| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 15, 2004 – The Superbird-6 satellite is in orbit tonight thanks to a successful launch on an Atlas IIAS rocket provided by International Launch Services (ILS).Liftoff of the Atlas vehicle, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), was at 8:45 p.m. EDT (00:45 April 16 GMT). The rocket released the satellite into its target transfer orbit 30 minutes later. READ MORE
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, March 27, 2004 — A Proton launch vehicle successfully deployed a military satellite officially called "Cosmos-2406" at 13:06 Moscow Time. This was the second Proton launch in two weeks. On March 16, a Proton Breeze M successfully launched the W3A satellite in a commercial mission for International Launch Services. READ MORE
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| BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, March 16, 2004 – A Russian Proton rocket successfully placed the Eutelsat W3A satellite into orbit this morning, marking the second mission in three days for International Launch Services (ILS).This was the first flight of the year for the Khrunichev-built Proton vehicle, which has carried out more than 300 missions for the Russian government and commercial customers over nearly 40 years. READ MORE
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 13, 2004 – An International Launch Services (ILS) Atlas III rocket blasted off early this morning, successfully orbiting the MBSAT satellite for Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). This was the 70th consecutive successful flight of an Atlas vehicle, and the second launch of the year conducted by ILS, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joint venture. READ MORE
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| March 8, 2004 |
Payload: W3A satellite
Eurostar E3000 platform
Separated mass: approx. 4,250 kg (9,370 lbs)Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M
Weight at liftoff: 691,272 kg (1.5 million lbs), including payload
Height: 61 m (200 ft) READ MORE
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McLean, Va., March 2, 2004 – International Launch Services (ILS) is being recognized for its innovation in the launch vehicle market with an award from PBI Media. READ MORE
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McLEAN, Va., March 2, 2004 — International Launch Services (ILS) will provide a Russian Proton rocket to launch the WORLDSAT 3 communications satellite, under a contract with Alcatel Space of Paris announced today. READ MORE
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| CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Feb. 5, 2004 – International Launch Services (ILS) scored another success tonight, with the launch of the AMC-10 satellite on board a Lockheed Martin-built Atlas IIAS rocket.The rocket lifted off at 6:46 p.m. from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 36A, and placed the satellite into a transfer orbit 28 minutes later. The satellite is an A2100 model, built by Lockheed Martin for SES AMERICOM of Princeton, N.J. This was the first launch of the year for ILS. It also is one of four missions for SES AMERICOM on the ILS manifest this year. READ MORE
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, December 29, 2003 — A Proton launch vehicle successfully deployed the Express-AM22 satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). The Express-AM22 launch is the first in a five-satellite campaign to enhance the Russian national system capacity by the end of 2005. The launch was performed under the Federal Space Program of Russia and concluded a successful year for the Proton launch vehicle with five launches in 2003. READ MORE
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 17, 2003 – A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas III rocket carried a Navy communications satellite into orbit tonight, ending the year on a high note for International Launch Services (ILS), with six successful missions. READ MORE
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