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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1996.
| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site |
Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function |
Re-Entry/ Destruction |
Outcome | Remarks | |
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| 10 January | DF-21 | Taiyuan | Sub-orbital | Missile test | 10 January 1996 | Successful | |||||
| 11 January 09:41 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-72, 7 astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 20 January 1996 | Successful | Retrieved Space Flyer Unit (SFU) | |
| OAST-Flyer | NASA | LEO | Technology development | 20 January 1996 | Successful | Deployed: 14 January 1996 Retrieved: 16 January 1996 |
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| 12 January 23:10 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Panamsat 3R | Panamsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Measat 1 | Binarian | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 14 January 11:10 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | Boeing | Koreasat 2 | Korea Telecom | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful | Deactivated: 8 April 2000 | |
| 16 January 15:33 GMT |
Kosmos-3M | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2327 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 25 January 09:56 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Gorizont 31 | MOM | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 27 January | Prithvi | Balasore | IDRDL | IDRDL | Sub-orbital | Test rocket | 27 January 1996 | Successful | |||
| 1 February 01:15 GMT |
Atlas IIAS | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | Palapa C-1 | Satelind | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 5 February 07:19 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44P) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | N-STAR b | NTT | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 11 February 23:00 GMT |
S-310 | Area K, Kagoshima | ISAS | NTV-1 | ISAS | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy research | 11 February 1996 | Successful | ||
| 11 February 23:00 GMT |
J-I | Area N, Tanegashima | NASDA | NASDA | Sub-orbital | Test flight | 11 February 1996 | Successful | |||
| 14 February 19:01 GMT |
Long March 3B (CZ-3B) | LC-2, Taiyuan | CASC | Intelsat 708 | Intelsat | Intended: Geosynchronous | Comsat | T+22 seconds | Failure | Loss of control at T+2 seconds, exploded 20 seconds later Six fatalities on the ground |
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| 17 February 20:43 GMT |
Delta II (7925-8) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | NEAR | NASA | Erosian orbit via Heliocentric |
Asteroid probe | 12 February 2001, 20:01 GMT (on Eros) | Successful | Flyby of 253 Mathilde, entered orbit around and landed on 433 Eros First probe to orbit and land on an asteroid |
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| 19 February 00:58 GMT |
Tsyklon-3 | LC-32, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Plesetsk]] | Gonets D-1 | RKA | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Gonets D-1 | RKA | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| Gonets D-1 | RKA | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| Kosmos-2328 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| Kosmos-2329 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| Kosmos-2330 (Strela-3) | MO RF | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 19 February 08:19 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Raguda 44L | MOM | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: GTO |
Comsat | Still in orbit | Failure | Upper stage failed to ignite for second burn due to blocked valve | ||
| 21 February 12:34 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RKA | Soyuz TM-23, 2 cosmonauts | RKA | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 2 September 1996 | Successful | Mir Expedition 21 | |
| 22 February 20:18 GMT |
Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-75, 7 astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT | Successful | ||
| USMP-3 | NASA | LEO, attached to Columbia | 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT | Successful | |||||||
| TSS-1 | ASI | LEO Intended: Attached to Columbia |
Tether deployment experiment | 19 March 1996 | Failure | Tether snapped during deployment. Intended to be returned to Earth by Shuttle, but could not be recovered |
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| 23 February 19:17 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Technology development | 23 February 1996 | Successful | |||
| 23 February 19:44 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ionosphere research | 23 February 1996 | Successful | |||
| 24 February 11:24 GMT |
Delta II | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | Polar | NASA | HEO | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 2 March 10:00 GMT |
Skylark 7 | Area S, Kiruna | DLR | TEXUS | DASA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 2 March 1996 | Successful | ||
| 6 March 03:35 GMT |
Black Brant IX | White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Astronomy | 6 March 1996 | Successful | |||
| 6 March 20:01 GMT |
Minuteman III | LF-09, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | FOT GT161GM | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 6 March 1996 | Successful | ||
| 9 March 01:53 GMT |
Pegasus-XL | L-1011, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | REX-II | US Air Force | LEO | Ionosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 14 March 07:11 GMT |
