| Launch Date/Time
| Rocket
| Launch
Site
| Launch Contractor
| Payload
| Operator
| Orbit
| Mission/
Function
| Re-Entry/
Destruction
| Outcome
| Remarks
|
12 January
09:27 GMT
| Space Shuttle Atlantis
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-81, 6 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 22 January 1997, 14:22 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SpaceHab LDM
| NASA/SpaceHab
| LEO, attached to Atlantis
| Resupply Mir
| 22 January 1997, 14:22 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| 15 January
| R-29
| Submarine, Barents Sea
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 15 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
17 January
01:17 GMT
| Minuteman II
| LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| IFT-1
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| EKV ABM target
| 17 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
17 January
16:28 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS 2R-1 (SVN-42)
| US Air Force
| Intended: MEO
| Navigation
| T+12 seconds
| Failure
| SRB structural failure caused rocket to explode
|
| 29 January
| Storm-2
| LC-32, White Sands
| Orbital Sciences
| MTTV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target spacecraft
| 29 January 1997
| Failure
|
|
| MTD-2
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Weapons test
|
| 30 January
| SR19
| C-130, Point Mugu
| US Air Force
| AltAir (Have Gold)
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Test flight
| T+28 seconds
| Failure
| Accidentally destroyed by range safety
|
30 January
07:30 GMT
| S-520
| Pad K, Kagoshima
| ISAS
|
| ISAS
| Sub-orbital
| Technology development
| 30 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
30 January
08:42 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-26, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| FOT GT163GB
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 30 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
30 January
22:04 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| GE 2
| GE Americom
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Nahuel 1A
| Nahuelsa
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
31 January
01:55 GMT
| MR-12
| Kapustin Yar
| AN RF
| Flaksus-1
| APL
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 31 January 1997
| Successful
|
|
5 February
02:16 GMT
| MR-12
| Kapustin Yar
| AN RF
| Flaksus-2
| APL
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 5 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 7 February
| R-17 (Scud)
| Bigen Island, Aur Atoll
| US Air Force
| Willow Dune
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target spacecraft
| 7 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 February
05:17 GMT
| Black Brant XII
| Poker Flat
| NASA
| PHAZE 2
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere research
| 10 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 February
06:30 GMT
| Castor-Orbus
| LA-26, Nevada Test Site
| Sandia
|
| Sandia
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 10 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 February
14:09 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Soyuz TM-25, 3 cosmonauts
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 14 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 February
08:36 GMT
| Black Brant XII
| Poker Flat
| NASA
| Auroral Turbulance 2
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Auroral/Ionosphere research
| 11 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 February
08:55 GMT
| Space Shuttle Discovery
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-82, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, rendezvous with HST
| Manned orbital flight
| 21 February 1997, 08:32 GMT
| Successful
| Hubble servicing mission 2 (HSM-2)
|
12 February
04:50 GMT
| M-V
| Kagoshima
| ISAS
| HALCA (MUSES-B)
| ISAS
| MEO
| Astronomy
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
| Maiden flight of M-V
|
12 February
21:00 GMT
| LCLV
| Wallops Island
| Orbital Sciences
| MDT IV
|
| Sub-orbital
| Target spacecraft
| 12 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
14 February
03:47 GMT
| Tsyklon 3
| LC-32, Plesetsk
|
| Gonets-D1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Gonets-D1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Gonets-D1
| RKA
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Kosmos 2337 (Strela)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Kosmos 2338 (Strela)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Kosmos 2339 (Strela)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
17 February
01:42 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| JCSAT 4
| JSAT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| 20 February
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 20 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 20 February
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 20 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 20 February
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 20 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 20 February
| Trident C-4
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 20 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 22 February
| Castor 4B
| Wake Island
| Orbital Sciences
| TCMP II
|
| Sub-orbital
| Re-entry vehicle test
| 22 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 23 February
| Prithvi
| Balasore
| IDRDL
|
| IDRDL
| Sub-orbital
| Test flight
| 23 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
23 February
10:06 GMT
| LCLV
| Wallops Island
| Orbital Sciences
| MDT III
|
| Sub-orbital
| Target spacecraft
| 23 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
23 February
