1996 in spaceflight

none January 2014 January 2014 1996 The first Long March 3B, carrying Intelsat 708, goes off-course immediately after launch. 11 January 24 December 77 69 4 4 73 Ariane 5GJ-ILong March 3B 9 49 Timeline of spaceflight 1995 1997 This article outlines notable events occurring in 1996 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. Intelsat 708 launch failure Intelsat 708 no paragraphs 2 right on Orbital launches 1996 |colspan="8"| January |- 2 11 January 09:41 USA105 USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronautsRetrieved Space Flyer Unit USASTS-72 NASA Low Earth Satellite retrieval Successful 2 20 January 07:41 2 USAOAST-Flyer NASA Low Earth Technology development inherit inherit 2 12 January 23:10 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Measat-1 is the first Malaysian satellite USAPAS-3R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational MASMeasat-1 Binariang Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 January 11:10 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS Koreasat-2 retired on 8 April 2000 KORKoreasat-2 Korea Telecom Current: GraveyardOperational: Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 16 January 15:33 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2327 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 25 January 09:56 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSGorizont 31 MOM Geosynchronous Communications Successful |colspan="8"| February |- 1 1 February 01:15 USAAtlas IIAS USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services IndonesiaPalapa C1 Telkom Indonesia Geosynchronous Communications Successful 2011 1 5 February 07:19 FRAAriane 4 (44P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace JPNN-STAR b NTT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 February 19:01 PRCLong March 3B PRCTaiyuan LC-2 PRCCASC Maiden flight of Long March 3BLoss of control at T+2 seconds, exploded 20 seconds later; Six to hundred fatalities on the ground UNIntelsat 708 Intelsat Intended: Geosynchronous Communications Launch Failure +22 seconds 1 17 February 20:43 USADelta II 7925-8 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS Flyby of 253 Mathilde, entered orbit around and landed on 433 Eros; First probe to orbit and land on an asteroidFinal contact received on 28 February 2001, and unsuccessfully attempted on 10 December 2002 USANEAR NASA Erosianvia Heliocentric Asteroid probe Successful 12 February 2001 20:01 6 19 February 00:58 UKRTsyklon-3 RUSPlesetsk Site 32 RUS RUSGonets-D1 Roskosmos Low Earth Communications Operational RUSGonets-D1 Roskosmos Low Earth Communications Operational RUSGonets-D1 Roskosmos Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2328 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2329 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Operational RUSKosmos 2330 (Strela-3) MO RF Low Earth Communications Operational 1 19 February 08:19 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS Upper stage failed to ignite for second burn due to blocked valve RUSRaduga 44L MOM Intended: GeosynchronousActual: Geosynchronous transfer Communications Launch Failure 1 21 February 12:34 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with two cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-23 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-21 Successful 2 September 07:41 3 22 February 20:18 USASpace Shuttle 102 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronautsTSS-1R tether snapped during deployment; Intended to be returned to Earth by Columbia, but could not be recovered USASTS-75 NASA Low Earth USMP-3 Successful 9 March 13:58 USATSS-1R NASA Low Earth Tether satellite Failure 19 March USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet Successful 9 March 13:58 1 24 February 11:24 USADelta II 7925-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS Mission concluded in April 2008 USAPolar NASA High Earth (elliptical) Auroral research Successful |colspan="8"| March |- 1 9 March 01:53 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USAREX 2 US Air Force Low Earth Ionosphere research Operational 1 14 March 07:11 FRAAriane 4 (44LP) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 707 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 March 17:40 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUS RUSKosmos 2331 (Yantar-4K1) MOM Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 11 June 1 21 March 04:53 INDPSLV INDSriharikota FLP INDISRO INDIRS-P3 ISRO Sun-synchronous Remote sensing Successful 2 22 March 08:13 USASpace Shuttle 104 no USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts USASTS-76 NASA Low Earth (Mir) Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 2 31 March 13:28 2 USASpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics inherit inherit 1 28 March 00:21 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS USAUSA-117 (GPS IIA-16) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational |colspan="8"| April |- 1 3 April 23:01 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USARUSInternational Launch Services UKInmarsat 3F1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 8 April 23:09 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 USARUSInternational