Rocket launches in August 1997
In August 1997, 11 rocket launches flew: 2 by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, 2 by Orbital Sciences Corporation and 2 by US Air Force. All of them succeeded.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrbView-2 | Pegasus XL | Air launch to orbit | Success | |
| Soyuz TM-26 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| STS-85 | Space Shuttle | Kennedy Space Center | Success | |
| PAS 6 | Ariane 44P | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| US-KS 7 | Proton K/DM-2 | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Agila 2 | Long March 3B | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | Success | |
| Iridium 22 to 26 | Delta II 7920-10C | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| Lewis | Athena I | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| ACE | Delta II 7920-8 | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| PAS 5 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE) | Pegasus XL | Vandenberg SFB | Success |
By place and rocket: Florida 2 · California 3 · China 1 · Russia and Baikonur 3 · French Guiana 1 · Long March 1 · Soyuz 1