PROTON BREEZE M
The enhanced performance provided by the commercial Proton Launch Vehicle enables our Customers to design and launch heavier and more capable spacecraft while maintaining cost effective mission... READ MORE
ANGARA 1.2
ILS markets the Angara 1.2 launch service to global commercial and governmental marketplace for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Sun-Synchronous (SSO) missions... READ MORE
MISSION LOG
Via Satellite: Launch Exec Panel Reveals Some Still Hoping for GEO Satellite ‘Reset’
Launch providers speaking at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) yesterday told audiences that the stagnant GEO satellite market is creating a number of challenges as they look to grow their businesses. However, the panel was split when it came to forecasting future GEO orders, with United Launch Alliance (ULA) President and CEO Tory Bruno and ILS President Kirk Pysher stating that they still believe the GEO market could “hit the reset button” and make a comeback.
SpaceNews: Amid GEO downturn, launch operators look for new markets
PARIS — With orders for geostationary orbit satellites declining, potentially permanently, commercial launch service providers are looking to government and other markets to make up for lost business.
Khrunichev Space Center: Proton M Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome Successfully Completed
The Proton M booster with the Breeze M upper stage that was launched on April 19, 2018, at 01:12 a.m. Moscow time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome has successfully delivered a Russian military payload into orbit.
INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES (ILS) AND EFFECTIVE SPACE ANNOUNCE THE ILS PROTON BREEZE M LAUNCH OF TWO SATELLITE-SERVICING SPACE DRONE™ SPACECRAFT IN 2020
ILS, a U.S.-based leading global commercial launch services provider and UK headquartered Effective Space announce their intent to contract to deliver two of Effective Space’s SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit. The Proton Breeze M rideshare launch is planned for 2020 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Proton Featured at Bolshoi Theater
A spectacular display of art, archeology and technology in a video projected on the front of the historic Bolshoi Theatre on Saturday. The Proton vehicle is prominently and artfully depicted on the massive columns of the iconic theatre in Moscow, painstakingly renovated in 2011 over 6 years.
The Proton Launcher Book
ILS was in Paris, France, for World Satellite Business week from September 10-14. It was a tremendous experience as ILS participated in meetings, panel receptions and hosted an incredible reception. One of the many highlights was meeting Christian Lardier, who along with Stefan Barensky, authored a book titled The Proton Launcher: History and Developments. From the authors:
ILS at World Satellite Business Week 2018
ILS is excited to be back in Paris again this year for World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) on September 10-13.
Employee Feature: Program Director Russ Prytula
Russ Prytula, ILS Program Director, has an extensive background in the satellite and launch industry dating back to 1980, but his career at ILS began in 2000.
ILS manages and monitors every mission from inception to liftoff as well as post-launch. Each client works with a dedicated team to provide critical information for each step of the launch process. The mission integration and launch schedules created for customers detail all activities and timing for a successful launch program.