Launch Services LUXAstra 1F SES Astra Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 April 22:36 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace CANMSAT-1 TMI Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 21 April 11:48 RUSProton-K KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 RUSRoskosmos RUSPriroda Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir module Successful 23 March 2001 05:50 1 24 April 12:27 USADelta II 7920-10 USAVandenberg SLC-2W USABoeing IDS Member of the Space Surveillance Network USAMSX BMDO Sun-synchronous Infrared astronomy Successful 1 24 April 13:00 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2332 (Taifun) MO RF Low Earth Radar calibration Successful 28 January 2005 1 24 April 23:37 USATitan IVA (401)/Centaur USACape Canaveral LC-41 USALockheed Martin USAUSA-118 (Mercury-2) NRO Geosynchronous ELINT Operational 1 30 April 04:31 USAAtlas I USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services ITABeppoSAX ASI Low Earth X-ray astronomy Successful 30 April 2003 |colspan="8"| May |- 1 5 May 07:04 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-31 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 1 August 20:33 6 12 May 21:32 USATitan IVA (403) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USALockheed Martin USAUSA-119 (NOSS 2–3) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational USAUSA-120 (NOSS 2–3) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational USAUSA-121 (NOSS 2–3) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational USAUSA-122 (NOSS 2–3) NRO Low Earth SIGINT Operational USAUSA-123 (TiPS) NRL Low Earth Space tether experiment Operational USAUSA-124 (TiPS) NRL Low Earth Space tether experiment Operational 1 14 May 08:55 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 31/6 RUS Payload fairing disintegrated RUSYantar-1KFT VKS Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance Launch Failure + 49 seconds 2 16 May 01:56 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace IndonesiaPalapa C2 Telkom Indonesia Geosynchronous Communications Operational ISRAMOS 1 Spacecom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 17 May 02:44 USAPegasus-H USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USAMSTI-3 BMDO Low Earth Technology development Successful 11 December 1997 5 19 May 10:30 USASpace Shuttle Endeavour USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronautsSPARTAN used to deploy the IAE satellite on 20 May; PAMS deployed on 22 May USASTS-77 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 29 May 11:10 3 USASpaceHab LSM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Endeavour) Scientific experiments inherit inherit USASPARTAN-207 NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration inherit inherit USAIAE NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 22 May USAPAMS NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration Successful 26 October 1 24 May 01:09 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS USAGalaxy 9 PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 25 May 02:05 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSGorizont 32 MOM Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| June |- 4 4 June 12:34 FRAAriane 5G FRAKourou ELA-3 FRAArianespace Maiden flight of Ariane 5G; Ariane 5 Flight 501Programming error led to rocket going off course 23pxCluster F1 ESA Intended: High Earth (elliptical) Magnetosphere research Launch Failure 4 +37 seconds 4 23pxCluster F2 ESA Intended: High Earth (elliptical) Magnetosphere research inherit inherit 23pxCluster F3 ESA Intended: High Earth (elliptical) Magnetosphere research inherit inherit 23pxCluster F4 ESA Intended: High Earth (elliptical) Magnetosphere research inherit inherit 1 15 June 06:55 FRAAriane 4 (44P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace UNIntelsat 709 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 3 20 June 14:49 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with seven astronauts USASTS-78 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 3 7 July 12:36 3 USASpacelab Long Module 2 NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Spacelab LMS-1 inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet inherit inherit 1 20 June 18:45 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 16/2 RUS Payload fairing disintegrated RUSYantar-4K1 VKS Intended: Low Earth Reconnaissance Launch Failure +50 seconds |colspan="8"| July |- 1 2 July 07:48 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USATOMS-EP NASA Low Earth Ozone mapping Operational 1 3 July 00:31 USATitan IVA (405) USACape Canaveral LC-40 Lockheed Martin USAUSA-125 (SDS 2–4) US Air Force High Earth (elliptical) Communications Operational 1 3 July 10:47 PRCLong March 3 PRCXichang LC-1 PRC PRCApstar 1A APT Geosynchronous Communications Operational 2 9 July 22:24 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace SAUArabsat 2A Arabsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational TURTurksat 1C Türksat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 July 00:50 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral LC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-126 (GPS IIA-17) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 