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Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1F

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 8, 1996, 11:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astra 1F was the first western satellite launched on a Proton-K Blok-DM3 rocket, on April 9, 1996.

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 3, 1996, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Launched in 1996-8, the Inmarsat-3s were built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space (now Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space) of the USA, responsible for the basic spacecraft, and the European Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), which developed the communications payload.

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta II | GPS IIA-16

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 28, 1996, 12:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS-2A (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2A (Navigation System using Timing And ranging) are improved satellites of the second generation of the GPS navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-76

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 22, 1996, 8:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.

Low Earth Orbit
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PSLV | IRS-P3

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 75

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 14, 1996, 5:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 707

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 14, 1996, 7:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Pegasus XL | REX II

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
March 9, 1996, 1:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Delta 7925-10 | Polar

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 24, 1996, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.

Elliptical Orbit
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-75

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 22, 1996, 8:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-75 was a United States NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 19th mission of the Columbia orbiter.

Low Earth Orbit
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