CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 12, 1999 – Lockheed Martin announced this afternoon that it will postpone tomorrow morning's Atlas launch carrying the EchoStar V communications satellite to allow engineers time to analyze an avionics unit that failed factory testing over the weekend. The unit – a Remote Control Unit (RCU) – is part of the Atlas launch vehicle control system.

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CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 9, 1999 – The launch of EchoStar V on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket, originally scheduled for Sept. 10, is now confirmed for launch on Sept. 13 from Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The new launch window opens at 1:11 a.m. EDT and extends one hour and 59 minutes to 3:10 a.m.

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CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 7, 1999 – The launch of a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket carrying the EchoStar V communications satellite has been delayed. It had been scheduled for launch at 1:12 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 10, from Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The company expects to announce a new launch date within the next few days.

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 1999 – The Failure Review Oversight Board organized by International Launch Services and Lockheed Martin to review the findings of the Russian Commission's Proton launch failure investigation issued its preliminary statement today regarding the July 5 Proton failure.

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DENVER, CO, August 30, 1999 – Lockheed Martin has cleared its Atlas II launch vehicle family to resume its 1999 launch schedule, starting with the launch of EchoStar V on an Atlas IIAS on September 10. This will be followed by an Atlas IIA launch of the UHF Follow-On F10 satellite from Cape Canaveral, FL, on September 30 and the EOS Terra-1 spacecraft on an Atlas IIAS from Vandenberg AFB, CA in October.

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20, 1999 – International Launch Services (ILS), through its Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) contracting entity, has established an independent Failure Review Oversight Board to review the results of the Russian Commission's investigation into the July 5, 1999 Proton launch vehicle failure. The Board is made up of experts with experience in failure analysis who have been drawn from within Lockheed Martin, NASA and other companies.

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SAN DIEGO, June 11, 1999 – International Launch Services (ILS) today announced the appointment of Leonard R. Dest as executive vice president. Dest will support President Wilbur C. Trafton in running the day-to-day activities of ILS, focusing on international marketing and sales and customer service.

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