitetskiy Nation: Russia. Payload: Tatyana. Mass: 30 kg (66 lb). Class: Technology. Perigee: 911 km (566 mi). Apogee: 969 km (602 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 103.80 min. COSPAR: 2005-002C. USAF Sat Cat: 28523. Student satellite for radiation studies, ejected from Cosmos 2414. The satellite was built by students at MGU (Moskovskiy Gosudarstvenniy Universitet) for the university's 250th anniversary, and was nicknamed 'Tatyana' since the university's anniversary day is St. Tatyana's day References: 2. 2005 January 22 - Stardust Enters Solar Conjunction Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Stardust. 2005 January 26 - 07:43 GMT - EVA ISS EO-10-1 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Chiao, Sharipov. Flight: ISS EO-10. EVA Duration: 0.23 days. The EO-10 crew, wearing Orlan spacesuits, first installed a work platform on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. Station systems were put on autopilot for the duration of the spacewalk. Atop the platform the astronauts mounted a German experiment, a small remote-controlled manipulator arm, meant to test the operation of lightweight robotic joints in space. They also moved a Japanese micrometeoroid experiment and inspected the station's environmental control system vents for blockages. They completed their work by placing Russian biological experiments on the station exterior. 2005 February 3 - 02:27 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC81/24. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-M/Briz-M. LV Configuration: Proton-M/Briz-M 535-09. AMC-12 Nation: USA. Program: Americom. Mass: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Spacebus 4000. Manufacturer: Alcatel. Agency: SES Americom. Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2005-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 28526. Americom 12 satellite, also known as Worldsat 2. The first Alcatel Spacebus 4000 satellite to be launched. References: 2. 2005 February 3 - 07:41 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36B. Launch Pad: SLC36B. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V. Model: Atlas 3B SEC. LV Configuration: Atlas 3B-SEC AC-206. USA 181 Nation: USA. Class: SIGINT. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: NOSS-3. Perigee: 1,011 km (628 mi). Apogee: 1,209 km (751 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. COSPAR: 2005-004A. USAF Sat Cat: 28537. 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. References: 2. USA 181 companion Nation: USA. Class: SIGINT. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: NOSS-3. Perigee: 1,011 km (628 mi). Apogee: 1,209 km (751 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. COSPAR: 2005-004C. USAF Sat Cat: 28541. References: 2. 2005 February 8 - Stardust Exits Solar Conjunction Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Stardust. 2005 February 12 - 21:03 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA3. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5. Model: Ariane 5ECA. LV Configuration: Ariane 5ECA V164 (521) City of Bremen. XTAR-EUR Nation: Spain. Mass: 3,631 kg (8,004 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral. Perigee: 35,778 km (22,231 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2005-005A. USAF Sat Cat: 28542. Return to flight of Ariane 5 EC-A after booster failure on first launch. Delayed from April, June, September 28, October 28, November 3 and 8, 2004; and February 11, 2005. XTAR-EUR was a Spanish X-band military communications satellite operated by Hisdesat/XTAR of Spain. It had a dry mass of 1412 kg and 2219 kg of propellant. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 28.95E drifting at 0.006W degrees per day. References: 2. Maqsat-B2 Nation: Europe. Mass: 3,622 kg (7,985 lb). Class: Technology. Manufacturer: Kayser-Threde. Perigee: 258 km (160 mi). Apogee: 35,409 km (22,002 mi). Inclination: 6.70 deg. Period: 624.90 min. COSPAR: 2005-005B. USAF Sat Cat: 28543. Maqsat was a test payload built by Kayser-Threde to study the Ariane 5ECA launch environment. Remained attached to the upper stage. References: 2. SLOSHSAT Nation: Netherlands. Payload: SLOSHSAT-FLEVO. Mass: 127 kg (279 lb). Class: Technology. Perigee: 268 km (166 mi). Apogee: 35,723 km (22,197 mi). Inclination: 6.80 deg. Period: 631.20 min. COSPAR: 2005-005C. USAF Sat Cat: 28544. Test satellite to study the sloshing of fluids in zero gravity, developed by the Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory. Equipped with a tank with 33.5 liters of water and an attitude control system. References: 2. 2005 February 15 - Cassini, Titan Flyby, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. 2005 February 17 - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: OBV. FAILURE: Launch abort - booster shut down in silo. IFT-14 launch attempt. Nation: USA. Mass: 55 kg (121 lb). Agency: Missile Defense Agency. Delayed from October 2004. Missile Defense Technology / EKV Prototype planned intercept attempt. The interceptor failed to leave the silo. As in IFT-13C, Orbital Sciences’ booster, carrying Raytheon’s production kill vehicle, was supposed to fly from Kwajalein and hit a target coming out of Kodiak, Alaska. The system shut itself down just a few seconds before launch. Arms that held the interceptor in the silo did not fully retract, and the launch software aborted the mission. MDA failure analysis resulted in a redesign of the launch mechanism and improved quality control. 2005 February 17 - Cassini, Enceladus Flyby, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. 2005 February 26 - 09:25 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Y. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: H-2. Model: H-IIA 2022. LV Configuration: H-IIA 2022 H-IIA-7F. Himawari 6 Nation: Japan. Payload: MT-Sat 1R. Mass: 3,300 kg (7,200 lb). Class: Meteorology. Spacecraft: FS-1300. Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral. Agency: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Perigee: 35,778 km (22,231 mi). Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 2005-006A. USAF Sat Cat: 28622. Return to flight after earlier failure; first commercial mission for H-2A. Delayed from August 2003, January 2004, and February 24, 2005. The dual-purpose satellite was to provide weather data for the Japanese Meteorological Agency (as with others in the Himawari-GMS series), and air traffic control support (airplane-ATC voice/data links, GPS augmentation and airplane position tracking) for the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 140.26E drifting at 0.000E degrees per day. References: 2. 2005 February 28 - 19:09 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz-U. LV Configuration: Soyuz-U Zh15000-093 / ISS-17P. Progress M-52 Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: Progress M s/n 252. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M. Manufacturer: TsSKB Progress. Agency: Russian Space Agency. Perigee: 350 km (210 mi). Apogee: 360 km (220 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.60 min. COSPAR: 2005-007A. USAF Sat Cat: 28624. Duration: 107.20 days. Decay Date: 2005-06-16. Flight: ISS EO-10. Docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station at 20:10 GMT on March 2. Undocked at 20:16 GMT on 15 June. Retrofire at 23:16 GMT lowered its perigee to 62 km, and resulting in a destructive re-entry over the Pacific at 23:57 GMT. References: 2. Nanosputnik Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Payload: TEKh-42 / TNS-0 s/n 1. Mass: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb). Class: Technology. Perigee: 341 km (211 mi). Apogee: 353 km (219 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.50 min. COSPAR: 2005-007C. USAF Sat Cat: 28547. Decay Date: 2005-08-30. Flight: ISS EO-10. Nanosatellite delivered by Progress M-52 to the International Space Station. 30 cm long, it was released from during a spacewalk on 28 March 2005. References: 2. 2005 March 1 - 03:51 GMT - Launch Site: Kiritimati. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 0.0 N x 154.0 W. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. Model: Zenit-3SL. LV Configuration: Zenit-3SL 17. XM-3 Nation: USA. Payload: XM Rhythm. Mass: 4,703 kg (10,368 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 702. Manufacturer: Boeing Satellite Systems. Agency: XM Radio. Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2005-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 28626. Delayed from February 17, 18 and 23, 2005 due to of heavy seas. The satellite would supplement the American XM network's satellite direct-broadcast digital radio service. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 85.14W drifting at 0.010W degrees per day. References: 2. 2005 March 4 - Rosetta, first Earth Gravity Assist, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Rosetta. 2005 March 6 - 10:31 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: LC4. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 12. LV Configuration: Black Brant XII NASA 40.17UE. FAILURE: Black Brant sustainer stage did not ignite. CASCADES auroral research experiment Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). Planned apogee 800 km. References: 2. 2005 March 8 - Messenger, Magnetometer Deployment, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Messenger. 2005 March 9 - Cassini, Enceladus & Tethys Flyby, Successful Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. 2005 March 11 - 21:42 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V. Model: Atlas V 431. LV Configuration: Atlas V 431 AV-004. Inmarsat 4-F1 Nation: International. Program: Inmarsat. Payload: Inmarsat 4A / Eurostar 3000GM. Mass: 5,959 kg (13,137 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. Manufacturer: EADS Astrium. Agency: Inmarsat. Perigee: 35,562 km (22,097 mi). Apogee: 36,011 km (22,376 mi). Inclination: 3.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2005-009A. USAF Sat Cat: 28628. Heaviest single payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit to that date. Delayed from October 2004, February 27, March 10, 2005. The satellite was to provide L-band mobile communications and wideband data transmission for Inmarsat's global network. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 63.82E drifting at 0.000E degrees per day. References: 2. 2005 March 19 - Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen. Model: Shaheen 2. Shaheen 2 test Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 2005 March 28 - 06:25 GMT - EVA ISS EO-10-2 Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Crew: Chiao, Sharipov. Flight: ISS EO-10. EVA Duration: 0.19 days. The EO-10 crew exited in Orlan suits from the Pirs airlock. They installed communications and GPS antennae to support rendezvous and docking by the European ATV unmanned logistics vehicle. Sharipov placed a 5 kg nanosatellite into space, Nanosputnik, into orbit. Other external trash was also released. 2005 March 29 - 22:31 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM-2M. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM-2M 410-09. Ekspress AM-2 Nation: Russia. Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Ekspress. Manufacturer: NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki, Alcatel Space. Agency: PO Kosmicheskaya Sviaz. Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,893 km (22,302 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,438.50 min. COSPAR: 2005-010A. USAF Sat Cat: 28629. Delayed from December 2004, then moved up from March 31, 2005. Communications payload of C, Ku and L band transponders. It was to be stationed at 80 deg E. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 80.01E drifting at 0.008W degrees per day. References: 2. 2005 March 31 - Cassini, Titan Flyby Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cassini. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.