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[Ed. Note: Go to http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/jsr/jsr.html for back issues and other information about Jonathan's Space Report.] Happy New Year! Below is the list of attempted orbital launches for 1996. For a change, I am giving the annual launch list in exactly the same format as the previous year. I have also updated the geostationary log file http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/jsr/geo.log. ORBITAL PAYLOADS 1996 PART 1 - List and current status Orbits are given for late Dec 1996: perigee (km) x apogee (km) x inclination (deg) INT'L NAME AGENCY TYPE LAUNCH ORBIT OR STATUS DESIGN. DATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01A Endeavour STS-72 NASA-JSC Spaceship Jan 11 Landed at KSC Jan 20 01A SLA-1/GAS NASA-GSFC Research Jan 11 Remained attached to OV-105 02A Panamsat 3R Panamsat Comsat Jan 12 35779x 35796x 0.0 43.0W 02B Measat 1 Binariang Comsat Jan 12 35783x 35792x 0.0 91.4E 03A Koreasat 2 KTel Comsat Jan 12 35782x 35792x 0.0 116.0E 01B OAST-Flyer NASA-GSFC Research Jan 14 Recovered by OV-105 Jan 16 04A Kosmos-2327 MO RF Navsat Jan 16 949x 1023x 83.0 05A Gorizont No. 43 MSvyazi Comsat Jan 25 35777x 35801x 0.9 39.8E 06A Palapa C-1 Satelindo Comsat Feb 1 35777x 35798x 0.0 150.4E 07A N-STAR b NTT Comsat Feb 5 35715x 35876x 0.1 128.9E - Intelsat 708 Intelsat Comsat Feb 14 Destroyed on launch 08A NEAR NASA/APL Probe Feb 17 En route (253) Mathilde 09A Gonets-D1 No. 1 NII TP Comsat Feb 19 1399x 1414x 82.6 09B Gonets-D1 No. 2 NII TP Comsat Feb 19 1406x 1415x 82.6 09C Gonets-D1 No. 3 NII TP Comsat Feb 19 1410x 1415x 82.6 09D Kosmos-2328 MO RF Comsat Feb 19 1408x 1417x 82.6 09E Kosmos-2329 MO RF Comsat Feb 19 1411x 1421x 82.6 09F Kosmos-2330 MO RF Comsat Feb 19 1412x 1427x 82.6 10A Raduga MO RF Comsat Feb 19 259x 36582x 47.2 11A Soyuz TM-23 RKA Spaceship Feb 21 Landed in Kazakhstan Sep 2 12A Columbia STS-75 NASA-JSC Spaceship Feb 22 Landed at KSC Mar 9 13A Polar NASA-GSFC Research Feb 24 5554x 50423x 86.3 12B TSS ASI Research Feb 26 Reentered Mar 19 14A REX 2 USAF Research Mar 9 799x 835x 90.0 15A Intelsat 707 Intelsat Comsat Mar 14 35774x 35797x 0.0 0.9W 16A Kosmos-2331 MO RF Recon Mar 14 Deorbited Jun 11 17A IRS-P3 ISRO Earth Obs Mar 21 818x 821x 98.8 18A Atlantis STS-76 NASA-JSC Spaceship Mar 22 Landed at Edwards Mar 31 18A ODS NASA-JSC Spaceship Mar 22 Remained attached to OV-104 18A Spacehab FU2 NASA-JSC Lab Mar 22 Remained attached to OV-104 19A GPS 33 USAF Navsat Mar 28 20106x 20257x 54.6 20A Inmarsat III F1 Inmarsat Comsat Apr 3 35765x 35805x 2.2 64.1E 21A Astra 1F SES Comsat Apr 8 35778x 35793x 0.1 19.3E 22A M-SAT 1 TMI Comsat Apr 20 35777x 35794x 0.0 106.5W 23A Priroda RKA Spaceship Apr 23 Docked with Mir Apr 26 24A MSX BMDO Research Apr 24 897x 907x 99.4 25A Kosmos-2332 MO RF Calibrat. Apr 24 294x 1548x 82.9 26A USA 118 NRO/USAF Sigint Apr 24 30000?x 40000?x 10? 