Proton M/Breeze M Intelsat 16
February 12, 2010
ILS Proton Successfully Launches The Intelsat 16 Satellite for Intelsat; First ILS Launch of 2010
International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial space industry, successfully carried the Intelsat 16 satellite to orbit for Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, on an ILS Proton. The ILS Proton vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:39 a.m. local time (7:39 p.m. EST, 00:39 GMT). This was the 19th consecutive successful Proton mission in 18 months.
Final Details of the Launch and Separation
- • Liftoff occurred in Baikonur on February 12, at 06:39 local time (00:39 GMT, Feb. 11, 19:39 EST).
• Nominal separation took place on February 12, at 16:14, local time (10:14 GMT, 05:14 EST).
• Orbit Parameters: Predicted: 35,678 km x 35,678 km x 0.0 deg
Launch Resources
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Launch Highlights
Intelsat 16 Mission Overview
Intelsat 16 Media Advisory
Launch Poster