20:20 GMT
| Titan IVB/IUS
| LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|
| DSP Block 14 (USA 130)
| US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| Early warning
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
| Maiden flight of Titan IVB
|
26 February
20:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 26 February 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 1 March
| Castor 4B
| Wake Island
| Orbital Sciences
| TCMP II
|
| Sub-orbital
| Re-entry vehicle test
| 1 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
1 March
01:07 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44P)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 801
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
4 March
02:00 GMT
| Start-1
| LC-5, Svobodniy
|
| Zeya
| MO RF
| LEO
| Comsat
| 25 October 1999
| Successful
|
|
| 6 March
| Hera
| LC-94, White Sands
| US Air Force
| BRV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM Target
| 6 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 6 March
| THAAD
| White Sands
| US Air Force
| ABM
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM test
| 6 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
8 March
06:01 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| Tempo 2
| TCI
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
13 March
10:20 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| Poker Flat
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere research
| 13 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
18 March
00:16 GMT
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 18 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 18 March
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 18 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 19 March
| R-17 (Scud)
| Bigen Island, Aur Atoll
| US Air Force
| Willow Dune
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Target spacecraft
| 19 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
25 March
03:15 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet astronomy
| 25 March 1997
| Successful
| Studied Hale-Bopp comet
|
30 March
03:25 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| EUVS
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet astronomy
| 30 March 1997
| Successful
|
|
4 April
16:47 GMT
| Titan IIG
| SLC-4W, Vandenberg AFB
|
| DMSP 5D-2
| US Air Force/NOAA
| LEO
| Weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
4 April
19:20 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-83, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 8 April 1997, 18:33 GMT
| Partial Failure
| Fuel cell failure, flight aborted.
Reflown as STS-94 later in 1997
|
| Spacelab MSL-1
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Columbia
| Microgravity research
|
6 April
03:25 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
|
| 6 April 1997
| Successful
|
|
6 April
16:04 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-34
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 2 July 1997, 06:31 GMT
| Partial Failure
| Collided with Mir during rendezvous tests on at 09:18 GMT on 25 June, heavily damaging space station.
|
8 April
03:55 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| WISP
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet Astronomy
| 8 April 1997
| Successful
|
|
9 April
08:58 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-16, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2340 (Oko)
| MO RF
| Molniya
| Early warning
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
16 April
23:08 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44LP)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Thaicom 3
| Shinawat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| BSAT 1a
| BSAT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| 17 April
| R-36M ("Satan")
| Baikonur
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 17 April 1997
| Successful
|
|
17 April
13:03 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2341
| MO RF
| LEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
21 April
11:59 GMT
| Pegasus XL
| L-1011, Gando
| Orbital Sciences
| Minisat-01
| INTA
| LEO
| Technology demonstration
| 26 February 2002
| Successful
|
|
| Celestis
| Space Services Incorporated
| LEO
| Space burial of human remains
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
25 April
05:49 GMT
| Atlas I
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| GOES-10 (GOES-K)
| NOAA
| Geosynchronous
| Weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
| Final flight of Atlas I rocket
|
28 April
16:42 GMT
| VS-30
| Alacantara
| INPE
| AL-VS30-223
| DLR
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 28 April 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 30 April
| RH-560/300 Mk.II
| Sriharikota
| ISRO
|
| ISRO
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 30 April 1997
| Successful
|
|
2 May
07:30 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| X-ray Astronomy
| 2 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
5 May
14:55 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 8
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 7
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 6
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 5
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 4
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
8 May
07:10 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Astronomy
| 8 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
8 May
08:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-05, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| 9 re-entry vehicles
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 8 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 May