Ariane 4 | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Intelsat 707 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 14 March 17:40 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-43, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2331 (Yantar-4K1) | MOM | LEO | Reconnaissance | 11 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 21 March 04:53 GMT |
PSLV | Sriharikota | ISRO | IRS-P3 | ISRO | LEO | Landsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 22 March | Hera | LC-94, White Sands | US Air Force | BRV | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM target | Successful | |||
| 22 March | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ABM | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM test | 22 March 1996 | Successful | ||
| 22 March 08:13 GMT |
Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-76, 6 astronauts | NASA | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT | Successful | ||
| SpaceHab LSM | NASA | LEO, attached to Atlantis | Resupply Mir | 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT | Successful | ||||||
| 28 March 00:21 GMT |
Delta II (7925-9.5) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | GPS 2A-25 (USA-117/SVN-33) | US Air Force | MEO | NAVSTAR navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 3 April 15:59 GMT |
Black Brant 9CM1 | LC-36, White Sands | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy and microgravity research | 3 April 1996 | Successful | |||||
| 3 April 23:01 GMT |
Atlas IIA | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | Inmarsat 3 F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 8 April 23:09 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-81, Baikonur | ILS | Astra 1F | SES Astra | Geostationary | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 17 April 07:00 GMT |
Topol | LC-158, Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 17 April 1996 | Successful | |||
| 20 April 22:36 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42P) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | M-SAT 1 | TMI | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 21 April | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 21 April 1996 | Successful | |||
| 21 April | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 21 April 1996 | Successful | |||
| 21 April 11:48 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-81, Baikonur | RKA | Priroda | RKA | LEO, attached to Mir | Mir module Remote sensing |
23 March 2001 | Successful | ||
| 24 April 12:27 GMT |
Delta II (7920-10) | SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB | MSX | BMDO | LEO | Auroral and atmospheric research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 24 April 13:00 GMT |
Kosmos-3M | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2332 (Taifun) | MO RF | LEO | Radar calibration target | 28 January 2005 | Successful | |||
| 24 April 23:37 GMT |
Titan IVA/Centaur | LC-41, Cape Canaveral | Mercury (USA-118) | NRO/US Air Force | Geosynchronous | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 30 April 04:31 GMT |
Atlas I | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | Beppo SAX | ASI | LEO | X-ray astronomy | 29 April 2003 | Successful | |||
| 3 May 04:16 GMT |
Skylark 7 | Area S, Kiruna | DLR | MASER 7 | SSC | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 3 May 1996 | Successful | ||
| 5 May 07:04 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RKA | Progress M-31 | RKA | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 1 August 1996, 20:33 GMT | Successful | ||
| 8 May 08:01 GMT |
Peacekeeper | LF-05, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 8 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 12 May 21:32 GMT |
Titan IVA | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB | SDS (USA-119) | NRO/NRL | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| SSU (USA-120) | NRO/NRL | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| SSU (USA-121) | NRO/NRL | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| NOSS B-4 (USA-122) | NRO/NRL | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| TIPS (USA-123/"Ralph") | NRO/NRL | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| TIPS (USA-124/"Norton") | NRO/NRL | LEO | Sigint | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 14 May 08:55 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-31/6, Baikonur | Kometa (Yantar-1KFT) | VKS | Intended: LEO | Topography/Cartography | T+49 seconds | Failure | Payload fairing disintegrated | ||
| 16 May | Trident C-4 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 16 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 16 May | Trident C-4 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 16 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 16 May | Trident C-4 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 16 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 16 May | Trident C-4 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 16 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 16 May 01:56 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Palapa C2 | PSN | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Amos-2 | IAI/MBT | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 17 May 02:44 GMT |
Pegasus-H | L-1011, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | MSTI-3 | BMDO | LEO | Technology development | 11 December 1997 | Successful | ||
| 19 May 10:30 GMT |
Space Shuttle Endeavour | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-77. 6 Astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT | Successful | ||
