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Table 2. Successful launches in 2005
(Earth-orbit and beyond)


Country Number of Launches (& attempts)
United States (NASA/DOD/Commercial)
16 (16)
Russia
23 (26)
People's Republic of China
5 (5)
Europe (ESA/Arianespace)
5 (5)
Japan
2 (2)
India
1 (1)
TOTAL
52 (55)

Bibliography Aviation Week & Space Technology (AW&ST, various '05 issues); Aerospace Daily (various '05 issues), SPACE NEWS (various '05 issues); AIAA AEROSPACE AMERICA, November 2005 issue; NASA Public Affairs Office News Releases '05; ESA Press Releases '05; various Internet sites.

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