| Launch Date/Time
| Rocket
| Launch
Site
| Launch Contractor
| Payload
| Operator
| Orbit
| Mission/
Function
| Re-Entry/
Destruction
| Outcome
| Remarks
|
| 10 January
| DF-21
| Taiyuan
|
|
|
| Sub-orbital
| Missile test
| 10 January 1996
| Successful
|
|
11 January
09:41 GMT
| Space Shuttle Endeavour
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-72, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 20 January 1996
| Successful
| Retrieved Space Flyer Unit (SFU)
|
| OAST-Flyer
| NASA
| LEO
| Technology development
| 20 January 1996
| Successful
| Deployed: 14 January 1996
Retrieved: 16 January 1996
|
12 January
23:10 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Panamsat 3R
| Panamsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Measat 1
| Binarian
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
14 January
11:10 GMT
| Delta II (7925)
| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
| Boeing
| Koreasat 2
| Korea Telecom
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful
| Deactivated: 8 April 2000
|
16 January
15:33 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2327 (Parus)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
25 January
09:56 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Gorizont 31
| MOM
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| 27 January
| Prithvi
| Balasore
| IDRDL
|
| IDRDL
| Sub-orbital
| Test rocket
| 27 January 1996
| Successful
|
|
1 February
01:15 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Palapa C-1
| Satelind
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
5 February
07:19 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44P)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| N-STAR b
| NTT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
11 February
23:00 GMT
| S-310
| Area K, Kagoshima
| ISAS
| NTV-1
| ISAS
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 11 February 1996
| Successful
|
|
11 February
23:00 GMT
| J-I
| Area N, Tanegashima
| NASDA
|
| NASDA
| Sub-orbital
| Test flight
| 11 February 1996
| Successful
|
|
14 February
19:01 GMT
| Long March 3B (CZ-3B)
| LC-2, Taiyuan
| CASC
| Intelsat 708
| Intelsat
| Intended: Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| T+22 seconds
| Failure
| Loss of control at T+2 seconds, exploded 20 seconds later
Six fatalities on the ground
|
17 February
20:43 GMT
| Delta II (7925-8)
| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|
| NEAR
| NASA
| Erosian orbit
via Heliocentric
| Asteroid probe
| 12 February 2001, 20:01 GMT (on Eros)
| Successful
| Flyby of 253 Mathilde, entered orbit around and landed on 433 Eros
First probe to orbit and land on an asteroid
|
19 February
00:58 GMT
| Tsyklon-3
| LC-32, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Plesetsk]]
|
| Gonets D-1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Gonets D-1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Gonets D-1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Kosmos 2328 (Strela-3)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Kosmos 2329 (Strela-3)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Kosmos 2330 (Strela-3)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
19 February
08:19 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Raguda 44L
| MOM
| Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
| Upper stage failed to ignite for second burn due to blocked valve
|
21 February
12:34 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Soyuz TM-23, 2 cosmonauts
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 2 September 1996
| Successful
| Mir Expedition 21
|
22 February
20:18 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-75, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| USMP-3
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Columbia
|
| 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| TSS-1
| ASI
| LEO
Intended: Attached to Columbia
| Tether deployment experiment
| 19 March 1996
| Failure
| Tether snapped during deployment.
