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ILS, a U.S. company with headquarters in Reston, Viginia, near Washington D.C., is a global provider of commercial launch services for satellite operators worldwide, and offers a complete array of services and support fr om contract signing through mission management and on-orbit delivery. The Company has exclusive rights to market the Proton and Angara vehicles, and has launched most commercial satellite platforms. ILS has worked with all major global satellite operators.
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which holds the majority interest in ILS, is one of the cornerstones of the Russian space industry and manufactures the Proton system and is currently developing the next generation Angara launch system. The Proton launches from facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and has a history of more than 360 missions since 1965.

SatMagazine (SM) Mr. McKenna, would tell us about your background leading up to your current role as president of ILS?

Frank McKenna
Prior to joining ILS in 2004, all of my career was in the U.S. aerospace and defense industry. I worked with Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC), which was a partner in ILS until October 2006. For Martin Marietta and LMC, I held CFO positions, oversaw business development and strategy and managed domestic and international joint ventures. It has really been a great experience taking this background, combined with a talented management team at ILS and Khrunichev, to create a world-class commercial launch company.

SM
What are your thoughts on the launch market, given the predicted decline in satellite orders? How do you think new entrants or reentrants will fare in this environment?

Frank McKenna
We believe that the rationalization of the commercial launch industry has been very obvious and inevitable, driven by market forces for years. We have predicted and have been preparing for the decline in satellite orders to less than 20 per year for the GTO market by the end of this year. This dynamic does not fare well for new entrants or those who plan to reenter the market. We believe that GTO satellite orders will remain low for the next few years, as replacement cycles for the FSS market have largely been met. ILS has built a solid financial and operational foundation with a robust business model to weather the storm and succeed. Considering that peak demand has been satisfied by the two main launch providers over the last few years, creating additional supply in the commercial launch heavy lift market during a lull in demand will be detrimental to the market in the long term. Oversupply in the commercial launch market led to instability in the last decade resulting in rationalization by shareholders and market forces that drove other suppliers such as the Atlas and Delta vehicles to primarily serve a more profitable launch sector — the U.S. Government. Sea Launch and SpaceX entering the market now will inevitably result in a similar shake out. The two main commercial launch providers, ILS and Arianespace, have been more than able to supply 20 or more commercial satellite launches per year, which will be well in excess of demand for the next several years.

SM
How does a multinational company, such as ILS, manage to compete against other heavyweights in the industry to garner launch contracts? What sets ILS apart from other commercial launch services providers?

Frank McKenna
ILS competes and wins business based upon a total value proposition. There were some skeptics when we became a separate entity in 2006, spun off from Lockheed Martin, but we have spent the last five years building a formidable competitive global capability. So far this year, we have won seven new ILS Proton launch orders. Any competitor that comes up against us gets a fair, well fought competition — and they can attest to that. As for heavyweights, our parent company, Khrunichev, is a heavyweight, by any standard, as a primary supplier to the Russian Federal space program. It is crucial to have a substantial government business as a second leg to lean on, especially taking into consideration the forecasted low commercial market. What sets ILS apart are several different factors; the strong heritage and performance of the dedicated Proton vehicle, the flexibility of the Proton system to launch to customized orbits, and unmatched schedule assurance to meet customers' needs at fair value. All of those benefits, combined with a solid, sustainable business model with the ILS and Khrunichev partnership, is the total value package we offer.

SM
What was the result of the Russian State Commission investigation and inquiry made by ILS? And how does a company encourage its professional core of contributors to remain positive after an event such as anomaly with the Russian Federal Proton launch of the Express-AM4?

Frank McKenna
The Inter-Agency Commission issued a statement on August 30th regarding their review of the failure of the Russian Federal Proton mission with the Express-AM 4 satellite on August 18. The statement noted that the off-nominal orbital injection of the Express AM4 satellite was caused by the improper programming of "time interval to manipulate the gyro platform". This resulted in an off-nominal orientation of the Breeze M and injection of the spacecraft into an unintended orbit. All other Breeze M systems performed within specifications. According to the report, all other Breeze M systems performed nominally. ILS conducted its own Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) on September 8 and 9 to review the detailed results of the Russian IAC investigation. ILS circulated the FROB's findings in mid-September.
The teams of dedicated professionals at ILS and Khrunichev want nothing more than a successful launch for all of our customers. When an anomaly of any nature occurs in our business, the ultimate goal of ILS and Khrunichev is to find out the cause of the failure, determine what corrective actions need to be implemented, and put measures in place to ensure that such issues will not occur on future missions. Our focus is on our customers and our performance. We are extremely grateful to our customers for all of the support we received throughout this timeframe and during our efforts to properly and safely return to flight.

SM
What does the rest of 2011 look like for ILS in terms of launches, given the Russian Federal Proton Mission on August 18th with the Express-AM 4 satellite, which resulted in an anomaly?

Frank McKenna
After the Inter-Agency Commission concluded its investigation of the Express-AM4 anomaly and determined that Proton was cleared for flight, we proceeded to work with our customer, SES, to determine a new launch date for QuetzSat-1, which is now the end of September. This is just two and a half weeks after the original launch date of September 12. There will be a Federal Proton mission prior to the ILS Proton launch of QuetzSat-1, with ViaSat-1 for ViaSat to follow.
In total, we plan to conduct four ILS Proton commercial missions before the end of the year, along with three Federal Proton missions managed by Khrunichev.

SM
How can ILS accommodate such a busy schedule and manifest?

Frank McKenna
ILS and KhSC have proactively planned ahead to accommodate a rapid launch pace by maximizing production in the factory and building new facilities. The Second Spacecraft Processing Facility (SSPF) that was recently brought into service at the launch site allows overlapping campaigns, minimizing the required spacing between commercial launches from five to six weeks to three weeks. This facility allows ILS to accommodate our customers' spacecraft schedules when, as is the case this year, spacecraft deliveries are delayed or clustered within a short period of time.
ILS/Proton continues to provide the best schedule assurance in the industry and the addition of the SSPF in Baikonur increases our ability to provide on-time launches for our customers.

SM
How are relations between Russian and Kazakhstan with respect to the launch site in Baikonur?

Frank McKenna
Relations between the two countries are strong and the partnership, with respect to the use of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, is on solid ground. In fact, immediately after the ILS Proton launch of the SES-3 satellite for SES and the Kazsat-2 satellite for the Republic of Kazakhstan in July, the heads of the two space agencies, Roscosmos and the KazCosmos, met to discuss launch site improvements at the Cosmodrome as well as future cooperation in advancements in space.
According to Vladimir Popovkin, in a recent statement to the press, the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is under a long-term lease to Russia until 2050, will continue to be in full use for many decades to come as "the busiest launch site in the world".

SM
Can you tell us about the next-gen Angara launch vehicle? Its capabilities? Milestones toward actual use?

Frank McKenna
The Angara launch system will initially support federal missions with first flight test anticipated in late 2013 or early 2014 on an Angara 1.2 vehicle. ILS is offering a commercial payload opportunity for the second launch of Angara family of launch vehicles using the heavy Angara 5. The idea is to provide our commercial customers and the insurance community an early view of the Angara system. However this opportunity is a unique one, as we would consider commercial use of Angara only after it becomes fully flight-proven on Russian federal missions.
With 97 percent of the independent tests, as well as the comprehensive tests of the rocket's assemblies and bays now complete, the Angara system is on a steady development path.
Angara engines will use an environmentally friendly liquid oxygen-kerosene mixture and the family of vehicles will have lightweight, medium, and heavy lift variants. The first stage of the Angara system has flown 100 percent successfully during the first two missions of KSLV in 2009 and 2010. The Russian Federation and Khrunichev are fully committed to the development and fielding of the Angara system as the next generation family of launch vehicles.