27A SAX ASI Astronomy Apr 30 584x 601x 4.0 28A Progress M-31 RKA Cargo May 5 Deorbited Aug 1, Pacific 29A USA 119 NRO Recon May 12 Unknown orbit 29B USA 120 NRO/USN Recon May 12 1058x 1157x 63.4 29C USA 121 NRO/USN Recon May 12 1055x 1160x 63.4 29D USA 122 NRO/USN Recon May 12 1060x 1156x 63.4 29E USA 123/TIPS NRO/USN Research May 12 1010x 1032x 63.4 29F USA 124/TIPS NRO/USN Research May 12 1010x 1032x 63.4 - Kosmos MO RF Recon May 14 Destroyed on launch 30A Palapa C2 Satelindo Comsat May 16 35780x 35790x 0.0 113.0E 30B AMOS IAI Comsat May 16 35770x 35802x 0.0 4.1W 31A MSTI-3 BMDO Research May 17 420x 432x 97.1 32A Endeavour STS-77 NASA-JSC Spaceship May 19 Landed KSC May 29 32A Spacehab FU1 NASA-JSC Lab May 19 Remained attached to OV-105 32A TEAMS NASA-GSFC Research May 19 Remained attached to OV-105 32A GBA-9 NASA-GSFC Research May 19 Remained attached to OV-105 32B Spartan 207 NASA-GSFC Research May 20 Retrieved May 21 32C IAE NASA/JPL Research May 20 Reentered May 22 32D PAMS STU NASA-GSFC Research May 22 Reentered Oct 26 33A Galaxy 9 HCI Comsat May 23 35783x 35789x 0.0 123.0W 34A Gorizont No. 44 MSvyazi Comsat May 25 35718x 35851x 1.1 53.2E - Cluster F1 ESA Research Jun 4 Destroyed on launch - Cluster F2 ESA Research Jun 4 Destroyed on launch - Cluster F3 ESA Research Jun 4 Destroyed on launch - Cluster F4 ESA Research Jun 4 Destroyed on launch 35A Intelsat 709 Intelsat Comsat Jun 15 35779x 35795x 0.0 50.0W 36A Columbia STS-78 NASA-JSC Spaceship Jun 20 Landed KSC Jul 7 36A Spacelab LMS-1 NASA-MSFC Lab Jun 20 Landed aboard STS-78 - Kosmos MO RF Recon Jun 20 Destroyed on launch 37A TOMS-EP NASA-GSFC Earth Obs Jul 2 490x 510x 97.4 38A USA 125 NRO Comsat? Jul 3 Unknown orbit 39A Apstar 1A APT Comsat Jul 3 35785x 35791x 0.0 133.9E 40A Arabsat 2A Arabsat Comsat Jul 9 35781x 35792x 0.0 26.0E 40B Turksat 1C Turkey Comsat Jul 9 35779x 35794x 0.0 42.0E 41A GPS 40 USAF Navsat Jul 16 20127x 20237x 55.1 42A UHF F/O F7 USN Comsat Jul 25 35784x 35791x 4.9 23.2W 43A Progress M-32 RKA Cargo Jul 31 Deorbited Nov 20, Pacific 44A Italsat F2 Telesp. Comsat Aug 8 35771x 35801x 0.0 13.2E 44B Telecom 2D FrTel Comsat Aug 8 35771x 35803x 0.2 4.9W 45A Molniya-1T MO RF Comsat Aug 14 645x 39701x 62.9 46A ADEOS NASDA Earth Obs Aug 17 799x 800x 98.6 46B Fuji-Oscar 29 JARL Comsat Aug 17 801x 1323x 98.6 47A Soyuz TM-24 RKA Spaceship Aug 17 Docked Mir Aug 19 48A Zhongxing 7 CTBSC Comsat Aug 18 21674x 46499x 26.3 49A FAST NASA-GSFC Research Aug 21 353x 4163x 83.0 50B Interbol 2 RKA Research Aug 29 791x 19186x 62.8 50C Magion 5 Czech Research Aug 29 804x 19176x 62.8 50A Microsatelite Cordoba Research Aug 29 239x 1093x 62.8 51A Kosmos-2333 MO RF Sigint Sep 4 845x 855x 71.0 52A Kosmos-2334 MO RF Navsat Sep 5 966x 1011x 82.9 52B Mexico-Oscar 30 UNAM Research Sep 5 966x 1010x 82.9 53A Inmarsat III F2 Inmarsat Comsat Sep 6 35766x 35807x 2.5 15.5W 54A GE 1 Americom Comsat Sep 8 35780x 35793x 0.0 103.0W 55A Echostar II Echostar Comsat Sep 11 35776x 35795x 0.0 119.0W 56A GPS 30 USAF Navsat Sep 12 20042x 20320x 54.7 57A Atlantis STS-79 NASA-JSC Spaceship Sep 16 Landed KSC Sep 26 57A ODS NASA-JSC Spaceship Sep 16 Remained attached to OV-104 57A Spacehab-DM NASA-JSC Lab Sep 16 Remained attached to OV-104 58A Ekspress No. 12 Informk. Comsat Sep 26 35778x 35794x 0.1 80.0E 59A FSW-2 China Earth Obs Oct 20 Landed in China Nov 4 60A Molniya-3 MSvyazi Comsat Oct 24 648x 39709x 62.9 61A SAC-B CONAE Astronomy Nov 4 487x 555x 38.0 61A HETE NASA-GSFC