Launches from Cape Canaveral in 1996
24 orbital launch attempts lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in 1996, 31% of the world's 77, all of them successful. 7 on Space Shuttle, 7 on Delta II 7925, 4 on Atlas IIA and 1 on Atlas IIAS. Together they put 155 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1996
- 24
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 31%
- of 77
- Busiest month
- February
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 155 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Cape Canaveral per month, 1996
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 2Mar
- 3Apr
- 2May
- 1Jun
- 3Jul
- 0Aug
- 3Sep
- 0Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | Cape Canaveral |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets flown from Cape Canaveral in 1996
Every launch of 1996
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-72 | Success |
| 14 January 1996 | Delta II 7925 | Mugunghwa 2 | Success |
| 1 February 1996 | Atlas IIAS | Palapa C1 | Success |
| 17 February 1996 | Delta II 7925-8 | NEAR Shoemaker | Success |
| 22 February 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-75 | Success |
| 22 March 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-76 | Success |
| 28 March 1996 | Delta II 7925 | GPS IIA-16 | Success |
| 3 April 1996 | Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1 | Success |
| 24 April 1996 | Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 15 | Success |
| 30 April 1996 | Atlas I | BeppoSAX | Success |
| 19 May 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-77 | Success |
| 24 May 1996 | Delta II 7925 | Galaxy 9 | Success |
| 20 June 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-78 | Success |
| 3 July 1996 | Titan 405A | Quasar 11 | Success |
| 16 July 1996 | Delta II 7925 | GPS IIA-17 | Success |
| 25 July 1996 | Atlas II | UHF F/O F7 | Success |
| 8 September 1996 | Atlas IIA | GE 1 | Success |
| 12 September 1996 | Delta II 7925 | GPS IIA-18 | Success |
| 16 September 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-79 | Success |
| 7 November 1996 | Delta II 7925 | Mars Global Surveyor | Success |
| 19 November 1996 | Space Shuttle | STS-80 | Success |
| 21 November 1996 | Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 2 | Success |
| 4 December 1996 | Delta II 7925 | Mars Pathfinder | Success |
| 18 December 1996 | Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3 | Success |