Northrop Grumman Launches in 1997
Northrop Grumman flew 5 orbital launch attempts in 1997, 6% of the world's 89, all of them successful. 4 on Pegasus XL and 1 on Pegasus XL HAPS. Together they put 1 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1997
- 5
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 6%
- of 89
- Busiest month
- August
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 1 t
Month by month
Northrop Grumman orbital launches per month, 1997
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 0Jul
- 2Aug
- 0Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets Northrop Grumman flew in 1997
Every launch of 1997
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 1997 | Pegasus XL | Minisat & Celestis Space Burial #1 | Success |
| 1 August 1997 | Pegasus XL | OrbView-2 | Success |
| 29 August 1997 | Pegasus XL | Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE) | Success |
| 22 October 1997 | Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform-4 (STEP-4) | Success |
| 23 December 1997 | Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8 | Success |