Intended to be returned to Earth by Shuttle, but could not be recovered
|
23 February
19:17 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Technology development
| 23 February 1996
| Successful
|
|
23 February
19:44 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere research
| 23 February 1996
| Successful
|
|
24 February
11:24 GMT
| Delta II
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
|
| Polar
| NASA
| HEO
| Auroral research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
2 March
10:00 GMT
| Skylark 7
| Area S, Kiruna
| DLR
| TEXUS
| DASA
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 2 March 1996
| Successful
|
|
6 March
03:35 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Astronomy
| 6 March 1996
| Successful
|
|
6 March
20:01 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-09, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| FOT GT161GM
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 6 March 1996
| Successful
|
|
9 March
01:53 GMT
| Pegasus-XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| REX-II
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Ionosphere research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
14 March
07:11 GMT
| Ariane 4
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 707
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
14 March
17:40 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2331 (Yantar-4K1)
| MOM
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| 11 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
21 March
04:53 GMT
| GSLV
| Sriharikota
| ISRO
| IRS-P3
| ISRO
| LEO
| Landsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| 22 March
| Hera
| LC-94, White Sands
| US Air Force
| BRV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM target
|
| Successful
|
|
| 22 March
| THAAD
| White Sands
| US Air Force
| ABM
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM test
| 22 March 1996
| Successful
|
|
22 March
08:13 GMT
| Space Shuttle Atlantis
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-76, 6 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SpaceHab LSM
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Atlantis
| Resupply Mir
| 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT
| Successful
|
|
28 March
00:21 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS 2A-25 (USA-117/SVN-33)
| US Air Force
| MEO
| NAVSTAR navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
3 April
15:59 GMT
| Black Brant 9CM1
| LC-36, White Sands
|
|
|
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy and microgravity research
| 3 April 1996
| Successful
|
|
3 April
23:01 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| Inmarsat 3 F1
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
8 April
23:09 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Astra 1F
| SES Astra
| Geostationary
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
17 April
07:00 GMT
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 17 April 1996
| Successful
|
|
20 April
22:36 GMT
| Ariane 4 (42P)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| M-SAT 1
| TMI
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| 21 April
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 21 April 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 21 April
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 21 April 1996
| Successful
|
|
21 April
11:48 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| RKA
| Priroda
| RKA
| LEO, attached to Mir
| Mir module
Remote sensing
| 23 March 2001
| Successful
|
|
24 April
12:27 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
|
| MSX
| BMDO
| LEO
| Auroral and atmospheric research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
24 April
13:00 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2332 (Taifun)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Radar calibration target
| 28 January 2005
| Successful
|
|
24 April
23:37 GMT
| Titan IVA/Centaur
| LC-41, Cape Canaveral
|
| Mercury (USA-118)
| NRO/US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| ELINT
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
30 April
04:31 GMT
| Atlas I
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Beppo SAX
| ASI
| LEO
| X-ray astronomy
| 29 April 2003
| Successful
|
|
3 May
04:16 GMT
| Skylark 7
| Area S, Kiruna
| DLR
| MASER 7
| SSC
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 3 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
5 May
07:04 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-31
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 1 August 1996, 20:33 GMT
| Successful
|
|
8 May
08:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-05, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 8 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
12 May
21:32 GMT
| Titan IVA
| SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
|
| SDS (USA-119)
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| SSU (USA-120)
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Sigint
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| SSU (USA-121)
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Sigint
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| NOSS B-4 (USA-122)
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Sigint
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| TIPS (USA-123/"Ralph")
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Sigint
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| TIPS (USA-124/"Norton")
| NRO/NRL
| LEO
| Sigint
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
14 May
08:55 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-31, Baikonur
|
| Kometa (Yantar-1KFT)
| VKS
| Intended: LEO
| Topography/Cartography
| T+49 seconds
| Failure
| Payload fairing disintegrated
|
| 16 May
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 16 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 16 May
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 16 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 16 May
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 16 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 16 May
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 16 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
16 May
01:56 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Palapa C2
| PSN
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Amos-2