Astronomy Nov 4 487x 555x 38.0 62A Mars Global Surv. NASA/JPL Mars probe Nov 7 En route Mars 63A Arabsat 2B Arabsat Comsat Nov 13 35785x 35788x 0.0 21.9E 63B Measat 2 Binariang Comsat Nov 13 35781x 35792x 0.0 148.0E 64A Mars-96 RKA Mars probe Nov 16 Reentered Nov 17, Bolivia 65A Columbia STS-80 NASA-JSC Spaceship Nov 19 Landed at KSC Dec 7 66A Progress M-33 RKA Cargo Nov 19 Docked with Mir Nov 22 65B ORFEUS DLR Astronomy Nov 20 Retrieved Dec 4 67A Hot Bird 2 Eutelsat Comsat Nov 21 35768x 35803x 0.0 13.0E 65C WSF NASA/SVEC Materials Nov 23 Retrieved Nov 26 68A Mars Pathfinder NASA/JPL Mars Probe Dec 4 En route Mars 69A Kosmos-2335 MO RF Recon Dec 11 403x 418x 65.0 70A Inmarsat III F3 Inmarsat Comsat Dec 18 35698x 35877x 2.6 157.6E 71A Kosmos-2336 MO RF Navsat Dec 20 979x 1012x 82.9 72A USA 129 NRO/CIA Recon Dec 20 153x 949x 97.9 73A Bion No. 11 RKA Life Sci Dec 24 216x 375x 62.8 PART 2: Manufacturers/Designers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Des Name Manufacturer Bus 01A OV-105 Boeing NA Shuttle 02A Panamsat 3R Hughes HS-601 02B Measat 1 Hughes HS-376 03A Koreasat 2 LMT Series 3000 01B Spartan 206 NASA-GSFC Spartan 04A Kosmos-2327 Polyot Parus 05A Gorizont No. 43 NPO PM Gorizont 06A Palapa C-1 Hughes HS-601 07A N-STAR b Loral FS-1300 - Intelsat 708 Loral FS-1300 08A NEAR APL NEAR 09A Gonets-D1 NPO PM Strela-3 09B Gonets-D1 NPO PM Strela-3 09C Gonets-D1 NPO PM Strela-3 09D Kosmos-2328 NPO PM Strela-3 09E Kosmos-2329 NPO PM Strela-3 09F Kosmos-2330 NPO PM Strela-3 10A Raduga NPO PM Raduga 11A 7K-STM No. 72 Energiya 7K-STM 12A OV-102 Boeing NA Shuttle 13A Polar LMT GGS 12B TSS Alenia TSS 14A REX 2 CTA DSI 15A Intelsat 707 Loral FS-1300 16A Kosmos-2331 Progress Yantar' 17A IRS-P3 ISRO IRS 18A OV-104 Boeing NA Shuttle 19A GPS 33 Boeing NA GPS 20A Inmarsat III F1 LMT Series 4000 21A Astra 1F Hughes HS-601 22A M-SAT 1 Hughes HS-601 23A 77KSI No. 174-01 Krunichev TKS/77KS 24A MSX APL MSX 25A Kosmos-2332 Progress Zenit SA 26A USA TRW? Adv. VORTEX? 27A SAX Alenia SAX 28A Progress No. 231 Energiya 7K-TGM 29A USA 119 LMA?/NRL? TLD 29B USA 120 LMA?/NRL? Adv NOSS 29C USA 121 LMA?/NRL? Adv NOSS 29D USA 122 LMA?/NRL? Adv NOSS 29E USA 123/TIPS NRL TIPS 29F USA 124/TIPS NRL TIPS - Kosmos Progress Yantar'/Kometa 30A Palapa C-2 Hughes HS-601 30B AMOS IAI AMOS 31A MSTI-3 SpectrumAstro MSTI-3 32A OV-105 Boeing NA Shuttle 32B Spartan 207 NASA-GSFC Spartan 32C IAE JPL/L'Garde IAE 32D PAMS STU NASA-GSFC STU 33A Galaxy 9 Hughes HS-376 34A Gorizont NPO PM Gorizont - Cluster F1 Dornier Cluster - Cluster F2 Dornier Cluster - Cluster F3 Dornier Cluster - Cluster F4 Dornier Cluster 35A Intelsat 709 Loral FS-1300 36A OV-102 Boeing NA Shuttle 36A Spacelab Spacelab - Kosmos Progress Yantar' 37A TOMS TRW STEP/Eagle 38A USA 125 Hughes? SDS II? 39A Apstar 1A Hughes HS-376 40A Arabsat 2A Aerospatiale Spacebus 3000 40B Turksat 1C Aerospatiale Spacebus 2000 41A GPS 40 Boeing NA GPS 42A UHF F7 Hughes HS-601 43A Progress No. 232 Energia 7K-TGM 44A Italsat F2 Alenia Italsat 44B Telecom 2D MMS Eurostar 2000 45A Molniya-1T NPO PM Molniya 46A ADEOS Mitsubishi ADEOS 46B JAS 2 JARL Fuji 47A 7K-STM No. 73 Energiya 7K-STM 48A Zhongxing 7 Hughes HS-376 49A FAST NASA-GSFC