| SpaceHab 4 | NASA/SpaceHab | LEO, attached to Endeavour | Scientific and technological experiments | 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT | Successful | ||||||
| SPARTAN-207 | NASA | LEO | Technology demonstration | 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT | Successful | Used to deploy IAE satellite | |||||
| IAE | NASA | LEO | Technology demonstration | 22 May 1996 | Successful | Deployed by SPARTAN on 20 May | |||||
| PAMS STU | NASA | LEO | Technology demonstration | 26 October 1996 | Successful | Deployed by Endeavour on 22 May | |||||
| 24 May 01:09 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | Boeing | Galaxy 9 | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 25 May 02:05 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Gorizont 32 | MOM | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 30 May 08:01 GMT |
Peacekeeper | LF-02, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 30 May 1996 | Successful | |||
| 4 June 05:06 GMT |
Black Brant 8C | White Sands | NASA | XQC | NASA | Sub-orbital | X-ray astronomy | 4 June 1996 | Successful | ||
| 4 June 12:34 GMT |
Ariane 5G | ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) | Arianespace | Cluster F1 | ESA | Intended: LEO | Magnetosphere research | T+37 seconds | Failure | Maiden flight of Ariane 5 Programming error led to rocket going off course |
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| Cluster F2 | ESA | Intended: LEO | Magnetosphere research | ||||||||
| Cluster F3 | ESA | Intended: LEO | Magnetosphere research | ||||||||
| Cluster F4 | ESA | Intended: LEO | Magnetosphere research | ||||||||
| 6 June | UR-100N | Baikonur | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 6 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 6 June | Topol | LC-158, Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 6 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 15 June 06:55 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44P) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Intelsat 709 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 17 June 05:50 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Radio astronomy | 17 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 20 June 14:40 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Test sounding rocket | 20 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 20 June 14:49 GMT |
Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-78. 7 Astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT | Successful | ||
| Spacelab LMS-1 | NASA | LEO, attached to Columbia | Microgravity and biological experiments | 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT | Successful | ||||||
| 20 June 18:45 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-16/2, Plesetsk | Yantar-4K1 | VKS | Intended: LEO | Reconnaissance | T+50 seconds | Failure | Payload fairing disintegrated | ||
| 26 June 12:17 GMT |
Minuteman III | LF-10, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 26 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 26 June 14:59 GMT |
Minuteman III | LF-04, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 26 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 26 June 19:00 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar observation | 26 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 28 June | R-29 Vysota | Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 28 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 28 June | R-29 Vysota | Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 28 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 28 June | R-29 Vysota | Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 28 June 1996 | Successful | |||
| 2 July 07:48 GMT |
Pegasus-XL | L-1011, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | TOMS-EP | NASA | LEO | Ozone mapping | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 3 July 00:31 GMT |
Titan IVA | LC-40, Cape Canaveral | SDS B-4 (USA-125) | NRO/US Air Force | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 3 July 10:47 GMT |
Long March 3 (CZ-3) | LC-1, Xichang | Apstar 1A | APT | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 9 July | Aries | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Missile tracking demonstration | 9 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 9 July 22:24 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Arabsat 2A | Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Turksat 1C | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||||||
| 14 July 07:15 GMT |
Black Brant 9CM1 | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NUVIEWS 1 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 14 July 1996 | Successful | ||
| 15 July | R-29 Vysota | Submarine, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 15 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 15 July | R-29 Vysota | Submarine, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 15 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 15 July 11:28 GMT |
Hera | LC-94, White Sands | US Air Force | BRV | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM target | 15 July 1996 | Successful | ||
| 15 July 11:31 GMT |
THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | ABM | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM test | 15 July 1996 | Successful | ||
| 15 July 18:21 GMT |
Castor 4B | Wake Island | Orbital Sciences | Re-entry vehicle | Orbital Sciences | Sub-orbital | Re-entry test | 15 July 1996 | Successful | ||
| 16 July 00:50 GMT |
