February 1997

Date

Site

Launcher

#

Payload
Country
Operator
Prime
Mission

Mass

S/C

Orbit

05

Kalmar

[RSM-50]

Russia
RVSN
SLBM Test

S/O

05

Kalmar

[RSM-50]

Russia
RVSN
SLBM Test

S/O

10

GIK-5

Soyuz U

1,066

Soyuz TM25
Russia
Germany
RKA
DARA
RKK Energiya
Manned

7,150kg

7K

LEO

11

KSC

Discovery

F22

STS-82 (HST/SM-2)
US
NASA
Boeing NA
Manned

100 t

OV103

LEO

12

Kagoshima

M-5

1

Haruka (Muses-B/VSOP)
Japan
ISAS
NEC
Radio Astronomy

823kg

HEO

13

VAFB

[Minuteman 3]

US
US Air Force
ICBM Test

S/O

14

GIK-1

Tsyklon 3

249

Kosmos 2337
Russia
VKS
NPO PM
Mil. Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

Kosmos 2338
Russia
VKS
NPO PM
Mil. Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

Kosmos 2339
Russia
VKS
NPO PM
Mil. Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

Gonets D4
Russia
Smolsat
NPO PM
Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

Gonets D5
Russia
Smolsat
NPO PM
Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

Gonets D6
Russia
Smolsat
NPO PM
Messaging

225kg

Strela 3

LEO

16

CCAS

Atlas 2AS

AC127

JC Sat 4
Japan
JSS
Hughes
Communications

3,100kg

HS601

GTO-GEO

22

Wake

[Castor 4B]

TCMP-2-F2
US
USASSDC
Mil. Technology

S/O

23

CCAS

Titan 402B/IUS

K24

DSP-18
US
NSA
TRW
Early Warning

2,600kg

DSP-3

GEO

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