Rocket launches in December 1997
In December 1997, 12 rocket launches flew: 2 by Arianespace, 2 by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center and 2 by Roscosmos. One failed.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCSAT 1B & Equator-S | Ariane 44P | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Astra 1G | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Iridium 42 & 44 | Long March 2C/SD | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Success | |
| Galaxy 8i | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| US-PM 9 | Tsiklon-2 | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Yantar-4K2 77 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Progress M-37 | Soyuz U | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Iridium 45 to 49 | Delta II 7920-10C | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| INTELSAT 804 | Ariane 42L | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Orbcomm-A1 - A8 | Pegasus XL HAPS | Air launch to orbit | Success | |
| EarlyBird | Start-1 | Svobodny Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Asiasat 3 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Failure |
By place and rocket: Florida 1 · California 1 · China 1 · Russia and Baikonur 6 · French Guiana 2 · Long March 1 · Soyuz 2