SMEX 50B Interbol 2 Lavochkin SO-M2 50C Magion 5 Czech Magion 50A Microsatelite Cordoba Musat 51A Kosmos-2333 Yuzhnoe Tselina-2 52A Kosmos-2334 Polyot Parus 52B UNAMSat UNAM AMSAT Microsat 53A Inmarsat III F2 LMT Series 4000 54A GE 1 LMT Series A2100 55A Echostar II LMT Series 7000 56A GPS 30 Boeing NA GPS 57A OV-104 Boeing NA Shuttle 58A Ekspress No. 12 NPO PM Ekspress 59A FSW-2 China FSW 60A Molniya-3 NPO PM Molniya 61A SAC-B INVAP SAC 61A HETE AeroAstro HETE 62A MGS LMA MGS 63A Arabsat 2B Aerospatiale Spacebus 3000 63B Measat 2 Hughes HS-376 64A Mars-96 Lavochkin Fobos 65A OV-102 Boeing NA Shuttle 66A Progress No. 233 Energiya 7K-TGM 65B ORFEUS MBB ASTRO-SPAS 67A Hot Bird 2 MMS Eurostar 2000 65C WSF SII WSF 68A MPF JPL MPF 69A Kosmos-2335 Arsenal US-P 70A Inmarsat III F3 LMT Series 4000 71A Kosmos-2336 Polyot Parus 72A USA 128? Lockheed? Improved CRYSTAL? 73A Bion Progress Zenit PART 3 - Abbreviations for Organizations AeroAstro AeroAstro, Inc. Aerospatiale Aerospatiale, Cannes, France Arsenal KB Arsenal Alenia Alenia Spazio, Italy Americom GE American Communications APL Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD. APT Asia Pacific Telecom, Hong Kong Arabsat Arab Satellite Communications Organization ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiano Binariang Binariang Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia BMDO Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Boeing-NA Boeing North American (formerly Rockwell) CIA Central Intelligence Agency, USA CONAE Comisi'on Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, Buenos Aires, Cordoba Instituto Universitario Aeronautico de Cordoba, Argentina CTBSC China Telecom and Broadcasting Satellite Corp Czech Czech Republic Dornier Dornier Satellitensysteme, Daimler-Benz Aerospace Echostar Echostar Communications Corp. Energiya RKK Energiya, Kaliningrad FrTel France Telecom Hughes Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo IAI Israel Aircraft Industries Informk. AO Informkosmos Inmarsat International Maritime Satellite Organization INVAP INVAP S.E., Argentina ISRO Indian Space Research Organization JARL Japanese Amateur Radio League JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory KTel Korea Telecom, S Korea Lavochkin NPO Lavochkin, Moskva L'Garde L'Garde, Inc. LMA Lockheed Martin Astronautics LMT Lockheed Martin Telecommunications (formerly Astro Space) Loral Space Systems/Loral MBB Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmBh. MMS Matra Marconi Space MO RF Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation MSvyazi Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA NASA-GSFC NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD. NASA-JSC NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX. NASDA National Space Development Agency, Japan NII TP NII Tochnikh Priborov, Moskva. NPO PM NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, Krasnoyarsk-26. NRL Naval Research Lab NRO National Reconnaissance Office NTT Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Panamsat Panamsat Inc. Greenwich, Connecticut Polyot AKO Polyot, Omsk Progress TsSKB-Progress, Samara RKA Russian Space Agency Satelindo PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia SES Societe Europeene des Satellites, Luxembourg SII Space Industries Inc, Houston, Texas SVEC Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center, Houston, Texas SpectrumAstro Spectrum Astro, Inc Telesp. Nuova Telespazio, Italy Turkey Turkish Posts and Telecom Ministry USAF United States Air Force USN United States Navy Yuzhnoe KB Yuzhnoe, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine PART 4 - Launch Vehicles Launch vehicles are listed by type, in order of number of launches. The totals are similar to last year, with a dramatic increase in the number of Deltas and a continuing decline in the Soyuz launch rate. US vehicles: Launched Failures NASA Space Shuttle 7 0 Lockheed Martin Titan 4 0 Lockheed Martin Atlas 7 0 MDSSC Delta 10 0 OSC Pegasus 5 1* Russian vehicles: TsSKB-Progress Soyuz 12 2 Krunichev Proton 8 2* Polyot Kosmos 4 0 Other vehicles: Arianespace Ariane 10 0 Arianespace Ariane-5 1 1 NASDA H-II 1 0 China Long March 4 2 (1*) Yuzhnoe Tsiklon 2 0 Yuzhnoe Zenit 1 0 ISRO PSLV 1 0 -------------------------------------------- Total 77 8 *: Reached an orbit despite failure TsSKB-Progress Soyuz (12) Feb 21 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC1 Mar 14 Soyuz-U GIK-1 LC43/4 May 5 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC1 May 14 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC31 Jun 20 Soyuz-U GIK-1 LC16 Jul 31 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC1 Aug 14 Molniya-M/ML GIK-1 LC43/3 Aug 17 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC1 Aug 29 Molniya-M/2BL GIK-1 LC43/3 Oct 24 Molniya-M/ML GIK-1 LC43/4 Nov 19 Soyuz-U GIK-5 LC1 Dec 24 Soyuz-U GIK-1 LC43/4 McDonnell Douglas Delta (10) Jan 14 Delta 231 Delta 7925 CC LC17B Feb 17 Delta 232 Delta 7925-8 CC LC17B Feb 24 Delta 233 Delta 7925 V SLC2W Mar 28 Delta 234 Delta 7925 CC LC17A Apr 24 Delta 235 Delta 7920-10 V SLC2W May 24 Delta 236 Delta 7925 CC LC17B Jul 16 Delta 237 Delta 7925A CC LC17A Sep 12 Delta 238 Delta 7925A CC LC17A Nov 7 Delta 239 Delta 7925A CC LC17A Dec 4 Delta 240 Delta 7925A CC LC17B Arianespace Ariane (10) Jan 12 V82 Ariane 44L CSG ELA2 Feb 5 V83 Ariane 44P CSG ELA2 Mar 14 V84 Ariane 44LP CSG ELA2 Apr 20 V85 Ariane 42P CSG ELA2 May 16 V86 Ariane 44L CSG ELA2 Jun 15 V87 Ariane 44P CSG ELA2 Jul 9 V89 Ariane 44L CSG ELA2 Aug 8 V90 Ariane 44L CSG ELA2 Sep 11 V91 Ariane 42P CSG ELA2 Nov 13 V92 Ariane 44L CSG ELA2 Krunichev Proton (8) Jan 25 Proton-K/DM2 GIK-5 LC200L Feb 19 Proton-K/DM2 GIK-5 LC200L Apr 8 390-01/DM3 1L Proton-AST/DM3 GIK-5 LC81L Apr 23 Proton-K GIK-5 LC81L May 25 DM2 100L Proton-K/DM2 GIK-5 LC200L Sep 6 Proton-K/DM1 GIK-5 LC81L Sep 26 Proton-K/DM2M GIK-5 LC200L Nov 16 Proton-K/D2 GIK-5 LC200L NASA Space Shuttle (7) Jan 11 STS-72 Shuttle KSC LC39B Feb 22 STS-75 Shuttle KSC LC39B Mar 22 STS-76 Shuttle KSC LC39B May 19 STS-77 Shuttle KSC LC39B Jun 20 STS-78 Shuttle KSC LC39B Sep 16 STS-79 Shuttle KSC LC39A Nov 19 STS-80 Shuttle KSC LC39B Lockheed Martin Atlas (7) Feb 1 AC-126 Atlas IIAS CC LC36B Apr 3 AC-122 Atlas IIA CC LC36A Apr 30 AC-78 Atlas I CC LC36B Jul 25 AC-125 Atlas II CC LC36A Sep 8 AC-123 Atlas IIA CC LC36B Nov 21 AC-124 Atlas IIA CC