SM
Do you observe progress being made in the attempts by commercial launch companies to attract military and government payloads, as Hosted Payloads become more viable? Does ILS have plans in this area?

Frank McKenna
ILS is the leader in commercial launch for shared and hosted payloads. ILS has launched and we are contracted to launch several satellites with hosted payloads. We launched Anik F1R in 2005 for Telesat, which has a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) payload for the FAA. Currently under contract we have Intelsat 22 for Intelsat, which has a UHF payload for Australian and U.S. defense forces, Anik G1 for Telesat with an X-band payload for Paradigm, Sirius 5 for SES with a European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) application for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Yahsat 1B, which will have a dual use payload for United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force.
We expect there will be more opportunities for the commercial launch sector with hosted payloads for military, commercial and civil use, considering the economic and schedule advantages this has for governments and the financial challenges and constraints that exist in support of global space programs. The more that commercial satellite operators augment their business plan with hosted payloads, the more common it will become in the commercial launch market.
ILS Proton is ideally suited for satellites that include hosted payloads. With a dedicated, heavy-lift launch system, ILS Proton offers optimal performance and on-time delivery to orbit. We can offer an economical solution to governments who need to deploy their programs at a lower cost to orbit than if they built their own satellite.

SM
Wh ere do you see the launch industry, in general, over the next year or two? Will there be more consolidation of various companies?

Frank McKenna
Consolidation is not likely, considering the strategic nature of launch vehicles in most countries. However, we do expect a shakeout of the commercial launch industry over the next several years as new entrants and reentrants to the market will be appearing at the same time as a decrease in demand for commercial launches. This follows the basics dynamics of market rationalization that occurred in the previous decade.

SM
When you look back over your career at ILS, what, in your opinion, has been the most significant achievement of the company during your tenure?

Frank McKenna
I would say more good fortune rather than an achievement for me, to be exposed to, and learn from, the talented peopleat ILS and Khrunichev to create a formidable force in the commercial heavy lift market. We have, together, secured more than $2 billion of business in our first year as a new entity in 2007, increased production and quality to launch a record eight commercial missions on a regular basis, sustained backlog of over 20 missions for the past four years, and have also created significant value for our heritage customers and new customers.
This has fostered a streamlined and customer-focused partnership with Khrunichev to serve the global commercial launch market for many years to come.

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ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services 2011 Mid-Year Report

The continued support of our customers during a dynamic first half of the year in commercial launch has been absolutely essential for our success. The ILS Proton manifest, as with all launch providers, is dependent on the timely delivery of our contracted missions. This year, the first three commercial launches in our manifest were delayed due to satellite deliveries and after our first ILS Proton launch, there were further shifts in the launch schedule due to satellite in-orbit anomalies and technical issues.
However, ILS was able to minimize the impact of these delays on our downstream missions due to several factors: The robust production in the Proton factory, responsiveness of the ILS mission teams, and the new facilities that have been put in place at the launch site to accommodate overlapping campaigns. We appreciate the patience and support of our customers.
Our first mission of the year was for Telesat, with a successful launch on May 21, with the Telstar 14R/Estrela du Sol 2 satellite. ILS was able to accelerate this mission for Telesat due to the delayed delivery of other satellites that were scheduled to launch earlier in the year. Unfortunately, the satellite suffered a deployment anomaly after separation, and the resulting review process delayed deliveries of Space System/Loral spacecraft on our manifest. ILS Proton performed successfully on the mission and was exonerated during the anomaly review and cleared for future missions.

On July 16, ILS Proton launched the second mission for the year with a commercial first; a shared mission with the SES-3 satellite for SES and the KazSat-2 satellite to serve the Republic of Kazakhstan. SES-3 was the first Western satellite to be paired for launch with a Russian-built satellite. The SES-3 satellite was placed into geostationary transfer orbit, while the KazSat-2 satellite, built and managed by Khrunichev, was injected directly into geosynchronous orbit. This dual launch option was not previously available in the commercial market — and ILS was honored to have provided this attractive launch opportunity to our longtime customer, SES.
In addition to the shared launch option, ILS also offers the ILS Duo capability, designed in direct response to satellite operators' demand for a lower cost solution for the delivering smaller spacecraft to orbit. The ILS Proton Duo capability is currently being marketing in conjunction with Orbital Sciences Corporation with two Orbital satellites stacked on a heavy lift Proton. Proton has a proven track record of launching multiple spacecraft to different orbits successfully (with the Iridium, Glonass, Express, Cosmos and Raduga spacecraft), and most recently, as a commercial first with the shared launch of SES-3 and KazSat-2 last month.
Strong Partners in Space: Russia and Kazakhstan During the SES-3/KazSat-2 launch, high level dignitaries representing the Kazakh and Russian governments were in attendance to observe and offer support of this important milestone in the space industry for both countries. Fr om Kazakhstan, the Prime Minister, Karim Masimov, the Minister of Defense, Adilbek Dzaksybekov, and the head of the Kazakh Space Agency, Kazkosmos, Talgat Musabaev attended, and from Russia, there were the head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin and Khrunichev Director General, Vladimir Nesterov. Immediately following the launch, the heads of the two space agencies met jointly to discuss future cooperation and other common goals and interests in developments and advancements in space, launch site improvements and enhancing their well-established partnership.

Plans for Expansion

ILS continues to be well received in the global commercial launch market. We have signed a contract with Inmarsat for ILS Proton launches of their Global XPress™ constellation: Inmarsat 5 F1, Inmarsat 5 F2 and Inmarsat 5 F3. In addition to the Inmarsat triple award, we recently secured another ILS Proton launch in 2013, to be announced at a later
date.
Earlier in the year, we announced the ILS Proton launch of the SES-6 for SES in 2013, the sixth mission under the Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA) signed more than four years ago between ILS and SES Satellite Leasing Lim ited in the Isle of Man. One month later, we were awarded two launches from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) with the Turksat 4a satellite in 2013 and Turksat 4b satellite in 2014. Turksat 4a and 4b will serve MELCO's customer, Turksat, bringing direct TV broadcasting and telecommunications services throughout Turkey. This brings ILS to a total of seven new launch orders to date and a backlog of missions valuing nearly $2.5 billion dollars.

Maximized Throughput

The unique ability of ILS and our partner Khrunichev, to adapt to the evolving needs in the marketplace is critically important to our customers and we continue to work together to create flexible solutions to support their plans for growth, expansion and technological breakthroughs in the telecommunications industry.
Proton production has also contributed to our ability to serve and perform for our customers as demands require. With as many as 14 systems produced annually, the consolidation of key Proton suppliers under Khrunichev has contributed a steady production pace with maximized throughput to serve both the commercial and Federal Proton programs. To date, Proton has performed 31 consecutive successful missions since July of 2008; still the highest launch rate in the industry for a heavy-lift system.
The pace for the remainder of 2011 for ILS and Khrunichev will be rapid and robust. We plan to launch five to six additional commercial missions and three to four Federal Proton missions, with two commercial launches scheduled for September. ILS and Khrunichev are able to facilitate this rapid launch pace with the addition of the Second Spacecraft Processing Facility (SSPF) in Baikonur, completed this past spring. The SSPF allows overlapping campaigns, minimizing the required spacing between ILS launches from five to six weeks to around three weeks. Some of the upgrades include a new hotel for on-site personnel; two new spacecraft control rooms, new communications systems and several new offices. ILS Proton continues to provide unmatched schedule assurance and this demonstrated capability is strengthened with the addition of the SSPF. While the marketplace is dynamic, the ILS and Khrunichev partnership continues to serve our customers' goals and objectives. We look forward to a very busy second half of the year and thank our customers for their ongoing support, confidence and trust in ILS Proton.

s/Frank McKenn

ЦитироватьFri, 9 March, 2012
ILS Proton To Launch Mexsat-1
By Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket will launch Mexico's Mexsat-1 mobile communications satellite in 2013 or 2014 under a contract announced March 9 by Reston, Va.-based ILS.

