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 Cadence complete
DEC peak 12 launches ↑ 13% vs 1996
- launches
- 88
- success · 83/88
- 94%
- providers
- 3
1997 launch leaders
All 1997 launches
Quick filters
88 launches
| January | ||||
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 | |||
| February | ||||
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 | |||
| March | ||||
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 | |||
| April | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |||
| June | ||||
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 | |||
| July | ||||
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 | |||
| August | ||||
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 | |||
| September | ||||
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 | |||
| October | ||||
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 | |||
| November | ||||
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 | |||
| December | ||||
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 | |||