December 1997

Launched

Date

Site

Launcher

#

Payload
Country
Operator
Prime
Mission

Mass

S/C

Orbit

02

CSG

Ariane 44P-3

V103

JC Sat 5
Japan
JSS
Hughes
Communications

2,982kg

HS601

GTO-GEO

Equator-S
Germany
DLR/Max Planck
Max Planck
Astrophysics

240kg

GTO-HEO

03

GIK-5

Proton K/DM3

Astra 1G
Luxembourg
SES
Hughes
Direct Broadcasting

3,010kg

HS601HP

GEO

08

TSLC

CZ-2-3

2

Iridium SV42
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV44
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

08

CCAS

Atlas 2AS

AC149

Galaxy 8I
US
PanAmSat
Hughes
Communications

3,000kg

HS601

GTO-GEO

09

GIK-5

Tsyklon M

Kosmos 2347
Russia
VKS
TsNPO Kometa
KB Arsenal
Ocean Surveillance

3,150kg

US-P

LEO

15

GIK-1

Soyuz U

Kosmos 2348
Russia
VKS
TsSKB-Progress
Mil. Observation

6,700kg?

Yantar?

LEO

17

Mir

Inspektor
Germ./Russia
DASA/RKA
DASA
Technology

70kg

LEO

23

GIK-5

Soyuz U

Progress M37
Russia
RKA
RKK Energiya
Cargo

7,250kg

7K

LEO

20

VAFB

Delta 2-7920

Iridium SV045
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV046
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV047
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV048
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

Iridium SV049
US
Iridium
Motorola/LMTI
Mobile Comm.

690kg

LM700

LEO

22

CSG

Ariane 42L-3

V104

Intelsat 804
International
Intelsat
LMTI
Communications

3,455kg

LM7000

GTO-GEO

23

WFF

Pegasus XL

Orbcomm A1
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A2
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A3
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A4
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A5
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A6
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A7
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

Orbcomm A8
US
Orbcomm
OSC
Messaging

45kg

MicroStar

LEO

24

GIK-2

Start 1

4

EarlyBird 1
US
EarthWatch
EarthWatch
Remote Sensing

317kg

SSO

24

GIK-5

Proton K/DM3

AsiaSat 3
China
AsiaSat
Hughes
Communications

3,480kg

HS601HP

GEO

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