Rocket launches in1996
February 14 brings the worst launch disaster in years: a Long March 3B carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a village near Xichang. On June 4, the maiden Ariane 5 Flight 501 self-destructs forty seconds after lift-off when an integer overflow in its guidance software sends the rocket off course, though Ariane 4 keeps flying 11 times — and NASA dispatches both Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder before December is out.
Monthly Cadencecomplete
◇FEB·peak·9 launches↓3%·vs 1995
- launches
- 78 launches
- success · 70/78
- 90% success · 70/78
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1996 Launch Leaders
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78 launches
Jan 11, 1996 | STS-72 USA•Space Shuttle |
Jan 12, 1996 | Panamsat-3R France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Jan 14, 1996 | Koreasat-2 USA•Delta II 7925 |
Jan 16, 1996 | Kosmos 2327 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Jan 25, 1996 | Gorizont #43L Russia•Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 |
Feb 1, 1996 | Palapa C1 USA•Atlas IIAS |
Feb 5, 1996 | N-Star B France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Feb 14, 1996Failure | Intelsat 708 China•Long March 3B |
Feb 17, 1996 | NEAR USA•Delta II 7925-8 |
Feb 19, 1996 | Kosmos 2328 Russia•Tsyklon 3 |
Feb 19, 1996Failure | Gran' #44L Russia•Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 |
Feb 21, 1996 | Soyuz TM-23 Russia•Soyuz TM |
Feb 22, 1996 | STS-75 USA•Space Shuttle |
Feb 24, 1996 | Polar USA•Delta II 7925-10 |
Mar 9, 1996 | REX II USA•Pegasus XL |
Mar 14, 1996 | Intelsat 707 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44LP |
Mar 14, 1996 | Kosmos 2331 Russia•Soyuz U |
Mar 21, 1996 | IRS-P3 India•PSLV G |
Mar 22, 1996 | STS-76 USA•Space Shuttle |
Mar 28, 1996 | USA-117 USA•Delta II 7925 |
Apr 3, 1996 | Inmarsat 3-F1 USA•Atlas IIA |
Apr 8, 1996 | Astra 1F Russia•Proton K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Apr 20, 1996 | M-SAT-1 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 42P |
Apr 23, 1996 | Priroda Russia•Proton K 8K82K |
Apr 24, 1996 | Kosmos 2332 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Apr 24, 1996 | MSX USA•Delta II 7920-10 |
Apr 24, 1996 | USA-118 USA•Titan IV(401)A |
Apr 30, 1996 | BeppoSAX USA•Atlas I |
May 5, 1996 | Progress M-31 Russia•Soyuz U |
May 12, 1996 | USA-119 USA•Titan IV(403)A |
May 14, 1996Failure | Yantar-1KFT Russia•Soyuz U |
May 16, 1996 | Palapa C2 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
May 17, 1996 | MSTI-3 USA•Pegasus Hybrid |
May 19, 1996 | STS-77 USA•Space Shuttle |
May 24, 1996 | Galaxy 9 USA•Delta II 7925 |
May 25, 1996 | Gorizont #44L Russia•Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 |
Jun 4, 1996Failure | Cluster FM-1 France•Arianespace•Ariane 5 G |
Jun 15, 1996 | Intelsat 709 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Jun 20, 1996 | STS-78 USA•Space Shuttle |
Jun 20, 1996Failure | Yantar-4K1 Russia•Soyuz U |
Jul 2, 1996 | TOMS-EP USA•Pegasus XL |
Jul 3, 1996 | USA-125 USA•Titan IV(405)A |
Jul 3, 1996 | Apstar 1A China•Long March 3 |
Jul 9, 1996 | Arabsat-2A France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Jul 16, 1996 | USA-126 USA•Delta II 7925 |
Jul 25, 1996 | USA-127 USA•Atlas II |
Jul 31, 1996 | Progress M-32 Russia•Soyuz U |
Aug 8, 1996 | Italsat F2 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Aug 14, 1996 | Molniya-1T Russia•Molniya M |
Aug 17, 1996 | ADEOS Japan•H2 |
Aug 17, 1996 | Soyuz TM-24 Russia•Soyuz U |
Aug 18, 1996Partial failure | Chinasat-7 China•Long March 3 |
Aug 21, 1996 | FAST USA•Pegasus XL |
Aug 29, 1996 | Microsat Russia•Molniya M |
Sep 4, 1996 | Kosmos 2333 Russia•Zenit 2 |
Sep 5, 1996 | Kosmos 2334 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Sep 6, 1996 | Inmarsat-3 F2 Russia•Proton K/DM1 8K82K/11S861 |
Sep 8, 1996 | GE-1 USA•Atlas IIA |
Sep 11, 1996 | Echostar-2 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 42P |
Sep 12, 1996 | USA-128 USA•Delta II 7925 |
Sep 16, 1996 | STS-79 USA•Space Shuttle |
Sep 26, 1996 | Ekspress #12L Russia•Proton K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Oct 20, 1996 | FSW-2 No.3 China•Long March 2D |
Oct 24, 1996 | Molniya 3-48 Russia•Molniya M |
Nov 4, 1996Failure | HETE USA•Pegasus XL |
Nov 7, 1996 | Mars Global Surveyor USA•Delta II 7925 |
Nov 13, 1996 | Arabsat-2B France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Nov 16, 1996Failure | Mars 96 Russia•Proton K/D-2 8K82K/11S824F |
Nov 19, 1996 | STS-80 USA•Space Shuttle |
Nov 19, 1996 | Progress M-33 Russia•Soyuz U |
Nov 21, 1996 | Hot Bird 2 USA•Atlas IIA |
Dec 2, 1996 | HYFLEX Japan•H2 H-II + M-3SII |
Dec 4, 1996 | Mars Pathfinder USA•Delta II 7925 |
Dec 11, 1996 | Kosmos 2335 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Dec 18, 1996 | Inmarsat 3-F3 USA•Atlas IIA |
Dec 20, 1996 | Kosmos 2336 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Dec 20, 1996 | USA-129 USA•Titan IV(404)A |
Dec 24, 1996 | Bion 11 Russia•Soyuz U |