WASHINGTON — International Launch Services has hired a longtime United Launch Alliance executive as its new president as the company expands to offer Soyuz launch services and potentially human spaceflight missions.
Proton Breeze M
Heritage Launch System With 97 Commercial Missions To Date
PAYLOAD FAIRING & ADAPTER STAGE
- Two symmetrical payload fairing halves
- Static envelope diameter up to 3.87 m
- Post encapsulation spacecraft access available
- Composite sandwich monocoque structure
- Multiple adapter and separation system configurations available
- 13 m and 15 m PLF lengths available
BREEZE M UPPER STAGE
- Gimbaled 14D30 main engine
— Khrunichev (Khimmash) - Thrust: 20 kN
THIRD STAGE
- One RD-0213 Liquid Rocket Engine
— Khrunichev (Voronezh) - Thrust: 583 kN
- Flight time: ~4 minutes
SECOND STAGE
- Three RD-0210 and one RD-0211
Liquid Rocket Engines
— Khrunichev (Voronezh) - Thrust: 2.4 MN
- Flight time: ~3.5 minutes
FIRST STAGE
- Six RD-276 Liquid Rocket Engines
— Khrunichev (Perm) - Sea level thrust: 10.0 MN
- Vacuum rated thrust: 11.0 MN
- Flight time: ~2 minutes
ILS Proton Breeze M
Specifications
Performance Reference: 6.27 metric tons to GTO and 6.47 metric tons to reference SSTO at 1500 m/s delta V
Typical Mission: Approximately 9 hours utilizing a five-burn Breeze M mission design
Stages: Three-stage Proton rocket with restartable upper stage
Structure Type: Monocoque
Materials: Aluminum and composites
Propellants: Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4); Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine (UDMH)
Gross Liftoff Mass: 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb)
Total Length: 58.2 m (191 ft), with standard commercial 4.1 m diameter fairing.
The enhanced performance provided by the commercial Proton Launch Vehicle enables our customers to design and launch heavier and more capable spacecraft while maintaining cost effective mission life times.
Advantages of the ILS Proton Breeze M Launch Vehicle:
- Restartable upper stage for mission optimization — LEO, MEO, HEO, GTO, GSO, SSTO
- Compatible with all major commercial spacecraft platforms for dedicated single and multiple launches
- Experience launching dual-use satellites and satellites with hosted payloads
- Demonstrated capability to build and serve space stations
ILS Proton Breeze M Rocket Stages:
For further information on ILS Proton please see our Proton Mission Planners’ Guide (PDF) and our Proton Breeze M Brochure (PDF).
MISSION LOG
09 Apr 2021
INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES AND RUSSIAN PARTNERS EXPRESS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SPACE ACTIVITIES, COMMEMORATE HISTORIC FIRST COMMERCIAL SATELLITE LAUNCH ON RUSSIAN LAUNCH VEHICLE
RESTON, Virginia, April 9, 2021–Twenty-five years ago, on April 9, 1996, a combined Russian, American and European team made space history with the first launch of a Western satellite onboard a Russian rocket. The Proton launch vehicle carried the ASTRA 1F satellite for SES of Luxembourg, to geosynchronous transfer orbit with an early morning liftoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The launch services for this milestone mission were conducted by International Launch Services (ILS), a U.S. company, headquartered in Reston, Virginia and established in 1995. The Proton launch vehicle, a U.S. Department of State licensed launch system, is manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, of Moscow.
Today, Proton has conducted 97 commercial missions for over 50 companies representing 25 countries across the globe, forging ongoing partnerships in international cooperation in space.
08 Mar 2021
ILS Celebrates International Women’s Day
Today, March 8, marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s social, cultural, political, and economic achievements. International Women’s Day has been celebrated for well over a century; with the very first gathering in 1911 drawing over a million people. Today, the day is a collective celebration and belongs to everyone, everywhere. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge”, a pledge to champion and recognize women’s achievements and create a more inclusive world.
Tiphaine Louradour, President of ILS, said “As the first woman president of ILS, I wholeheartedly support the “Choose to Challenge” call to action. I will continue to encourage young women in their pursuit and passion for technology, through STEM education, programs, and employment. At ILS, we have a company culture of diversity and mentorship. I’m proud to lead a team that stands behind inclusiveness and joins me in celebrating the role of women in aerospace. We choose to challenge!”
15 Dec 2020
Russia Launches Angara-A5 Rocket on Second Flight Test
MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — Today, December 14, 2020, at 05:50 UTC, the Angara-A5 heavy-class carrier rocket was successfully launched from Russia’s Ministry of Defence State Test Space Center (Plesetsk cosmodrome) as part of flight design tests of the Angara rocket space complex. The launch vehicle was acquired by ground means of the VKS Titov Main Test Space Center.
23 Jun 2020
Restart Your Engines: Launchers Recalibrate After Pandemic Pause
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Other Contenders Look to the Future
12 Mar 2020
ILS hires new president, gets approval to market Soyuz
11 Mar 2020
ILS NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND ANNOUNCES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMERS
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2020-Today ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) announces the appointment of Tiphaine Louradour as President. Tiphaine joins ILS with over two decades of Space Industry and management experience, most recently as President of Global Commercial Sales at United Launch Alliance (ULA). Prior to this role, Tiphaine held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in finance, risk management, strategy, commercial sales and marketing and also gained international business experience while serving as a consultant to international consulting firms in the US and Europe.
10 Oct 2019
Coverage of the Successful EUTELSAT 5 West B / Mission Extension Vehicle-1 Launch
Congratulations to our customers EUTELSAT 5 West B / Mission Extension Vehicle-1 on the launch of their respective satellites!
