Payload: AMC-23 communications satellite
Spacebus 4000 platform
Separated spacecraft mass: Approx. 10,981 lbs (4,981 kg) READ MORE
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McLEAN, Va., Nov. 9, 2005 – International Launch Services (ILS), a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and Orbital Sciences Corp. have signed a contract for launch of the Orbital-built Thor II-R satellite on a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. Financial terms were not disclosed. READ MORE
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BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, Sept. 9, 2005 – A Russian-built Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully placed a satellite into orbit this morning for Telesat, one of the world's leading satellite operators. The launch of the new Anik F1R satellite was the sixth mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS). READ MORE
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PARIS, Sept. 6, 2005 – International Launch Services (ILS) continues to celebrate a decade of success in which it revolutionized the satellite launch market, taking the leadership position with its innovative concepts and the most reliable launch vehicles in the industry. READ MORE
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McLEAN, Va., Sept. 6, 2005 – Following the successful launch of the DIRECTV 8 satellite in May, DIRECTV has contracted with International Launch Services (ILS) for another mission on a Proton vehicle. READ MORE
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Payload: Anik F1R
Eurostar E3000 platform
Separated mass: approx. 4,500 kg (9,900 lbs) READ MORE
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 12, 2005 – An Atlas V rocket sent a NASA spacecraft on its way to Mars this morning, scoring a double success for International Launch Services (ILS) and its parent company, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). READ MORE
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| July 15, 2005- The Proton launcher celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first launch on July 16. Initially known as UR-500, the vehicle was originally conceived to serve as both an intercontinental ballistic missile and a space launch vehicle.The first four flights lofted “Proton” satellites, and the vehicle then adopted that name. From the two-stage configuration of its early years, the Proton has grown to the three- and four-stage workhorse of the Russian fleet. READ MORE
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| Baikonur Cosmodrome, June 25 2005 – A Proton launch vehicle successfully deployed the Express AM-3 communications satellite. This was the fourth Proton launch of 2005. A Proton Breeze M successfully lifted the DIRECTV 8 satellite into orbit on 22 May under International Launch Services. READ MORE
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PARIS AIR SHOW, June 14, 2005 – International Launch Services (ILS), which made its debut at Le Bourget 10 years ago, celebrates a decade in which it revolutionized the satellite launch market, taking the leadership position with its innovative concepts and the most reliable launch vehicles in the industry. READ MORE
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