Russian Government Appoints Proton Commission; ILS Establishes Review Board

 

 

 
McLEAN, Va., Dec. 9, 2002 — A Russian State Failure Commission has been formed to investigate the anomaly that occurred during the Nov. 25 launch of a Proton K/Block DM rocket with the ASTRA 1K satellite.

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ILS Successfully Launches NASA Satellite; Final Vehicle in Flawless Atlas IIA Series

 

 

 
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 4, 2002 – An Atlas IIA rocket placed a NASA satellite into orbit tonight, continuing a winning streak of 63 successful Atlas launches for builder Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and International Launch Services (ILS).

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Lockheed Martin-built Nimiq 2 satellite Shipped to Baikonur for Late December Launch

 

 

 
Lockheed Martin press release

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Three Atlas Rockets Processing at Cape Canaveral

 

 

 
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Dec. 2, 2002 – Three Atlas launch vehicles are at the Cape and are making progress toward planned launch dates over the next few months.

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ILS Declares Mission Anomaly

 

 

 
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, Nov. 26, 2002 – International Launch Services regrets the failure of today's mission to put the ASTRA 1K satellite into proper orbit for SES-ASTRA.

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ILS Proton to Launch ASTRA 1K

 

 

 November 19, 2002-
Payload: ASTRA 1K
SpaceBus platform
Separated mass: approx. 5,250 kg (11,570 lbs)

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ILS, Hellas-Sat Sign Contract for 2003 Launch

 

 

 
McLEAN, Va., Nov. 8, 2002 — International Launch Services (ILS) and Hellas-Sat, a Greek-Cypriot consortium, have signed a contract to launch the Hellas-Sat satellite on an Atlas V rocket early next year. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Proton Launches “Integral” Spacecraft

 

 

 
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, Oct. 17, 2002 – A Russian-built Proton-K/Block DM2 launch vehicle successfully placed the European Space Agency's Integral spacecraft into orbit this morning. The purpose of the Integral mission is to study space gamma-rays using high-accuracy in-orbit equipment and conduct observations in the gamma and x-ray band and visible spectrum.

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Another Flawless Flight for Atlas Rocket

 

 

 
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Sept. 18, 2002 – A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas IIAS rocket successfully carried a Spanish communications satellite to orbit tonight, in the seventh mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS).

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