15 Oct 2010

ILS Proton Successfully Launches XM-5 Satellite

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, October 15, 2010 – International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the XM-5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for SIRIUS XM Radio, America’s satellite radio company. This was the 6th commercial mission of the year for ILS and the 9th successful Proton launch of 2010.  This is the 5th ILS Proton launch for SIRIUS XM Radio beginning with the first launch in 2000.

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05 Oct 2010

ILS and AsiaSat Announce the ILS Proton Launch of the AsiaSat 7 Satellite in 2011

RESTON, Va. / Hong Kong, October 5, 2010 – International Launch Services (ILS) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced a contract today for the launch of AsiaSat 7 satellite on an ILS Proton. The satellite is under construction by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California.  ILS and Khrunichev are implementing a mission integration schedule to support a 2011 launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

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27 Sep 2010

SatMagazine Article: Executive Spotlight, Frank McKenna

‘Frank McKenna became the president of International Launch Services (ILS) in October 2006, after two years serving as vice president and deputy at the company. He posseses more than three decades of experience in aerospace and the space launch businesses with Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin Corp., which was a partner in ILS until October 2006…’

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12 Sep 2010

SIRIUS XM-5 Delivered To Baikonur

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, September 12, 2010 -- The Sirius XM-5, a U.S.-built communications satellite that will be launched for Sirius XM Radio in October, arrived at the Baikonur Launch Base onboard Antonov-124  cargo aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Russia), on Sunday, 12 September.  

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10 Sep 2010

ILS London Insurance Briefing September 2010

ILS hosted a briefing to the insurance community in London on Thursday, 08 September, with an update on Proton performance and enhancements.  Approximately 40 professionals attended the  briefing at the Aon Office in London which was preceded by cocktail reception the night before.

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07 Sep 2010

Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week 2010

The 14th annual Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week, held September 6-9, 2010 in Paris, France welcomed several hundred attendees including some of the most influential business executives in the commercial space industry. The session, entitled, “Busy Agenda Ahead for Launch Services Providers” moderated by Warren Ferster, Editor of Space News, included top executives representing businesses that serve both the commercial and government market: International Launch Services (ILS), Arianespace, Sea Launch, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, China Great Wall Industry Corp. and SpaceX. Each panelist provided brief opening remarks and responded to a range of topical questions concerning industry supply and demand, new technologies and opportunities, and outlook on the future of the launch industry. The following is a summary of ILS President Frank McKenna’s participation in the panel.

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06 Sep 2010

SES and ILS Announce the Extension of the SES Multi Launch Agreement to Six Firm Missions Through 2014


Reston, VA./Luxembourg, September 6th, 2010 – International Launch Services (ILS) and SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced the extension to December 31, 2014 of the SES Multi Launch Agreement (MLA) and the addition of a sixth firm ILS Proton mission through 2014. The MLA was signed in June 2007 between ILS and SES Satellite Leasing Limited, SES’s satellite procurement and leasing company in the Isle of Man.

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03 Sep 2010

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center : Update on Performance and Future Plans on Heels of the 45th Anniversary of Proton

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC), headquartered in Moscow, a Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE), has been a longstanding leader in the advancement of space programs. Its varied product lines include launch vehicles and launch vehicle upper stages, communication and earth observation satellites, rocket engines and Space Station modules. Over time, KhSC has emerged as one of world’s largest space production centers, serving the international satellite telecommunication industry as well as Russian Federal and international space programs, working with 45 different companies in 22 countries across the globe.  Since Vladimir Nesterov was appointed Director General of KhSC on November 25, 2005 by Russian Federation presidential decree, there have been dramatic improvements in quality, consolidation of resources and production efficiencies with volume increasing by more than double in two and a half years.  In 2008 alone, KhSC was responsible for orbiting more than 39% of the total world space cargo.  For KhSC’s Proton vehicle,  the venerable launcher marked two notable celebrations within the past seven months—the 350th launch which took place in December 2009 and the 45th anniversary of Proton this past June.

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