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Ariane 44LP | Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 16, 1997, 11:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Thaicom 3 and BSat 1a are Thai and Japanese commmunications satellites.

Geostationary Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 77

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 9, 1997, 8:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-34

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 6, 1997, 4:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-83

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-83 was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle Columbia.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 4, 1997, 4:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Atlas IIA | Tempo 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 8, 1997, 6:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tempo 1 and 2 satellites can transmit more than 200 channels of high-fidelity broadcast programming to cable companies and home dishes. Tempo has twice the power and capacity of comparable satellites. It features 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders at 115 Watts, switchable to 16 transpondersders at 220 Watts. Total on-board transmitter power totals 3500 Watts.

Geostationary Orbit
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Start-1.2 | Zeya

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 4, 1997, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Mozhayets 2 (Zeya, RS 16) satellite was a Russian Military experimental communications satellite launched on 4 March 1997. Zeya was named after the Zeya River, which is very close to its launch site, Cosmodrome Svobodniy. A Start-1.2 rocket transported it into orbit. This was the first satellite launched from this new Russian launch site in far eastern Russia.

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 801

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 1, 1997, 1:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat VIII-VIII/A series has been designed to meet the needs of Intelsat users throughout the system for improved C-band coverage and service. These spacecraft will incorporate six-fold C-band frequency reuse, two-fold frequency reuse of expanded C-band capacity, and the highest C-band power level ever for an Intelsat satellite. Consequently, Intelsat VIII will provide significantly more C-band capacity for public switched telephony and Intelsat Business Service, better quality for video services, and encourage new international VSAT applications.

Geostationary Orbit
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Titan 402B IUS | DSP 18

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 23, 1997, 8:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas IIAS | JCSAT R

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 17, 1997, 1:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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