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13 Sep 2016

ILS INTRODUCES EXPANDED PROTON LINE OF COST-EFFECTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLES

International Launch Services (ILS) announces a product line extension of the Proton Breeze M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable GEO market for cost effective launch solutions in the small and medium satellite class range (3 to 5 metric tons). Designated as “Proton Variants,” these two additional vehicles will be optimized 2-stage versions of the time tested and flight proven Proton Breeze M launch system for exclusive commercial use by ILS.

01 Aug 2016

ILS ANNOUNCES FIRST ANGARA 1.2 CONTRACT FOR WITH KOREAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KARI) FOR LAUNCH OF KOMPSAT-6

International Launch Services (ILS) announces the first commercial Angara 1.2 launch contract was signed recently with Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) for the launch of the Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (Arirang) 6 also known as the KOMPSAT-6 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northwestern Russia around 2020.

09 Jun 2016

ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE INTELSAT 31 SATELLITE

Reston, Va., and Luxembourg, June 9, 2016 – Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, and International Launch Services (ILS) announced today that an ILS Proton Breeze M successfully launched the Intelsat 31 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

03 Jun 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: ILS PROTON TO LAUNCH INTELSAT 31

Payload: Intelsat 31 Communications Satellite SSL 1300 Platform Separated spacecraft mass: 6,450 kg

03 May 2016

Fond Farwell

It is with a certain catch in our throats that the Intelsat 31 mission team bid a heartfelt and fond farewell to our long standing friend, mentor, colleague Mr. Alexey Popov.

15 Mar 2016

KHRUNICHEV SPACE CENTER: PROTON BREEZE M HAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED EХОMARS-2016 MISSION WITH PRECISE DELIVERY TO ORBIT

The Proton Breeze M launch vehicle, manufactured by Khrunichev Space Center, successfully orbited the ExoMars mission spacecraft today. The Russian-European ExoMars-2016 mission (ExoMars) consists of the Schiaparelli, an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, and the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).

07 Mar 2016

ILS AND INMARSAT AGREE TO FUTURE ILS PROTON LAUNCH

International Launch Services (ILS) and Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services have agreed to a future launch of an Inmarsat satellite on board an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

30 Jan 2016

ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE EUTELSAT 9B SATELLITE

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully placed the EUTELSAT 9B satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit today, for Eutelsat Communications of Paris, France. With this mission, ILS, a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, completed its 92nd Proton launch overall and 1st Proton launch of 2016. Since its maiden flight in 1965, this was the 410th aggregate launch for the Proton vehicle, including both Federal and commercial missions.
The launch of EUTELSAT 9B, built by Airbus Defence and Space, was conducted for Eutelsat using the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle, manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev), the majority owner of ILS and one of the cornerstones of the global space industry.

26 Jan 2016

Khrunichev Space Center: ILS Proton with the Eutelsat 9B Spacecraft Rolls out to Launch Pad 39

Khrunichev Space Center Press Release

25 Jan 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: ILS PROTON TO LAUNCH EUTELSAT 9B

Payload: EUTELSAT 9B Satellite Eurostar E3000 Separated spacecraft mass: 5162 kg

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