| Name | Status | Launch Service Provider | Rocket | Mission | Net | Pad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta II | GPS IIA-18 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | GPS IIA-18 | 09/12/1996 8:49 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-79 | Launch Successful | United Space Alliance | Space Shuttle | STS-79 | 09/16/1996 8:54 a.m. | Launch Complex 39A | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 2 | Launch Successful | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 2 | 09/26/1996 5:50 p.m. | 200/39 (200L) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) | Launch Successful | China Aerospace Corporation | Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) | 10/20/1996 7:20 a.m. | Launch Area 2B | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
| Molniya-M | Molniya-3 62L | Launch Successful | Progress Rocket Space Center | Molniya-M | Molniya-3 62L | 10/24/1996 11:37 a.m. | 43/4 (43R) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Pegasus XL | High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) & Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-B (SAC-B) | Launch Failure | Orbital Sciences Corporation | Pegasus XL | — | 11/04/1996 5:08 p.m. | Wallops Flight Facility | Air launch to orbit |
| Delta II | Mars Global Surveyor | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | Mars Global Surveyor | 11/07/1996 5 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Ariane 44L | Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 | Launch Successful | Arianespace | Ariane 44L | Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 | 11/13/1996 10:40 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 2 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
| Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96 | Launch Successful | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96 | 11/16/1996 8:48 p.m. | 200/39 (200L) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-80 | Launch Successful | United Space Alliance | Space Shuttle | STS-80 | 11/19/1996 7:55 p.m. | Launch Complex 39B | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| Soyuz U | Progress M-33 | Launch Successful | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Soyuz U | — | 11/19/1996 11:20 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 2 | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 2 | 11/21/1996 8:47 p.m. | Launch Complex 36B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Delta II | Mars Pathfinder | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | Mars Pathfinder | 12/04/1996 6:58 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 17B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 8 | Launch Successful | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 8 | 12/11/1996 noon | 90/19 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3 | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3 | 12/18/1996 1:57 a.m. | Launch Complex 36A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Kosmos-3M | Parus 87 | Launch Successful | Production Corporation Polyot | Kosmos-3M | Parus 87 | 12/20/1996 6:43 a.m. | 132/1 (132L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Titan 404A | KH-11 12 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Titan 404A | KH-11 12 | 12/20/1996 6:04 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 4E | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
| Soyuz U | Bion 11 | Launch Successful | Russian Space Forces | Soyuz U | Bion 11 | 12/24/1996 1:50 p.m. | 43/4 (43R) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81 | Launch Successful | United Space Alliance | Space Shuttle | STS-81 | 01/12/1997 9:27 a.m. | Launch Complex 39B | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| Delta II | GPS IIR-1 | Launch Failure | United States Air Force | Delta II | GPS IIR-1 | 01/17/1997 4:28 p.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Ariane 44L | GE 2 & Nahuel 1A | Launch Successful | Arianespace | Ariane 44L | GE 2 & Nahuel 1A | 01/30/1997 10:04 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 2 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
| Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-25 | Launch Successful | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Soyuz U | Soyuz TM-25 | 02/10/1997 2:09 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-82 | Launch Successful | Lockheed Space Operations Company | Space Shuttle | STS-82 | 02/11/1997 8:55 a.m. | Launch Complex 39A | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
| M-V | Haruka | Launch Successful | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | M-V | Haruka | 02/12/1997 4:50 a.m. | Mu Center | Uchinoura Space Center, Japan |
| Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 | Launch Successful | Russian Space Forces | Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 116 to 118 & Gonets 4 to 6 | 02/14/1997 3:47 a.m. | 32/1 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
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