1 25 July 12:42 USAAtlas II USACape Canaveral LC-36A USA USAUSA-127 (UHF F/O F7) US Air Force Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 31 July 20:00 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos RUSProgress M-32 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Successful 20 November 22:42 |colspan="8"| August |- 2 8 August 22:49 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace ITAItalsat F2 ASI Geosynchronous Communications Operational FRATelecom 2D France Télécom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 14 August 22:20 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS RUS Molniya 1-89 MOM Molniya Communications Successful 7 April 2012 2 17 August 01:58 JPNH-II JPNTanegashima LA-Y1 JPNNASDA JPNADEOS (Midori) NASDA Low Earth Atmospheric research Operational JPNJAS-2 (Fuji-2) JARL Low Earth Communications Operational 1 17 August 13:18 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Crewed orbital flight with three cosmonauts RUSSoyuz TM-24 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Mir EO-22 Successful 2 March 1997 06:44 1 18 August 10:27 PRCLong March 3 PRCXichang LC-1 PRC Third stage failure left satellite in useless orbit PRCChinasat 7 Chinasat Intended: GeosynchronousActual: High Earth (elliptical) Communications Launch Failure 1 21 August 09:47 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Vandenberg USAOrbital Sciences USAFAST NASA Low Earth Magnetosphere research Operational 3 29 August 05:22 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/3 RUS ArgentinaMUSAT CONAE Molniya Magnetosphere research Successful 12 November 1999 RUSInterbol 2 Roskosmos Molniya Auroral research Operational Czech RepublicMagion 5 Molniya Auroral research Successful |colspan="8"| September |- 1 4 September 09:01 UKRZenit-2 KAZBaikonur Site 45/1 RUS USAKosmos 2333 (Tselina-2) MO RF Low Earth ELINT Operational 2 5 September 12:47 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2334 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational MEXOscar 30 UNAMSAT Low Earth Communications Operational 1 6 September 17:37 RUSProton-K/DM-2 KAZBaikonur Site 81/23 USARUSInternational Launch Services UKInmarsat 3F2 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 8 September 21:49 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services USAGE 1 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 11 September 00:00 FRAAriane 4 (42P) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace Retired after malfunction on 14 July 2008http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5471 Sea Launch lofts EchoStar 11 – EchoStar 2 dies on orbit Bergin Chris NASASpaceflight.com 16 July 2008 16 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080719085257/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5471 19 July 2008 dead dmy USAEchostar II EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications Successful 1 12 September 08:49 USADelta II 7925-9.5 USACape Canaveral LC-17A USABoeing IDS USAUSA-128 (GPS IIA-18) US Air Force Medium Earth Navigation Operational 2 16 September 08:54 USASpace Shuttle Atlantis USAKennedy LC-39A USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with six astronauts USASTS-79 NASA Low Earth Shuttle-Mir flight Successful 2 26 September 12:13 2 USASpaceHab LDM NASA/SpaceHab Low Earth (Atlantis) Logistics inherit inherit 1 26 September 17:50 RUSProton-K/DM-2M KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUS RUSEkspress-6 RSCSC Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| October |- 1 20 October 07:20 PRCLong March 2D PRCJiuquan PRC PRCFSW-2-3 CASC Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 4 November 1 24 October 11:37 RUSMolniya-M RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUS RUSMolniya 3–48 MOM Molniya Communications Successful 18 October 2007 03:51 |colspan="8"| November |- 2 4 November 17:08 USAPegasus-XL USAStargazer, Wallops Island USAOrbital Sciences Both payloads failed to separate from the launch vehicle and each other USAHETE NASA Low Earth Astronomy Launch Failure 2 7 April 2002 2 ArgentinaSAC-B CONAE Low Earth Technology development inherit inherit 1 7 November 17:00 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral LC-17A USABoeing IDS Contact lost on 2 November 2006 and mission declared complete on 10 January 2007 after numerous troubleshooting attempts to regain contact. USAMars Global Surveyor NASA Areocentric Mars orbiter Successful 2 13 November 22:40 FRAAriane 4 (44L) FRAKourou ELA-2 FRAArianespace SAUArabsat 2B Arabsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational MYSMeasat-2 Binariang Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 16 November 20:48 RUSProton-K/D-2 KAZBaikonur Site 200/39 RUSVKS Upper stage failed to re-ignite for Earth orbit departure; re-entered the following day RUSMars 96 (Mars-8) VKS Intended: AreocentricActual: Low Earth Mars orbiter Failure 17 November 4 19 November 19:55 USASpace Shuttle Columbia USAKennedy LC-39B USAUnited Space Alliance Crewed orbital flight with five astronauts; All EVAs cancelled due to airlock malfunction; Longest-duration Space Shuttle flight in historyhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/07/one.sheet.space.shuttle/index.html CNN CNN Student News One-Sheet: Space Shuttle Facts 20 April 2010 11 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20100603060434/http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/07/one.sheet.space.shuttle/index.html 3 June 2010 liveStory Musgrave becomes the only American astronaut to fly on all five Space Shuttle orbitersStory Musgrave 6-time Space Shuttle Astronaut simulates Space Flight | Hubble Space Telescope | Space Exploration | Space Story https://web.archive.org/web/20110930011915/http://www.spacestory.com/storyf.htm 30 September 2011 ORFEUS-SPAS deployed on 20 November and retrieved on 4 December; WSF deployed on 22 November and retrieved on 26 November USASTS-80 NASA Low Earth Microgravity research Successful 4 7 December 11:49 4 USAORFEUS-SPAS NASA Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy inherit inherit USAWake Shield Facility NASA Low Earth Materials research inherit inherit USAEDO Pallet NASA Low Earth (Columbia) Cryogenic mission extension pallet inherit inherit 1 19 November 23:20 RUSSoyuz-U KAZBaikonur Site 1/5 RUSRoskosmos Failed to redock after free-flight in February–March 1997 RUSProgress M-33 Roskosmos Low Earth (Mir) Logistics Partial Failure 12 March 1997 03:23 1 21 November 20:47 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36A USARUSInternational Launch Services FRAHot Bird 2 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational |colspan="8"| December |- 2 4 December 06:58 USADelta II 7925 USACape Canaveral LC-17B USABoeing IDS First Mars rover; landing site: Ares VallisFinal contact with Sojourner received on 27 September 1997 and the mission was terminated on 10 March 1998 USAMars Pathfinder NASA Heliocentric Mars lander Successful 2 4 July 1997 16:57 2 USASojourner NASA Heliocentric Mars rover inherit inherit 1 11 December 12:00 UKRTsyklon-2 KAZBaikonur Site 90/20 RUS RUSKosmos 2335 (EORSAT) MO RF Low Earth Reconnaissance Successful 1 January 1999 1 18 December 01:57 USAAtlas IIA USACape Canaveral LC-36B USARUSInternational Launch Services UKInmarsat 3F3 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications Operational 1 20 December 06:43 RUSKosmos-3M RUSPlesetsk Site 132/1 RUS RUSKosmos 2336 (Parus) MO RF Low Earth Navigation Operational 1 20 December 18:04 USATitan IVA (404) USAVandenberg SLC-4E USALockheed Martin NRO Launch 2 USAUSA-129 (KH-12) NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance Operational 1 24 December 13:50 RUSSoyuz-U RUSPlesetsk Site 43/4 RUSRoskosmos RUSBion 11 Roskosmos Low Earth Biological research Successful 7 January 1997 |} 1996 Suborbital launches 1996 |colspan=8| January-March |- 1 10 January PRCDF-21 PRCTaiyuan PRC Suborbital Missile test Successful 10 January 1 27 January INDPrithvi II INDBalasore INDDRDO Maiden flight of Prithvi II missile DRDO Suborbital Missile test Successful 27 January 1 11 February 23:00 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura LA-K JPNISAS JPNNTV-1 ISAS Suborbital Aeronomy research Successful 11 February 1 11 February 23:00 JPNJ-I JPNTanegashima LA-N JPNNASDA Only flight of J-I JPNHYFLEX NASDA Suborbital Test flight Successful 11 February 1 23 February 19:17 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Technology development Successful 23 February 1 23 February 19:44 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Ionosphere research Successful 23 February 1 2 March 10:00 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange Area S GERDLR GERTEXUS 34 DASA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 2 March 1 6 March 03:35 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 6 March 1 6 March 20:01 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-09 USAUS Air Force USAFOT GT161GM US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 March 1 22 March USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 22 March 1 22 March USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Test Successful 22 March |colspan=8| April-June |- 1 3 April 15:59 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy and microgravity research Successful 3 April 1 17 April 07:00 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 17 April 1 21 April USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 April 1 21 April USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 21 April 1 3 May 04:16 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange Area S GERDLR SWEMaser 7 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 3 May 1 8 May 08:01 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 8 May 1 16 May USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 May 1 16 May USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 May 1 16 May USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 May 1 16 May USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 16 May 1 30 May 08:01 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 30 May 1 4 June 05:06 CANBlack Brant VIIIC USAWhite Sands USANASA USAXQC NASA Suborbital X-ray astronomy Successful 4 June 1 6 June RUSUR-100N KAZBaikonur RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 June 1 6 June RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 June 1 17 June 05:50 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Radio astronomy Successful 17 June 1 20 June 14:40 