Under the contract, with Mexico's Ministry of Communications and Transportation, an ILS Proton will place the 5,800-kilogram Mexsat-1 into geostationary transfer orbit, from where it will migrate to its operating position at 119 degrees west longitude.

Mexsat is a 702 HP design built by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems of El Segundo, Calif., as part of a three-satellite contract with the Mexican government. Boeing is also manufacturing a nearly identical Mexsat-2, and has hired Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to build a third, smaller satellite under the same contract.

Mexsat-1 will feature a 22-meter unfurlable L-band antenna in addition to a 2-meter-diameter Ku-band antenna.

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ЦитироватьРоссийская ракета-носитель выведет спутник в интересах Правительства Мексики
11.03.2012

9 марта 2012 года компания International Launch Services объявила о подписании контракта на запуск космического аппарата MEXSAT-1 с помощью ракеты-носителя "Протон-М» в интересах Министерства связи и транспорта Мексики.

Космический аппарат создается компанией Boeing Satellite Systems и будет рассчитан на 15 лет функционирования.

Запуск КА MEXSAT-1 планируется осуществить в период 2013-2014 г.г с космодрома Байконур .

Компания Interantional Launch Services Inc. (ILS) была зарегистрирована в 1995 году в США. Штаб квартира ILS расположена в г. Рестон, штат Виржиния. ILS имеет эксклюзивное право на маркетинг на мировом рынке российской ракеты-носителя тяжелого класса "Протон".

Подробнее о компании: http://www.ilslaunch.com/

С мая 2008 года контрольный пакет акций в ILS принадлежит ФГУП «Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева», который является разработчиком и изготовителем РН «Протон» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М».

Подробнее о компании: http://www.khrunichev.com/

ЦитироватьCTO Roundtable Breakfast at Satellite 2012

The Satellite 2012 Conference, held Monday-March 12-14 in Washington, DC was host to over 11,000 attendees from all corners of the globe representing a wide range of top executives, technologists, service providers and end-users in the satellite industry.

ILS's Vice President and Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Jim Bonner, participated as a panelist in one of the Engineering Pre-Day programs entitled, "CTO Roundtable Breakfast: The Next Generation for Satellite Technology." The session covered new advances, solutions, trends and developments on both the satellite and the launch side of the business as well as how the industry is meeting customers' technical demands with a look towards the future.

Led by moderator, Denis Curtin, Principal of Eagle Group Partners, and in addition to Bonner, participants included Thierry Guillemin of Intelsat, Martin Halliwell of SES, Adrian Morris from Hughes, Ruy Pinto of Inmarsat and Herman Pon from Iridium Communications. The following is a summary of ILS' participation in the panel discussion.

The Evolutionary Development of the Proton Launch System Addressing technological enhancements that have been made to the Proton vehicle to improve performance, Bonner stated that the heritage Proton system has been through a series of improvements with 100 percent flight success on all elements to date.

The Phase IV enhancements, now in development, will provide 150 kg of additional performance to geosynchronous transfer orbit bringing the total payload systems mass capability to 6.3MT to a reference orbit with a 1500 m/sec residual delta V. The Proton evolutionary enhancements have provided a total increase in payload lift capability of over 1200 kg. Later this month, ILS will fly its first mission to a Super Synchronous Transfer Orbit, a mission design that will provide 200 kg of additional performance. These enhancements will be incorporated into the manifest in 2014. Proton has maintained the position as the preferred heavy launch vehicle of choice of by incorporating incremental performance improvements designed to address the growing spacecraft mass growth requirements.

Meeting Customers' Requirements with Flexible Solutions
As a launch services provider to a dynamic industry, ILS needs to be able to react to changes. One example of how ILS is meeting the changing requirements of operators is accommodating new technologies that our customers would like to pursue, such as large spacecraft with hybrid or all electric propulsion. In removing the chemical propulsion systems on standard spacecraft, there is additional room for larger payloads to be launched. ILS and Khrunichev are developing a 5-meter fairing to accommodate such payloads, working closely with spacecraft manufacturers and operators to meet their specifications. Another example is the launch of dual payloads. Proton has a proven track record of launching multiple spacecraft to different orbits (with the Iridium, Glonass, Express, Cosmos and Raduga spacecraft), and most recently, as a commercial first with the shared launch of SES-3 and KazSat-2 last year.

Next Generation for Launch: Angara
The next generation Angara launch system will initially support federal missions with first flight test anticipated in late 2013 on an Angara 1.2 vehicle. ILS is offering a commercial payload opportunity for the second launch of Angara family of launch vehicles using the heavy Angara 5. The idea is to provide our commercial customers and the insurance community an early view of the Angara system. Full commercial use is not anticipated until 2016 after new launch facilities are constructed for commercial use. There would be an overlap of the use of the Proton and Angara vehicles for a period of approximately 3-4 years.

With 97% of the independent tests, as well as the comprehensive tests of the rocket's assemblies and bays now complete, the Angara system is on a steady development path. Angara engines will use an environmentally friendly liquid oxygen-kerosene mixture and the family of vehicles will have lightweight, medium, and heavy lift variants. The first stage of the Angara system has flown 100% successfully during the first two missions of KSLV in 2009 and 2010.

ЦитироватьA Robust Launch Year is Well Underway

ILS Proton Facilitates Business Plans for Customers and Hosted/Dual-Use Payloads for Government End-Users

July 31, 2012

The first half of the year has proven to be a year of performance for ILS and Khrunichev, with five commercial launches conducted already this year and six Protons launched in just under five months. Over time, ILS and Khrunichev have created additional capabilities to meet our customers' requirements.

The remarkable launch pace of the Proton vehicle has been accomplished through the capabilities that ILS and Khrunichev have put in place: the phased improvements to the performance of the vehicle, upgraded facilities at the launch site, and ramped up factory throughput.

Khrunichev has steadily invested $400 million dollars in facilities and testing over the past five years to support the Proton production line and quality system. The overhaul of the quality management system, implemented in 2008, has yielded a 100% flight success rate for all commercial ILS missions, totaling 29 missions. With a sustained backlog of 20 or more launches for five years, ILS is poised to launch up to 10 or 11 commercial missions by the end of the year in addition to 3-4 Federal missions for Proton. This remains the highest launch rate in the industry for a heavy-lift system.

Meeting Customers' Plans for Expansion and Immersion Into New Markets
Our launch year began on February 14 with longtime customer SES, when ILS Proton launched the largest satellite in SES' fleet, the SES-4 satellite at 6.18 metric tons. The hybrid SES-4 satellite was the 20th SES satellite launched on ILS Proton, providing enhanced capacity across three continents including some emerging markets.

Our first hosted payload launched this year was a specialized UHF communications payload for use by the Australian Defence Force embarked on the IS-22 satellite for Intelsat. This mission was the first to feature an injection into a supersynchronous transfer orbit (SSTO) for ILS Proton and resulted in 18 years of operational maneuverable lifetime for IS-22. In May, the Nimiq 6 satellite for Telesat was lofted into geostationary transfer orbit by ILS Proton, meeting demand for additional high-powered Ku-band capacity for DTH services in Canada.

The Y1B satellite, launched in April, was for new customer Yahsat of Abu Dhabi with a payload to serve the UAE government and military as well as commercial customers. Our third hosted payload delivered this year was on the SES-5 satellite, launched on July 10. SES-5 carried the first EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigational Overlay System) payload developed by the European Commission (EC) as well as capacity for SES' commercial customers.

