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Table of the 112 Spacecrafts Launched in 1996
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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date Mission type Categories
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1) STS-72 NASA 11 Jan 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
2) OAST Flyer / Spartan 206 NASA 11 Jan 96 C Technology USA.
3) PAS 3R / Panamsat K4 PanAmSat 12 Jan 96 C Communications Commer,
4) Measat 1 Malaysia 12 Jan 96 C Communications Other Gov,
5) Koreasat 2 / Mugunghwa North Korea 14 Jan 96 C Communications Other Gov,
6) Kosmos 2327 / Parus Russian Defense min. 16 Jan 96 M Navigation Russia,
7) Gorizont 31 Russia 25 Jan 96 C Communications Russia,
8) HGS-3 (Palapa C1 / Anatolia 1) Indonesia (Perumtel) 1st Feb 96 C Communications Other Gov,
9) N-STAR b NTT 5 Feb 96 C Communications Japan,
10) Intelsat 708 Intelsat 14 Feb 96 C Communications Commer,
11) NEAR / Shoemaker NASA 17 Feb 96 C Planetary probe USA.
12) Gonets D1 #1 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
13) Gonets D1 #2 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
14) Gonets D1 #3 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
15) Kosmos 2328 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
16) Kosmos 2329 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
17) Kosmos 2330 / Strela-3 Russian Defense min. 19 Feb 96 M Communications Russia,
18) Raduga 33 Russia 19 Feb 96 C Communications Russia,
19) Soyuz TM-23 Russian Space Agency 21 Feb 96 C Piloted Spaceship Russia,
20) STS-75 NASA 22 Feb 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
21) Polar NASA 24 Feb 96 C Earth/Space Sciences USA.
22) TSS-1R Italy 22 Feb 96 C Technology Europe,
23) REX 2 U.S. Air Force 9 Mar 96 M Earth/Space Sciences USA.
24) Intelsat 707 Intelsat 14 Mar 96 C Communications Commer,
25) Kosmos 2331 / Yantar-4K1 Russian Defense min. 14 Mar 96 M Photo Surveillance Russia,
26) IRS-P3 India (ISRO) 21 Mar 96 C Earth Remote Sensing India,
27) STS-76 NASA 22 Mar 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
28) Navstar 36 (USA 117) U.S. Defense Dept. 28 Mar 96 M Navigation USA.
29) Inmarsat III F1 Inmarsat 3 Apr 96 C Communications Europe,
30) Astra 1 Société européenne
des satelites		 8 Apr 96 C Communications Commer,
31) M-Sat 1 Canada (TMI) 20 Apr 96 C Communications Canada,
32) Priroda Russian Space Agency 23 Apr 96 C Space station module Russia,
33) MSX U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 24 Apr 96 M Space Defense USA.
34) Kosmos 2332 / Taifun-1B Russian Defense min. 24 Apr 96 M Radar Calibration Russia,
35) MERCURY 2 / Advancer Vortex 2 (USA 118) U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 24 Apr 96 M Electronic Intelligence USA.
36) SAX / BeppoSAX Italy (ASI) 30 Apr 96 C Astronomy Europe,
37) Progress M-31 Russian Space Agency 5 May 96 C Cargo Spaceship Russia,
38) SLDCOM 4 / NOSS 
B-4 (USA 122)		 U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Ocean surveillance USA.
39) SSU / SDS B-2 (USA 119) U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Ocean surveillance USA.
40) SSU (USA 120) U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Ocean surveillance USA.
41) SSU (USA 121 U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Ocean surveillance USA.
42) TIPS Ralph (USA 123) U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Science & Technology? USA.
43) TIPS Norton (USA 124) U.S. Navy 12 May 96 M Science & Technology? USA.
44) Kosmos / Yantar-1KFT 18 Russian Defense min. 14 May 96 M Photo Surveillance Russia,
45) Palapa C2 Indonesia (Satelindo) 16 May 96 C Communications Other Gov,
46) AMOS 1 Israel 16 May 96 C Communications Israel,
47) MSTI 3 U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 17 May 96 M Space Defense USA.
48) STS-77 NASA 19 May 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
49) Spartan 207 NASA 19 May 96 C Astronomy USA.
50) IAE NASA 19 May 96 C Technology USA.
51) PAMS STU NASA 19 May 96 C Technology USA.
52) Galaxy 9 Hughes Communications 24 May 96 C Communications Commer,
53) Gorizont 32 / "Prezidentskiy" Russia 25 May 96 C Communications Russia,
54) Cluster F1 ESA 4 Jun 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Europe,
55) Cluster F2 ESA 4 Jun 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Europe,
56) Cluster F3 ESA 4 Jun 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Europe,
57) Cluster F4 ESA 4 Jun 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Europe,
58) Intelsat 709 Intelsat 15 Jun 96 C Communications Commer,
59) Kosmos / Yantar-4K1 Russian Defense min. 20 Jun 96 M Photo Surveillance Russia,
60) STS-78 - LMS-1 NASA 20 Jun 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
61) TOMS-EP / TOMS 
Earth Probe		 NASA 2 Jul 96 C Earth/Space Sciences USA.