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Test rocket Successful 20 June 1 26 June 12:17 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-10 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 June 1 26 June 14:59 USALGM-30G Minuteman III USAVandenberg LF-04 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 26 June 1 26 June 19:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Solar observation Successful 26 June 1 28 June RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Sea of Okhotsk RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 June 1 28 June RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Sea of Okhotsk RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 June 1 28 June RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Sea of Okhotsk RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 June |colspan=8| July-September |- 1 9 July USAAries USAWallops Island USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Tracking demonstration Successful 9 July 1 14 July 07:15 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USANUVIEWS 1 NASA Suborbital Ultraviolet astronomy Successful 14 July 1 15 July RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 15 July 1 15 July RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 15 July 1 15 July 11:28 USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM Target Successful 15 July 1 15 July 11:31 USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM test Successful 15 July 1 15 July 18:21 USACastor 4B USAWake Island USAOrbital Sciences Orbital Sciences Suborbital Re-entry test Successful 15 July 1 19 July USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 July 1 19 July USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 19 July 1 25 July RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 25 July 1 26 July 09:40 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 26 July 1 12 August 18:58 USANike Orion USAWhite Sands USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 12 August 1 20 August 15:30 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura Area K JPNISAS JPNSEEK ISAS Suborbital Plasma research Successful 20 August 1 20 August 16:00 CANBlack Brant 9CM1 USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Solar research Successful 20 August 1 26 August 14:00 JPNS-310 JPNUchinoura Area K JPNISAS JPNSEEK ISAS Suborbital Plasma research Successful 26 August 1 29 August CANBlack Brant VC USAWallops Island USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Test rocket Successful 29 August 1 31 August 15:41 USASTARS II II (Polaris A3) USABarking Sands USAUS Air Force Target for MSX satellite observation.https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA329052 STARS MDT-II Targets Mission Sims Brent A. White John E. 1997 Sandia National Laboratories 513539 DTIC ADA329052 the Internet Archive free Apogee: 909 km. USAODES/MSX MDT-2 US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 31 August 1 11 September 08:01 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-05 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 11 September 1 24 September 22:00 JPNTR-1 JPNTanegashima LA-T JPNNASDA NASDA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 24 September 1 27 September 16:51 USALGM-30F Minuteman II USAVandenberg LF-03 USAUS Air force US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 27 September |colspan=8| October-December |- 1 2 October USAUGM-96 Trident I USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 2 October 1 3 October RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 October 1 3 October RUSR-29 Vysota RUSSubmarine, Barents Sea RUSRussian Navy Russian Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 3 October 1 9 October USAHera USAWhite Sands LC-94 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM target Successful 9 October 1 9 October USATHAAD USAWhite Sands USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital ABM test Successful 9 October 1 16 October 10:41 USALCLV USAWallops Island USAUS Air Force USARed Tigress 3 US Air Force Suborbital Target Successful 16 October 1 16 October 16:02 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Technology development Successful 16 October 1 21 October 03:00 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Astronomy Successful 21 October 1 28 October USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 October 1 28 October USAUGM-133 Trident II USASubmarine, Eastern Range USAUS Navy US Navy Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 October 1 29 October 03:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Aeronomy Successful 29 October 1 6 November 13:06 USALGM-118 Peacekeeper USAVandenberg LF-02 USAUS Air Force US Air Force Suborbital Missile test Successful 6 November 1 9 November 08:50 RUSRT-2PM Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 9 November 1 13 November 18:30 CANBlack Brant IX USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA USASERTS-96 NASA Suborbital Solar observation Successful 13 November 1 17 November 13:30 USATerrier-Orion USAWhite Sands LC-36 USANASA NASA Suborbital Test rocket Successful 17 November 1 24 November 11:05 UKSkylark 7 SWEEsrange Area S GERDLR GERTEXUS 35 DASA Suborbital Microgravity research Successful 24 November 1 29 