LC36A Dec 17 AC-129 Atlas IIA CC LC36A Orbital Sciences Pegasus (5) Mar 9 Pegasus XL V RW30/12 May 17 Pegasus V RW30/12 Jul 2 Pegasus XL V RW30/12 Aug 21 Pegasus XL V RW30/12 Nov 4 Pegasus XL WI Lockheed Martin Titan (4) Apr 24 K-16 Titan 401 CC LC41 May 12 K-22 Titan 403 V SLC4E Jul 3 K-2 Titan 404 CC LC40 Dec 20 K-13 TItan 403 V SLC4E Polyot Kosmos-3M (4) Jan 16 Kosmos-3M GIK-1 LC132/1 Apr 24 Kosmos-3M GIK-1 LC132/1 Sep 5 Kosmos-3M GIK-1 LC132/1 Dec 20 Kosmos-3M GIK-1 LC132 Chinese Chang Zheng (4) Feb 14 CZ-3B Xichang LC2 Jul 3 CZ-3 Xichang LC1 Aug 18 CZ-3 Xichang LC1 Oct 20 CZ-2D Jiuquan Yuzhnoe Tsiklon (2) Feb 19 Tsiklon-3 GIK-1 LC32/1 Dec 11 Tsiklon-2 GIK-5 LC90L Arianespace Ariane 5 (1) Jun 4 V88 Ariane 5 CSG ELA3 Yuzhnoe Zenit-2 (1) Sep 4 Zenit-2 GIK-5 LC45L ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (1) Mar 21 PSLV-D3 PSLV Sriharikota NASDA H-II (1) Aug 17 4F H-II Tanegashima |
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* indicates changes from last month's calendar January 1997
Jan ?? - USAF Titan 4B Launch (1st Launch of Titan 4B)
Jan ?? - Indostar 1 Launch (Indonesia)
* Jan ?? - Early Bird Cosmos Launch (USA/Russia)
* Jan ?? - DFH-3 Long March Launch
* Jan ?? - LMLV Launch
* Jan ?? - Iridium-1 Launch
Jan 03 - Earth at Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak
Jan 04 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #18 (OTM-18)
* Jan 04 - Mars Pathfinder, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM-1)
* Jan 06 - NEAR, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3)
* Jan 06 - Asteroid 363 Padua Occults PPM 095207 (7.6 Magnitude Star)
Jan 09 - Jupiter Passes 0.8 Degrees from Neptune
Jan 10 - Galileo, Solar Conjunction Begins
Jan 10 - Asteroid 1991 VK Near-Earth Flyby (0.0749 AU)
* Jan 10 - Asteroid 892 Seeligeria Occults PPM 184042 (9.4 Magnitude
Star)
Jan 11 - 210th Anniversary (1787), William Herschel's Discovery of
Uranus Moons Titania and Oberon
Jan 12 - STS-81 Launch, Atlantis, 5th Shuttle-Mir Mission, SPACEHAB
Jan 12 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4 Perihelion (2.02 AU)
Jan 12 - Mercury Passes 2.7 Degrees North of Venus
* Jan 13 - Asteroid 1248 Jugurtha Occults PPM 097898 (9.4 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 14 - Asteroid 656 Beagle Occults PPM 118203 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Jan 16 - GPS-2 Delta 2 Launch
Jan 16 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults 9.3 Magnitude Star
* Jan 16 - Asteroid 471 Papagena at Opposition (10.1 Magnitude)
* Jan 18 - Asteroid 1159 Granada Occults PPM 073236 (8.4 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 19 - Asteroid 451 Patientia at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
Jan 20 - Comet Hale-Bopp Crosses the Orbit of Mars
* Jan 20 - Asteroid 324 Bamberga at Opposition (10.4 Magnitude)
Jan 21 - Asteroid 1994 PC1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0651 AU)
* Jan 21 - Asteroid 1542 Schalen Occults PPM 118657 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 22 - Asteroid 50 Virginia Occults PPM 156720 (9.8 Magnitude Star)
Jan 22 - 5th Anniversary (1992), STS-42 Launch (Columbia),
International Microgravity Lab