Three out of the five ILS Proton missions already launched this year included hosted or dual-use payloads to serve government clients to deploy civil or military applications. Launching on a dedicated vehicle, such as ILS Proton, offers several advantages to our customers: added schedule assurance, lower cost to orbit and customized mission designs to provide optimum performance. The Anik G1 satellite for Telesat, which includes an X-band payload for Paradigm, will be launched before the end of the year.

Increased Throughput and Launch Facility Upgrades to Serve the Market
The improvements at the launch site, including upgrades to the Proton launch pads and processing facilities allow us to accommodate overlapping campaigns and launch at a rapid pace. Our proven surge capability, as demonstrated last year with 9 Proton launches in under 7 months, continues to set the Proton launch system apart.

New Business Expansion Continues
New and return customers have placed their trust in ILS Proton with several launch orders this year, with three firm contracts for up to six missions signed in the first half of the year. These include a new customer, the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) of Mexico for the launch of Mexsat-1 in 2013. Last month, we announced a contract for veteran customer AsiaSat of Hong Kong for a new launch service as early as 2014. This agreement allows AsiaSat the ability to utilize the ILS Proton launch vehicle for any of its upcoming 3 satellites: AsiaSat 6, 8 or AsiaSat 9. We also secured a new launch service agreement with another customer, with a firm mission to be announced in the future.

On the heels of the 17th anniversary of the formation of ILS on June 15, 1995, ILS and Khrunichev have launched 74 commercial missions and continue to serve our worldwide customers, launching at the rate of about once per month. ILS and Khrunichev look forward to a fast-paced second half of the year. As always, our focus is to launch successfully with sustained quality, performance and value for all of our customers.

Frank McKenna

President, International Launch Services

ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services Announces Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Communications

RESTON, VA, September 4, 2012 - Dawn Harms has been hired as the new vice president of sales, marketing and communications for International Launch Services (ILS). As a key member of the ILS executive team, Harms is responsible for leading the implementation of sales, marketing strategy, customer relations and new business development.

Harms brings to ILS over 20 years of experience serving the satellite and telecommunications industry, most recently as vice president for marketing and sales operations at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in Palo Alto, California, where she was responsible for SS/L's sales operations activities. Prior to that post, Harms held sales and engineering positions at SS/L. Before SS/L, Harms worked in engineering and management capacities for Teledyne MEC.

Harms holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), from University of Wisconsin–Madison with an emphasis on Electromagnetics and Microwave Theory.

"Dawn has a considerable career in commercial satellite and telecommunications and we welcome her to ILS to lead a very talented group, be on the executive leadership team and provide customer focus across the globe," said President of ILS, Frank McKenna.

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Dawn Harms is Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Space Systems/Loral, a manufacturer of communications satellites headquartered in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for new business development, sales and marketing for the company. Ms. Harms joined SS/L in 1990 as a subcontract engineering manager and later served as the director of Asia Pacific Business Development.

Prior to joining Space Systems/Loral, Ms. Harms was the product-line manager for commercial communications Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) at Teledyne MEC in Palo Alto, California. Before that she held a variety of other TWT design engineering and program management positions at Teledyne.

Ms. Harms earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering fr om the University of Wisconsin and has completed numerous advanced engineering and management programs.

1) How did you get started in the satellite business?

My first job after graduation from college was as a design engineer of Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) at Teledyne MEC in Palo Alto, California. Although most new engineering graduates were favoring more high technology positions, there was something about the TWT and vacuum tube technology that fascinated me. When I learned that TWTs had attributes that make them particularly amenable to space applications, I knew I was headed in the right direction.

In 1990, I was recruited by Ford Aerospace (which later became Space Systems/Loral), a commercial satellite manufacturer in Silicon Valley, as their Traveling Wave Tube specialist for satellite payloads.

2) How have you been involved in changes brought about in or by this business (innovations, technologies, services)?

As an engineer at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), I was the technical liaison between the systems engineers and hardware suppliers. I specified and oversaw the manufacture of radio frequency (RF) hardware used in satellite payloads. The emerging broadcast television market wanted lower cost access to transponders so we drove the TWT suppliers to continuously increase the output power and efficiency of their product. SS/L supported the development of direct radiating collectors for TWTs, which allow heat to be radiated directly into space rather than via the satellite's communications panels. This facilitated higher power satellite platforms and improved the business models for direct-to-user applications such as DISH Network, DIRECTV and Sirius XM Radio.

Today, in my role in sales and marketing, I've been an advocate for technology developments that provide value to satellite operators and help make my customers more competitive in their markets.

3) What do you think was the greatest event/situation/opportunity you experienced?

Closing a two satellite deal on the Mekong River in the mid 1990's for a joint venture between some Thai entrepreneurs and the Lao People's Democratic Republic was a pretty special event, but this is just one of many. My career is chock-full of fantastic experiences and I am sure the best are yet to come.

4) What was the greatest obstacle?

Obstacle? What obstacle?

5) What do you see happening in the next five years in this industry?

On the technical side I see more power onboard satellites, perhaps upwards of 30 kilowatts in the next 5 years. Satellite operators and manufacturers will continue to push rocket manufacturers to launch larger and heavier payloads more cheaply - at least until the lim its of physics have been reached.

On the business side I see consolidation within the mobile satellite service sector with more realizable business plans.

Finally, my crystal ball foretells of government-hosted payloads on commercial satellites as a baby step towards our government adopting commercial procurement practices to bring the sky-high price tags for current U.S. government systems back down to earth.

6) What advice do you have for women interested in entering the industry?

This is a great industry - one that nurtures life-long careers with enough breadth to allow you to evolve as your interests change.

Seek out mentors from within the industry. Become an expert in some aspect of the business. For those women who aspire to progress through the male-dominated aerospace hierarchy into executive management, articulate your goals to your management and ask for their support in attaining to your goals. Take every opportunity to build your skills. And network!

ЦитироватьTue, 11 September, 2012
Proton Set To Return to Flight Oct. 14 Carrying Intelsat's IS-23
By Peter B. de Selding

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Frank McKenna. Credit: Space News photo by Rob Curtis

PARIS — Russia's Proton Breeze-M rocket will return to flight Oct. 14 with Intelsat's IS-23 satellite following a Russian inquiry board's conclusion that an out-of-specification component in a Breeze-M fuel line caused the August launch failure, Proton commercial operator International Launch Services (ILS) said Sept. 11.

A Russian federal government mission carrying a Russian Lutch data-relay satellite and Gazprom Space Systems' Yamal 300K telecommunications satellite will follow on Nov. 2, ILS President Frank McKenna said. The ILS and Russian federal government manifest on Proton rockets following November remains unclear and will not be decided until the end of September, he said.

Proton is likely to be able to conduct two or three more launches by the end of the year in addition to the two campaigns already identified.

Briefing reporters here during the World Satellite Business Week conference organized by Euroconsult, McKenna said a Russian government commission looking into the Aug. 6 failure, which left Russian and Indonesian telecommunications satellites in useless orbits, has clearly identified the failure's cause and remedial action.

The Breeze-M upper stage failed to deliver sufficient thrust on the third of its planned ignitions because of a small metallic orifice inside a fuel line that was not manufactured according to specifications, McKenna said.

The component was built by Polyot of Omsk, Russia, in a manufacturing plant owned by Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow, which is Proton's prime contractor and for the last several years has assembled most Proton subcontractors under its management.

McKenna said the defective pressurization-line component was built by Khrunichev until 2011, when it was moved to Polyot in 2011 as part of a general reorganization of Proton assembly.

