05 May 2010

Welcome to the BADR-5 Blog

Welcome to the fourth ILS Proton launch campaign for 2010 the launch of the BADR-5 satellite for EADS Astrium, ARABSAT and Thales Alenia Space. Follow along with the mission team as they prepare for the launch.

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04 May 2010

Media Advisory: ILS Proton to Launch Hosted Payload for Intelsat

An ILS Proton will launch the Intelsat 22 satellite for Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services. The Intelsat 22 satellite is under construction by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2012. The Intelsat 22 mission is part of the Intelsat Multi-Launch Agreement which allowed Intelsat the flexibility to substitute the Intelsat 22 satellite for the previously-announced Intelsat 21 satellite.

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24 Apr 2010

ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-1 for SES

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, April 24, 2010 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leading launch services provider for the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the SES-1 satellite directly into geostationary orbit today on an ILS Proton for SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). This was the third ILS Proton launch and the fifth overall Proton launch this year. The SES-1 satellite was also the 22nd consecutive successful Proton launch in 21 months.

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24 Apr 2010

SES-1 Mission Success!

We have had a successful mission with the Proton M Breeze M rocket, carrying the SES-1 satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corporation for SES WORLD SKIES. We have had confirmation that the satellite separated from the vehicle on schedule at 16:17 EDT, or 20:17 GMT, 8 hours and 58 minutes after liftoff. Everything occurred as planned with ignition, shutdown and separation of the Proton’s first three stages. Then the Breeze M upper stage with the satellite continued the mission, igniting four times, and then releasing the satellite into transfer orbit.

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24 Apr 2010

SES-1 Third Burn Completion

We have confirmed that the Breeze M upper stage has successfully completed its 3rd burn, as well as jettisoning its auxilliary propellant tank. The vehicle is now in a 5-hour coast period, during which we will have nothing to report. The 4th burn is scheduled to start around 3:51 p.m. EDT, or 19:51 GMT. Separation of the SES-1 spacecraft is scheduled to follow the 4th burn completion by about 14 minutes.

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24 Apr 2010

SES-1 First Burn Completion

We have received confirmation of completion of the first burn. The vehicle is now scheduled to be out of range for about an hour, after which we will hear confirmation of the second burn.

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24 Apr 2010

SES-1 Stage Separations

We had a successful liftoff about 11 minutes ago of our Proton M Breeze M rocket, which is carrying the SES-1 satellite. The three stages of the Proton vehicle have performed as planned, and it is up to the Breeze M upper stage to complete the mission. The upper stage has begun its first burn, which is scheduled to last around 4 minutes.

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24 Apr 2010

SES-1 Second Burn Completion

As the Breeze M upper stage of our Proton M rocket continues its climb into space with the SES-1 satellite, we have received confirmation that the 2nd burn of the upper stage occurred and shut down as scheduled. The next events are scheduled for about 2 hours from now. The Breeze M upper stage will ignite for a 3rd time and burn for approximately 20 minutes; after that the additional propellant tank will be jettisoned. All this will happen while the vehicle is again out of range of a ground station. We should reacquire the vehicle shortly after the APT is jettisoned.

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20 Apr 2010

Fill’er up part 2

It’s been a busy few days here, so we have been limited in our ability to enjoy the nice weather. We completed the assembly of the Integrated Launch Vehicle (ILV), and then moved it to the Breeze M fueling station where it was filled with propellants. This morning, promptly at 0630, we rolled the vehicle to the pad and placed it in launch position. The next few days will be filled with completing checkouts of the Proton, Breeze M upper stage and SES-1 SC, as well as rehearsals for launch day. The team did take some time out to enjoy a Moscow circus that came to town. One of the ILS employees even got a chance to pet a Puma while having a monkey on his back!

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