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McLEAN, Va., March 24, 2003 — International Launch Services (ILS) has set April 29 for its first Proton rocket launch of the year from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the AMC-9 communications satellite for SES AMERICOM. READ MORE
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OTTAWA, Ontario, March 19, 2003 — International Launch Services (ILS) finalized a contract with Telesat this week to launch the Anik F1R satellite on a Russian Proton rocket in 2005. The deal includes an option for launching an additional satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed. READ MORE
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 26, 2003 — The scheduled March 14 launch of the Hellas-Sat satellite on an Atlas V vehicle has been postponed, International Launch Services (ILS) announced today. READ MORE
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McLEAN, Va., Feb. 21, 2003 – International Launch Services (ILS) will launch a U.S. Air Force communications satellite on an Atlas V rocket as its first government mission under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. READ MORE
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McLEAN, Va., Jan. 29, 2003 – The Failure Review Oversight Board convened by International Launch Services (ILS) has completed its initial review of an investigation into a failed Russian rocket launch blamed on a Block DM upper stage. READ MORE
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MOSCOW, Jan. 20, 2003 – The State Commission investigating the failure of a Proton/Block DM launch vehicle, which left the ASTRA 1K satellite in a lower-than-planned orbit, has submitted its final report to the Russian government, International Launch Services (ILS) announced today. READ MORE
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MOSCOW, Dec. 31, 2002 — Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, a joint venture partner in International Launch Services Inc., (ILS) has made available to ILS information regarding the investigation into the Nov. 26 Proton K/Block DM launch, which failed to place the ASTRA 1K satellite into proper orbit. READ MORE
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, Dec. 30, 2002 – A next-generation Proton launch vehicle carried the Nimiq 2 satellite into orbit today, bringing the year to a successful close for International Launch Services (ILS).This was the first commercial mission for the Russian-built Proton M/Breeze M rocket configuration. The vehicle lifted off at 4:17 a.m. today local time (6:17 p.m. Sunday EST, 23:17 Sunday GMT). Six hours and 53 minutes later, the satellite was released into a transfer orbit. The satellite, designed for direct broadcast services, was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, and will be operated by Telesat Canada. READ MORE
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BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, Dec. 25, 2002 — A Proton K launch vehicle was successfully launched today with three satellites for the Russian government's Glonass constellation. The Proton vehicle and Block DM upper stage performed normally and the separation of the spacecraft was successful. READ MORE
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Payload: Nimiq 2
A2100AX platform
Separated mass: approx. 3600 kg (7937 lbs) READ MORE
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