Russia Launches in 1997
Russia flew 26 orbital launch attempts in 1997, 29% of the world's 89, with 1 partial failure. 9 on Soyuz U, 5 on Proton-K/DM-2M, 3 on Molniya-M 2BL and 3 on Proton-K/17S40. Together they put 129 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1997
- 26
- 1 failed
- Share of the world
- 29%
- of 89
- Busiest month
- December
- 5 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 129 t
Month by month
Russia orbital launches per month, 1997
- 0Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 3May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 3Sep
- 2Oct
- 2Nov
- 5Dec
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| Month | Russia |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 5 |
Rockets Russia flew in 1997
Every launch of 1997
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 1997 | Soyuz U | Soyuz TM-25 | Success |
| 4 March 1997 | Start-1.2 | Zeya | Success |
| 6 April 1997 | Soyuz U | Progress M-34 | Success |
| 9 April 1997 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 77 | Success |
| 17 April 1997 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 88 | Success |
| 14 May 1997 | Molniya-M 2BL | US-K 78 | Success |
| 15 May 1997 | Soyuz U | Orlets-1 6 | Success |
| 24 May 1997 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 5 | Success |
| 6 June 1997 | Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 1 | Success |
| 18 June 1997 | Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 | Success |
| 5 July 1997 | Soyuz U | Progress M-35 | Success |
| 5 August 1997 | Soyuz U | Soyuz TM-26 | Success |
| 14 August 1997 | Proton K/DM-2 | US-KS 7 | Success |
| 28 August 1997 | Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 5 | Success |
| 14 September 1997 | Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 27 to 33 | Success |
| 23 September 1997 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Parus 89 | Success |
| 24 September 1997 | Molniya-M 2BL | Molniya-1T 90 | Success |
| 5 October 1997 | Soyuz U | Progress M-36 | Success |
| 9 October 1997 | Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka | Success |
| 12 November 1997 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Kupon | Success |
| 18 November 1997 | Soyuz U | Resurs F-1M | Success |
| 2 December 1997 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G | Success |
| 15 December 1997 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 77 | Success |
| 20 December 1997 | Soyuz U | Progress M-37 | Success |
| 24 December 1997 | Start-1 | EarlyBird | Success |
| 24 December 1997 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Asiasat 3 | Partial failure |