Jan 23 - Iridium-2 Delta 2 Launch
Jan 24 - Asteroid 16 Psyche Occults 7.7 Magnitude Star
Jan 24 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (24 Degrees)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 1989 UQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.2286 AU)
* Jan 27 - Asteroid 471 Papagena Occults PPM 073029 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
* Jan 27 - Asteroid 168 Sibylla Occults PPM 156600 (7.8 Magnitude Star)
Jan 27 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Apollo 1 Fire
Jan 28 - Nahuel-1A/GE-2 Ariane 4 Launch
Jan 28 - Galileo, Solar Conjunction Ends
Jan 28 - Mars Occults 7.2 Magnitude Star
* Jan 29 - NEAR, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #4 (TCM-4)
* Jan 29 - Lewis LMLV-1 Launch
Jan 29 - Minuteman III Launch
Jan 30 - Comet 1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) Perihelion (2.4783 AU)
* Jan 30 - Asteroid 24 Themis at Opposition (10.6 Magnitude)
* Jan 31 - Asteroid 48 Doris at Opposition (11.0 Magnitude)
Jan 31 - Possible Mercury Occultation of SAO 187956 (9.3 Magnitude
Star)
February 1997
Feb ?? - Hot Bird 3 Launch
Feb ?? - Mabuhay-1 Long March Launch (Philippines/China)
Feb ?? - Intelsat 801 Ariane 4 Launch
Feb 01 - Venus Passes 1 Degree South of Neptune
Feb 01 - Asteroid 20 Massalia Occults 9.4 Magnitude Star
Feb 02 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Burnup of Salyut 4 Space Station
(USSR)
Feb 03 - Comet Russell 4 Perihelion (2.23 AU)
* Feb 04 - Mars Pathfinder, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2 (TCM-2)
Feb 04 - Soyuz TM-25 Launch (Russia)
Feb 05 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 3 Launch
Feb 06 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #19 (OTM-19)
Feb 06 - Comet Holt-Olmstead Perihelion (2.15 AU)
Feb 06 - Venus Passes 0.3 Degrees South of Jupiter
* Feb 07 - VSOP-Muses-B Launch (Japan)
* Feb 07 - Minisat-01 Pegasus XL Launch
Feb 07 - Mercury Passes 1.4 Degrees South of Neptune
Feb 07 - Venus Passes 0.2 Degrees South of Uranus
Feb 07 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Soyuz 24 Launch (USSR)
Feb 08 - 5th Anniversary (1992), Ulysses Flyby of Jupiter
Feb 10 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)
Feb 12 - Mercury Passes 1 Degree South of Jupiter
Feb 13 - STS-82 Launch, Discovery, Hubble Space Telescope Servicing
Mission #2
Feb 13 - Mercury Passes 0.9 Degrees South of Uranus
Feb 14 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Luna 20 Launch (Soviet Moon Sample
Return)
* Feb 15 - JCSAT-4 Atlas-2AS Launch
Feb 16 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #20 (OTM-20)
Feb 16 - Jupiter Passes 0.2 Degrees North of Uranus
Feb 20 - Galileo, 2nd Europa Flyby (Orbit 6)
Feb 20 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Friendship 7 Launch (John Glenn)
Feb 22 - Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Sweden/USA)
Feb 23 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #21 (OTM-21)
Feb 23 - Asteroid 1991 CS Near-Earth Flyby (0.2229 AU)
Feb 23 - 10th Anniversary (1987) of Supernova 1987A Explosion
* Feb 26 - Progress M-34 Launch (Russia)
Feb 27 - Tempo-2 Atlas-2A Launch
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