The Polyot-built component has flown on several flights without failing, a fact that McKenna said helps explain why the defect, which he said was due to a misunderstanding at Polyot of how the part should be built, escaped Polyot and Krunichev review tests.

Given that the defect only occurred at certain pressure thresholds, McKenna said, it was not picked up as the component was tested with Khrunichev oversight.

The component will be removed from two Breeze-M upper stages awaiting integration at the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in Kazakhstan. The components will also be replaced at those Breeze-M stages at Khrunichev. It is not yet entirely clear, he said, how quickly replacement components can be qualified and installed into new Breeze-Ms, which is why the company will refrain from announcing a manifest for a few weeks.

McKenna said that, like a software issue that caused the last Proton Breeze-M failure, in August 2011, ILS's own quality control system likely would not have picked up the defect that caused this latest failure.

He said that the same flight also witnessed "a slight deviation" in the performance of the Proton third stage, but he said this had no effect on the mission.

In addition to the Russian government inquiry, ILS assembled two insurance underwriters and nine satellite fleet operator customers, in addition to an outside expert in propulsion, to review the Russian findings the week of Sept. 10.

McKenna said space insurance underwriters will be briefed on the inquiry in the United States on Sept. 18 in Reston, Va., and on Sept. 20 in Munich. He said no ILS customers have indicated they would be seeking alternative launch services because of the Proton failure.

The Proton rocket has been the most active among the principal satellite launch vehicles in the past couple of years following Khrunichev's decision to ramp up production.

McKenna said Proton has launched 45 times since 2008, which is more than all its competitors combined, whose total he said is 35 launches.

Russian government officials, including the Russian president and the prime minister, have been withering in their criticism of the space industry since the August failure, ultimately accepting the resignation of Khrunichev Director-General Vladimir Nesterov.

McKenna said that while the postfailure review will include a government-ordered re-evaluation of the quality assurance regime applied throughout the Proton manufacturing system, ILS has found no systemic issue that needs to be addressed.

ILS has 19 commercial missions in its backlog. The company expects that while it will take some time to make up the two months of grounding following the failure, there will be almost no effect on ILS customers awaiting launches in 2013.

ЦитироватьКосмос-3794 пишет:

Генеральный директор SES, Romain Bausch, на встрече с журналистами 12 сентября сказал, что в SES озадачены последними проблемами с РН Протон-М Бриз-М.

"Слишком много аварий происходит у ILS. Даже одна авария это много. В нашем пусковом соглашении предусмотрен пункт, позволяющий нам выйти из договора, если число аварий превысит некоторый предел. Он не пройден, но близок..."

http://www.spacenews.com/launch/120914-ses-launch-order-adds-spacex-backlog.html

ЦитироватьIndustry officials say the SES order brings to over $1 billion the backlog of commercial satellites now on SpaceX's manifest. While some of these companies, including SES, have easy exits to other vehicles if SpaceX does not perform, this is not true of all SpaceX customers.

Frank McKenna, president of International Launch Services (ILS) of Reston, Va. — a veteran launch service provider and a principal SpaceX competitor — said he has calculated that SpaceX is, on average, just under 50 percent less expensive than ILS, Arianespace of France and other established launch service providers.

For McKenna, the SpaceX phenomenon means that nearly $500 million has been withheld from the commercial launch industry — an industry not generally associated with thick profit margins — in the less than three years since SpaceX arrived on the scene.

For SES and others, it is $500 million in savings.

A half-dozen industry officials interviewed here during the World Satellite Business Week conference organized by Euroconsult said they have never seen the commercial market book so much business on a rocket with so little flight heritage.

ЦитироватьEuroconsult World Satellite Business Week Launch Panel on September 12

The 14th annual Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week held September 10-15, 2012 in Paris, France, welcomed several hundred attendees including some of the most influential business executives in the commercial space industry. The session entitled "Launch Service Providers Seek the Right Tempo," on September 12, was moderated by Warren Ferster, Editor of Space News and included top executives from the commercial and government launch market: International Launch Services (ILS), Arianespace, Sea Launch, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, China Great Wall Industry Corp. and SpaceX.

Ferster opened up the launch panel with a summary of the current commercial launch industry with new entrants such as SpaceX, the re-entry of Sea Launch and industry veterans such as ILS and Arianespace, all actively competing for launch orders in a softening market. Panelists responded to a wide range of industry topics and questions posed by the moderator. The following are McKenna's remarks and responses to questions during the panel.

Return to Flight and Status of Investigation of August 7 Russian Federal Mission
There have been seven Proton launches performed this year; five commercial and two Russian Federal Missions. On August 7, the seventh Proton launch of the year, the Russian Federal mission with the Telkom 3/Express MD-2 satellites, failed to reach the intended orbit. The Russian State Commission issued a report which identified a component in the pressurization system that was not manufactured to specifications. This caused a shutdown of the Breeze M Main engine by the Breeze M flight control system during the 3rd burn of the mission.

The ILS Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) was established after the anomaly and was comprised of representatives from nine ILS customers, two insurance underwriting representatives and an independent outside subject matter expert. The FROB concluded its review on September 11 and concurred with the findings and corrective action plan of the Russian State Commission. The corrective actions will include broad and thorough oversight of all rework procedures, testing, support equipment, and personnel, both at the Khrunichev (KhSC) production facilities and in Baikonur. ILS and KhSC will also develop specific initiatives to enhance the long-term Quality Management System (QMS) that has been in place and operating at all KhSC production facilities.

The return to flight mission will be the ILS Proton launch of the IS-23 satellite for Intelsat S. A. of Luxembourg in mid-October. Following that mission will be a Russian Federal launch. By the end of the month, the remainder of the Proton launch manifest for this year will be established. We expect that there will be 2-3 additional Proton missions before the end of the year.

Quality Assurance Measures
ILS will be conducting a comprehensive and independent review of the quality systems, processes and measures following the August 7 Russian Federal mission anomaly. It is expected that the series of risk-based audits and new initiatives will be implemented in the fourth quarter of this year.

The modern framework of the Quality Management System (QMS) began in 2008, when forty-six unique short term, intermediate and long-term quality initiatives were defined and funded, involving not only quality but also the design and production of the Proton vehicle. This led to a unified QMS for ILS and KhSC. Since that time, most Proton suppliers and manufacturers have been integrated under KhSC, the Proton production rate has increased substantially and all phased enhancements to the vehicle have been successfully flown.

Proton Launch History/Robust Production Throughput
McKenna spoke about the launch pace of the Proton vehicles with some facts and figures:
• There have been 29 consecutive successful commercial launches since July 2008.
• ILS has a backlog of 19 missions and has held an average of over 20 for five years.
• Proton has also conducted 45 flights over a four-year timeframe. This is a higher launch rate than all other commercial launch systems combined.

Khrunichev Leadership; Vladimir Nesterov Legacy
Over the past seven years, Vladimir Nesterov held the position of director general at Khrunichev, the majority owner of ILS and one of the pillars of the Russian space industry with over 43,000 employees and multiple product lines from launch vehicles and launch vehicle upper stages, communication and earth observation satellites to rocket engines and Space Station modules.

McKenna said that during Nesterov's tenure, Proton production has increased dramatically and all of the suppliers and manufacturers of the Proton system have been vertically integrated. Nesterov was instrumental in the development of the next generation Angara system, which will conduct its maiden flight in 2013.

On September 3, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Presidential Decree accepting Nesterov's resignation as director general of Khrunichev, with Vasily Sychev appointed as acting Director General. Sychev was formerly acting in the capacity of First Deputy General Director at Khrunichev. The position will be formalized with a permanent replacement announced when the governmental process is completed.

Competing and Creating Value in A Dynamic Marketplace
There has been reduction in commercial communications satellites ordered over the past two years after operators have largely completed their planned replacement cycles. At the peak, there were 26 commercial launches to GEO, but this has tapered off and will return to a long-term average of roughly around 20.

