Tag: Proton-M

  • ILS Proton M in debut shared payload launch with SES-3 and KazSat-2

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched their Proton-M rocket again on Friday, as the workhorse lofted the SES-3 and KazSat-2 telecommunications satellites – the first “shared” ILS Proton launch – into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 23:16pm UTC, ahead of over nine hours of flight…

  • Proton-M launches with KA-SAT for speedy return to flight

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched their Proton-M rocket on Sunday, on a mission which is marking the quick return to flight for the Russian workhorse which suffered from a failure during a recent government launch. Launched at 21:51 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Proton deployed the KA-SAT communications satellite for Eutelsat,…

  • LIVE: ILS Proton-M launches with SkyTerra 1 satellite

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the SkyTerra 1 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Sunday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 17:29 GMT, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was placed into orbit. Proton Launch: The Proton booster…

  • ILS successfully launches SIRIUS XM-5 via Proton-M

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the SIRIUS XM-5 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Thursday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 18:53 GMT, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was successfully placed into orbit. Proton-M Launch: The Proton booster…

  • ILS Proton M successfully launches with EchoStar XV

    ILS Proton M successfully launches with EchoStar XV

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the EchoStar XV telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Saturday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 18:40 GMT, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was successfully placed into orbit. Launch Preview: The Proton…

  • ILS Proton M launches BADR-5 – Extra contracts announced

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    International Launch Services (ILS) – who recently signed contracts for three new satellite launches – have launched with the BADR-5 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Thursday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 22:00 UTC, ahead of over nine hours of flight until…

  • ILS Proton M launches with EchoStar XIV satellite

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the EchoStar XIV telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Saturday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on time at 18:26 GMT, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was successfully released into orbit. Meanwhile, ILS have made…

  • ILS successfully launch Intelsat 16 via Proton M

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the Intelsat 16 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage on Thursday. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on schedule at 7:39pm EST, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was successfully released into orbit. Proton/Intelsat Mission Overview: The…

  • Proton-M launches with DirecTV 12 satellite

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    International Launch Services (ILS) have launched the DirecTV 12 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage late on Monday, marking the final orbital launch of 2009. Lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was on time at 19:22 EST, ahead of over nine hours of flight until the spacecraft was successfully…

  • LIVE: ULA Atlas V launches WGS-2 for USAF

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    United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched the WGS-2 satellite on an Atlas V rocket, with lift-off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral at 21:33 EDT, Friday. The launch was realigned following an issue with the Centaur LOX pump led to the termination of tanking and put pay to the March 17 launch attempt. Issue: The…