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Orbital Launches of 1997

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ID Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
January
1997-001 12.01.1997 Atlantis F18 (STS-81) Shuttle CCK LC-39B
1997-F01 16.01.1997 GPS-2R 1 (GPS SVN 42, Navstar 42) Delta-7925 CC LC-17A Failure
1997-002 30.01.1997 GE 2 → AMC 2
Nahuel 1A
Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
February
1997-003 10.02.1997 Soyuz-TM 25 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-004 11.02.1997 Discovery F22 (STS-82) Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-005 12.02.1997 Muses B (HALCA, VSOP, Haruka) [KM-V1] M-5 Ka LP-M Version 1st flight
1997-006 14.02.1997 Gonets 4
Gonets 5
Gonets 6
Kosmos 2337 (Strela-3 #116)
Kosmos 2338 (Strela-3 #117)
Kosmos 2339 (Strela-3 #118)
Tsiklon-3 Pl LC-32/1
1997-007 17.02.1997 JCSat 4 (JCSat R) → Intelsat 26 Atlas-2AS CC LC-36B
1997-008 23.02.1997 DSP 18 (USA 130) Titan-4(02)B IUS CC LC-40 Version 1st flight
March
1997-009 01.03.1997 Intelsat 801 Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-010 04.03.1997 Mozhayets 2 (Zeya, RS 16) Start-1.2 Sv LC-5 Version 1st flight
1997-011 08.03.1997 Tempo 2 → DirecTV 6 Atlas-2A CC LC-36A
April
1997-012 04.04.1997 DMSP-5D2 14 (USA 131) Titan-2(23)G Star-37S-ISS Va SLC-4W Version 1st flight
1997-013 04.04.1997 Columbia F22 (STS-83) Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-014 06.04.1997 Progress-M 34 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-015 09.04.1997 Kosmos 2340 (US-K #77) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl LC-16/2
1997-016 16.04.1997 Thaicom 3
BSat 1a
Ariane-44LP H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-017 17.04.1997 Kosmos 2341 (Parus #88) Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
1997-018 21.04.1997 Minisat 01
Celestis 01
Pegasus-XL [L-1011] Ga
1997-019 25.04.1997 GOES 10 (GOES K) Atlas-1 CC LC-36B
May
1997-020 05.05.1997 Iridium 04
Iridium 05
Iridium 06
Iridium 07
Iridium 08
Iridium 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-021 11.05.1997 DFH-3 2 (ZX 6, ChinaSat 6) CZ-3A Xi LC-2
1997-022 14.05.1997 Kosmos 2342 (US-K #78) Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) Pl LC-43/4
1997-023 15.05.1997 Atlantis F21 (STS-84) Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-024 15.05.1997 Kosmos 2343 (Orlets-1 #6, Don #6) Soyuz-U Ba LC-31/6
1997-F02 20.05.1997 Kosmos (2342) (Tselina-2 #19) Zenit-2 Ba LC-45/1 Failure
1997-025 20.05.1997 Thor 2 Delta-7925 CC LC-17A
1997-026 24.05.1997 Telstar 5 → Intelsat Americas 5 → Galaxy 25 Proton-K Blok-DM4 Ba LC-81/23 Version 1st flight
June
1997-027 03.06.1997 Inmarsat-3 F4
Insat 2D
Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-028 06.06.1997 Kosmos 2344 (Araks-N #1) Proton-K Blok-DM-5 Ba LC-200/39 Version 1st flight
1997-029 10.06.1997 Feng Yun 2A (Feng Yun 2-02, FY 2A) CZ-3 Xi LC-3
1997-030 18.06.1997 Iridium 09
Iridium 10
Iridium 11
Iridium 12
Iridium 13
Iridium 14
Iridium 16
Iridium 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
Proton-K Blok-DM2 Ba LC-81/23 Version 1st flight
1997-031 25.06.1997 Intelsat 802 Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
July
1997-032 01.07.1997 Columbia F23 (STS-94) Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-033 05.07.1997 Progress-M 35 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-034 09.07.1997 Iridium 15
Iridium 17
Iridium 18
Iridium 20
Iridium 21
Iridium 15, 17, 18, 20, 21
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-035 23.07.1997 GPS-2R 2 (GPS SVN 43, Navstar 43, USA 132) Delta-7925 CC LC-17A
1997-036 28.07.1997 Superbird C Atlas-2AS CC LC-36B
August
1997-037 01.08.1997 OrbView 2 (SeaStar) Pegasus-XL [L-1011] Va RW30/12
1997-038 05.08.1997 Soyuz-TM 26 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-039 07.08.1997 Discovery F23 (STS-85)
CRISTA-SPAS 02
Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-040 08.08.1997 PAS 6 Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-041 14.08.1997 Kosmos 2345 (US-KS #7) Proton-K Blok-DM-2 Ba LC-200/39
1997-042 19.08.1997 Agila 2 (Mabuhay 1) → Agila 2 / ABS 5 → ABS 3 CZ-3B Xi LC-2
1997-043 21.08.1997 Iridium 22
Iridium 23
Iridium 24
Iridium 25
Iridium 26
Iridium 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-044 23.08.1997 Lewis (SSTI 1) LMLV-1 (Athena-1) Va SLC-6
1997-045 25.08.1997 ACE (Explorer 71) Delta-7920-8 CC LC-17A
1997-046 28.08.1997 PAS 5 → Arabsat 2C → Badr C → Intelsat 5 Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-81/23
