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2005 Space Launch Report
Updated December 31, 2005 2005 Launch Vehicle Standings |
2005 LAUNCH STATS by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2005 ======================================================== 2005 LAUNCH VEHICLE SUMMARY Calendar year launch vehicle results, ranked by number of successes, with launch total as the first tiebreaker and vehicle payload mass as the second tiebreaker. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions have orbital periods less than 2 hours. Deep Space missions include heliocentric, planetocentric, and solar system escape trajectories. ========================================================= Vehicle Overall By Orbit Type Launches Earth-Orbit Earth-Escape (Failures) LEO >LEO Deep Space ========================================================= R-7 Soyuz/Molniya** 12(1) 8(0)* 3(1) 1(0) Proton-(K/M) *** 7(0) - 7(0)* - Ariane 5 ***** 5(0) - 5(0) - Chang Zheng **** 5(0) 4(0) 1(0) - Zenit 3SL/DMSL 4(0) - 4(0) - Delta 2(H) 3(0) 1(0) 1(0) 1(0) Kosmos 3M 3(0) 3(0) - - Titan 4B 2(0) 2(0) - - Atlas 5 2(0) - 1(0) 1(0)* Minotaur 2(0) 2(0) - - Rokot KM 2(1) 2(1) - - STS 1(0) 1(0) - - H-IIA 1(0) - 1(0) - Atlas 3B 1(0) 1(0) - - Dnepr 1(0) 1(0) - - PSLV 1(0) 1(0) - - M-5 1(0) 1(0) - - Pegasus XL 1(0) 1(0) - - Volna 1(1) 1(1) - - -------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55(3) 29(2) 23(1) 3(0) * Denotes YTD Leader in Category ** Soyuz/Molniya Details -------------------------------------------------------------- Soyuz-U (Progress) 4(0) 4(0) - - Soyuz-U (Kosmos) 2(0) 2(0) - - Soyuz-FG/Fregat 3(0) - 2(0) 1(0) Soyuz-FG/Soyuz 2(0) 2(0) - - Molniya-M 1(1) - 1(1) - --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Proton Details --------------------------------------------------------------- Proton-K/DM-2 1(0) - 1(0) - Proton-K/DM-2M 2(0) - 2(0) - Proton-K/17S40 - - - - Proton-K/Briz-M - - - - Proton-M/Briz-M 4(0) - 4(0) - --------------------------------------------------------------- ****Chang Zheng (Long March) Details --------------------------------------------------------------- CZ-2C/3 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-2D/2 2(0) 2(0) - - CZ-2F 1(0) 1(0) - - CZ-3B 1(0) - 1(0) - --------------------------------------------------------------- *****Ariane 5 Details --------------------------------------------------------------- Ariane 5ECA 2(0) - 2(0) - Ariane 5GS 3(0) - 3(0) - --------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================
2005 LAUNCH SITE SUMMARY
Launch sites, ranked by number of year-to-date orbital
launch attempts.
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Site Overall
Launches
(Failures)
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan 19(0)
Cape Canaveral, Florida 6(0)
Plestesk, Russia 6(2)
Kourou, French Guyana 5(0)
Vandenberg AFB, California 5(0)
Jiuquan, China 4(0)
Sea Launch LP Odyssey (POR) 4(0)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 1(0)
Tanegashima, Japan 1(0)
XiChang, China 1(0)
Sriharikota, India 1(0)
Uchinowa (Kagoshima), Japan 1(0)
Barents Sea (Sub Launched) 1(1)
Taiyaun, China -
Palmanchim, Isreal -
Svobodny, Russia -
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Launch Vehicle by Success Rate ================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY STATISTICS
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2005
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Top active or recently retired space launch vehicles ranked by
their predicted orbital success rate*. Failures include
incorrect orbits.
