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12 Apr 2019

ILS Opens New Era With New Launch Pricing; Will Operate Under Glavkosmos

WASHINGTON, DC – April 12, 2019 – International Launch Services (ILS), a U.S.-based global commercial launch services provider, is inaugurating a new era in its 25-plus-year history, and in the life of the historic Proton M launch vehicle, company officials have declared.

13 Mar 2019

Khrunichev: Program to Ensure Reliability of Proton Launches will Continue

The following press release was published by Khrunichev on March 6, 2019: One of the top priorities at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev Center) is to ensure the quality and reliability of the Proton launch vehicles.

26 Feb 2019

Proton for Spektr-RG Launch Sent to Baikonur

The following press release is from Roscosmos: A Proton M launch vehicle was sent from Khrunichev Space Center in Moscow to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan via train on February 26.

13 Feb 2019

Khrunichev: Angara-A5 Launch Scheduled for December 2019

Khrunichev Space Center announced today that the heavy-lift Angara-A5 rocket is scheduled to launch this year in December. In addition, Khrunichev stated that there will be a total of six Proton launches in 2019. The ILS team is in Moscow this week for meetings with Eutelsat to discuss the Eutelsat 5 West B (E5WB) launch, in a dual-stack configuration along with the Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1). The launch is scheduled to take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2019.

21 Dec 2018

Proton Successfully Puts Russian Military Satellite in Orbit

DECEMBER 21, 2018, Baikonur, Kazakhstan – The heavy-lift Proton M launch vehicle has put a Russian military spacecraft in orbit, Russia’s Ministry of Defense Department of Information and Public Relations stated.

20 Nov 2018

Smithsonian Exhibit Features EchoStar XVI and Proton

Today, November 20, is the sixth anniversary of the EchoStar XVI launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Did you know that the satellite and Proton are part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in downtown Washington DC?

18 Oct 2018

Khrunichev Center: Busy Year for Proton in 2019

The following press release is from Khrunichev Space Center:

24 Sep 2018

Proton Featured at Bolshoi Theater

A spectacular display of art, archeology and technology in a video projected on the front of the historic Bolshoi Theatre on Saturday. The Proton vehicle is prominently and artfully depicted on the massive columns of the iconic theatre in Moscow, painstakingly renovated in 2011 over 6 years.

14 Sep 2018

The Proton Launcher Book

ILS was in Paris, France, for World Satellite Business week from September 10-14. It was a tremendous experience as ILS participated in meetings, panel receptions and hosted an incredible reception. One of the many highlights was meeting Christian Lardier, who along with Stefan Barensky, authored a book titled The Proton Launcher: History and Developments. From the authors:

19 Apr 2018

Khrunichev Space Center: Proton M Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome Successfully Completed

The Proton M booster with the Breeze M upper stage that was launched on April 19, 2018, at 01:12 a.m. Moscow time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome has successfully delivered a Russian military payload into orbit.

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ILS Opens New Era With New Launch Pricing; Will Operate Under Glavkosmos

Khrunichev: Program to Ensure Reliability of Proton Launches will Continue

Proton for Spektr-RG Launch Sent to Baikonur

Khrunichev: Angara-A5 Launch Scheduled for December 2019

Proton Successfully Puts Russian Military Satellite in Orbit

Smithsonian Exhibit Features EchoStar XVI and Proton

Khrunichev Center: Busy Year for Proton in 2019

Proton Featured at Bolshoi Theater

The Proton Launcher Book

Khrunichev Space Center: Proton M Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome Successfully Completed

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