Nov 24 2014
The Astra 2G team is hard at work checking every detail as they continue progressing forward with campaign operations. Over the past few days there have been numerous activities taking place both at the processing facility and out at the Launch Pad. At the facility, the Spacecraft has been encapsulated, then transferred via rail from […]
Nov 20 2014
Launch operations for the Astra 2G ILS Proton launch continue on schedule. Since late last week, the Khrunichev, ILS, SES and Airbus teams have been in the process of assembling the Ascent Unit (AU) including the mating of the Astra-2G spacecraft with the Breeze M upper stage (US) at the 92-А50 Integration & Testing Facility […]
Nov 8 2014
Preparations for the November 28 launch of the Astra 2G satellite aboard a Russian Proton rocket have been suspended in the face of persistent questions over whether Proton’s previous launch was as successful as claimed, industry officials said. The Astra 2G telecommunications satellite, owned by SES of Luxembourg, was scheduled to start its planned fueling […]
Oct 30 2014
The telecommunications satellite Astra 2G, manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space (a division of the European Group Airbus Group) commissioned by the satellite operator SES of Luxembourg, was delivered from Toulouse, France to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for launch.The Antonov cargo jet with the spacecraft and ground support equipment (IEE) landed at the Yublieiny […]
May 9 2014
PARIS — tellite had received the required U.S. shipping license and was ready to be sent to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome for launch, but that the liftoff had been delayed from June until sometime between July and September. The launch has attracted interest because of industry concerns that U.S. sanctions on Russia in response to Russia’s […]
Sep 30 2013
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, September 30, 2013 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully placed the ASTRA 2E satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) today for SES of Luxembourg. SES is a world-leading satellite operator, providing satellite communications solutions to broadcast, […]
Sep 24 2013
The Russian Space Agency through the Foreign Ministry has officially informed the Kazakh government on the date of next Proton launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on Tuesday. “The Proton carrying Astra 2E communications satellite will be launched on September 30, in compliance with the bilateral agreement on the Baikonur cosmodrome leasing,” […]
Sep 20 2013
PARIS — The Russian Proton rocket’s return to flight following its spectacular July 2 failure has been rescheduled for Sept. 30 following a review of a first-stage valve issue and discussions between the Russian and Kazakh governments over launch safety issues, the company responsible for commercial Proton launches said Sept. 20. International Launch Services (ILS) […]
Sep 12 2013
Reston, VA, September 12, 2013 – The launch of an ILS Proton launch vehicle with the ASTRA 2E satellite was postponed today for technical reasons associated with the launch vehicle. The satellite is being launched for SES of Luxembourg and was built by Astrium. The launch date will be determined at a later time. On […]
Jul 12 2013
The launch of the Astra 2E satellite scheduled for July 21 is postponed pending investigation into the recent failed Proton launch. The launch of the Astra satellite is contracted to International Launch Services (ILS), who is he exclusive partner for the commercial Proton launches. On July 2, the launch of the Proton M/Block DM-03 mission […]
Jun 17 2013
Luxembourg, June 17th, 2013 – Eleven days after the successful launch of the SES-6 satellite on board an ILS Proton booster, SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is pleased to announce that the ASTRA 2E satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft will now be processed […]
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Eutelsat – ILS Agreement
International Launch Services (ILS) has entered into a multi-launch agreement with Eutelsat covering missions launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. All of the satellites will be launched using the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle, manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev), the majority owner of ILS, within a seven-year period from […]
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By Expat • International News • Tags: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Eutelsat, ILS