Rocket launches in1997
On July 4, Mars Pathfinder bounces to rest in Ares Vallis and rolls out Sojourner — the first rover to drive on another planet. In October, a Titan IVB–Centaur sends Cassini-Huygens toward Saturn on a seven-year cruise, and Mir endures a Progress collision in June and a fire earlier in the year — the crew survived both.
Monthly Cadencecomplete
◇DEC·peak·12 launches↑13%·vs 1996
- launches
- 88 launches
- success · 83/88
- 94% success · 83/88
- providers
- 3 providers
1997 Launch Leaders
All 1997 Launches
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88 launches
Jan 12, 1997 | STS-81 USA•Space Shuttle |
Jan 17, 1997Failure | GPS IIR-1 USA•Delta II 7925-9.5 |
Jan 30, 1997 | GE-2 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Feb 10, 1997 | Soyuz TM-25 Russia•Soyuz U |
Feb 11, 1997 | STS-82 USA•Space Shuttle |
Feb 12, 1997 | MUSES-B/HALCA Japan•Mu 5 |
Feb 14, 1997 | Kosmos 2337 Russia•Tsyklon 3 |
Feb 17, 1997 | JCSAT-4 USA•Atlas IIAS |
Feb 23, 1997 | USA-130 USA•Titan IV(402)B |
Mar 1, 1997 | Intelsat 801 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Mar 4, 1997 | Zeya Russia•Start-1 1.2 |
Mar 8, 1997 | Tempo 2 USA•Atlas IIA |
Apr 4, 1997 | USA-131 USA•Titan II(23)G/Star-37S |
Apr 4, 1997 | STS-83 USA•Space Shuttle |
Apr 6, 1997 | Progress M-34 Russia•Soyuz U |
Apr 9, 1997 | Kosmos 2340 Russia•Molniya M |
Apr 14, 1997 | Kosmos 2342 Russia•Molniya M |
Apr 16, 1997 | Thaicom 3 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44LP |
Apr 17, 1997 | Kosmos 2341 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Apr 21, 1997 | MiniSat USA•Pegasus XL |
Apr 25, 1997 | GOES-K USA•Atlas I |
May 5, 1997 | MS-1 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
May 11, 1997 | Chinasat-6 China•Long March 3A |
May 15, 1997 | STS-84 USA•Space Shuttle |
May 15, 1997 | Kosmos 2343 Russia•Soyuz U |
May 20, 1997Failure | Tselina-2 Russia•Zenit 2 |
May 20, 1997 | Telenor Thor II USA•Delta II 7925-9.5 |
May 24, 1997 | Telstar 5 Russia•Proton K/DM4 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Jun 3, 1997 | Inmarsat 3F4 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Jun 6, 1997 | Kosmos 2344 Russia•Proton K/DM-5 8K82K/17S40 |
Jun 10, 1997 | Fengyun-2A China•Long March 3 |
Jun 18, 1997 | Iridium 9 Russia•Proton K/DM2 8K82K/17S40 |
Jun 25, 1997 | Intelsat 802 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Jul 1, 1997 | STS-94 USA•Space Shuttle |
Jul 5, 1997 | Progress M-35 Russia•Soyuz U |
Jul 9, 1997 | MS-2 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
Jul 23, 1997 | USA-132 USA•Delta II 7925-9.5 |
Jul 28, 1997 | Superbird C USA•Atlas IIAS |
Aug 1, 1997 | OrbView-2 USA•Pegasus XL |
Aug 5, 1997 | Soyuz TM-26 Russia•Soyuz TM |
Aug 7, 1997 | STS-85 USA•Space Shuttle |
Aug 8, 1997 | Panamsat-6 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Aug 14, 1997 | Kosmos 2345 Russia•Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 |
Aug 19, 1997 | Agila-2 China•Long March 3B |
Aug 21, 1997 | MS-3 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
Aug 23, 1997 | Lewis USA•Lockheed Martin•Athena 1 |
Aug 25, 1997 | Advanced Composition Explorer USA•Delta II 7920-8 |
Aug 28, 1997 | PAS-5 Russia•Proton K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Aug 29, 1997 | FORTE USA•Pegasus XL |
Sep 1, 1997 | Iridium mass simulator A China•Long March 2C / SD |
Sep 2, 1997 | Hot Bird 3 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44LP |
Sep 4, 1997 | GE-3 USA•Atlas IIAS |
Sep 14, 1997 | Iridium 27 Russia•Proton K/DM2 8K82K/17S40 |
Sep 23, 1997 | Kosmos 2346 Russia•Kosmos 3M |
Sep 23, 1997 | Intelsat 803 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 42L-3 |
Sep 24, 1997 | Molniya-1T Russia•Molniya M |
Sep 25, 1997 | STS-86 USA•Space Shuttle |
Sep 27, 1997 | MS-4 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
Sep 29, 1997Partial failure | IRS-1D India•PSLV G |
Oct 5, 1997 | Progress M-36 Russia•Soyuz U |
Oct 5, 1997 | Echostar 3 USA•Atlas IIAS |
Oct 9, 1997 | Foton 11 Russia•Soyuz U |
Oct 15, 1997 | Cassini USA•Titan IV(401)B |
Oct 16, 1997 | Apstar 2R China•Long March 3B |
Oct 22, 1997 | STEP-4 USA•Pegasus XL |
Oct 24, 1997 | USA-133 USA•Titan IV(403)A |
Oct 25, 1997 | USA-135 USA•Atlas IIA |
Oct 30, 1997Partial failure | Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT France•Arianespace•Ariane 5 G |
Nov 6, 1997 | USA-134 USA•Delta II 7925 |
Nov 8, 1997 | USA-136 USA•Titan IV(401)A |
Nov 9, 1997 | MS-5 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
Nov 12, 1997 | Kupon Russia•Proton K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Nov 12, 1997 | Sirius-2 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44L |
Nov 18, 1997 | Resurs F-1M Russia•Soyuz U |
Nov 19, 1997 | STS-87 USA•Space Shuttle |
Nov 27, 1997 | TRMM Japan•H2 |
Dec 2, 1997 | JCSAT-5 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 44P |
Dec 2, 1997 | Astra 1G Russia•Proton K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01 |
Dec 8, 1997 | Iridium 42 China•Long March 2C / SD |
Dec 8, 1997 | Galaxy 8i USA•Atlas IIAS |
Dec 9, 1997 | Kosmos 2347 Russia•Tsyklon 2 |
Dec 15, 1997 | Kosmos 2348 Russia•Soyuz U |
Dec 20, 1997 | Progress M-37 Russia•Soyuz U |
Dec 20, 1997 | MS-6 USA•Delta II 7920-10C |
Dec 22, 1997 | Intelsat 804 France•Arianespace•Ariane 4 42L-3 |
Dec 23, 1997 | Orbcomm USA•Pegasus XL with HAPS |
Dec 24, 1997 | Early Bird 1 Russia•Start-1 |
Dec 24, 1997Partial failure | AsiaSat 3 Russia•Proton K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01 |