October 1997

Date	Site	Launcher	#	Payload	Country	Operator	Prime	Mission	Mass	S/C	Orbit
05	GIK-5	Soyuz U	1,071	Progress M36	Russia	RKA	RKK Energiya	Cargo	7,250kg	7K	LEO
05	CCAS	Atlas 2AS	AC135	Echostar 3	US	Echostar	LMTI	Direct Broadcasting	3,675kg	A2100AX	GTO-GEO
09	GIK-5	Soyuz U	1,072	Foton 11	Russia	RKA	TsSKB	Microgravity	6,200kg	Foton	LEO
–	–	–	–	Mirka	Germany	DLR	Kayser-Threde	Technology	150kg	–	LEO
15	CCAS	Titan 401B	K33	Cassini	US	NASA	JPL	Saturn Probe	5,650kg	–	Escape
–	–	–	–	Huygens	Europe	ESA	Aerospatiale	Titan Probe	318kg	–	On Cassini
16	XSLC	CZ-3B	3	Apstar 2R	China	APT Satellite	SS/Loral	Communications	3,700kg	FS1300	GTO-GEO
22	WFF	Pegasus XL	–	STEP-M4 (P95-1)	US	US Air Force	OSC/TRW	Mil. Technology	403kg	STEP	LEO
23	VAFB	Titan 403A	K18	Lacrosse 3	US	NRO	LM Astronautics	Mil. Radar Observ.	14,500kg	–	SSO?
24	CCAS	Atlas 2A/IABS	AC131	DSCS-3-B13	US	US Air Force	LMTI	Mil. Comm.	1,170kg	DSCS-3	GEO
–	–	–	–	Falconsat Gold	US	UCCS/USAFA	UCCS/USAFA	Technology	n. a.	–	GTO
30	CSG	Ariane 5	V101	MaqSat-H	Europe	ESA	Kayser-Threde	Dummy Payload	2,290kg	–	GTO
–	–	–	–	TEAMSat	Europe	ESA	ESTEC	Technology	320kg	–	GTO
–	–	–	–	YES	Europe	ESA	ESTEC	Technology	n. a.	–	GTO
–	–	–	–	MaqSat-B	Europe	ESA	Kayser-Threde	Dummy Payload	2,340kg	–	GTO

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