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Atlas 2/2AS 63 63 1.00 .98 63 None 1991-2004
Tsyklon 2 103 104 .99 .98 91 4/25/73 1967-
Delta 2 118 120 .98 .98 65 1/17/97 1989-
STS 112 114 .98 .97 1(A) 2/1/03 1981-
Soyuz-U 703 723 .97 .97 20 10/15/02 1973-
Ariane 4 113 116 .97 .97 74 12/11/94 1988-2003
Titan 2 17 17# 1.00 .95 17 None 1964-2003
Kosmos 3M 414 437 .95 .95 13 11/20/00 1964-
CZ-2(C)(/SD/SM) 27 28 .96 .93 27 11/5/74 1974-
Molniya M 273 292 .93 .93 0 6/21/05 1963-
Proton-K/DM-2M 39 41 .95 .93 6 11/25/02 1994-
Tsyklon 3 113 121 .93 .93 0 12/24/04 1977-
Proton-M/Briz-M 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2001-
CZ-4(A/B) 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 1989-
Soyuz-FG 10 10 1.00 .92 10 None 2001-
Proton-K/DM-2 96 104 .92 .92 10 10/27/99 1982-
CZ-2D 7 7 1.00 .89 7 None 1993-
Proton-K/17S40 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1997-
Atlas 5 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2002-
CZ-2F 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1999-
Atlas 3(A/B) 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 2000-2005
Soyuz-U/Ikar 6 6 1.00 .88 6 None 1999-1999
Proton-K 26 29+ .90 .87 9 11/29/86 1968-
Soyuz FG/Fregat 5 5 1.00 .86 5 None 2003-
Dnepr 1 5 5 1.00 .86 5 None 1999-
Zenit 3SL/DMSL 16 18 .89 .85 4 6/29/04 1999-
Titan 4B 15 17 .88 .84 12 4/30/99 1997-2005
Pegasus (H/XL) 31 36 .86 .84 22 11/4/96 1991-
Soyuz-U/Fregat 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Minotaur 4 4 1.00 .83 4 None 2000-
Ariane 5G(+,S) 19 22 .86 .83 12 7/12/01 1996-
CZ-3/3A 19 22 .86 .83 9 8/18/96 1984-
Delta IV-M 3 3 1.00 .80 3 None 2002-
Rokot/Briz/K(M) 7 8 .88 .80 0 10/8/05 1994-
Titan 2(Star) 6 7% .86 .78 6 10/5/93 1964-2003
H-IIA 6 7 .86 .78 1 11/29/03 2001-
Taurus (XL) 6 7 .86 .78 1 9/21/01 1994-
Zenit 2 28 36 .78 .76 5 9/9/98 1985-
CZ-3B 5 6 .83 .75 5 1996 1996-
START(-1) 5 6 .83 .75 4 3/28/95 1993-
PSLV 7 9 .78 .73 5 9/29/97 1993-
M-5 4 5 .80 .71 2 2/10/00 1997-
Proton-K/Briz-M 3 4 .75 .67 3 7/5/99 1999-2003
Ariane 5-ECA 2 3 .67 .60 2 12/11/02 2002-
GSLV 2 3 .67 .60 2 4/18/01 2001-
Shavit 4 7 .57 .56 0 9/6/04 1988-
Delta IV-H 0 1 .00 .33 0 12/21/04 2004-
Volna 0 1 .00 .33 0 6/21/05 2005-
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* First level Bayesian estimate of mean predicted probability
of success for next launch attempt (k+1)/(n+2) where k is the
number of successful events and n is the number of trials.
#Includes 11 orbital Gemini Titan 2 and 6 Titan 23G missions.
%Seven Titan 23G flights that flew suborbital profiles with
Star 37 solid rocket motors providing the final orbital velocity
increment. The single failure listed here involved the Star 37
stage.
+ Does not include one successful suborbital Proton-K test flight
performed in 1970.
A) 2003 STS-107 Columbia failure during reentry result of
damage suffered during launch phase.
