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Orbital launches in 1997

Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

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

Countries:


United States
 
38
Russia
 
30
Europe
 
12
China
 
6
Japan
 
2
India
 
1
Brazil
 
1
Total90
Rockets:


Delta 211
Ariane 411
Soyuz-U10
Proton9
Space Shuttle8
Atlas IIAS5
Pegasus5
Molniya-M3
Others28
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral24
Baikonur19
Kourou12
Vandenberg11
Plesetsk9
Xichang4
Others11
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadOutcome
1997-01-12Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F18success
1997-01-17Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925GPS-2R 1 (Navstar 42)failure
1997-01-30KourouAriane 4 44LGE 2success
1997-02-10BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz TM-25success
1997-02-11Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Discovery F22success
1997-02-12KagoshimaM-5 MUSES-B (HALCA)success
1997-02-14PlesetskTsyklon 3 11K68Gonets 4 - 6 / Kosmos 2337 - 2339 (Strela-3 #116 - #118)success
1997-02-17Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS JCSat 4success
1997-02-23Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 402B / IUSDSP 18 (USA 130)success
1997-03-01KourouAriane 4 44PIntelsat 801success
1997-03-04SvobodnyStart 1.2Zeyasuccess
1997-03-08Cape CanaveralAtlas IIA Tempo 2success
1997-04-04VandenbergTitan 2 Titan 23G Star-37S-ISSDMSP-5D2 14 (USA 131)success
1997-04-04Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F22success
1997-04-06BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-34success
1997-04-09PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78M 2BLKosmos 2340 (US-K #77)success
1997-04-16KourouAriane 4 44LPThaicom 3success
1997-04-17PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 2341 (Parus #88)success
1997-04-21GandoPegasus XLMinisat 1/Celestis 1success
1997-04-25Cape CanaveralAtlas I GOES 10 (K)success
1997-05-05VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 04-08success
1997-05-11XichangCZ-3A DFH-3 2 (ZX 8)success
1997-05-14PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78M 2BLKosmos 2342 (US-K #78)success
1997-05-15BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2343 (Orlets #6, Don #6)success
1997-05-15Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F21success
1997-05-20Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925Thor 2success
1997-05-20BaikonurZenit 2 Tselina-2 #19failure
1997-05-24BaikonurProton K/DM4Telstar 5 (Galaxy 25)success
1997-06-03KourouAriane 4 44LInmarsat-3 F4success
1997-06-06BaikonurProton K/DM-5Kosmos-2344 (Araks-N 1)success
1997-06-10XichangCZ-3 Fengyun 2Asuccess
1997-06-18BaikonurProton K/DM-5Iridium 9-14,16success
1997-06-25KourouAriane 4 44PIntelsat 802success
1997-07-01Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F23success
1997-07-05BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-35success
1997-07-09VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 15/17/18/20/21success
1997-07-23Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925GPS-2R 2 (Navstar 43, USA 132)success
1997-07-28Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS Superbird Csuccess
1997-08-01VandenbergPegasus XLOrbView 2success
1997-08-05BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511USoyuz TM-26success
1997-08-07Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Discovery F23 / CRISTA-SPAS 02success
1997-08-08KourouAriane 4 44PPAS 6success
1997-08-14BaikonurProton K/DM-2Kosmos-2345 (Oko)success
1997-08-19XichangCZ-3B Agila 2success
1997-08-21VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 22-26success
1997-08-23VandenbergAthena 1 Lewis (SSTI 1)success
1997-08-25Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7920-8ACEsuccess
1997-08-28BaikonurProton K/DM3PAS 5 (Arabsat 2C, Badr C, Intelsat 5)success
1997-08-29VandenbergPegasus XLFORTE (P94-1)success
1997-09-01TaiyuanCZ-2C SDIridium MFS 1/2success
1997-09-02KourouAriane 4 44LPHot Bird 3success
1997-09-04BaikonurZenit 2 Tselina-2 18success
1997-09-04Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS GE 3success
1997-09-14BaikonurProton K/DM-5Iridium 27-33success
1997-09-23KourouAriane 4 42LIntelsat 803success
1997-09-23PlesetskKosmos-3M 11K65MKosmos 2346 (Parus #89) / Faisat 2v (VitaSat 1R)success
1997-09-24PlesetskMolniya-M 8K78M MLMolniya-1T 90 (Molniya-1T 98L)success
1997-09-26Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Atlantis F20success
1997-09-27VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 19, 34-37success
1997-09-29SriharikotaPSLV GIRS-1Dpfailure
1997-10-05Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS EchoStar 3success
1997-10-05BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-36 / Inspector 1 / Sputnik 40 / Sputnik 40 2success
1997-10-09PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UFoton 8 (Foton #11) / Mirkasuccess
1997-10-15Cape CanaveralTitan 4B 401B / Centaur-TCassini–Huygenssuccess
1997-10-16XichangCZ-3B APStar 2Rsuccess
1997-10-22Wallops IslandPegasus XLSTEP 4 (P95-1)success
1997-10-24VandenbergTitan 4A 403AOnyx 3 (USA 133, NROL 3)success
1997-10-25Cape CanaveralAtlas IIA DSCS-3 B13 (USA 134) [IABS] / Falcon Goldsuccess
1997-10-30KourouAriane 5 GMaqSat H/B/Teamsatpfailure
1997-11-02AlcantaraVLS SCD 2Afailure
1997-11-06Cape CanaveralDelta 2 7925GPS-2A 19 (Navstar 38, USA 135)success
1997-11-08Cape CanaveralTitan 4A 401A / Centaur-TTrumpet 3 (USA 136)success
1997-11-09VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 38-41/ 43success
1997-11-12KourouAriane 4 44LSirius 2 / Indostar 1success
1997-11-12BaikonurProton K/DM-2MKupon 1success
1997-11-18PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UResurs-F 21 (Resurs-F1M #1)success
1997-11-19Cape CanaveralSpace Shuttle Columbia F24 / Spartan 201-F4 / AERCam Sprintsuccess
1997-11-27TanegashimaH-2 TRMM/ETS-7success
1997-12-02KourouAriane 4 44PJCSAT 1B / Equator-Ssuccess
1997-12-02BaikonurProton K/DM3Astra 1Gsuccess
1997-12-08Cape CanaveralAtlas IIAS Galaxy 8isuccess
1997-12-08TaiyuanCZ-2C SDIridium SV 42/44success
1997-12-09BaikonurTsyklon 2 11K69Kosmos 2347 (US-PM #9)success
1997-12-15PlesetskSoyuz-U 11A511UKosmos 2348 (Yantar-4K2 #77, Kobalt #77)success
1997-12-20VandenbergDelta 2 7920-10CIridium 45-49success
1997-12-20BaikonurSoyuz-U 11A511UProgress M-37success
1997-12-22KourouAriane 4 42LIntelsat 804success
1997-12-23Wallops IslandPegasus XL/HAPSOrbcomm 5-12success
1997-12-24BaikonurProton K/DM3AsiaSat 3pfailure
1997-12-24SvobodnyStart 1Early Bird 1success