November RUSRT-2PU Topol RUSPlesetsk Site 158 RUSRVSN RVSN Suborbital Missile test Successful 29 November 1 28 December PRCDF-21 PRCTaiyuan PRC Suborbital Missile test Successful 28 December |} 1996 Deep-space rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks27 June Galileo 1st flyby of Ganymede6 September Galileo 2nd flyby of Ganymede4 November Galileo 1st flyby of Callisto19 December Galileo 1st flyby of Europa EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks15 January05:356 hours9 minutes11:44STS-72105 noUSALeroy ChiaoUSADaniel T. BarryPracticed construction techniques for the upcoming International Space Station. The activities included installing a cable tray, hooking up cables and fluid lines, handling small screws and bolts in the screw, and grappling large objects at the end of the robotic arm.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-72/sts-72-day-05-highlights.html STS-72 Day 5 Highlights Dumoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321061029/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-72/sts-72-day-05-highlights.html 21 March 2009 live17 January05:406 hours54 minutes12:34STS-72EndeavourUSALeroy ChiaoUSAWinston E. ScottContinued testing of construction techniques with utility boxes, slidewires and a portable work stanchion attached to the robotic arm. Scott also tested the heating capabilities of his spacesuit by riding the robotic arm into a cold night zone while Endeavours payload bay was oriented toward space.http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-72/sts-72-day-07-highlights.html STS-72 Day 7 Highlights Dumoulin Jim 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive NASA 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321060920/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-72/sts-72-day-07-highlights.html 21 March 2009 live8 February14:033 hours5 minutes17:08Mir EO-20Kvant-2GERThomas ReiterRUSYuri GidzenkoMoved a YMK maneuvering unit from the Kvant-2 airlock and secured it on the module exterior. Then collected experiments deployed earlier on the ESEF. The team was unable to remove an antenna from Kristall when they were unable to loosen some bolts on the antenna.15 March01:045 hours51 minutes06:55Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovTo improve access to the outside of the Kristall module, Onufriyenko and Usachev installed a second Strela boom on the Mir base block. Also prepared cables and connectors for the future installation of the Mir Cooperative Solar Array.27 March06:346 hours2 minutes12:36STS-76Mir 104 noUSAMichael R. CliffordUSALinda M. GodwinAdded four canisters of experiments, called the Mir Environmental Effects Payload (MEEP), to the outside of docking module. Also tested new tethers and foot restraints for future use on Mir and the upcoming ISS assembly. First Shuttle-Mir EVA and EVA performed from a Space Shuttle docked at a space station.20 May22:506 hours20 minutes21 May04:10Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovMoved the Mir Cooperative Solar Array (MCSA) from its stowage position on Kristal to a final location on Kvant-1, and prepared the array for complete deployment. Also released a balloon shaped like a large Pepsi can, and filmed it for a television commercial.24 May20:476 hours43 minutes25 May02:30Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovCompleted deployment of the Mir Cooperative Solar Array (MCSA) on the Kvant-1 module.30 May18:204 hours20 minutes22:40Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovInstalled the German made Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral Scanner (MOMS) camera to the exterior of the Priroda module. Also installed a new handrail on the exterior of Kvant-2 to aid future spacewalks.6 June16:563 hours34 minutes20:30Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovInstalled two American micrometeoroid detector experiments to the exterior of Kvant-2. Also replaced a cassette for the Komza experiment of the surface of Spektr.13 June12:455 hours42 minutes18:27Mir EO-21Kvant-2RUSYury OnufriyenkoRUSYury UsachovInstalled the Rapana girder to the exterior of Kvant-1 in anticipation of mounting future experiments to the girder. Also manually deployed the Travers radar on the surface of Priroda.2 December15:545 hours58 minutes21:52Mir EO-22Kvant-2RUSValery KorzunRUSAleksandr KaleriSuccessfully connected electrical cables to the solar panels on surface installed on Kvant-1.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws337.txt MIRNEWS 3 DECEMBER 1996 (337) van der Berg Chris 3 December 1996 MirNews SpaceOnLine 7 March 2009 https://archive.today/2014.10.22-060225/http://www.webcitation.org/1236474469757880 22 October 2014 dead dmy 9 December13:506 hours38 minutes20:28Mir EO-22Kvant-2RUSValery KorzunRUSAleksandr KaleriCompleted the construction of the Rapana truss structure and the installed the Kurs docking antenna. Also fixed an amateur radio antenna that had loosened.http://www.ik1sld.org/mirnews/dat_mirnws338.txt MIRNEWS 10 DECEMBER 1996 (338) van der Berg Chris 10 December 1996 MirNews SpaceOnLine 8 March 2009 https://archive.today/2014.10.22-060220/http://www.webcitation.org/1236478473553260 22 October 2014 dead dmy References 2 External links 1996 on expanded Category:Spaceflight by year