| IAI/MBT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
17 May
02:44 GMT
| Pegasus-H
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| MSTI-3
| BMDO
| LEO
| Technology development
| 11 December 1997
| Successful
|
|
19 May
10:30 GMT
| Space Shuttle Endeavour
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-77. 6 Astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SpaceHab 4
| NASA/SpaceHab
| LEO, attached to Endeavour
| Scientific and technological experiments
| 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SPARTAN-207
| NASA
| LEO
| Technology demonstration
| 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT
| Successful
| Used to deploy IAE satellite
|
| IAE
| NASA
| LEO
| Technology demonstration
| 22 May 1996
| Successful
| Deployed by SPARTAN on 20 May
|
| PAMS STU
| NASA
| LEO
| Technology demonstration
| 26 October 1996
| Successful
| Deployed by Shuttle on 22 May
|
24 May
01:09 GMT
| Delta II (7925)
| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
| Boeing
| Galaxy 9
|
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
25 May
02:05 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Gorizont 32
| MOM
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
30 May
08:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 30 May 1996
| Successful
|
|
4 June
05:06 GMT
| Black Brant 8C
| White Sands
| NASA
| XQC
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| X-ray astronomy
| 4 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
4 June
12:34 GMT
| Ariane 5G
| ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Cluster F1
| ESA
| Intended: LEO
| Magnetosphere research
| T+37 seconds
| Failure
| Maiden flight of Ariane 5
Programming error led to rocket going off course
|
| Cluster F2
| ESA
| Intended: LEO
| Magnetosphere research
|
| Cluster F3
| ESA
| Intended: LEO
| Magnetosphere research
|
| Cluster F4
| ESA
| Intended: LEO
| Magnetosphere research
|
| 6 June
| UR-100N
| Baikonur
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 6 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 6 June
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 6 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
15 June
06:55 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44P)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 709
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
17 June
05:50 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Radio astronomy
| 17 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
20 June
14:40 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 20 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
20 June
14:49 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-78. 7 Astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| Spacelab LMS-1
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Columbia
| Microgravity and biological experiments
| 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT
| Successful
|
|
20 June
18:45 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-16, Plesetsk
|
| Yantar-4K1
| VKS
| Intended: LEO
| Reconnaissance
| T+50 seconds
| Failure
| Payload fairing disintegrated
|
26 June
12:17 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-10, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 26 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
26 June
14:59 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-04, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 26 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
26 June
19:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar observation
| 26 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 28 June
| R-29 Vysota
| Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 28 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 28 June
| R-29 Vysota
| Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 28 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 28 June
| R-29 Vysota
| Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 28 June 1996
| Successful
|
|
2 July
07:48 GMT
| Pegasus-XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| TOMS-EP
| NASA
| LEO
| Ozone mapping
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
3 July
00:31 GMT
| Titan IVA
| LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|
| SDS B-4 (USA-125)
| NRO/US Air Force
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
3 July
10:47 GMT
| Long March 3 (CZ-3)
| LC-1, Xichang
|
| Apstar 1A
| APT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| 9 July
| Aries
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Missile tracking demonstration
| 9 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
9 July
22:24 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Arabsat 2A
| Arabsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Turksat 1C
|
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
14 July
07:15 GMT
| Black Brant 9CM1
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| NUVIEWS 1
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet Astronomy
| 14 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 15 July
| R-29 Vysota
| Submarine, Barents Sea
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 15 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 15 July
| R-29 Vysota
| Submarine, Barents Sea
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 15 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
15 July
11:28 GMT
| Hera
| LC-94, White Sands
| US Air Force
| BRV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM target
| 15 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
15 July
11:31 GMT
| THAAD
| White Sands
| US Air Force
| ABM
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM test
| 15 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
15 July
18:21 GMT
| Castor 4B
| Wake Island
| Orbital Sciences
| Re-entry vehicle
| Orbital Sciences
| Sub-orbital
| Re-entry test
| 15 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
16 July
00:50 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS-2A-26 (USA-126)
| US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| GPS Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| 19 July
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 19 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 19 July
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 19 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 25 July
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 25 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