Important dynamics have reshaped the small-to medium-lift marketplace. SpaceX has won nearly $1 billion dollars in commercial business without a real flight record; a tremendous achievement. Those missions would most likely have been awarded to Arianespace, who has enjoyed a monopoly in that market segment until SpaceX's arrival. "This creates an interesting dynamic in the marketplace," said McKenna, "and we are happy to participate in it."

McKenna said that ILS developed the ILS Proton Duo offering in direct response to operators' demand for lower costs/kilogram to orbit and the concerns regarding the monopoly position of Arianespace and the sharp rise in prices for the small to medium satellite launches.

ILS Proton can offer a performance rocket to bring satellites using electric propulsion for orbit raising to a higher transfer orbit. This capability would reduce orbit-raising time from 6 months down to 4 weeks. ILS Proton can offer the capability to launch electric propulsion satellites in a single or stacked configuration to support the smaller to medium size satellite trend.

Is There Room in Commercial Launch for Several Players?
With reduced demand and an increase in the number of launchers competing in the market; this will surely create stress in the launch industry. As we have predicted, oversupply will be damaging to the marketplace and will result in a restructure of the industry. In the near and long term, 2-3 players can adequately accommodate the market and demand.

ILS and Khrunichev are now preparing to launch the 75th ILS Proton mission next month with the IS-23 satellite for Intelsat S.A. with plans for 3-4 additional Proton launches by the end of the year. We thank our customers for their support, confidence and trust as we safely return to flight. As always, our focus is always to launch successfully with sustained quality and performance.

ЦитироватьMcKenna Out as ILS Chief Executive

Nov. 20, 2012

NAPLES, Italy — International Launch Services (ILS) Chief Executive Frank McKenna is leaving the company after six years and is being replaced by long-time Chief Financial Officer Phil Slack, ILS announced Nov. 20.

Reston, Va.-based ILS did not explain the reason for the abrupt change, which is effective immediately and is the latest management shakeup in the company in recent months. ILS's chief commercial and technical officers also have been replaced, for reasons unrelated to each other.

Proton rocket prime contractor and ILS's principal owner, Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow, itself has seen a management change this year as its chief executive was forced to step down in the wake of Russian government complaints about recent Proton reliability.

ILS has little input into Proton's manufacturing but is responsible for selling the rocket on the global commercial market. The vehicle thus far has not had a good year compared to Europe's Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rocket, which is Proton's principal competitor.

Commercial rocket sales ride not only the overall tides of the market, but also what kinds of satellites are ordered. Owners of smaller satellites, which can be launched as secondary payloads on Ariane 5, often conclude that Evry, France-based Arianespace a better match for their satellites, which otherwise would need to ride as solo passengers on Proton.

Under McKenna's leadership, ILS has been trying to adapt Proton to be able to handle dual launches of smaller telecommunications satellites as a way to capture part of the market that is now wedded to Arianespace.

ЦитироватьСменилось руководство компании-оператора российских ракет «Протон-М»

21 ноября 2012, 17:34

Руководство International Launch Services (ILS), являющейся оператором услуг по запуску космических аппаратов с помощью ракет-носителей «Протон-М» и разгонных блоков «Бриз-М», сменилось, сообщает пресс-служба компании.

«ILS сообщает об уходе с поста президента компании Фрэнка МакКенна и назначении на этот пост Фила Слэкка», - говорится в сообщении, опубликованном на сайте ILS.

Компания не объясняет причин смены руководства. Кроме того, в ILS произошла смена коммерческого и технического директоров, передает «Интерфакс».

С мая 2008 года контрольный пакет акций в ILS принадлежит ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева, который является разработчиком и изготовителем ракеты-носителя «Протон» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М».

Смена руководства ILS произошла в день старта с Байконура (Казахстан) ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с космическим аппаратом EchoStar-16.

Руководство в компании ILS сменилось вслед за Космическим центром им. Хруничева.

Как сообщала газета ВЗГЛЯД, 7 сентября руководитель Роскосмоса Владимир Поповкин подписал приказ о конкурсе по назначению нового гендиректора Космического центра имени Хруничева.

5 сентября стало известно, что первый заместитель гендиректора Государственного космического научно-производственного центра (ГКНПЦ) имени Хруничева Василий Сычев назначен исполняющим обязанности гендиректора предприятия.

Прежний руководитель Центра имени Хруничева Владимир Нестеров был отправлен в отставку указом президента РФ от 31 августа после аварии разгонного блока «Бриз-М», из-за которой два спутника не были выведены на штатную орбиту.

Центр имени Хруничева был образован в 1993 году на базе двух ведущих предприятий ракетно-космической промышленности России: Машиностроительного завода имени Хруничева и Конструкторского бюро «Салют».

Целью создания было сохранение, укрепление и развитие научно-технического потенциала, повышение эффективности работы промышленности в новых экономических условиях и выход на мировой космический рынок.

19 октября главой ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева был назначен бывший замруководителя предприятия Александр Селиверстов.

ЦитироватьРоскосмос отбирает доходы у иностранных посредников

По словам Владимира Поповкина, российское космическое агентство осваивает маркетинг пусковых услуг на внешних рынках

Роскосмос приступил к реализации планов по созданию структуры, координирующей деятельность российских космических компаний на внешнем рынке.

— Созданное в структуре Роскосмоса международно-договорное управление взяло на себя функции координации международной космической деятельности и концентрации ресурсов на базе агентства, — рассказал «Известиям» глава Роскосмоса Владимир Поповкин. — Первыми примерами могут служить проекты с Европейским космическим агентством по проекту ExoMars и пуски носителями «Союз» с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане. Эти контракты идут уже через космическое агентство, а не через компании.

Планы создания структуры, которая централизованно займется маркетингом пусковых услуг российских компаний за рубежом Роскосмос озвучил в конце прошлого года.

— Планируем забрать у предприятий многие функции, касающиеся выхода на международный рынок. Шаги здесь должны быть более скоординированными, иначе мы очень много теряем и этим пользуются наши конкуренты, — говорил Поповкин «Известиям» в декабре прошлого года. — Конкуренция внутри России между компаниями должна сохраниться, а на внешнем рынке нам самим с собой конкурировать не нужно.

Намерения Роскосмоса тогда вызвали беспокойство в отрасли, потому что российские компании имеют хорошо развитую структуру для работы на внешних рынках. «Центр Хруничева» продает пусковые услуги «Протонов» через американскую дочернюю компанию International Launch Services (ILS). А РКК «Энергия» через дочернюю Energia Overseas Limited (EOL) продает пуски с буксируемой морской платформы Sea Launch посредством «Зенитов». Еще есть небольшие компании, не контролируемые напрямую крупными производителями ракетной техники. Например, «Международные космические услуги» (МКУ), наполовину принадлежащая УГМК Искандера Махмудова, продает услуги выведения «Зенитами» с Байконура.

Лучше всего на внешних рынках дела идут у «Хруничева» — его «Протоны» сегодня самые популярные носители тяжелого класса в мире. В этом году компания планирует заработать на коммерческих запусках более $800 млн. Годовой оборот EOL при осуществлении четырех стартов в год может составлять порядка $300 млн. В целом отечественные ракеты доминируют на мировом рынке пусковых услуг: в последние годы Россия оставалась рекордсменом по количеству стартов, удерживая долю в 40-48% от общего количества запусков.

В случае если Роскосмос будет реорганизован в госкорпорацию и в нее вольются профильные предприятия, запуски иностранных космических аппаратов наряду с транспортировкой астронавтов и грузов к МКС будут основным способом заработка этой компании.

