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Delta II | Thor II

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 20, 1997, 10:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997.

Geostationary Orbit
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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 19

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 20, 1997, 7:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second generation ELING satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Orlets-1 6

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 15, 1997, 12:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-84

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 15, 1997, 8:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-84 was a manned spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 78

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 14, 1997, 12:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 11, 1997, 4:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta II | Iridium 04 to 08

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 5, 1997, 2:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Iridium provides global mobile telecommunications services using a constellation of 66 low earth orbit satellites in a 86.4° inclined orbit. Although 77 satellites were originally envisioned for the system and spawned the name based on the 77th element in the periodic table, the system has been scaled back. Motorola's Satellite Communications Group designed and manufactured the Iridium satellites with Lockheed Martin providing the LM-700A spacecraft buses.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas I | GOES 10

General Dynamics | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 25, 1997, 5:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American meteorological satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Pegasus XL | Minisat & Celestis Space Burial #1

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
April 21, 1997, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 88

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 17, 1997, 1:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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