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Orbital launches in 1997

Attempts87

Successes8395%

Failures4

Busiest vehicleSoyuz-U9

By country

United States36

Russia29

France (incl. Ariane)11

China6

Japan2

India1

ESA1

Brazil1

By vehicle family

Soyuz-U9

Space Shuttle8

Delta 7920-10C6

Atlas IIAS5

Proton-K/DM-2M5

Delta 79254

Ariane 44P4

Pegasus XL4

Ariane 44L3

Molniya 8K78M3

Proton-K/17S403

Atlas IIA2

Nearby years

199295

199385

199492

199579

199674

1997 ◀87

199878

199976

200085

200156

200264

All launches

Date	Payload	Vehicle	Site	Result
1997-01-12	OV-104 Shuttle/Mir	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-01-17	Navstar GPS SVN 42	Delta 7925	CC	Failure
1997-01-30	GE 2	Ariane 44L	CSG	Success
1997-02-10	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 74	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-02-11	OV-103 HST mission	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-02-12	MUSES-B	M-V	KASC	Success
1997-02-14	Gonets-D1 No. 16/17/18	Tsiklon-3	GIK-1	Success
1997-02-17	JCSAT 4	Atlas IIAS	CC	Success
1997-02-23	DSP 20	Titan 402B/IUS	CC	Success
1997-03-01	INTELSAT 801	Ariane 44P	CSG	Success
1997-03-04	Mozhaets 2	Start-1.2	GIK-2	Success
1997-03-08	Tempo 2	Atlas IIA	CC	Success
1997-04-04	DMSP Block 5D-2 S-14	Titan II SLV	VS	Success
1997-04-04	OV-102 Spacelab	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-04-06	Progress 7K-TGM No. 234	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-04-09	Oko	Molniya 8K78M	GIK-1	Success
1997-04-16	Thaicom 3	Ariane 44LP	CSG	Success
1997-04-17	Parus	Kosmos 11K65M	GIK-1	Success
1997-04-21	Minisat-01	Pegasus XL	GANC	Success
1997-04-25	GOES K	Atlas I	CC	Success
1997-05-05	Iridium MS-1A	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-05-11	DFH-3	Chang Zheng 3A	XSC	Success
1997-05-14	Oko	Molniya 8K78M	GIK-1	Success
1997-05-15	OV-104 Shuttle/Mir	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-05-15	Don	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-05-20	Tselina-2 No. 13L	Zenit-2	GIK-5	Failure
1997-05-20	Thor 2A	Delta 7925	CC	Success
1997-05-24	Telstar 5	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Success
1997-06-03	INMARSAT III F4	Ariane 44L	CSG	Success
1997-06-06	Arkon 11F664 No. 1	Proton-K/17S40	GIK-5	Success
1997-06-10	Feng Yun Er Jia	Chang Zheng 3	XSC	Success
1997-06-18	Iridium SV014	Proton-K/17S40	GIK-5	Success
1997-06-25	INTELSAT 802	Ariane 44P	CSG	Success
1997-07-01	OV-102 Spacelab	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-07-05	Progress 7K-TGM No. 235	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-07-09	Iridium MS-2	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-07-23	Navstar GPS SVN 43	Delta 7925	CC	Success
1997-07-28	Superbird C	Atlas IIAS	CC	Success
1997-08-01	Seastar	Pegasus XL	V	Success
1997-08-05	Soyuz 7K-STM No. 75	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-08-07	OV-103 Research/FF	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-08-08	PAS 6	Ariane 44P	CSG	Success
1997-08-14	Oko-S F6	Proton-K/DM-2	GIK-5	Success
1997-08-19	Mabuhay	Chang Zheng 3B	XSC	Success
1997-08-21	Iridium MS-3	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-08-23	SSTI/Lewis	LMLV-1	VS	Success
1997-08-28	PAS 5	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Success
1997-08-29	FORTE	Pegasus XL	V	Success
1997-09-01	Iridium MFS 1	Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD	TYSC	Success
1997-09-02	Eutelsat HB3	Ariane 44LP	CSG	Success
1997-09-04	GE 3	Atlas IIAS	CC	Success
1997-09-14	Iridium SV029	Proton-K/17S40	GIK-5	Success
1997-09-23	Parus	Kosmos 11K65M	GIK-1	Success
1997-09-23	INTELSAT 803	Ariane 42L	CSG	Success
1997-09-24	Molniya-1T No. 98	Molniya 8K78M	GIK-1	Success
1997-09-26	OV-104 Shuttle/Mir	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-09-27	Iridium MS-4	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-09-29	IRS-1D	PSLV	SHAR	Success
1997-10-05	Progress 7K-TGM No. 236	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-10-05	Echostar 3	Atlas IIAS	CC	Success
1997-10-09	Foton No. 11	Soyuz-U	GIK-1	Success
1997-10-16	Apstar 2R	Chang Zheng 3B	XSC	Success
1997-10-22	STEP M4	Pegasus XL	WIMB	Success
1997-10-24	LACROSSE 3	Titan 403A	VS	Success
1997-10-25	DSCS III B-13	Atlas IIA	CC	Success
1997-10-30	TEAMSAT	Ariane 5G	CSG	Success
1997-11-02	SCD-2A	VLS-1	ALCA	Failure
1997-11-06	Navstar GPS SVN 38	Delta 7925	CC	Success
1997-11-08	TRUMPET 3	Titan 401A/Centaur	CC	Success
1997-11-09	Iridium MS-5	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-11-12	K95K	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Success
1997-11-12	Sirius 2	Ariane 44L	CSG	Success
1997-11-18	Resurs F-1M	Soyuz-U	GIK-1	Success
1997-11-19	OV-102 Research/FF	Space Shuttle	KSC	Success
1997-11-27	TRMM	H-II	TNSC	Success
1997-12-02	JCSAT 5	Ariane 44P	CSG	Success
1997-12-02	Astra 1G	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Success
1997-12-08	Iridium SV042	Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD	TYSC	Success
1997-12-08	Galaxy 8-i	Atlas IIAS	CC	Success
1997-12-09	US-PU	Tsiklon-2	GIK-5	Success
1997-12-15	Kobal't	Soyuz-U-PVB	GIK-1	Success
1997-12-20	Progress 7K-TGM No 236	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
1997-12-20	Iridium MS-6	Delta 7920-10C	V	Success
1997-12-22	INTELSAT 804	Ariane 42L	CSG	Success
1997-12-23	Orbcomm FM5	Pegasus XL/HAPS	WIMB	Success
1997-12-24	EarlyBird	Start-1	GIK-2	Success
1997-12-24	Asiasat 3	Proton-K/DM-2M	GIK-5	Failure

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Counts orbital launch attempts (successes and failures); suborbital flights excluded. Countries are those of the launching agency.