16:17 GMT
| Long March 3A (CZ-3A)
| LC-2, Xichang
|
| Zhongxing-6 (Chinasat-6)
| Chinasat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
14 April
00:33 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2342 (Oko)
| MO RF
| Molniya
| Early warning
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
15 May
08:07 GMT
| Space Shuttle Atlantis
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-84, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 24 May 1997
13:27 GMT
| Successful
| Mir crew change
|
| SpaceHab LDM
| NASA/SpaceHab
| LEO, attached to Atlantis
| Resupply Mir
| 24 May 1997
13:27 GMT
| Successful
|
|
15 May
12:10 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-31, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2343
| MO RF
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| 15 September 1999
| Successful
|
|
15 May
19:16 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| NCAR/CU-6
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet Astronomy/Solar observation
| 15 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
20 May
07:07 GMT
| Zenit-2
| LC-45L, Baikonur
|
| Tselina-2
| VKS
| Intended: LEO
| ELINT
| T+48 seconds
| Failure
| Stage 1 engine failure
|
20 May
22:39 GMT
| Delta II
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
| Boeing
| Thor 2
| Telenor
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in Orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
21 May
08:27 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-04, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| FOT GT164GM/SHARP
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM and re-entry vehicle test
| 21 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
23 May
21:44 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| MSX
| SMDC
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 23 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
24 May
17:00 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Telstar 5
| Loral
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
29 May
04:56 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Radio astronomy
| 29 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 30 May
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
|
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 30 May 1997
| Successful
|
|
3 June
23:20 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Inmarsat 3
| Inmarsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Insat 2D
| ISRO
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
6 June
16:56 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2344 (Arkon)
| MO RF
| MEO
| Reconnaissance
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| 10 June
| UR-100NU
| Baikonur
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 10 June 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 June
12:01 GMT
| Long March 3 (CZ-3)
| LC-1, Xichang
|
| Feng Yun 2A
| CASC
| Geosynchronous
| Weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Partial Failure
| Stopped transmitting data in April 1998, resumed transmission but imaging system failed in September
|
18 June
14:02 GMT
| Minuteman III
| LF-10, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| FOT GT165GM
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 18 June 1997
| Successful
|
|
18 June
14:02 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
|
| Iridium 14
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 12
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 9
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| 11 March 2003
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 10
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 13
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 16
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 11
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
24 June
03:39 GMT
| Minuteman II
| LF-03, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| MSLS IFT-1A target
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM target
| 24 June 1997
| Partial Failure
| Some decoys failed to deploy
|
24 June
04:00 GMT
| Payload Launch Vehicle
| Meck Island, Kwajalein Atoll
| Orbital Sciences
| IFT-1A EKV
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM test
| 24 June 1997
| Partial Failure
| Poor system performance
Non-destructive flyby test
|
25 June
23:44 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44P)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 802
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
1 July
18:02 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-94, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 17 July 1997
10:40 GMT
| Successful
| Reflight of STS-83
First instance of astronauts making multiple orbital flights in the same year
|
| Spacelab MSL-1
| NASA
| LEO, attached to Columbia
| Microgravity research
| 17 July 1997
10:40 GMT
| Successful
|
|
5 July
04:11 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-35
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 7 October 1997, 17:23 GMT
| Successful
|
|
8 July
12:25 GMT
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 8 July 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 9 July
| KSR-II
| Anhueng
| KARI
|
| KARI
| Sub-orbital
| X-ray astronomy/Ionosphere research
| 9 July 1997
| Successful
|
|
9 July
13:04 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 15
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 17
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 20
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 18
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 21
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
| 23 July
| R-29
| Submarine, Barents Sea
| VMF
