Home
Mission types
communications satellite

communications satellite

861 satellites and probes

Spacecraft	Launch	Operator	Launch vehicle
Dongfanghong-3 2	May 11, 1997	—	Long March 3A
Iridium 4	May 5, 1997	Iridium Communications	Delta II
Iridium 5	May 5, 1997	Iridium Communications	Delta II
Iridium 7	May 5, 1997	Iridium Communications	Delta II
Iridium 8	May 5, 1997	Iridium Communications	Delta II
BSAT-1a	April 16, 1997	Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation	Ariane 44LP
Thaicom 3	April 16, 1997	Gulf Space Technology	Ariane 44LP
Tempo 2	March 8, 1997	—	Atlas II
Intelsat 801	March 1, 1997	—	Ariane 44P
Intelsat 26	February 17, 1997	—	Atlas II
AMC 2	January 30, 1997	—	Ariane 44L
Inmarsat 3-F3	December 18, 1996	—	Atlas II
Eutelsat 48A	November 21, 1996	—	Atlas II
MEASAT-2	November 13, 1996	MEASAT Satellite Systems	Ariane 44L
Ekspress 2	September 26, 1996	—	Proton-K
AMC-1	September 8, 1996	SES Americom	Atlas II
Inmarsat 3-F2	September 6, 1996	—	Proton-K
UNAMSAT-B	September 5, 1996	—	Kosmos-3M
Telecom 2D	August 8, 1996	—	Ariane 44L
Arabsat 2A	July 9, 1996	Arab Satellite Communications Organization	Ariane 44L
Apstar 1A	July 3, 1996	—	Long March 3
Intelsat 709	June 15, 1996	—	Ariane 44P
Galaxy 9	May 24, 1996	—	Delta II
Intelsat 24	May 16, 1996	Intelsat	Ariane 44L
MSAT 1	April 20, 1996	—	Ariane 42P
Astra 1F	April 8, 1996	—	Proton-K
Inmarsat-3 F1	April 3, 1996	—	Atlas II
Intelsat 707	March 14, 1996	—	Ariane 44LP
Intelsat 708	February 14, 1996	Intelsat	Long March 3B
N-STAR b	February 5, 1996	—	Ariane 44P
ABS-1A	January 14, 1996	—	Delta II
Intelsat 3R	January 12, 1996	PanAmSat	Ariane 44L
MEASAT-1	January 12, 1996	MEASAT Satellite Systems	Ariane 44L
Galaxy 3R	December 15, 1995	—	Atlas II
INSAT-2C	December 6, 1995	Indian Space Research Organisation	Ariane 44L
Telecom 2C	December 6, 1995	—	Ariane 44L
AsiaSat 2	November 28, 1995	AsiaSat	Long March 2E
Gals 2	November 17, 1995	—	Proton-K
Astra 1E	October 19, 1995	—	Ariane 42L
Telstar 4	September 24, 1995	—	Ariane 42L
JCSAT-3	August 29, 1995	—	Atlas II
N-STAR a	August 29, 1995	—	Ariane 44P
Koreasat 1	August 5, 1995	—	Delta II
PAS-4	August 3, 1995	—	Ariane 42L
UPM-LBSat	July 7, 1995	—	Ariane 40
DirecTV 3	June 10, 1995	—	Ariane 42P
Intelsat 706	May 17, 1995	—	Ariane 44LP
AMSC-1	April 7, 1995	—	Atlas II