25 July
12:42 GMT
| Atlas II
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| UHF F/O F7-EHF (USA-127)
| US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
26 July
09:40 GMT
| Black Brant 9CM1
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy
| 26 July 1996
| Successful
|
|
31 July
20:00 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-32
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 20 November 1996, 22:42 GMT
| Successful
|
|
8 August
22:49 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Italsat F2
| ASI
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Telecom 2D
| France Telecom
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
12 August
18:58 GMT
| Nike-Orion
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy
| 12 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
14 August
22:20 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Molniya-1T
| MOM
| Molniya
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
17 August
01:53 GMT
| H-II
| Area Y, Tanegashima
| NASDA
| ADEOS
| NASDA
| LEO
| Atmospheric research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| JAS-2
| JARL
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
17 August
13:18 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Soyuz TM-24, 3 cosmonauts
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 2 March 1997
| Successful
| Mir EO-22
|
18 August
10:27 GMT
| Long March 3 (CZ-3)
| LC-1, Xichang
|
| Zhongxing 7
| Chinasat
| Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Graveyard orbit
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
20 August
15:30 GMT
| S-310
| Area K, Kagoshima
| ISAS
| SEEK
| ISAS
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 20 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
20 August
16:00 GMT
| Black Brant 9CM1
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar Research
| 20 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
21 August
09:47 GMT
| Pegasus-XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| FAST
| NASA
| LEO
| Magnetosphere research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
26 August
14:00 GMT
| S-310
| Area K, Kagoshima
| ISAS
| SEEK
| ISAS
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 26 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 29 August
| Black Brant VC
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 29 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
29 August
05:22 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Microsat
| Cordoba
| Molniya
| Magnetosphere research
| 12 November 1999
| Successful
|
|
| Interbol 2
| RKA
| Molniya
| Auroral research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Magion 5
|
| Molniya
| Auroral research
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
| Deployed from Interbol 2 on 30 August 1996
|
31 August
15:41 GMT
| STARS
| Barking Sands
| US Air Force
| ODES/MSX MDT-2
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target missile
| 31 August 1996
| Successful
|
|
4 September
09:01 GMT
| Zenit-2
| LC-45L, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2333 (Tselina-2)
| MO RF
| LEO
| ELINT
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
5 September
12:47 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2334 (Parus)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Oscar 30
| UNAMSAT
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
6 September
17:37 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| International Launch Services
| Inmarsat 3 F2
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
8 September
21:49 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| GE 1
| GE Americom
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
11 September
00:00 GMT
| Ariane 4 (42P)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Echostar 2
| Echostar
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
11 September
08:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-05, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 11 September 1996
| Successful
|
|
12 September
08:49 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS-2A-27 (USA-128)
| US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| GPS Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
16 September
08:54 GMT
| Space Shuttle Atlantis
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-79. 6 Astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SpaceHab LDM
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Atlantis
| Resupply Mir
| 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT
| Successful
|
|
24 September
22:00 GMT
| TR-1
| Area T, Tanegashima
| NASDA
|
| NASDA
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 24 September 1996
| Successful
|
|
26 September
17:50 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Ekspress 12
|
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
27 September
16:51 GMT
| Minuteman II
| LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| MSLS
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target missile
| 27 September 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 2 October
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 2 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 3 October
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 3 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 3 October
| R-29 Shtil
| Submarine, Barents Sea
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 3 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 9 October
| Hera
| LC-94, White Sands
| US Air Force
| BRV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM target
| 9 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 9 October
| THAAD
| White Sands
| US Air Force
| RST-1
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM test
| 9 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
16 October
10:41 GMT
| LCLV
| Wallops Island
| US Air Force
| Red Tigress 3
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 16 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
16 October
16:02 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Technology development
| 16 September 1996
| Successful
|
|
20 October
07:20 GMT
| Long March 2D (CZ-2D)
| Jiuquan
|
| FSW-2 3
| CASC
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| 4 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
21 October
03:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Astronomy