— Безусловно процесс централизации внешнеэкономической деятельности российских космических компаний связан с реорганизацией Роскосмоса, — отметил Поповкин. — Функционал и объем сделок международно-договорного управления будет зависеть от конечной структуры, которую космическое агентство приобретет в результате реорганизации.

В компаниях, выпускающих космическую технику, перемен в ближайшее время не ожидают. По словам президента РКК «Энергия» Виталия Лопоты, сейчас компания все делает своими силами, не получая существенной поддержки от Роскосмоса по продвижению на внешних рынках.

В «Центре Хруничева» «Известиям» заявили, что ILS сохраняет свой статус и по-прежнему планирует осуществлять на внешних рынках маркетинг «Протонов» и перспективных носителей семейства «Ангары» (первый старт «Ангары» запланирован на середину 2013 года).

ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services Announces Change in Leadership
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Reston, VA November 20, 2012 - ILS announces the departure of Frank McKenna as ILS' president and the appointment of Phil Slack as president of ILS. For the past twelve years, Slack was the vice president and chief financial officer for ILS. Prior to ILS, he held several senior business management positions with Boeing, primarily in their space transportation business from 1988 until joining ILS in 2000

ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services Announces Vice President of Programs and Operations and Chief Technical Officer

    Reston, Virginia, November 5, 2012 - John Palmé has been appointed vice president of programs and operations and chief technical officer for International Launch Services (ILS) of Reston, Virginia. For the past four years, Palmé held the role of deputy vice president for mission assurance and program director. Palmé has also overseen the reliability and quality programs and the integration and launch of commercial spacecraft on ILS Proton.
   Palmé has over 25 years of experience in spacecraft and launch vehicle design, integration, test, launch and operations. He previously worked with RCA Astro Electronics, General Electric Aerospace (graduating from the Edison Engineering Program), Martin Marietta, Orbcomm Global and Lockheed Martin. Palmé has worked with various types of spacecraft, including communications, remote sensing, earth science and advanced test beds.
   Palmé graduated from Villanova University with a BSME in 1988 and MSME in 1991.

ЦитироватьLoyal ILS Customer Inks Multi-launch Deal with Arianespace
Nov. 26, 2012

PARIS — U.S. satellite video and data broadcaster EchoStar Corp. on Nov. 26 announced it has signed a multiyear agreement with Europe's Arianespace consortium for the launch of an undetermined number of satellites aboard heavy-lift Ariane 5 rockets.

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar in recent years has been a regular customer of International Launch Services (ILS) of Reston, Va., which markets Russia's Proton vehicle. EchoStar has been one of the few large satellite fleet operators that have been absent from Arianespace's manifest.

EchoStar's most recent launch, of its EchoStar 16 satellite on Nov. 21, was aboard an ILS Proton from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch was a success.

EchoStar operates its own satellites and operates spacecraft for its sister company, direct-broadcast television provider Dish Network, also of Englewood. EchoStar also leases capacity aboard satellites operated by SES of Luxembourg and Telesat of Canada.

Most EchoStar satellites are large, high-power spacecraft. The company's purchase in 2011 of Hughes Communications of Germantown, Md., made it the largest satellite-broadband provider in the United States.

With that purchase came a pre-existing contract between Hughes and Evry, France-based Arianespace for the launch of the large EchoStar 17 Ka-band broadband satellite. EchoStar 17 was launched aboard an Ariane 5 in July.

Arianespace's Ariane 5 generally lifts two telecommunications satellites at a time into geostationary transfer orbit. Its competitors, ILS and Sea Launch AG of Bern, Switzerland, launch satellites singly into the same orbit.

EchoStar has not said it expects to expand its satellite fleet, but Anders Johnson, president of EchoStar Satellite Services, said in a Nov. 26 statement announcing the Arianespace multilaunch contract that EchoStar will look to Ariane 5 "to deliver on-time success in the execution of our near-term expansion programs."

ЦитироватьКосмос-3794 пишет:
и представили счета за 16000 часов "непосильных трудов" (ставки не
упоминаются).

ЦитироватьSаlyutman пишет:
А чего хотят Подлипки? Их продукцией ILS уже давно не пользуется, так что им остаётся только получать дивиденты и молчать в тряпочку. Не нравится - пусть продают свои акции.

ЦитироватьХунвэйбин пишет:
Третьего типа РБ для Протона в природе нет

Цитировать8 февраля 2013, 00:01 | Наука | Иван Чеберко
«Протоны» останутся в строю до 2025 года

В Центре Хруничева не стали пересматривать планы по выпуску ракет из-за разногласий с Казахстаном и обсуждают возможные заказы на 2015-2016 годы

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Производитель носителей «Протон-М» — столичный Центр имени Хруничева не стал корректировать планы по выпуску ракет после того, как кабинет министров Казахстана ограничил количество запусков «Протонов» на 2013 год.

— Думаю, что то количество пусков, которое необходимо нам в этом году, будет исполнено, — пояснил «Известиям» генеральный директор Центра Хруничева Александр Селиверстов. — Мы строили планы, исходя из количества заключенных контрактов, и, полагаю, все эти контракты будут выполнены. Есть определенные официальные документы, согласованные с казахстанской стороной, и в принципе ничто не противоречит тому, чтобы мы запускали то количество «Протонов», которое на сегодняшний день необходимо.

По словам Селиверстова, в ближайшее время «Хруничев» рассчитывает в плотном графике осуществить семь коммерческих запусков «Протонами».

— 15 марта мы предполагаем осуществить первый коммерческий запуск. Дальнейшая насыщенность такова, что нам придется проводить до трех запусков в два месяца, — рассказал генеральный директор «Хруничева». — Наша задача — осуществить в этом режиме семь коммерческих запусков. График запусков на этот год расписан так, что старты по федеральным программам запланированы в основном на вторую половину года.

28 декабря прошлого года правительством Казахстана был утвержден план запусков с Байконура на 2013 год, возмутивший российскую сторону. Количество согласованных Казахстаном стартов ракеты-носителя «Протон» было снижено до 12, в то время как на 2012 год было согласовано 14 запусков. В качестве ответных мер Россия пригрозила Казахстану прекращением сотрудничества по всем совместным проектам в области космоса.

«В сложившейся ситуации Россия будет вынуждена пересмотреть свою позицию о целесообразности продолжения двустороннего сотрудничества по совместным проектам, в том числе по программе «Днепр», совместному проекту «Байтерек» с учетом планов по его переводу на ракету-носитель «Зенит» и ряду других», — говорилось в тексте ноты, направленной российским МИДом коллегам из Казахстана в январе этого года. Впрочем, спустя несколько дней после отправки ноты, заявления дискутирующих сторон заметно смягчились, прозвучали заявления о том, что разногласия по Байконуру носят рабочий характер и компромисс найти удастся.

— Уверен, что вопросы с запусками «Протонов» будут урегулированы, — говорит Селиверстов. — Мы, конечно, имеем в виду, что плавное сокращение производства ракет-носителей «Протон-М» планируется до 2020 года. Но с учетом стабильного производства, которое есть, и с учетом заказов, которые будут, возможно использование «Протонов» до 2025 года.

По словам главы Центра Хруничева, сейчас с потенциальными заказчиками запусков «Протонами» обсуждаются контракты на 2015 и 2016 годы.

— Мы обсуждали эти планы с новой командой ILS (американская компания, осуществляющая маркетинг пусковых услуг носителями «Хруничева» за границей), портфель заказов на 2013 и 2014 годы сформирован.

Научный руководитель Института космической политики Иван Моисеев считает, что «Протон» еще долго будет оставаться основным российским носителем тяжелого класса и его использование вплоть до 2025 года — реальная перспектива.

