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Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 10, 1997, 12:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.

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Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 6, 1997, 4:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Araks-N was a electro-optical area reconnaissance satellite, which had reportedly a resolution of 2 - 10 m (panchromatic and infra red). Its high orbit gave it a longer loitering time over the target.

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Ariane 44L | INMARSAT III F-4 & Insat 2D

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 3, 1997, 11:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

INMARSAT III F-4 and Insat 2D are communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.

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Proton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 24, 1997, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American communications satellite

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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