France Launches in 1997
France flew 12 orbital launch attempts in 1997, 13% of the world's 89, with 1 partial failure. 4 on Ariane 44P, 3 on Ariane 44L, 2 on Ariane 44LP and 2 on Ariane 42L. Together they put 47 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1997
- 12
- 1 failed
- Share of the world
- 13%
- of 89
- Busiest month
- June
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 47 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 1997
- 1Jan
- 0Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 2Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets France flew in 1997
Every launch of 1997
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 1997 | Ariane 44L | GE 2 & Nahuel 1A | Success |
| 1 March 1997 | Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 801 | Success |
| 16 April 1997 | Ariane 44LP | Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a | Success |
| 3 June 1997 | Ariane 44L | INMARSAT III F-4 & Insat 2D | Success |
| 25 June 1997 | Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 802 | Success |
| 8 August 1997 | Ariane 44P | PAS 6 | Success |
| 2 September 1997 | Ariane 44LP | Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 | Success |
| 23 September 1997 | Ariane 42L | INTELSAT 803 | Success |
| 30 October 1997 | Ariane 5 G | MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES | Partial failure |
| 12 November 1997 | Ariane 44L | Sirius 2 & Indostar 1 | Success |
| 2 December 1997 | Ariane 44P | JCSAT 1B & Equator-S | Success |
| 22 December 1997 | Ariane 42L | INTELSAT 804 | Success |