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Contents

[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1996.

Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site		 Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function		 Re-Entry/
Destruction		 Outcome Remarks
10 January DF-21 Taiyuan Sub-orbital Missile test 10 January 1996 Successful
11 January
09:41 GMT		 Space Shuttle Endeavour LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-72, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 20 January 1996 Successful Retrieved Space Flyer Unit (SFU)
OAST-Flyer NASA LEO Technology development 20 January 1996 Successful Deployed: 14 January 1996
Retrieved: 16 January 1996
12 January
23:10 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Panamsat 3R Panamsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Measat 1 Binarian Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
14 January
11:10 GMT		 Delta II (7925) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral Boeing Koreasat 2 Korea Telecom Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful Deactivated: 8 April 2000
16 January
15:33 GMT		 Kosmos-3M LC-132, Plesetsk Kosmos-2327 (Parus) MO RF LEO Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
25 January
09:56 GMT		 Proton-K LC-200/39, Baikonur Gorizont 31 MOM Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
27 January Prithvi Balasore IDRDL IDRDL Sub-orbital Test rocket 27 January 1996 Successful
1 February
01:15 GMT		 Atlas IIAS LC-36B, Cape Canaveral Palapa C-1 Satelind Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
5 February
07:19 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44P) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace N-STAR b NTT Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
11 February
23:00 GMT		 S-310 Area K, Kagoshima ISAS NTV-1 ISAS Sub-orbital Aeronomy research 11 February 1996 Successful
11 February
23:00 GMT		 J-I Area N, Tanegashima NASDA NASDA Sub-orbital Test flight 11 February 1996 Successful
14 February
19:01 GMT		 Long March 3B (CZ-3B) LC-2, Taiyuan CASC Intelsat 708 Intelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Comsat T+22 seconds Failure Loss of control at T+2 seconds, exploded 20 seconds later
Six fatalities on the ground
17 February
20:43 GMT		 Delta II (7925-8) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral NEAR NASA Erosian orbit
via Heliocentric		 Asteroid probe 12 February 2001, 20:01 GMT (on Eros) Successful Flyby of 253 Mathilde, entered orbit around and landed on 433 Eros
First probe to orbit and land on an asteroid
19 February
00:58 GMT		 Tsyklon-3 LC-32, [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome Plesetsk]] Gonets D-1 RKA LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Gonets D-1 RKA LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Gonets D-1 RKA LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Kosmos-2328 (Strela-3) MO RF LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Kosmos-2329 (Strela-3) MO RF LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Kosmos-2330 (Strela-3) MO RF LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
19 February
08:19 GMT		 Proton-K LC-200/39, Baikonur Raguda 44L MOM Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: GTO		 Comsat Still in orbit Failure Upper stage failed to ignite for second burn due to blocked valve
21 February
12:34 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Soyuz TM-23, 2 cosmonauts RKA LEO, docked to Mir Manned orbital flight 2 September 1996 Successful Mir Expedition 21
22 February
20:18 GMT		 Space Shuttle Columbia LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-75, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT Successful
USMP-3 NASA LEO, attached to Columbia 9 March 1996, 14:58 GMT Successful
TSS-1 ASI LEO
Intended: Attached to Columbia		 Tether deployment experiment 19 March 1996 Failure Tether snapped during deployment.
Intended to be returned to Earth by Shuttle, but could not be recovered
23 February
19:17 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Technology development 23 February 1996 Successful
23 February
19:44 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Ionosphere research 23 February 1996 Successful
24 February
11:24 GMT		 Delta II SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB Polar NASA HEO Auroral research Still in orbit Successful so far
2 March
10:00 GMT		 Skylark 7 Area S, Kiruna DLR TEXUS DASA Sub-orbital Microgravity research 2 March 1996 Successful
6 March
03:35 GMT		 Black Brant IX White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 6 March 1996 Successful
6 March
20:01 GMT		 Minuteman III LF-09, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force FOT GT161GM US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM test 6 March 1996 Successful
9 March
01:53 GMT		 Pegasus-XL L-1011, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences REX-II US Air Force LEO Ionosphere research Still in orbit Successful so far
14 March
07:11 GMT		 Ariane 4 ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Intelsat 707 Intelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
14 March
17:40 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-43, Plesetsk Kosmos-2331 (Yantar-4K1) MOM LEO Reconnaissance 11 June 1996 Successful
