September 1997

Date

Site

Launcher

#

Payload
Country
Operator
Prime
Mission

Mass

S/C

Orbit

01

TSLC

CZ-2-3

1

Iridium MFS-1
China
CASC
Motorola
Technology

650kg

LEO

Iridium MFS-2
China
CASC
Motorola
Technology

650kg

LEO

02

CSG

Ariane 44LP-3

V99

Hot Bird 3
Europe
Eutelsat
MMS
Direct Broadcasting

2,915kg

ES2000+

GTO-GEO

Meteosat 7 (MTP)
Europe
ESA/Eumetsat
Aerospatiale
Meteorology

689kg

MOP

GTO-GEO

04

CCAS

Atlas 2AS

AC146

GE-3
US
GE Americom
LMTI
Communications

2,845kg

A2100A

GTO-GEO

14

GIK-5

Proton K/DM2

249

Iridium SV027
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV028
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV029
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV030
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV031
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV032
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV033
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

17

VAFB

[MX Peacekeeper]

Glory Trip 25
US
US Air Force
ICBM Test

S/O

23

GIK-1

Kosmos 3M

445

Kosmos 2346
Russia
VKS
NPO PM
Navigation

810kg

Parus/Tsikada

LEO

Faisat 2V
US
Final Analysis
Final Analysis
Messaging

114kg

Faisat

LEO

23

CSG

Ariane 42L-3

V100

Intelsat 803
International
Intelsat
LMTI
Communications

3,455kg

LM7000

GTO-GEO

24

GIK-1

Molniya M

321

Molniya 1-90
Russia
PO KS
NPO PM
Communications

1,600kg

Molniya 1T

HEO

25

Tanega.

[TR-1A]

#6

Takesaki 6
Japan
NASDA
RSC
Microgravity

699kg

S/O

25

KSC

Atlantis

F20

STS-86 (S/MM-7)
US/Russia
NASA/RKA
Boeing
Manned

100t

OV104

LEO

25

VAFB

Delta 2-7920

TD248

Iridium SV019
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV034
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV035
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV036
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV037
US
Iridium LLC
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

29

SHAR

PSLV

C1

IRS-1D
India
ISRO
ISRO
Remote Sensing

1,250kg

IRS-1

SSO

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