62) SDS B-4 (USA 125) U.S. Air Force 3 Jul 96 M Communications USA.
63) Apstar 1A APT 3 Jul 96 C Communications Commer,
64) Arabsat 2A Arab Satellite 
Communications		 9 Jul 96 C Communications Other Gov,
65) Turksat 1C Turkey 9 Jul 96 C Communications Other Gov,
66) Navstar 37 (USA 126) U..S. Defense Dept. 16 Jul 96 M Navigation USA.
67) UFO F7 (USA 127) U.S. Navy 25 Jul 96 M Communications USA.
68) Progress M-32 Russian Space Agency 31 Jul 96 C Cargo Spaceship Russia,
69) Italsat F2 Italy (Telespazio) 8 Aug 96 C Communications Europe,
70) Telecom 2D France Télécom 8 Aug 96 C Communications Europe,
71) Molniya 1-89 Russia 14 Aug 96 C Communications Russia,
72) ADEOS / Midori Japan (NASDA) 17 Aug 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Japan,
73) JAS 2 / Fuji 3 / Fuji-
OSCAR 29 (FO-29)		 Japan (JARL) 17 Aug 96 C Communications Japan,
74) Soyuz TM-24 Russian Space Agency 17 Aug 96 C Piloted Spaceship Russia,
75) HGS-2 / Zhongxing 7 / Chinasat 7 China (CTBSC) 18 Aug 96 C Communications China,
76) FAST NASA 21 Aug 96 C Earth/Space Sciences USA.
77) Microsat / MU-SAT / 
Victor Microsatelite		 Cordoba 29 Aug 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Other Gov,
78) Interbol 2 / Prognoz M2 Russian Space Agency 29 Aug 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Russia,
79) Magion 5 / S2-A Czech Republic 29 Aug 96 C Earth/Space Sciences Europe,
80) Kosmos 2333 / Tselina-2 20 Russian Defense min. 4 Sep 96 M Electronic Intelligence Russia,
81) Kosmos 2334 / Parus Russian Defense min. 3 Sep 96 M Navigation Russia,
82) UNAMSat / MEXICO-
OSCAR-30		 Mexico (UNAM) 5 Sep 96 C Communications Other Gov,
83) Inmarsat III F2 Inmarsat 6 Sep 96 C Communications Europe,
84) Americom 1 (AMC 1 / GE 1) Americom 8 Sep 96 C Communications Commer,
85) Echostar II EchoStar 11 Sep 96 C Communications Commer,
86) Navstar 38 (USA 128) U.S. Defense Dept. 12 Sep 96 M Navigation USA.
87) STS-79 NASA 16 Sep 96 C Piloted Spaceship USA.
88) Exspress 6 Russia (Informk) 26 Sep 96 C Communications Russia,
89) FSW 2-3 China 20 Oct 96 M Photo Surveillance China,
90) Molniya 3-48 Russia 24 Oct 96 C Communications Russia,
91) SAC-B CONAE 4 Nov 96 C Astronomy Other Gov,
92) HETE NASA 4 Nov 96 C Astronomy USA.
93) MGS / Mars Global  Surveyor NASA 7 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe USA.
94) Arabsat 2B Arab Satellite 
Communications		 13 Nov 96 C Communications Other Gov,
95) Measat 2 Malaysia 13 Nov 96 C Communications Other Gov,
96) Mars-96 Russian Space Agency 16 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe Russia,
97) MAS 1 Russian Space Agency 16 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe Russia,
98) MAS 2 Russian Space Agency 16 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe Russia,
99) Penetrator 1 Russian Space Agency 16 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe Russia,
100) Penetrator 2 Russian Space Agency 16 Nov 96 C Planetary Probe Russia,
101) STS-80 Russian Space Agency 19 Nov 96 C Piloted Spaceship Russia,
102) Progress M-33 Russian Space Agency 19 Nov 96 C Cargo Spaceship Russia,
103) ORFEUS-SPAS / ASTRO-SPAS Germany (DLR) 19 Nov 96 C Astronomy Russia,
104) Hot Bird 2 / Eutelsat HB2 Eutelsat 21 Nov 96 C Communications Europe,
105) WSF 3 NASA 19 Nov 96 C Material Processing USA.
106) Mars Pathfinder NASA 4 Dec 96 C Planetary Probe USA.
107) Sojourner NASA 4 Dec 96 C Planetary Probe USA.
108) Kosmos 2335 / US-P / US-PM 8 Russian Defense min. 11 Dec 96 M Ocean surveillance Russia,
109) Inmarsat III F3 Inmarsat 18 Dec 96 C Communications Europe,
110) Kosmos 2336 / Parus Russian Defense min. 20 Dec 96 M Navigation Russia,
111) Improve Crystal 4 / 
KH-12 4 (USA 129) 		 U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 20 Dec 96 M Photo Surveillance USA.
112) Bion 11 Russia 24 Dec 96 C Biology Russia,
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