21 March
04:53 GMT		 PSLV Sriharikota ISRO IRS-P3 ISRO LEO Landsat Still in orbit Successful so far
22 March Hera LC-94, White Sands US Air Force BRV US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM target Successful
22 March THAAD White Sands US Air Force ABM US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM test 22 March 1996 Successful
22 March
08:13 GMT		 Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-76, 6 astronauts NASA LEO, docked to Mir Manned orbital flight 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT Successful
SpaceHab LSM NASA LEO, attached to Atlantis Resupply Mir 31 March 1996, 13:28 GMT Successful
28 March
00:21 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral GPS 2A-25 (USA-117/SVN-33) US Air Force MEO NAVSTAR navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
3 April
15:59 GMT		 Black Brant 9CM1 LC-36, White Sands Sub-orbital Aeronomy and microgravity research 3 April 1996 Successful
3 April
23:01 GMT		 Atlas IIA LC-36A, Cape Canaveral Inmarsat 3 F1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
8 April
23:09 GMT		 Proton-K LC-81, Baikonur ILS Astra 1F SES Astra Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 April
07:00 GMT		 Topol LC-158, Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM test 17 April 1996 Successful
20 April
22:36 GMT		 Ariane 4 (42P) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace M-SAT 1 TMI Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
21 April Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 21 April 1996 Successful
21 April Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 21 April 1996 Successful
21 April
11:48 GMT		 Proton-K LC-81, Baikonur RKA Priroda RKA LEO, attached to Mir Mir module
Remote sensing		 23 March 2001 Successful
24 April
12:27 GMT		 Delta II (7920-10) SLC-2W, Vandenberg AFB MSX BMDO LEO Auroral and atmospheric research Still in orbit Successful so far
24 April
13:00 GMT		 Kosmos-3M LC-132, Plesetsk Kosmos-2332 (Taifun) MO RF LEO Radar calibration target 28 January 2005 Successful
24 April
23:37 GMT		 Titan IVA/Centaur LC-41, Cape Canaveral Mercury (USA-118) NRO/US Air Force Geosynchronous ELINT Still in orbit Successful so far
30 April
04:31 GMT		 Atlas I LC-36B, Cape Canaveral Beppo SAX ASI LEO X-ray astronomy 29 April 2003 Successful
3 May
04:16 GMT		 Skylark 7 Area S, Kiruna DLR MASER 7 SSC Sub-orbital Microgravity research 3 May 1996 Successful
5 May
07:04 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Progress M-31 RKA LEO, docked to Mir Resupply Mir 1 August 1996, 20:33 GMT Successful
8 May
08:01 GMT		 Peacekeeper LF-05, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM test 8 May 1996 Successful
12 May
21:32 GMT		 Titan IVA SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB SDS (USA-119) NRO/NRL LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
SSU (USA-120) NRO/NRL LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
SSU (USA-121) NRO/NRL LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
NOSS B-4 (USA-122) NRO/NRL LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
TIPS (USA-123/"Ralph") NRO/NRL LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
TIPS (USA-124/"Norton") NRO/NRL LEO Sigint Still in orbit Successful so far
14 May
08:55 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-31/6, Baikonur Kometa (Yantar-1KFT) VKS Intended: LEO Topography/Cartography T+49 seconds Failure Payload fairing disintegrated
16 May Trident C-4 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 16 May 1996 Successful
16 May Trident C-4 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 16 May 1996 Successful
16 May Trident C-4 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 16 May 1996 Successful
16 May Trident C-4 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 16 May 1996 Successful
16 May
01:56 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Palapa C2 PSN Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Amos-2 IAI/MBT Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 May
02:44 GMT		 Pegasus-H L-1011, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences MSTI-3 BMDO LEO Technology development 11 December 1997 Successful
19 May
10:30 GMT		 Space Shuttle Endeavour LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-77. 6 Astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT Successful
SpaceHab 4 NASA/SpaceHab LEO, attached to Endeavour Scientific and technological experiments 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT Successful
SPARTAN-207 NASA LEO Technology demonstration 29 May 1996, 11:10 GMT Successful Used to deploy IAE satellite
IAE NASA LEO Technology demonstration 22 May 1996 Successful Deployed by SPARTAN on 20 May
PAMS STU NASA LEO Technology demonstration 26 October 1996 Successful Deployed by Endeavour on 22 May
24 May
01:09 GMT		 Delta II (7925) LC-17B, Cape Canaveral Boeing Galaxy 9 Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
25 May
02:05 GMT		 Proton-K LC-200/39, Baikonur Gorizont 32 MOM Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
30 May
08:01 GMT		 Peacekeeper LF-02, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM test 30 May 1996 Successful
4 June
05:06 GMT		 Black Brant 8C White Sands NASA XQC NASA Sub-orbital X-ray astronomy 4 June 1996 Successful
4 June
