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Orbital Launches in 1996

7,412 orbital launches since 1957

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7,412

Total launches

228

This year

92.9%

Success rate

161

Crewed

1957

Since

Orbital Radar lists 77 orbital launches in 1996, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

Full launch index (77 launches)

Bion No. 11 (1996-12-24)Parus (1996-12-20)Improved CRYSTAL 2106 (1996-12-20)INMARSAT III F3 (1996-12-18)US-PU (1996-12-11)MPF Lander (1996-12-04)Eutelsat HB2 (1996-11-21)OV-102 Research/FF (1996-11-19)Progress 7K-TGM No. 233 (1996-11-19)M1 No. 520 (Mars-96) (1996-11-16)Arabsat 2B (1996-11-13)MGS (1996-11-07)HETE (1996-11-04)Molniya-3 No. 62 (1996-10-24)FSW-2 No. 3 (1996-10-20)Ekspress No. 12L (1996-09-26)OV-104 Shuttle/Mir (1996-09-16)Navstar GPS SVN 30 (1996-09-12)Echostar II (1996-09-11)GE 1 (1996-09-08)INMARSAT III F-2 (1996-09-06)Parus (1996-09-05)Tselina-2 (1996-09-04)Microsatelite (1996-08-29)FAST (1996-08-21)Zhongxing 7 (1996-08-18)ADEOS (1996-08-17)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 73 (1996-08-17)Molniya-1T (1996-08-14)Italsat F2 (1996-08-08)Progress 7K-TGM No. 232 (1996-07-31)UFO F7-EHF (1996-07-25)Navstar GPS SVN 40 (1996-07-16)Arabsat 2A (1996-07-09)Apstar 1A (1996-07-03)QUASAR 11? (1996-07-03)TOMS-EP (1996-07-02)OV-102 Spacelab (1996-06-20)Kobal't (1996-06-20)INTELSAT 709 (1996-06-15)Cluster F1-F4 (1996-06-04)Gorizont No. 44L (1996-05-25)Galaxy 9 (1996-05-24)OV-105 Research/FF (1996-05-19)MSTI 3 (1996-05-17)Palapa C2 (1996-05-16)Kometa No. 18 (1996-05-14)SLDCOM 4/INTRUDER 4 (1996-05-12)Progress 7K-TGM No. 231 (1996-05-05)MERCURY 2 (1996-04-24)Taifun-1B (1996-04-24)MSX (1996-04-24)TsM-I 77KSI No. 17401 (1996-04-23)MSAT-1 (1996-04-20)Astra 1F (1996-04-08)INMARSAT III F-1 (1996-04-03)Navstar GPS SVN 33 (1996-03-28)OV-104 Shuttle/Mir (1996-03-22)IRS-P3 (1996-03-21)INTELSAT 707 (1996-03-14)Kobal't (1996-03-14)REX II (1996-03-09)Polar (1996-02-24)OV-102 Research/FF (1996-02-22)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 72 (1996-02-21)Gonets-D1 No. 13/14/15 (1996-02-19)Gran' No. 44L (1996-02-19)NEAR (1996-02-17)INTELSAT 708 (1996-02-14)N-Star b (1996-02-05)Palapa C1 (1996-02-01)Gorizont No. 43L (1996-01-25)Parus (1996-01-16)Koreasat 2 (1996-01-14)Panamsat K4 (1996-01-12)OV-105 Research/FF (1996-01-11)

Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.