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 23 July 1997
| Successful
|
|
23 July
03:42 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS 2R-2 (USA-132/SVN-43)
| US Air Force
| MEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
28 July
01:15 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Superbird C
| SCC
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
1 August
20:20 GMT
| Pegasus XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| Orbview-2
| GeoEye
| LEO
| Earth Observation
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
5 August
15:35 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Soyuz TM-26, 2 cosmonauts
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 19 February 1998
| Successful
|
|
7 August
14:41 GMT
| Space Shuttle Discovery
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-85, 6 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 19 August 1997
11:08 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| CRISTA
| DLR/NASA
| LEO
| Atmosphere research
| 19 August 1997
11:08 GMT
| Successful
| Deployed: 7 August, 22:27 GMT
Retrieved: 16 August, 15:14 GMT
|
8 August
06:46 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44LP)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Panamsat 6
| Panamsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
8 August
13:19 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 8 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
8 August
13:24 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Wallops Island
| NASA
| COORS
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere/Aronomy research
| 8 August 1997
| Failure
|
|
8 August
16:29 GMT
| Black Brant VC
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere/Aeronomy research
| 8 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
9 August
13:29 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 9 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
9 August
22:57 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 9 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 August
13:36 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 10 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 August
21:30 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 10 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 August
13:38 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 11 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 August
13:43 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 11 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 August
18:18 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet astronomy
| 11 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 August
21:34 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 11 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
12 August
12:10 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 12 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
12 August
12:15 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 12 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
12 August
12:26 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 12 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
12 August
21:41 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 12 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
13 August
13:50 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 13 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
13 August
13:55 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 13 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
13 August
21:40 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 13 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
14 August
12:22 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 14 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
14 August
12:27 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 14 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
14 August
20:49 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2345 (SPRN)
| MO RF
| Geosynchronous
| Early warning
| Still in orbit
| Successful
| Retired 1 January 1999
|
14 August
21:53 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 14 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
15 August
10:58 GMT
| Viper
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 15 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
15 August
20:25 GMT
| Super Loki
| Wallops Island
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 15 August 1997
| Successful
|
|
19 August
17:50 GMT
| Long March 3B (CZ-3B)
| LC-2, Xichang
|
| Agila 2
| MPSC
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
21 August
00:38 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 26
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 25
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 24
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 23
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 22
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
23 August
06:51 GMT
| Athena-1
| SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB
|
| Lewis
| NASA/TRW
| LEO
| Earth research
| 28 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
25 August
14:39 GMT
| Delta II (7920-8)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| ACE
| NASA
| Earth/Sun L1 point
| Magnetosphere research
| Still in Orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
28 August
00:33 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Panamsat 5
| Panamsat
| Geosynchronous
Then: Graveyard orbit
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
29 August
15:02 GMT
| Pegasus XL
| L-1011, Vandenberg AFB
| Orbital Sciences
| FORTE
| US Air Force
| LEO
| Ionosphere research
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