12:34 GMT		 Ariane 5G ELA-3, CSG(Kourou) Arianespace Cluster F1 ESA Intended: LEO Magnetosphere research T+37 seconds Failure Maiden flight of Ariane 5
Programming error led to rocket going off course
Cluster F2 ESA Intended: LEO Magnetosphere research
Cluster F3 ESA Intended: LEO Magnetosphere research
Cluster F4 ESA Intended: LEO Magnetosphere research
6 June UR-100N Baikonur RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM test 6 June 1996 Successful
6 June Topol LC-158, Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM Test 6 June 1996 Successful
15 June
06:55 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44P) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Intelsat 709 Intelsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 June
05:50 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Radio astronomy 17 June 1996 Successful
20 June
14:40 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Test sounding rocket 20 June 1996 Successful
20 June
14:49 GMT		 Space Shuttle Columbia LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-78. 7 Astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT Successful
Spacelab LMS-1 NASA LEO, attached to Columbia Microgravity and biological experiments 7 July 1996, 12:36 GMT Successful
20 June
18:45 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-16/2, Plesetsk Yantar-4K1 VKS Intended: LEO Reconnaissance T+50 seconds Failure Payload fairing disintegrated
26 June
12:17 GMT		 Minuteman III LF-10, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM Test 26 June 1996 Successful
26 June
14:59 GMT		 Minuteman III LF-04, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM Test 26 June 1996 Successful
26 June
19:00 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Solar observation 26 June 1996 Successful
28 June R-29 Vysota Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 28 June 1996 Successful
28 June R-29 Vysota Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 28 June 1996 Successful
28 June R-29 Vysota Submarine, Okhotsk Launch Area VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 28 June 1996 Successful
2 July
07:48 GMT		 Pegasus-XL L-1011, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences TOMS-EP NASA LEO Ozone mapping Still in orbit Successful so far
3 July
00:31 GMT		 Titan IVA LC-40, Cape Canaveral SDS B-4 (USA-125) NRO/US Air Force LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
3 July
10:47 GMT		 Long March 3 (CZ-3) LC-1, Xichang Apstar 1A APT Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
9 July Aries Wallops Island US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital Missile tracking demonstration 9 July 1996 Successful
9 July
22:24 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Arabsat 2A Arabsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Turksat 1C Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
14 July
07:15 GMT		 Black Brant 9CM1 LC-36, White Sands NASA NUVIEWS 1 NASA Sub-orbital Ultraviolet Astronomy 14 July 1996 Successful
15 July R-29 Vysota Submarine, Barents Sea VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 15 July 1996 Successful
15 July R-29 Vysota Submarine, Barents Sea VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 15 July 1996 Successful
15 July
11:28 GMT		 Hera LC-94, White Sands US Air Force BRV US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM target 15 July 1996 Successful
15 July
11:31 GMT		 THAAD White Sands US Air Force ABM US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM test 15 July 1996 Successful
15 July
18:21 GMT		 Castor 4B Wake Island Orbital Sciences Re-entry vehicle Orbital Sciences Sub-orbital Re-entry test 15 July 1996 Successful
16 July
00:50 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral GPS-2A-26 (USA-126) US Air Force Geosynchronous GPS Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
19 July Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 19 July 1996 Successful
19 July Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 19 July 1996 Successful
25 July Topol LC-158, Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM Test 25 July 1996 Successful
25 July
12:42 GMT		 Atlas II LC-36A, Cape Canaveral UHF F/O F7-EHF (USA-127) US Air Force Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
26 July
09:40 GMT		 Black Brant 9CM1 LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Aeronomy 26 July 1996 Successful
31 July
20:00 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Progress M-32 RKA LEO, docked to Mir Resupply Mir 20 November 1996, 22:42 GMT Successful
8 August
22:49 GMT		 Ariane 4 (44L) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Italsat F2 ASI Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
Telecom 2D France Telecom Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
12 August
18:58 GMT		 Nike-Orion White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Aeronomy 12 August 1996 Successful
14 August
22:20 GMT		 Molniya-M LC-43, Plesetsk Molniya-1T MOM Molniya Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 August
01:53 GMT		 H-II Area Y, Tanegashima NASDA ADEOS NASDA LEO Atmospheric research Still in orbit Successful so far
JAS-2 JARL LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
17 August
13:18 GMT		 Soyuz-U LC-1/5, Baikonur RKA Soyuz TM-24, 3 cosmonauts RKA LEO, docked to Mir Manned orbital flight 2 March 1997 Successful Mir EO-22