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2005 SPACE LAUNCH LOG =========================================================================
SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
2005 ORBITAL/SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
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by Ed Kyle as of December 31, 2005
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YEAR TO DATE ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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Jan 12 Delta 2-7925 D311 Deep Impact 1.4 CC 17B HEO
Jan 20 Kosmos 3M Kosmos 2414 (navsat) .9 PL 132/1 LEO
Feb 3 Proton M/Briz M P312 AMC-12 5.0 TB 81/24 GTO
Feb 3 Atlas 3B AC206 NOSS-3-F3 CC 36B LEO (1)
Feb 12 Ariane 5ECA A521 XTAR-EUR/MaqSatB2 7.4 KO ELA3 GTO (2)
Feb 26 H-IIA-2022 F7 MT-Sat 1R 3.3 TA YO GTO
Feb 28 Soyuz-U 1694 Progress M52(ISS17P) 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Mar 1 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL18 XM-3 5.5 PO OLP GTO
Mar 11 Atlas 5-431 AV004 Inmarsat 4F1 (4A) 6.0 CC 41 GTO+ (3)
Mar 29 Proton K/DM-2M P313 Express AM-2 2.6 TB 200/39 GEO
Apr 11 Minotaur No.3 XSS-11 0.2 VA 8 LEO/P
Apr 12 CZ3B CZ3B6 Apstar 6 4.7 XC GTO
Apr 14 Soyuz FG 1695 Soyuz TMA-6 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Apr 15 Pegasus XL DART 0.3 VA L1011 LEO/P
Apr 26 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL15 Spaceway 1 6.1 PO OLP GTO (3,4)
Apr 30 Titan 403B-30 B-30 NRO L-16 14.5 CC 40 LEO (5)
May 5 PSLV C-6 Cartosat 1/Hamsat 1.6 SR SLP LEO/S (6)
May 20 Delta 2-7320 D312 NOAA-N (18) 2.2 VA 2W LEO/S
May 22 Proton M/Briz M P314 Direct-TV8 3.7 TB 200/39 GTO+
May 31 Soyuz-U 1696 Foton M-2 6.5 TB 1/5 LEO
Jun 16 Soyuz-U 1697 Progress M-53(ISS18P) 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Jun 21 Molniya M 1698 Molniya 3K 1.7 PL 16/2 [FTO] (7)
Jun 21 Volna Cosmos-1 0.1 BA [FTO] (8)
Jun 23 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL14 Intelsat Americas 8 5.5 PO OLP GTO
Jun 24 Proton K/DM-2 P315 Express AM-3 2.6 TB 200/39 GSO
Jul 5 CZ-2D Shijian-7 JQ LEO/s
Jul 10 M-5 M-5-6 Astro-E2 1.7 KA LEO
Jul 26 STS/Discovery OV103 STS-114/ISS-ULF 121.0 KC 39B LEO (9)
Aug 2 CZ-2C/3 CZ2C24 FSW-21 3.0 JQ LEO
Aug 11 Ariane 5GS A523 iPStar 1 (V166) 6.5 KO ELA3 GTO (3)
Aug 12 Atlas 5-401 AV007 MRO Mars Orbiter 2.2 CC 41 HCO
Aug 13 Soyuz-FG/Fregat ST13 Galaxy 14 2.1 TB 31/6 GTO+
Aug 23 Dnepr 1 OICETS/INDEX 0.6 TB 109 LEO/S
Aug 26 Rokot KM 7 Monitor 1 0.7 PL 133 LEO/S
Aug 29 CZ-2D FSW-22 3.0 JQ LEO
Sep 2 Soyuz-U 1700 Kosmos 2415 (Kometa) 6.6 TB 31/6 LEO
Sep 8 Soyuz-U 1701 Progress M-54 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Sep 8 Proton M/Briz M P316 Anik F1R 4.0 TB 200/39 GTO
Sep 23 Minotaur No.4 STP-R1 (Streak) VA 8 LEO/P
Sep 26 Delta 2-7925 D313 GPS 2R-14(M1) 2.1 CC 17A MTO
Oct 1 Soyuz-FG 1702 Soyuz TMA-7 (ISS11S) 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Oct 8 Rokot KM 8 CryoSat 0.7 PL 133 [FTO] (10)
Oct 12 CZ-2F CZ2F6 Shenzhou 6 8.0 JQ LEO (11)
Oct 13 Ariane 5GS A524 Syracuse3A/Galaxy15(V168) 5.8 KO 3 GTO
Oct 19 Titan 404B B-26 NRO L-20 20.0 VA 4E LEO/S (12)
Oct 27 Kosmos 3M 104 8xusats 0.2 PL 132/1 LEO/S
Nov 8 Zenit 3SL/DMSL SL23 Inmarsat-4F2 6.0 PO OLP GTO
Nov 9 Soyuz FG/Fregat ST14 Venus Express 1.3 TB 31/6 HCO
Nov 16 Ariane 5 ECA A522 Spaceway2/Telkom2 (V167) 8.1 KO 3 GTO (13)
Dec 21 Soyuz U 1704 Progress M-55/ISS-20P 7.3 TB 1/5 LEO
Dec 21 Kosmos 3M 2xGonets D1M 0.5 PL 132/1 LEO/P
Dec 21 Ariane 5GS V169 MSG-2/Insat-4A 5.3 KO 3 GTO
