Actions Name Of Satellite, Alternate Names Country Of Operator/Owner COSPAR Number Operator/Owner Users Purpose Class Of Orbit Type Of Orbit Longitude Of Position In GEO Launch Mass (kg) Dry Mass (kg) Power Date Of Launch Expected Lifetime Contractor Country Of Contractor Launch Site Launch Vehicle
SLDCOM-3 (Satellite Launch Dispenser Communications System) (USA 119) USA 1996-029A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Communications Elliptical NULL 0.00 NULL 1996-05-12 NULL National Reconnaissance Laboratory USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV
Intelsat 709 USA 1996-035A Intelsat, Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL 85.18 4,180.00 1,450.00 3900 1996-06-15 15 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44LP
Apstar 1A China (PR) 1996-039A APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL 51.47 1,383.00 726.00 NULL 1996-07-03 NULL Hughes USA Xichang Satellite Launch Center Long March 3
Navstar GPS II-26 (Navstar SVN 40, PRN 10, USA 126) USA 1996-041A DoD/US Air Force Military/Commercial Navigation/Global Positioning MEO NULL 0.00 1,816.00 844.00 700 1996-07-16 7.5 yrs. Rockwell International USA Cape Canaveral Delta 2
UFO-7 (USA 127, F7 EHF) "UHF Follow-On" USA 1996-042A US Navy Military Communications GEO NULL -21.91 3,200.00 1,545.00 2,800 (EOL) 1996-07-25 4 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2
Telecom 2D Multinational 1996-044B European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) - leased from F... more
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) - leased from France Telecom
Commercial Communications GEO NULL -7.89 2,275.00 1,100.00 NULL 1996-08-08 10 yrs. Astrium France/UK/Germany Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L
INMARSAT 3 F2 United Kingdom 1996-053A INMARSAT, Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL -15.52 2,070.00 860.00 NULL 1996-09-06 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Baikonur Cosmodrome Proton
AMC-1 (Americom 1, GE-1) USA 1996-054A SES (Soci??t?? Europ??enne des Satellites (SES)) Commercial Communications GEO NULL -103.02 2,783.00 1,600.00 6,500 (EOL) 1996-09-08 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2A
Arabsat 2B (Arabsat IIB) Multinational 1996-063A Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Government Communications GEO NULL 30.51 2,661.00 1,570.00 5000 1996-11-13 14 yrs. Alcatel Space Industries France Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L
Measat 2 (Malaysia East Asia Sat 2) Malaysia 1996-063B MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL 1,450.00 650.00 1,200 (BOL) 1996-11-14 11.5 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L
Eutelsat W-48 (Eurobird 9, Hot Bird 2, Eutelsat 2-F8, Eutelsat HB2) Multinational 1996-067A European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) Commercial Communications GEO NULL 9.08 2,915.00 1,700.00 NULL 1996-11-21 14 yrs. Matra Marconi Space (Astrium) France/UK/Germany Cape Canaveral Delta 2
INMARSAT 3 F3 United Kingdom 1996-070A INMARSAT, Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL 178.20 2,074.00 860.00 NULL 1996-12-18 13 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas
AMC-2 (Americom 2, GE-2) USA 1997-002A SES (Soci??t?? Europ??enne des Satellites (SES)) Commercial Communications GEO NULL -100.98 2,648.00 1,600.00 6,500 (EOL) 1997-01-30 15 yrs. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44L
Gonets D1-4 Russia 1997-006A Gonets Satcom Commercial/Government Communications LEO Intermediate 0.00 240.00 120 1997-02-14 NULL NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3
Gonets D1-5 Russia 1997-006B Gonets Satcom Commercial/Government Communications LEO Intermediate 0.00 240.00 120 1997-02-14 NULL NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3
Gonets D1-6 Russia 1997-006C Gonets Satcom Commercial/Government Communications LEO Intermediate 0.00 240.00 120 1997-02-14 NULL NPO PM Russia Plesetsk Cosmodrome Tsyklon 3
Intelsat 26 (JCSat R, JCSAT-4, Japan Communications Satellite 4) USA 1997-007A Intelsat, Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL 50.00 3,124.00 1,841.00 5200 1997-02-16 12 yrs. Boeing Satellite Systems USA Cape Canaveral Atlas 2AS
DSP 18 (USA 130) (Defense Support Program) USA 1997-008A Air Force Military Early Warning GEO NULL 0.00 2,380.00 1485 1997-02-23 5 yrs. TRW and Aerojet Electronics Systems USA Cape Canaveral Titan IVB
Intelsat 801 USA 1997-009A Intelsat, Ltd. Commercial Communications GEO NULL -31.47 3,447.00 2,000.00 4900 1997-02-28 14 yrs. Loral Space Systems USA Guiana Space Center Ariane 44P
DMSP 5D-2 F14 (Defense Meteorological Satellites Program, USA 131) USA 1997-012A DoD/NOAA Military Earth Science/Meteorology LEO Sun-Synchronous 0.00 1,134.00 823.00 900 1997-04-04 5 yrs. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space USA Vandenberg AFB Titan 2
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