18 August
10:27 GMT		 Long March 3 (CZ-3) LC-1, Xichang Zhongxing 7 Chinasat Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Graveyard orbit		 Comsat Still in orbit Failure
20 August
15:30 GMT		 S-310 Area K, Kagoshima ISAS SEEK ISAS Sub-orbital Plasma research 20 August 1996 Successful
20 August
16:00 GMT		 Black Brant 9CM1 LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Solar Research 20 August 1996 Successful
21 August
09:47 GMT		 Pegasus-XL L-1011, Vandenberg AFB Orbital Sciences FAST NASA LEO Magnetosphere research Still in orbit Successful so far
26 August
14:00 GMT		 S-310 Area K, Kagoshima ISAS SEEK ISAS Sub-orbital Plasma research 26 August 1996 Successful
29 August Black Brant VC Wallops Island US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital Test sounding rocket 29 August 1996 Successful
29 August
05:22 GMT		 Molniya-M LC-43, Plesetsk Microsat CONAE Molniya Magnetosphere research 12 November 1999 Successful
Interbol 2 RKA Molniya Auroral research Still in orbit Successful so far
Magion 5 Molniya Auroral research Still in orbit Successful so far Deployed from Interbol 2 on 30 August 1996
31 August
15:41 GMT		 STARS Barking Sands US Air Force ODES/MSX MDT-2 US Air Force Sub-orbital Target missile 31 August 1996 Successful
4 September
09:01 GMT		 Zenit-2 LC-45/1, Baikonur Kosmos-2333 (Tselina-2) MO RF LEO ELINT Still in orbit Successful so far
5 September
12:47 GMT		 Kosmos-3M LC-132, Plesetsk Kosmos-2334 (Parus) MO RF LEO Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
Oscar 30 UNAMSAT LEO Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
6 September
17:37 GMT		 Proton-K LC-81, Baikonur International Launch Services Inmarsat 3 F2 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
8 September
21:49 GMT		 Atlas IIA LC-36B, Cape Canaveral GE 1 GE Americom Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
11 September
00:00 GMT		 Ariane 4 (42P) ELA-2, CSG (Kourou) Arianespace Echostar 2 Echostar Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful Retired after malfunction on 14 July 2008[1]
11 September
08:01 GMT		 Peacekeeper LF-05, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM test 11 September 1996 Successful
12 September
08:49 GMT		 Delta II (7925-9.5) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral GPS-2A-27 (USA-128) US Air Force Geosynchronous GPS Navigation Still in orbit Successful so far
16 September
08:54 GMT		 Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center USA STS-79. 6 Astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT Successful
SpaceHab LDM NASA LEO, attached to Atlantis Resupply Mir 26 September 1996, 12:13 GMT Successful
24 September
22:00 GMT		 TR-1 Area T, Tanegashima NASDA NASDA Sub-orbital Microgravity research 24 September 1996 Successful
26 September
17:50 GMT		 Proton-K LC-200/39, Baikonur Ekspress 12 Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful so far
27 September
16:51 GMT		 Minuteman II LF-03, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force MSLS US Air Force Sub-orbital Target missile 27 September 1996 Successful
2 October Trident C-4 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 2 October 1996 Successful
3 October Topol LC-158, Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM Test 3 October 1996 Successful
3 October R-29 Shtil Submarine, Barents Sea VMF VMF Sub-orbital SLBM test 3 October 1996 Successful
9 October Hera LC-94, White Sands US Air Force BRV US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM target 9 October 1996 Successful
9 October THAAD White Sands US Air Force RST-1 US Air Force Sub-orbital ABM test 9 October 1996 Successful
16 October
10:41 GMT		 LCLV Wallops Island US Air Force Red Tigress 3 US Air Force Sub-orbital Target mission 16 October 1996 Successful
16 October
16:02 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Technology development 16 September 1996 Successful
20 October
07:20 GMT		 Long March 2D (CZ-2D) Jiuquan FSW-2 3 CASC LEO Reconnaissance 4 November 1996 Successful
21 October
03:00 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Astronomy 21 October 1996 Successful
24 October, 11:37 GMT Molniya-M LC-43, Plesetsk Molniya-3-48 MOM Molniya Comsat 18 October 2007, 03:51 GMT Successful
28 October Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 28 October 1996 Successful
28 October Trident D-5 ETR, Cape Canaveral US Navy US Navy Sub-orbital SLBM test 28 October 1996 Successful
29 October
03:30 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA NASA Sub-orbital Aeronomy 29 October 1996 Successful
4 November
17:08 GMT		 Pegasus-XL L-1011, Wallops Island Orbital Sciences HETE NASA LEO Astronomy 7 April 2002 Failure Both payloads failed to separate from LV
SAC-B CONAE LEO Technology development
6 November
13:06 GMT		 Peacekeeper LF-02, Vandenberg AFB US Air Force US Air Force Sub-orbital ICBM test 6 November 1996 Successful
7 November
17:00 GMT		 Delta II (7925) LC-17A, Cape Canaveral Mars Global Surveyor NASA Areocentric Mars orbiter Still in orbit Successful
9 November
08:50 GMT		 Topol LC-158, Plesetsk RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital ICBM Test 9 November 1996 Successful
13 November
18:30 GMT		 Black Brant IX LC-36, White Sands NASA SERTS-96 NASA