Delta II (7925-9.5) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | GPS-2A-26 (USA-126) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | GPS Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 19 July | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 19 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 19 July | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 19 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 25 July | Topol | LC-158, Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 25 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 25 July 12:42 GMT |
Atlas II | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | UHF F/O F7-EHF (USA-127) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 26 July 09:40 GMT |
Black Brant 9CM1 | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 26 July 1996 | Successful | |||
| 31 July 20:00 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RKA | Progress M-32 | RKA | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 20 November 1996, 22:42 GMT | Successful | ||
| 8 August 22:49 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Italsat F2 | ASI | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Telecom 2D | France Telecom | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 12 August 18:58 GMT |
Nike-Orion | White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 12 August 1996 | Successful | |||
| 14 August 22:20 GMT |
Molniya-M | LC-43, Plesetsk | Molniya-1T | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 17 August 01:53 GMT |
H-II | Area Y, Tanegashima | NASDA | ADEOS | NASDA | LEO | Atmospheric research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| JAS-2 | JARL | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 17 August 13:18 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RKA | Soyuz TM-24, 3 cosmonauts | RKA | LEO, docked to Mir | Manned orbital flight | 2 March 1997 | Successful | Mir EO-22 | |
| 18 August 10:27 GMT |
Long March 3 (CZ-3) | LC-1, Xichang | Zhongxing 7 | Chinasat | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: Graveyard orbit |
Comsat | Still in orbit | Failure | |||
| 20 August 15:30 GMT |
S-310 | Area K, Kagoshima | ISAS | SEEK | ISAS | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 20 August 1996 | Successful | ||
| 20 August 16:00 GMT |
Black Brant 9CM1 | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar Research | 20 August 1996 | Successful | |||
| 21 August 09:47 GMT |
Pegasus-XL | L-1011, Vandenberg AFB | Orbital Sciences | FAST | NASA | LEO | Magnetosphere research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 26 August 14:00 GMT |
S-310 | Area K, Kagoshima | ISAS | SEEK | ISAS | Sub-orbital | Plasma research | 26 August 1996 | Successful | ||
| 29 August | Black Brant VC | Wallops Island | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Test sounding rocket | 29 August 1996 | Successful | |||
| 29 August 05:22 GMT |
Molniya-M | LC-43, Plesetsk | Microsat | CONAE | Molniya | Magnetosphere research | 12 November 1999 | Successful | |||
| Interbol 2 | RKA | Molniya | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| Magion 5 | Molniya | Auroral research | Still in orbit | Successful so far | Deployed from Interbol 2 on 30 August 1996 | ||||||
| 31 August 15:41 GMT |
STARS | Barking Sands | US Air Force | ODES/MSX MDT-2 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target missile | 31 August 1996 | Successful | ||
| 4 September 09:01 GMT |
Zenit-2 | LC-45/1, Baikonur | Kosmos-2333 (Tselina-2) | MO RF | LEO | ELINT | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 5 September 12:47 GMT |
Kosmos-3M | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2334 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| Oscar 30 | UNAMSAT | LEO | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 6 September 17:37 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-81, Baikonur | International Launch Services | Inmarsat 3 F2 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| 8 September 21:49 GMT |
Atlas IIA | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | GE 1 | GE Americom | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 11 September 00:00 GMT |
Ariane 4 (42P) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Echostar 2 | Echostar | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful | Retired after malfunction on 14 July 2008[1] | |
| 11 September 08:01 GMT |
Peacekeeper | LF-05, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 11 September 1996 | Successful | |||
| 12 September 08:49 GMT |
Delta II (7925-9.5) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | GPS-2A-27 (USA-128) | US Air Force | Geosynchronous | GPS Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 16 September 08:54 GMT |
Space Shuttle Atlantis | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-79. 6 Astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT | Successful | ||
| SpaceHab LDM | NASA | LEO, attached to Atlantis | Resupply Mir | 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT | Successful | ||||||
| 24 September 22:00 GMT |
TR-1 | Area T, Tanegashima | NASDA | NASDA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 24 September 1996 | Successful | |||
| 26 September 17:50 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | Ekspress 12 | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||
| 27 September 16:51 GMT |
Minuteman II | LF-03, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | MSLS | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target missile | 27 September 1996 | Successful | ||
| 2 October | Trident C-4 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 2 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 3 October | Topol | LC-158, Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 3 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 3 October | R-29 Shtil | Submarine, Barents Sea | VMF | VMF | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 3 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 9 October | Hera | LC-94, White Sands | US Air Force | BRV | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM target | 9 October 1996 | Successful | ||
