10 Oct 1999

International Launch Services Offers Launch Solutions to the International Marketplace

 

GENEVA, Oct. 10, 1999 – International Launch Services (ILS) announced today at Telecom '99 a new look at how it will offer launch services to the international satellite-based communications marketplace. In addition, ILS is showcasing the Angara family of rockets, the newest product offering that extends the already successful partnership of Lockheed Martin with Khrunichev Space Center.

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27 Sep 1999

Proton Rocket Successfully Launches LMI-1

MOSCOW, Sept. 27, 1999 – A Proton rocket successfully launched this morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan at 4:30 a.m. (6:30 p.m. USA EDT, Sept. 26) carrying the LMI-1 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

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23 Sep 1999

Atlas Successfully Launches EchoStar V Communications Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Sept. 23, 1999 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIAS rocket successfully launched EchoStar V, a commercial communication satellite that will be operated by EchoStar Communications Corp. based in Littleton, CO. The satellite was placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit after a 2:02 a.m. EDT liftoff from Complex 36, Pad A. It was the third successful Atlas launch of 1999 from Cape Canaveral Air Station and the 44th consecutive successful flight of Atlas.

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12 Sep 1999

Lockheed Martin Scrubs Atlas Launch

 

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 12, 1999 – Lockheed Martin announced this afternoon that it will postpone tomorrow morning's Atlas launch carrying the EchoStar V communications satellite to allow engineers time to analyze an avionics unit that failed factory testing over the weekend. The unit – a Remote Control Unit (RCU) – is part of the Atlas launch vehicle control system.

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12 Sep 1999

Proton in Final Preparations to Launch LMI-1

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 1999 – A combined Russian, European and American team is conducting final preparations to launch a Proton rocket on September 27 carrying the LMI-1 communications satellite to orbit for Lockheed Martin Intersputnik (LMI). The rocket is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan at 4:30 a.m. (6:30 p.m. USA EDT, Sept. 26; 2230 GMT, Sept. 26). The launch window is 10 minutes long.

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09 Sep 1999

Lockheed Martin Atlas Launch Rescheduled

 

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 9, 1999 – The launch of EchoStar V on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket, originally scheduled for Sept. 10, is now confirmed for launch on Sept. 13 from Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The new launch window opens at 1:11 a.m. EDT and extends one hour and 59 minutes to 3:10 a.m.

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07 Sep 1999

Atlas Rocket Launch of EchoStar V Satellite Postponed

 

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, September 7, 1999 – The launch of a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket carrying the EchoStar V communications satellite has been delayed. It had been scheduled for launch at 1:12 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 10, from Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The company expects to announce a new launch date within the next few days.

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03 Sep 1999

Atlas Rocket Ready to Launch EchoStar V Communications Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Sept. 3, 1999 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket is on the launch pad and in final preparation to launch a communications satellite for Colorado-based EchoStar Communications Corp., a world-wide provider of direct-to-home satellite television products and services. EchoStar V will be launched on September 10 from Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The launch window opens at 1:12 a.m. EDT and extends one hour and 59 minutes to 3:11 a.m. The launch will be broadcast live on Galaxy 6, Transponder 11, with test signals at 12:30 a.m. EDT.

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