1 September
14:00 GMT
| Long March 2D (CZ-2D/SD)
| LC-1, Taiyuan
| CASC
| Iridium MFS-1
| Iridium SSC/CASC
| LEO
| Boilerplate spacecraft
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
| Iridium MFS-2
| Iridium SSC/CASC
| LEO
| Boilerplate spacecraft
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
2 September
07:00 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Anna Plains
| NASA
| DUNDEE 1
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 2 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
2 September
22:21 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44LP)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Hot Bird 3
| Eutelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Meteosat 7
| Eumetsat
| Geosynchronous
| Weather satellite
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
4 September
12:03 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GE 3
| GE Americom
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
5 September
04:00 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Anna Plains
| NASA
| DUNDEE 2
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 5 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 September
02:00 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Anna Plains
| NASA
| DUNDEE 3
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 10 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 September
14:40 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 10 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
10 September
15:10 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 10 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
11 September
20:15 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Anna Plains
| NASA
| DUNDEE 4
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Target mission
| 11 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
14 September
01:36 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| Iridium 29
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 32
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 33
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 27
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| 1 February 2002
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 28
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 30
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 31
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
17 September
08:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-05, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| 7 re-entry vehicles
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 17 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
19 September
13:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere research
| 19 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
23 September
16:44 GMT
| Kosmos-3M
| LC-132, Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2346 (Parus)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| FAISAT-2V
| FAI
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
23 September
23:58 GMT
| Ariane 4 (42L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 803
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| 24 September
| Storm-2
| LC-32, White Sands
| US Air Force
| MTTV-4
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| Patriot target
| 24 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
24 September
21:30 GMT
| Molniya-M
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Molniya-1T
| MO RF
| Molniya
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
25 September
00:30 GMT
| TR-1
| Area T, Tanegashima
| NASDA
|
| NASDA
| Sub-orbital
| Microgravity research
| 25 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
26 September
02:34 GMT
| Space Shuttle Atlantis
| LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-86, 7 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Manned orbital flight
| 6 October 1997, 21:55 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| SpaceHab LDM
| NASA/SpaceHab
| LEO, attached to Atlantis
| Resupply Mir
| 6 October 1997, 21:55 GMT
| Successful
|
|
27 September
01:23 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 19
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 37
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 36
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 35
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 34
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
29 September
04:47 GMT
| PSLV
| Sriharikota
| ISRO
| IRS-1D
| ISRO
| LEO
| Remote sensing
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
30 September
20:10 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| HRTS 10
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar research
| 30 September 1997
| Successful
|
|
3 October
07:07 GMT
| Topol
| LC-158, Plesetsk
| RVSN
|
| RVSN
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM test
| 3 October 1997
| Successful
|
|
4 October
18:30 GMT
| Castor-Orbus
| LA-26, Nevada Test Site
| Sandia
|
| Sandia
| Sub-orbital
| Test sounding rocket
| 4 October 1997
| Failure
|
|
5 October
15:08 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-1, Baikonur
| RKA
| Progress M-36
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 19 December 1997, 13:20 GMT
| Successful
|
|
| Sputnik-40
| RKA
| LEO
| Amateur radio satellite
| 21 May 1998
| Successful
|
|
| X-Mir
| DASA
| LEO
| Inspection of Mir space station
| 2 October 1998
| Successful
|
|
5 October
21:01 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Echostar 3
| Echostar
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
9 October
17:59 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| LC-43, Plesetsk
|
| Foton 11
| RKA
| LEO
| Microgravity research
| 23 October 1997