| 21 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 24 October, 11:37 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Molniya-3-48
| MOM
| Molniya
| Comsat
| 18 October 2007, 03:51 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| 28 October
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 28 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 28 October
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 28 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
29 October
03:30 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy
| 29 October 1996
| Successful
|
|
4 November
17:08 GMT
| Pegasus-XL
| L-1011, Wallops Island
| Orbital Sciences
| HETE
| NASA
| LEO
| Astronomy
| 7 April 2002
| Failure
| Both payloads failed to separate from LV
|
| SAC-B
| CONAE
| LEO
| Technology development
|
6 November
13:06 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
|
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 6 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
7 November
17:00 GMT
| Delta II (7925)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| Mars Global Surveyor
| NASA
| Areocentric
| Mars orbiter
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
9 November
08:50 GMT
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 9 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
13 November
18:30 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| SERTS-96
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar observation
| 13 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
13 November
22:40 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG (Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Arabsat 2B
| Arabsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
| Measat 2
| Binarian
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
16 November
20:48 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
| VKS
| Mars-96 (Mars-8)
| Areocentric
| Intended: Areocentric
Actual: LEO
| Mars orbiter
| 17 November 1996
| Failure
| Upper stage failed to re-ignite for Earth orbit departure
Re-entered the next day
|
17 November
13:30 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test Sounding rocket
| 17 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
19 November
19:55 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-80. 5 Astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT
| Successful
| All EVAs cancelled due to airlock malfunction
|
| ORFEUS
| NASA
| LEO
| Ultraviolet Astronomy
| 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT
| Successful
| Deployed and retrieved by Shuttle
Deployed: 20 November
Retrieved: 4 December
|
| WSF
| SII
| LEO
| Materials research
| 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT
| Successful
| Deployed and retrieved by Shuttle
Deployed: 22 November
Retrieved: 26 November
|
19 November
23:20 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-33
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 12 March 1997, 03:23 GMT
| Partial failure
| Failed to redock after free-flight in February-March 1997
|
21 November
20:47 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| Hot Bird 2
| Eutelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
24 November
11:05 GMT
| Skylark 7
| Area S, Kiruna
| DLR
| TEXUS 35
| DASA
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 24 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
| 29 November
| RT-23U
| Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| Test rocket
| 29 November 1996
| Successful
|
|
4 December
06:58 GMT
| Delta II (7925)
| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Mars Pathfinder
| NASA
| Heliocentric
| Mars lander
| 4 July 1997
| Successful
|
|
| Sojurner
| NASA
| Heliocentric
| Mars rover
| 4 July 1997
| Successful
| First Mars rover
|
11 December
12:00 GMT
| Tsyklon-2
| LC-90, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2335 (EORSAT)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| 1 January 1999
| Successful
|
|
18 December
01:57 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Inmarsat 3 F3
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
20 December
06:43 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2336 (Parus)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
20 December
18:04 GMT
| Titan IVA
| SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
|
| Improved Crystal (USA-129)
| NRO/US Air Force
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| Still in orbit
| Successful so far
|
|
24 December
13:50 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-43, Plesetsk
| RKA
| Bion 11, 2 monkeys
| RKA
| LEO
| Biological research
| 7 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 28 December
| DF-21
| Taiyuan
|
|
|
| Sub-orbital
| Test rocket
| 28 December 1996
| Successful
|
|
| Start Date/Time
| Duration
| End Time
| Spacecraft
| Crew
| Function
| Remarks
|
| 15 January, 05:35 GMT
| 6 hours, 9 mins
| 11:44GMT
| STS-72 (Endeavour)
| Leroy Chiao
Daniel Barry
| Test EVA techniques
|
|
| 17 January, 05:40 GMT
| 6 hours, 54 mins
| 12:34GMT
| STS-72 (Endeavour)
| Leroy Chiao
Winston E. Scott
| Test EVA techniques
|
|
| 8 February, 14:03 GMT
| 3 hours, 5 mins
| 17:08GMT
| Mir
| Thomas Reiter
Yuri Gidzenko
| Change exposed experiments
|
|
| 15 March, 01:04 GMT
| 5 hours, 51 mins
| 06:55GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Install telescopic boom
|
|
| 27 March, 06:34 GMT
| 6 hours, 2 mins
| 12:36GMT
| STS-76 (Atlantis
| Michael R. Clifford
Linda Godwin
| Attach MEEP experiment to Mir
| First Shuttle-Mir EVA
|
| 20 May, 22:50 GMT
| 6 hours, 20 mins
| 21 May, 04:10GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Install solar panel
|
|
| 24 May, 20:47 GMT
| 6 hours, 43 mins
| 25 May, 02:30GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Install solar panel
|
|
| 30 May, 18:20 GMT
| 4 hours, 20 mins
| 22:40GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Install multi-spectral scanner
|
|
| 6 June, 16:56 GMT
| 3 hours, 34 mins
| 20:30GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Install micrometeoroid detector
|
|
| 13 June, 12:45 GMT
| 5 hours, 42 mins
| 18:27GMT
| Mir
| Yuri Onufrienko
Yury Usachev
| Assemble truss section and radar antenna
|
|
| 2 December, 15:54 GMT
| 5 hours, 58 mins
| 21:52GMT
| Mir
| Valery Korzun
Alexander Kaleri
| Connect solar array
|
|
| 9 December, 13:50 GMT
| 6 hours, 38 mins
| 20:28GMT
| Mir
| Valery Korzun
Alexander Kaleri
| Install docking antenna
|
|
