Launches from Cape Canaveral in 1997

24 orbital launch attempts lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in 1997, 27% of the world's 89, with 1 failure. 8 on Space Shuttle, 5 on Atlas IIAS, 4 on Delta II 7925 and 2 on Atlas IIA. Together they put 179 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Launches in 1997: 24; 1 failed
Share of the world: 27%; of 89
Busiest month: February; 3 launches
Payload to orbit: 179 t

Month by month

Orbital launches from Cape Canaveral per month, 1997

2
Jan
3
Feb
1
Mar
2
Apr
2
May
0
Jun
3
Jul
2
Aug
2
Sep
3
Oct
3
Nov
1
Dec

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Cape Canaveral's orbital launches per month, 1997.
Month	Cape Canaveral
January	2
February	3
March	1
April	2
May	2
June	0
July	3
August	2
September	2
October	3
November	3
December	1

Rockets flown from Cape Canaveral in 1997

Every launch of 1997

Date (UTC)	Rocket	Mission	Outcome
12 January 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-81	Success
17 January 1997	Delta II 7925	GPS IIR-1	Failure
11 February 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-82	Success
17 February 1997	Atlas IIAS	JCSAT R	Success
23 February 1997	Titan 402B IUS	DSP 18	Success
8 March 1997	Atlas IIA	Tempo 2	Success
4 April 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-83	Success
25 April 1997	Atlas I	GOES 10	Success
15 May 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-84	Success
20 May 1997	Delta II 7925	Thor II	Success
1 July 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-94	Success
23 July 1997	Delta II 7925	GPS IIR-2	Success
28 July 1997	Atlas IIAS	Superbird 3	Success
7 August 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-85	Success
25 August 1997	Delta II 7920-8	ACE	Success
4 September 1997	Atlas IIAS	GE 3	Success
26 September 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-86	Success
5 October 1997	Atlas IIAS	Echostar III	Success
15 October 1997	Titan IVB/Centaur	Cassini-Huygens	Success
25 October 1997	Atlas IIA	DSCS-3 B13	Success
6 November 1997	Delta II 7925	GPS IIA-19	Success
8 November 1997	Titan 401A Centaur	NROL-4 (Trumpet 3)	Success
19 November 1997	Space Shuttle	STS-87	Success
8 December 1997	Atlas IIAS	Galaxy 8i	Success

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