Dec 25 Proton K/DM-2M 41012 2xUragan-M, 1xUragan 4.4 TB 81/23 MEO
Dec 28 Soyuz FG/Fregat ST15 GIOVE-A 0.6 TB 31/6 MEO
Dec 29 Proton M/Briz M 88514 AMC-23 5.0 TB 200/39 GTO+
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(1) Last Balloon Tank Atlas. Last Launch Complex 36
(2) First Ariane 5ECA success
(3) Heaviest Commercial Sat
(4) Second DMSL single-burn profile
(5) Last Cape Canaveral Titan, Last SLC 40
(6) First use of Second Launch Pad (SLP)
(7) Excessive fuel consumption by the 2nd-stage engine caused
destruction of the engine at T+4m58s, just before planned
stage 2/3 separation. Failed to orbit. First Molniya-M
launch failure since 6/21/90 after 52 consecutive successes.
(8) Failed first orbital attempt by converted sub-launch ballistic
missile. First stage failure at T+83sec. Reports of possible
satellite signals provided some initial uncertainty
(9) NASA Space Transportation System return to flight.
(10) Failed to orbit. On-board flight control failed to command
second stage cutoff. Second stage failed to sep from Briz KM
third stage. Stack fell into Arctic Ocean near North Pole.
(11) Carried two astronauts.
(12) Final Titan 4. Also 368th and last Titan launch of all types and
last launch from Vandenberg SLC 3E.
(13) Heaviest comsat combo.
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2005 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG ===========================================================================
2005 MAJOR SUBORBITAL LAUNCH LOG
DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE* ORBIT**
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Jul 22 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF10 SUB
Aug 25 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF26 SUB
Sep 7 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF04 SUB
Sep 14 Minuteman 3 ICBM Test VA LF09 SUB
Sep 27 Bulava (SS-NX-30) SLBM Test BA SUB (3)
Sep 30 R-29R (SS-N-18) SLBM Test BA SUB
Oct 6 Volna (SS-N-18) IRDT-2R Reentry Demo BA SUB (1)
Oct 20 RS-18 (SS-19) ICBM Test TB SUB
Nov 1 Topol-M (RS-12MR) ICBM Test KY SUB
Nov 12 Unknown SLBM? SLBM Test? OK? SUB (2)
Nov 29 Topol (RS-12M) ICBM Test PL SUB
Dec 14 OBV OBV-4 FT-1 GMD test no target KW SUB
Dec 21 Bulava (SS-NX-30) SLBM Test WH SUB (4)
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(1) Inflatable RV not recovered, probably overshot Kamchatka into Pacific
(2) Unannounced, unconfirmed Russian SLBM reported tracked by Japan
X-band radar from Sea of Okhotsk to Barents Sea.
(3) First test flight of new Bulava solid fuel sub launched ICBM. Bulava
is variant of Topol-M.
(4) First underwater launch test of Bulava.
*Site Code:
BA = Barents Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
FLP = First Launch Pad
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
KY = Kapustin Yar, Russia
OK = Sea of Okhotsk
OLP = Odyssey Launch Platform
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
PO = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N
SR = Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India
SLP = Second Launch Pad
TA = Tanageshima, Japan
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WH = White Sea (Sub Launch), Russia
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
VA = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
YO = Yoshinobu Launch Pad
**Orbit Code:
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
SUB = Suborbital
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