Orbital launches in 1996

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Orbital launches in 1996

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

United States	33
Russia	27
Europe	11
China	4
India	1
Japan	1
Total	77

Rockets:

Ariane 4	10
Delta 2	10
Soyuz-U	9
Proton	8
Space Shuttle	7
Pegasus	5
Kosmos-3M	4
Atlas IIA	4
Titan 4A	4
Molniya-M	3
Others	13

Launch sites:

Cape Canaveral	24
Baikonur	16
Kourou	11
Plesetsk	11
Vandenberg	8
Xichang	3
Others	4

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1996-01-11	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Endeavour F10 / Spartan 206 F1 (OAST-Flyer)	success
1996-01-12	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	PAS 3R	success
1996-01-14	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	Koreasat 2 (Mugunghwa 2)	success
1996-01-16	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 2327 (Parus #85)	success
1996-01-25	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Gorizont 43L	success
1996-02-01	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIAS	Palapa C1	success
1996-02-05	Kourou	Ariane 4 44P	N-Star b	success
1996-02-14	Xichang	CZ-3B	Intelsat 708	failure
1996-02-17	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925-8	NEAR (Discovery 2)	success
1996-02-19	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Raduga 33 (Gran' 44L)	pfailure
1996-02-19	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Gonets 1 - 3 / Kosmos 2328 - 2330 (Strela-3 #113 - #115)	success
1996-02-21	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz TM-23	success
1996-02-22	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Columbia F19 / TSS 1R	success
1996-02-24	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7925-10	Polar	success
1996-03-09	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	REX 2 (P94-2)	success
1996-03-14	Kourou	Ariane 4 44LP	Intelsat 707	success
1996-03-14	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 2331 (Yantar-4K2 #75, Kobalt #75)	success
1996-03-21	Sriharikota	PSLV G	IRS-P3	success
1996-03-22	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F16	success
1996-03-28	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	GPS-2A 16 (Navstar 33, USA 117)	success
1996-04-03	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	Inmarsat-3 F1	success
1996-04-08	Baikonur	Proton K/DM3	Astra 1F	success
1996-04-20	Kourou	Ariane 4 42P	M-SAT 1	success
1996-04-23	Baikonur	Proton K	Priroda	success
1996-04-24	Vandenberg	Delta 2 7920-10	MSX	success
1996-04-24	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 2332 (Taifun-1B #14, Yug #14)	success
1996-04-24	Cape Canaveral	Titan 4A 401A / Centaur-T	Mercury 15 (USA 118)	success
1996-04-30	Cape Canaveral	Atlas I Centaur I	SAX (BeppoSAX)	success
1996-05-05	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-31	success
1996-05-12	Vandenberg	Titan 4A 403A	Intruder 4A /4B/4C (USA 119-121) / SLDCOM 4 (USA 122) / TiPS 1A / TIPS 1B (USA 123-124)	success
1996-05-14	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Yantar-1KFT #18 (Kometa #18)	failure
1996-05-16	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Palapa C2	success
1996-05-17	Vandenberg	Pegasus H	MSTI 3	success
1996-05-19	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Endeavour F11 / Spartan-207-F1 (IAE) / PAMS-STU	success
1996-05-24	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	Galaxy 9	success
1996-05-25	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Gorizont 44L	success
1996-06-04	Kourou	Ariane 5 G	Cluster FM1-4	failure
1996-06-15	Kourou	Ariane 4 44P	Intelsat 709	success
1996-06-20	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Yantar-4K2 #76 (Kobalt #76)	failure
1996-06-20	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Columbia F20	success
1996-07-02	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	TOMS-EP	success
1996-07-03	Xichang	CZ-3	APStar 1A	success
1996-07-03	Cape Canaveral	Titan 4A 405A	Quasar 11 (USA 125) [TU-882 ?]	success
1996-07-09	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Arabsat 2A / Turksat 1C	success
1996-07-16	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	GPS-2A 17 (Navstar 40, USA 126)	success
1996-07-25	Cape Canaveral	Atlas II	UFO 7 (USA 127)	success
1996-07-31	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-32	success
1996-08-08	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Italsat F2	success
1996-08-14	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 89 (Molniya-1T 96L)	success
1996-08-17	Tanegashima	H-2	ADEOS 1 / JAS 2	success
1996-08-17	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Soyuz TM-24	success
1996-08-18	Xichang	CZ-3	ZX 7	pfailure
1996-08-21	Vandenberg	Pegasus XL	FAST (SMEX 2)	success
1996-08-29	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Interbol 2 / Magion 5 / MuSat 1	success
1996-09-04	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Kosmos 2333 (Tselina-2 #18)	success
1996-09-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 2334 (Parus #86) / UNAMSAT B (OSCAR 30)	success
1996-09-06	Baikonur	Proton K/DM1	Inmarsat-3 F2	success
1996-09-08	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	GE 1	success
1996-09-11	Kourou	Ariane 4 42P	EchoStar 2	success
1996-09-12	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	GPS-2A 18 (Navstar 30, USA 128)	success
1996-09-16	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F17	success
1996-09-26	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2M	Ekspress 2 (Ekspress 12L)	success
1996-10-20	Jiuquan	CZ-2D	FSW-2 3	success
1996-10-24	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 48 (Molniya-3 62L)	success
1996-11-04	Wallops Island	Pegasus XL	SAC-B / HETE 1	pfailure
1996-11-07	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	Mars Global Surveyor	success
1996-11-13	Kourou	Ariane 4 44L	Arabsat 2B	success
1996-11-16	Baikonur	Proton K/D-2	Mars 8 (Mars-96)	failure
1996-11-19	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Progress M-33	success
1996-11-19	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Columbia F21 / WSF 3 / ORFEUS-SPAS 02	success
1996-11-21	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	Hotbird 2	success
1996-12-04	Cape Canaveral	Delta 2 7925	Mars Pathfinder	success
1996-12-11	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 2335 (US-PM #8)	success
1996-12-18	Cape Canaveral	Atlas IIA	Inmarsat-3 F3	success
1996-12-20	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 2336 (Parus #87)	success
1996-12-20	Vandenberg	Titan 4A 404A	KH-11 12 (USA 129)	success
1996-12-24	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Bion 11 (Bion #11)	success