| Successful
| Recovered
|
| Mirka
| DFLR
| LEO
| Microgravity research
| 23 October 1997
| Successful
| Recovered
|
| 10 October
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| Royal Navy
|
| Royal Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 10 October 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 10 October
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| Royal Navy
|
| Royal Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 10 October 1997
| Successful
|
|
12 October
16:42 GMT
| VS-30
| Andoya
| INPE
| AL-VS30-226
| DLR
| Sub-orbital
| Aeronomy research
| 12 October 1997
| Successful
|
|
15 October
08:43 GMT
| Titan IVB/Centaur
| LC-40, Cape Canaveral
|
| Cassini
| NASA
| Saturnian orbit
via Heliocentric orbit
| Saturn orbiter
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
| First spacecraft to enter Saturnian orbit
|
| Huygens
| NASA/ESA
| Saturnian orbit
via Heliocentric orbit
| Titan lander
| 14 January 2005, 12:43 GMT
| Successful
| First spacecraft to land on Titan
Released from Cassini on 25 December 2004
|
16 October
19:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar research
| 16 October 1997
| Successful
|
|
16 October
19:13 GMT
| Long March 3B (CZ-3B)
| LC-2, Xichang
|
| Apstar 2R
| APT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
22 October
13:13 GMT
| Pegasus XL
| L-1011, Wallops Island
| Orbital Sciences
| STEP-4
| US Air Force
| LEO
|
| 31 March 2001
| Successful
|
|
24 October
02:32 GMT
| Titan IVA
| SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| Lacrosse 3 (USA-133)
| NRO/CIA
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
25 October
00:46 GMT
| Atlas IIA
| LC-36A, Cape Canaveral
|
| DSCS III B-13 (USA 135)
| US Air Force
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| FalconSat Gold
| United States Air Force Academy
| GTO
| Technology demonstration
| 27 September 1998
| Successful
|
|
30 October
13:43 GMT
| Ariane 5
| ELA-3, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| MAQSAT-H
| ESA
| GTO
| Boilerplate spacecraft
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
| MAQSAT-B
| ESA
| GTO
| Boilerplate spacecraft
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
| TEAMSAT
| ESTEC
| GTO
| Technology development
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| YES
| ESTEC
| GTO
| Technology development
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| November
| Long March 1D (CZ-1D)
| Taiyuan
|
|
|
| Sub-orbital
| Test rocket
| Within an hour of launch
| Successful
|
|
2 November
12:25 GMT
| VLS-1
| Alacantara
| INPE
| SCD-2A
| INPE
| Intended: LEO
| Weather satellite
| 2 November 1997
| Failure
| Maiden flight of VLS-1
First Brazilian attempt to orbit a satellite
|
5 November
20:02 GMT
| Terrier-Orion
| Andoya
| NASA
| KANE
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ionosphere research
| 5 November 1997
| Successful
|
|
5 November
21:01 GMT
| Peacekeeper
| LF-02, Vandenberg AFB
| US Air Force
| 8 re-entry vehicles
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ICBM Test
| 5 November 1997
| Successful
|
|
6 November
00:30 GMT
| Delta II (7925-9.5)
| LC-17A, Cape Canaveral
|
| GPS 2A-28 (USA-134/SVN-38)
| US Air Force
| MEO
| Navigation
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
8 November
02:05 GMT
| Titan IVA/Centaur
| LC-41, Cape Canaveral
| US Air Force
| Trumpet 3 (USA-136)
| NRO/US Air Force
| Molniya
| SIGINT
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
9 November
01:34 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 43
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 41
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 40
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 39
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 38
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
12 November
17:00 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
|
| Kupon
| RFCB
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
12 November
21:48 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Sirius 2
| NSAB
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Cakrawarta 1
| Indostar
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
14 November
05:00 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| White Sands
| NASA
| SCARI
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Ultraviolet astronomy
| 14 November 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 17 November
| Hera
| LC-96, Fort Wingate
| US Air Force
| MTV target
| US Air Force
| Sub-orbital
| ABM Target
| 17 November 1997
| Failure
|
|
18 November
11:14 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| Plesetsk
|
| Resurs F-1M
| RKA
| LEO
| Remote Sensing
| 13 December 1997
| Successful
| Recovered
|
18 November
19:35 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| LC-36, White Sands
| NASA
| SERTS-97
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Solar observation
| 18 November 1997
| Successful
|
|
| 19 November
| RT-23
| Nenoksa
| RVSN
|
| VMF
| Sub-orbital
| Test rocket
| 19 November 1997
| Failure
|
|
19 November
19:46 GMT
| Space Shuttle Columbia
| LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
| USA
| STS-87, 6 astronauts
| NASA
| LEO
| Manned orbital flight
| 5 December 1997
| Successful
|
|
| SPARTAN 201
| NASA
| LEO
| Microgravity research
| 5 December 1997, 12:20 GMT
| Failure
| Deployed: 21 November
Retrieved: 25 November
Failed to orient itself due to human error during deployment
|
| AERCam-Sprint
| NASA
| LEO
| Observation/inspection satellite
| 5 December 1997, 12:20 GMT
| Partial Failure
| Deployed and recovered on 3 December
Only one of two planned tests conducted due to time pressure after SPARTAN failure
|
27 November
21:27 GMT
| H-II
| Area Y, Tanegashima
|
| Hikoboshi (ETS-7)
| NASDA
