Rocket launches in September 1997
In September 1997, 10 rocket launches flew: 2 by Arianespace, 1 by China Aerospace Corporation and 1 by ISRO. One failed.
Launched
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iridium MFS 1 & 2 | Long March 2C/SD | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Success | |
| Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 | Ariane 44LP | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| GE 3 | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral SFS | Success | |
| Iridium 27 to 33 | Proton-K/17S40 | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Success | |
| Parus 89 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| INTELSAT 803 | Ariane 42L | Guiana Space Centre | Success | |
| Molniya-1T 90 | Molniya-M 2BL | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Success | |
| STS-86 | Space Shuttle | Kennedy Space Center | Success | |
| Iridium 34 to 37 & 19 | Delta II 7920-10C | Vandenberg SFB | Success | |
| IRS-1D | PSLV | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Failure |
By place and rocket: Florida 2 · California 1 · China 1 · Russia and Baikonur 3 · India 1 · French Guiana 2 · Long March 1