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16 May 2019

Preparations for the Yamal-601 Spacecraft Continue

MAY 16, 2019, WASHINGTON D.C. – The following is a press release from Khrunichev Space Center: Preparations to launch the Proton M vehicle with the Russian Yamal-601 communications satellite manufactured by France’s Thales Alenia Space for the Russian satellite operator, Gazprom Space Systems, have been ongoing as planned at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

12 Apr 2019

ILS Opens New Era With New Launch Pricing; Will Operate Under Glavkosmos

WASHINGTON, DC – April 12, 2019 – International Launch Services (ILS), a U.S.-based global commercial launch services provider, is inaugurating a new era in its 25-plus-year history, and in the life of the historic Proton M launch vehicle, company officials have declared.

13 Mar 2019

Khrunichev: Program to Ensure Reliability of Proton Launches will Continue

The following press release was published by Khrunichev on March 6, 2019: One of the top priorities at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev Center) is to ensure the quality and reliability of the Proton launch vehicles.

26 Feb 2019

Proton for Spektr-RG Launch Sent to Baikonur

The following press release is from Roscosmos: A Proton M launch vehicle was sent from Khrunichev Space Center in Moscow to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan via train on February 26.

13 Feb 2019

Khrunichev: Angara-A5 Launch Scheduled for December 2019

Khrunichev Space Center announced today that the heavy-lift Angara-A5 rocket is scheduled to launch this year in December. In addition, Khrunichev stated that there will be a total of six Proton launches in 2019. The ILS team is in Moscow this week for meetings with Eutelsat to discuss the Eutelsat 5 West B (E5WB) launch, in a dual-stack configuration along with the Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1). The launch is scheduled to take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2019.

21 Dec 2018

Proton Successfully Puts Russian Military Satellite in Orbit

DECEMBER 21, 2018, Baikonur, Kazakhstan – The heavy-lift Proton M launch vehicle has put a Russian military spacecraft in orbit, Russia’s Ministry of Defense Department of Information and Public Relations stated.

16 Nov 2018

Khrunichev: Second Heavy-Lift Angara-A5 Scheduled to Ship in April 2019

MOSCOW, Nov. 14, 2018 – The following is a press release from Khrunichev Space Center: Khrunichev Center plans to make the second flight-ready heavy-lift Angara-A5 launcher available for shipment from the factory to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome for the second test launch in April 2019.

06 Nov 2018

Turksat starts broadcasting in Ultra HD 8K

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 – The following news release was published by Turksat on October 30, 2018: Türksat continues to pave the way with new broadcasting technologies. Ultra HD 8K (Super High-Vision) test broadcast, which is the highest level of broadcasting technology, has begun through the Türksat 4B communication satellite located at the 50 degrees East orbital location.

25 Oct 2018

Roscosmos to meet NASA early 2019, hopes to visit ILS

MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/ – The following article was published by TASS:

18 Oct 2018

Khrunichev Center: Busy Year for Proton in 2019

The following press release is from Khrunichev Space Center:

Category: News

Preparations for the Yamal-601 Spacecraft Continue

ILS Opens New Era With New Launch Pricing; Will Operate Under Glavkosmos

Khrunichev: Program to Ensure Reliability of Proton Launches will Continue

Proton for Spektr-RG Launch Sent to Baikonur

Khrunichev: Angara-A5 Launch Scheduled for December 2019

Proton Successfully Puts Russian Military Satellite in Orbit

Khrunichev: Second Heavy-Lift Angara-A5 Scheduled to Ship in April 2019

Turksat starts broadcasting in Ultra HD 8K

Roscosmos to meet NASA early 2019, hopes to visit ILS

Khrunichev Center: Busy Year for Proton in 2019

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