| 9 October | THAAD | White Sands | US Air Force | RST-1 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ABM test | 9 October 1996 | Successful | ||
| 16 October 10:41 GMT |
LCLV | Wallops Island | US Air Force | Red Tigress 3 | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | Target mission | 16 October 1996 | Successful | ||
| 16 October 16:02 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Technology development | 16 September 1996 | Successful | |||
| 20 October 07:20 GMT |
Long March 2D (CZ-2D) | Jiuquan | FSW-2 3 | CASC | LEO | Reconnaissance | 4 November 1996 | Successful | |||
| 21 October 03:00 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Astronomy | 21 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 24 October, 11:37 GMT | Molniya-M | LC-43, Plesetsk | Molniya-3-48 | MOM | Molniya | Comsat | 18 October 2007, 03:51 GMT | Successful | |||
| 28 October | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 28 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 28 October | Trident D-5 | ETR, Cape Canaveral | US Navy | US Navy | Sub-orbital | SLBM test | 28 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 29 October 03:30 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy | 29 October 1996 | Successful | |||
| 4 November 17:08 GMT |
Pegasus-XL | L-1011, Wallops Island | Orbital Sciences | HETE | NASA | LEO | Astronomy | 7 April 2002 | Failure | Both payloads failed to separate from LV | |
| SAC-B | CONAE | LEO | Technology development | ||||||||
| 6 November 13:06 GMT |
Peacekeeper | LF-02, Vandenberg AFB | US Air Force | US Air Force | Sub-orbital | ICBM test | 6 November 1996 | Successful | |||
| 7 November 17:00 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17A, Cape Canaveral | Mars Global Surveyor | NASA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | Still in orbit | Successful | |||
| 9 November 08:50 GMT |
Topol | LC-158, Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | ICBM Test | 9 November 1996 | Successful | |||
| 13 November 18:30 GMT |
Black Brant IX | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | SERTS-96 | NASA | Sub-orbital | Solar observation | 13 November 1996 | Successful | ||
| 13 November 22:40 GMT |
Ariane 4 (44L) | ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) | Arianespace | Arabsat 2B | Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||
| Measat 2 | Binarian | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | ||||||
| 16 November 20:48 GMT |
Proton-K | LC-200/39, Baikonur | VKS | Mars-96 (Mars-8) | Areocentric | Intended: Areocentric Actual: LEO |
Mars orbiter | 17 November 1996 | Failure | Upper stage failed to re-ignite for Earth orbit departure Re-entered the next day |
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| 17 November 13:30 GMT |
Terrier-Orion | LC-36, White Sands | NASA | NASA | Sub-orbital | Test Sounding rocket | 17 November 1996 | Successful | |||
| 19 November 19:55 GMT |
Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | USA | STS-80. 5 Astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT | Successful | All EVAs cancelled due to airlock malfunction | |
| ORFEUS | NASA | LEO | Ultraviolet Astronomy | 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT | Successful | Deployed and retrieved by Columbia Deployed: 20 November Retrieved: 4 December |
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| WSF | SII | LEO | Materials research | 7 December 1996, 11:49 GMT | Successful | Deployed and retrieved by Columbia Deployed: 22 November Retrieved: 26 November |
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| 19 November 23:20 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-1/5, Baikonur | RKA | Progress M-33 | RKA | LEO, docked to Mir | Resupply Mir | 12 March 1997, 03:23 GMT | Partial failure | Failed to redock after free-flight in February-March 1997 | |
| 21 November 20:47 GMT |
Atlas IIA | LC-36A, Cape Canaveral | Hot Bird 2 | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 24 November 11:05 GMT |
Skylark 7 | Area S, Kiruna | DLR | TEXUS 35 | DASA | Sub-orbital | Microgravity research | 24 November 1996 | Successful | ||
| 29 November | RT-23U | Plesetsk | RVSN | RVSN | Sub-orbital | Test rocket | 29 November 1996 | Successful | |||
| 4 December 06:58 GMT |
Delta II (7925) | LC-17B, Cape Canaveral | Mars Pathfinder | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars lander | 4 July 1997 | Successful | |||
| Sojourner | NASA | Heliocentric | Mars rover | 4 July 1997 | Successful | First Mars rover | |||||
| 11 December 12:00 GMT |
Tsyklon-2 | LC-90, Baikonur | Kosmos-2335 (EORSAT) | MO RF | LEO | Reconnaissance | 1 January 1999 | Successful | |||
| 18 December 01:57 GMT |
Atlas IIA | LC-36B, Cape Canaveral | Inmarsat 3 F3 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 20 December 06:43 GMT |
Kosmos-3M | LC-132, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2336 (Parus) | MO RF | LEO | Navigation | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 20 December 18:04 GMT |
Titan IVA | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB | Improved Crystal (USA-129) | NRO/US Air Force | LEO | Reconnaissance | Still in orbit | Successful so far | |||
| 24 December 13:50 GMT |
Soyuz-U | LC-43, Plesetsk | RKA | Bion 11, 2 monkeys | RKA | LEO | Biological research | 7 January 1997 | Successful | ||
| 28 December | DF-21 | Taiyuan | Sub-orbital | Test rocket | 28 December 1996 | Successful |