| LEO
| Automated docking test
| Still in orbit
| Successful
| Docking test with Orihime on 7 July 1998
|
| Orihime (ETS-7)
| NASDA
| LEO
| Automated docking test
| 27 January 1999
| Successful
| Docking test with Hikoboshi on 7 July 1998
|
2 December
08:42 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| SvalRak
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 2 December 1997
| Successful
|
|
2 December
22:52 GMT
| Ariane 4 (44P)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| JCSAT 5
| JSAT
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Equator-S
| MPE
| LEO/HEO
| Magnetosphere research
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
12 November
17:00 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-200, Baikonur
| ILS
| Astra 1G
| SES Astra
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
3 December
09:06 GMT
| Black Brant IX
| SvalRak
| NASA
|
| NASA
| Sub-orbital
| Plasma research
| 3 December 1997
| Successful
|
|
8 December
07:16 GMT
| Long March 2D (CZ-2D/SD)
| LC-1, Taiyuan
| CASC
| Iridium 42
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful
|
|
| Iridium 44
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Failure
|
|
8 December
23:52 GMT
| Atlas IIAS
| LC-36B, Cape Canaveral
|
| Galaxy 8i
| Panamsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
9 December
07:17 GMT
| Tsyklon 2
| LC-90, Baikonur
|
| Kosmos 2347 (EORSAT)
| MO RF
| LEO
| SIGNIT
| 11 December 1999
| Successful
|
|
15 December
15:40 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| Plesetsk
|
| Kosmos 2348 (Yantar)
| MO RF
| LEO
| Reconnaissance
| 14 April 1998
| Successful
|
|
| 18 December
| Trident D-5
| ETR, Cape Canaveral
| US Navy
| 77ss
| US Navy
| Sub-orbital
| SLBM test
| 18 December 1997
| Successful
|
|
20 December
08:45 GMT
| Soyuz-U
| Plesetsk
|
| Progress M-37
| RKA
| LEO, docked to Mir
| Resupply Mir
| 15 March 1998, 23:04 GMT
| Successful
|
|
20 December
13:16 GMT
| Delta II (7920-10C)
| SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB
| Boeing
| Iridium 45
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 46
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 47
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Iridium 48
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| 5 May 2001
| Failure
|
|
| Iridium 49
| Iridium SSC
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
22 December
00:16 GMT
| Ariane 4 (42L)
| ELA-2, CSG(Kourou)
| Arianespace
| Intelsat 804
| Intelsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
23 December
19:11 GMT
| Pegasus XL/HAPS
| L-1011, Wallops Island
| Orbital Sciences
| Orbcomm A1
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A2
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A3
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A4
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A5
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A6
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A7
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
| Orbcomm A8
| Orbcomm
| LEO
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Successful So Far
|
|
24 December
13:32 GMT
| Start-1
| LC-5, Svobodniy
|
| Early Bird
| EarthWatch
| LEO
| Earth observation
| 27 July 2000
| Successful
|
|
24 December
23:19 GMT
| Proton-K
| LC-81, Baikonur
| ILS
| HGS-1 (Asiasat 3/Panamsat 22)
| Original: AsiaSat
Then: Hughes
Then: Panamsat
| Geosynchronous
| Comsat
| Still in orbit
| Partial Failure
| Upper stage failure
Performed lunar flyby to reduce orbital inclination
Eventually reached correct orbit
|
| Start Date/Time
| Duration
| End Time
| Spacecraft
| Crew
| Function
| Remarks
|
| 14 February, 04:34 GMT
| 6 hours, 42 mins
| 11:16GMT
| STS-82 (Discovery)
| Mark C. Lee
Steven Smith
| Hubble servicing - install NICMOS
|
|
| 15 February, 03:25 GMT
| 7 hours, 27 mins
| 10:52GMT
| STS-82 (Discovery)
| Joseph R. Tanner
Gregory Harbaugh
| Hubble servicing - replace guidance sensors
|
|
| 16 February, 02:53 GMT
| 7 hours, 11 mins
| 10:04GMT
| STS-82 (Discovery)
| Mark C. Lee
Steven Smith
| Hubble servicing - replace Data Interface Unit
|
|
| 17 February, 03:45 GMT
| 6 hours, 34 mins
| 10:19GMT
| STS-82 (Discovery)
| Joseph R. Tanner
Gregory Harbaugh
| Hubble servicing - replace solar array motors
|
|
| 18 February, 03:15 GMT
| 5 hours, 17 mins
| 08:32GMT
| STS-82 (Discovery)
| Mark C. Lee
Steven Smith
| Hubble servicing - repair insulation blanket
|
|
| 29 April, 05:10 GMT
| 4 hours, 59 mins
| 10:09GMT
| Mir
| Vasili Tsibliyev
Jerry Linenger
| Test Orlan-M spacesuits
|
|
| 22 August, 11:14 GMT
| 3 hours, 16 mins
| 14:30GMT
| Mir
| Anatoly Solovyev
Pavel Vinogradov
| Inspect interior damage caused by Progress/Mir collision
| EVA performed inside Spektr module
|
| 6 September, 01:07 GMT
| 6 hours
| 07:07GMT
| Mir
| Anatoly Solovyev
Michael Foale
| Inspect exterior damage caused by Progress/Mir collision
|
|
| 1 October
| 5 hours, 1 mins
|
| STS-86 (Atlantis)
| Scott Parazynski
Vladimir G. Titov
| Retrieve experiment package from Mir
|
|
| 20 October, 09:40 GMT
| 6 hours, 38 mins
| 16:18GMT
| Mir
| Anatoly Solovyev
Michael Foale
| Reconnect Spektr solar panels to main power system
|
|
| 3 November, 03:32 GMT
| 6 hours, 4 mins
| 09:36GMT
| Mir
| Anatoly Solovyev
Michael Foale
| Remove old solar panel from Kvant module
|
|
| 6 November, 00:12 GMT
| 6 hours, 12 mins
| 06:24GMT
| Mir
| Anatoly Solovyev
Michael Foale
| Install new solar panel on Kvant module
|
|
| 25 November, 00:02 GMT
| 7 hours, 43 mins
| 07:45GMT
| STS-87 (Columbia)
| Winston E. Scott
Takao Doi
| Recapture malfunctioning SPARTAN satellite
|
|
| 3 December, 09:09 GMT
| 5 hours
| 14:09GMT
| STS-87 (Columbia)
| Winston E. Scott
Takao Doi
| Test EVA techniques and tools for ISS assembly
|
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