1997-047 29.08.1997 FORTE (P94-1) Pegasus-XL [L-1011] Va RW30/12
September
1997-048 01.09.1997 Iridium-MFS 1
Iridium-MFS 2
CZ-2C (2) SD TY LC-7
1997-049 02.09.1997 Hotbird 3 → Eurobird 10 → Eurobird 4 → Eutelsat W75/ABS 1B
Meteosat 7 (MOP 4, MTP)
Ariane-44LP H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-050 04.09.1997 GE 3 → AMC 3 → Eagle 1 Atlas-2AS CC LC-36A
1997-051 14.09.1997 Iridium 27
Iridium 28
Iridium 29
Iridium 30
Iridium 31
Iridium 32
Iridium 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
Iridium 33
Proton-K Blok-DM2 Ba LC-81/23
1997-052 23.09.1997 Kosmos 2346 (Parus #89)
Faisat 2v (VitaSat 2)
Kosmos-3M Pl LC-132/1
1997-053 23.09.1997 Intelsat 803 → NSS 803 Ariane-42L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-054 24.09.1997 Molniya-1T 90 (Molniya-1T 98L) Molniya-M (Blok-ML) Pl LC-43/3
1997-055 26.09.1997 Atlantis F20 (STS-86) Shuttle CCK LC-39A
1997-056 27.09.1997 Iridium 19
Iridium 34
Iridium 35
Iridium 36
Iridium 37
Iridium 19, 34, 35, 36, 37
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-057 29.09.1997 IRS 1D PSLV-G (2) Sr FLP Version 1st flight, Partial Failure
October
1997-058 05.10.1997 Progress-M 36
Inspector 1 (X-Mir-Inspector)
Sputnik 40-1 (RS 17)
Sputnik 40-2
Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-059 05.10.1997 EchoStar 3 Atlas-2AS CC LC-36B
1997-060 09.10.1997 Foton 8 (Foton #11)
Mirka (Mirca)
Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/3
1997-061 15.10.1997 Cassini
Huygens
Titan-4(01)B Centaur-T CC LC-40 Version 1st flight
1997-062 16.10.1997 APStar 2R → Telstar 10 CZ-3B Xi LC-2
1997-063 22.10.1997 Onyx 3 (USA 133) Titan-4(03)A Va SLC-4E
1997-064 24.10.1997 STEP 4 (P95-1) Pegasus-XL [L-1011] WI RW04/22
1997-065 25.10.1997 DSCS-3 B13 (USA 134) [IABS]
Falcon Gold
Atlas-2A CC LC-36A
1997-066 30.10.1997 MaqSat H & TEAMSAT
MaqSat B
YES
Ariane-5G Ko ELA-3 Partial Failure
November
1997-F03 02.11.1997 SCD 2A VLS-1 Al VLS Failure
1997-067 06.11.1997 GPS-2A 19 (GPS SVN 38, Navstar 44, USA 135) Delta-7925 CC LC-17A
1997-068 08.11.1997 Trumpet 3 (USA 136) Titan-4(01)A Centaur-T CC LC-41
1997-069 09.11.1997 Iridium 38
Iridium 39
Iridium 40
Iridium 41
Iridium 43
Iridium 38, 39, 40, 41, 43
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-070 12.11.1997 Kupon 1 Proton-K Blok-DM-2M Ba LC-200/39
1997-071 12.11.1997 Sirius 2 (GE 1E) → Astra 5A
Indostar 1 (Cakrawarta 1)
Ariane-44L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-072 18.11.1997 Resurs-F 21 (Resurs-F1M #1) Soyuz-U Pl LC-43/3
1997-073 19.11.1997 Columbia F24 (STS-87)
Spartan 201-F4
Shuttle CCK LC-39B
1997-074 27.11.1997 TRMM
ETS 7-Chaser (Orihime)
ETS 7-Target (Hikoboshi)
H-2 Ta YLP-1
December
1997-075 02.12.1997 JCSat 5 (JCSat 1B)
Equator-S
Ariane-44P H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-076 02.12.1997 Astra 1G Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-81/23
1997-077 08.12.1997 Iridium 42
Iridium 44
CZ-2C (2) SD TY LC-7
1997-078 08.12.1997 Galaxy 8i Atlas-2AS CC LC-36B
1997-079 09.12.1997 Kosmos 2347 (US-PM #9) Tsiklon-2 Ba LC-90/19
1997-080 15.12.1997 Kosmos 2348 (Yantar-4K2 #77, Kobalt #77) Soyuz-U Pl LC-16/2
1997-081 20.12.1997 Progress-M 37 Soyuz-U Ba LC-1/5
1997-082 20.12.1997 Iridium 45
Iridium 46
Iridium 47
Iridium 48
Iridium 49
Iridium 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Delta-7920-10C Va SLC-2W
1997-083 22.12.1997 Intelsat 804 Ariane-42L H10-3 Ko ELA-2
1997-084 23.12.1997 Orbcomm FM05 (A1)
Orbcomm FM06 (A2)
Orbcomm FM07 (A3)
Orbcomm FM08 (A4)
Orbcomm FM09 (A5)
Orbcomm FM10 (A6)
Orbcomm FM11 (A7)
Orbcomm FM12 (A8)
Orbcomm FM05, ..., FM12 (A1, ..., A8)
Pegasus-XL HAPS [L-1011] WI RW04/22 Version 1st flight
1997-085 24.12.1997 Early Bird Start-1 Sv LC-5
1997-086 24.12.1997 AsiaSat 3 → HGS 1 → PAS 22 Proton-K Blok-DM3 Ba LC-81/23 Partial Failure

Launch sites:

Al = Alcantara Space Center (CLA), Brazil Brazil
Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Ga = Base Aerea de Gando, Gran Canaria, Spain Spain
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France France
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia Russia
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India India
Sv = Svobodniy (GIK-2), Amurskaya Oblast', Russia Russia
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan Japan
TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China China
Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA
WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA USA
Xi = Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China China
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