Name | Status | Launch Service Provider | Rocket | Mission | Net | Pad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delta II | Iridium 34 to 37 & 19 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | Iridium 34 to 37 & 19 | 09/27/1997 1:23 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 2W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
PSLV | IRS-1D | Launch Failure | Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV | IRS-1D | 09/29/1997 4:47 a.m. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India |
Soyuz U | Progress M-36 | Launch Successful | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Soyuz U | — | 10/05/1997 3:08 p.m. | 1/5 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Atlas IIAS | Echostar III | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Atlas IIAS | Echostar III | 10/05/1997 9:01 p.m. | Launch Complex 36B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka | Launch Successful | Strategic Rocket Forces | Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka | 10/09/1997 5:59 p.m. | 43/3 (43L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
Titan IVB/Cenatur | Cassini-Huygens | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Titan IVB | — | 10/15/1997 8:43 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 40 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Long March 3B | Apstar 2R | Launch Successful | China Aerospace Corporation | Long March 3 | Apstar 2R | 10/16/1997 7:13 p.m. | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform-4 (STEP-4) | Launch Successful | Orbital Sciences Corporation | Pegasus XL | — | 10/22/1997 1:13 p.m. | Wallops Flight Facility | Air launch to orbit |
Titan 403A | Onyx 3 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Titan 403A | Onyx 3 | 10/24/1997 2:32 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 4E | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B13 | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B13 | 10/25/1997 12:46 a.m. | Launch Complex 36A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Ariane 5 G | MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES | Launch Failure | European Space Agency | Ariane 5 G | MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES | 10/30/1997 1:43 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
VLS-1 | SCD-2A | Launch Failure | Brazilian Space Agency | VLS-1 | SCD-2A | 11/02/1997 12:25 p.m. | VLS Pad | Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil |
Delta II | GPS IIA-19 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | GPS IIA-19 | 11/06/1997 12:30 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 17A | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Titan 401A Centaur | NROL-4 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Titan 401A Centaur | NROL-4 (Trumpet 3) | 11/08/1997 2:05 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 41 | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Delta II | Iridium 38 to 43 | Launch Successful | United States Air Force | Delta II | Iridium 38 to 43 | 11/09/1997 1:34 a.m. | Space Launch Complex 2W | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Kupon | Launch Successful | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Proton-K/DM-2M | Kupon | 11/12/1997 5 p.m. | 200/39 (200L) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Ariane 44L | Sirius 2 & Indostar 1 | Launch Successful | Arianespace | Ariane 44L | Sirius 2 & Indostar 1 | 11/12/1997 9:48 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 2 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Soyuz U | Resurs F-1M | Launch Successful | Strategic Rocket Forces | Soyuz U | Resurs F-1M | 11/18/1997 11:14 a.m. | 43/3 (43L) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation |
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-87 | Launch Successful | United Space Alliance | Space Shuttle | STS-87 | 11/19/1997 7:46 p.m. | Launch Complex 39B | Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
H-II | TRMM & ETS 7 | Launch Successful | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | H-II | TRMM & ETS 7 | 11/27/1997 9:27 p.m. | Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
Ariane 44P | JCSAT 1B & Equator-S | Launch Successful | Arianespace | Ariane 44P | JCSAT 1B & Equator-S | 12/02/1997 10:52 p.m. | Ariane Launch Area 2 | Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G | Launch Successful | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G | 12/02/1997 11:10 p.m. | 81/23 (81L) | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Long March 2C/SD | Iridium 42 & 44 | Launch Successful | China Aerospace Corporation | Long March 2C/SD | Iridium 42 & 44 | 12/08/1997 7:16 a.m. | Launch Complex 7 | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Atlas IIAS | Galaxy 8i | Launch Successful | Lockheed Martin | Atlas IIAS | Galaxy 8i | 12/08/1997 11:52 p.m. | Launch Complex 36B | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 9 | Launch Successful | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 9 | 12/09/1997 7:17 a.m. | 90/19 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
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