— Договор по аренде Байконура рассчитан до 2050 года, и, строго говоря, «Протоны» можно запускать все это время. Или до тех пор, пока на смену им не придет «Ангара». Но прежде чем эта замена случится, пройдет много времени — для начала коммерческого использования тяжелой «Ангары» нужно осуществить 3–4 запуска. А до тех пор «Протон» останется гарантом российских позиций на глобальном рынке пусковых услуг.

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 ILS FROB Concludes the Yamal 402 Proton Launch Anomaly Investigation
 http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-frob-concludes-yamal-402-proton-launch-anomaly-investigation

February 12, 2013 - The International Launch Servies (ILS) Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded its review on February 7, concurring on the most probable root cause and the associated corrective action plan of the December 8, 2012 anomaly of the Yamal 402 Proton launch. The FROB analyzed the findings and recommendations of the Russian working group, which included participation from experts from TsNIIMash (Central Scientific Research Institute of Machine Building), M.V. Keldysh Research Center and Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center (Khrunichev).

The members of the FROB agreed with the findings of the Russian investigation that the most probable root cause of the failure was due to a combination of adverse conditions which affected the operation of the Breeze M main engine during the startup of the 3rd burn causing damage to a bearing on the oxidizer side of the turbo pump. This ultimately resulted in the failure of the bearing during the 4th burn and caused the 4th burn of the Breeze M to end about four minutes early, with subsequent separation of the spacecraft. The spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space for Russian satellite operator, Gazprom Space Systems, was successfully maneuvered to its orbital position and was declared fully operational on January 8, 2013 after completing its on orbit tests.

"My sincere appreciation goes out to our customers, insurance underwriters and independent subject matter experts for their thorough and diligent participation in the ILS FROB process. We thank our customers for their support as ILS Proton proceeds towards return to flight," said ILS Vice President of Programs and Operations, John Palmé.

 The ILS Proton return-to-flight mission will be the Satmex 8 satellite for Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) next month. Scheduling of this mission and of the remainder of the ILS Proton near term manifest for 2013 is currently being determined.

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Дополнительные подробности аварии...

 International Launch Services Issues Additional Details on the Yamal 402 Proton Launch Anomaly Cause and Corrective Actions
 http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/international-launch-services-issues-additional-details-yamal-402-proton-laun

February 14, 2013 - International Launch Services (ILS) has issued additional details regarding the most probable root cause and corrective actions presented to the ILS Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concerning the Yamal 402 Proton launch anomaly which occurred on December 8, 2012.
 
The members of the FROB agreed with the findings of the Russian investigation that the most probable cause of the Yamal 402 Proton launch anomaly was due to a combination of adverse conditions which affected the operation of the Breeze M main engine during the startup of the 3rd burn.

 The combination of adverse conditions were predominantly thermal in nature and affected the conditions at the oxidizer inlet line to the Breeze M main engine prior to the 3rd burn ignition and resulted in a large volume of oxidizer gas (rather than liquid oxidizer) at the engine inlet, exceeding the Breeze M main engine specifications. The volume of gas was ingested by the Breeze M turbopump at the start of the 3rd burn, leading to over-speed of the oxidizer turbopump bearing without the cooling normally supplied by liquid oxidizer. The over-speed damaged the bearing, which eventually led to the premature shutdown of the fourth burn. The adverse thermal conditions were due to higher than previously recorded propellant temperatures at liftoff combined with higher than previously recorded thermal soak-back of engine heat to the Breeze M prior to the 3rd burn.

 Several corrective actions will be implemented, and include management of both satellite and Breeze M thermal requirements to ensure adequate margin to prevent future recurrence of this anomaly. No Breeze M hardware modifications are required.
 
The ILS Proton return to flight mission will be the Satmex 8 satellite for Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) on March 27 (March 26 EST) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The corrective actions required by the FROB to prevent future recurrence of the anomaly have been started and are currently on schedule to support the new launch date. Scheduling of the remainder of the ILS Proton near term manifest for 2013 is currently being determined.

ЦитироватьКосмос-3794 пишет:
ILS обвинило своего бывшего CTO (что-то вроде главного конструктора или инженера), James M. Bonner, в создании подставных фирм, единственным сотрудником которых являлись он и его друг. Через две фиктивные компании "друзья" за пять лет выполнили не менее 137 заказов (анализов системной безопасности) и представили счета за 16000 часов "непосильных трудов" (ставки не упоминаются).
Bonner также, будучи одним из управляющих ILS, вместе с еще одним бывшим сотрудником пытались основать конкурирующую компанию предлагающую услуги китайских носителей, что могло нанести значительный ущерб репутации ILS.

http://www.spacenews.com/article/ils-alleges-ex-cto-created-shell-companies-to-bilk-firm#.ULX_4Kw3bQI

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 http://www.spacenews.com/ils-forced-to-lower-launch-prices

"International Launch Services (ILS) on March 18 said it has been forced to reduce prices in the wake of its December failure in order to accommodate customers paying higher insurance premiums to use ILS's Proton heavy-lift rocket. ILS said it hopes that its prices will recover as the Reston, Va.-based company proceeds with six planned launches between March and August and re-establishes its credibility among customers.
In a press briefing here during the Satellite 2013 conference, ILS President Philip R. Slack said the three failures of Russian Proton rockets in the past two years has caused insurers to bump up their rates for commercial Proton launches.
" A year ago we were within one-quarter or one-half a point of Ariane ," Slack said of ILS's principal competitor, Arianespace of Europe. "We would be a couple of points higher today. We obviously needed to respond to market pressure. We expect to be able to bring those rates back down with seven Proton launches in the next six months"

Цитировать21 марта 2013, 00:01 | Наука | Иван Чеберко
Россия снижает цены на космические запуски

Виной всему — серия аварий при запусках «Протонов», из-за которых страховые компании решили увеличить стоимость полисов для отечественных ракет

Серийные неудачи при запусках ракет «Протон-М» с разгонными блоками семейства «Бриз» начали оказывать влияние на позиции России на глобальном рынке пусковых услуг. Как заявил президент компании International Launch Services (ILS, занимается маркетингом носителей «Протон» и «Ангара» на внешнем рынке) Филип Слэк, нештатные ситуации при запусках с Байконура заставили снижать расценки на пусковые услуги.

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— Мы были вынуждены снизить цены из-за того, что наши клиенты вынуждены теперь платить большую цену за страховку при запусках, — говорит он. О каком конкретно снижении идет речь, в ILS не говорят: финансовые условия каждого запуска оговариваются отдельно и, как правило, являются результатом индивидуального торга.

— Мы не можем раскрывать наших цен на запуски, — заявила «Известиям» директор по работе с клиентами ILS Карэн Монаган. — Надеемся, что ставки по страховкам опустятся после удачных запусков «Протонами» в ближайшие месяцы.

Стоимость страховки космического аппарата напрямую зависит от надежности носителя, выбранного для его выведения на орбиту. Самым надежным на сегодняшний день носителем тяжелого класса считается европейская ракета Ariane 5, на счету которой более 50 успешных запусков подряд и ни одной аварии на протяжении последних 12 лет. По словам вице-президента «Ингосстраха» Александра Подчуфарова, при запусках аппаратов с помощью Arian 5 ставки находятся в пределах 5–8% от стоимости полезной нагрузки, а при запусках на «Протонах» ставки в последнее время колебались в диапазоне от 9 до 13%. Разница довольно ощутимая, если принимать во внимание, что выводимые тяжеловесами на геостационарную орбиту спутники стоят $300–400 млн. Сейчас участники страхового рынка обсуждают новую процентную вилку для «Протонов» — от 11 до 18%, рассказал «Известиям» информированный участник рынка космического страхования.

— Ближайшие семь коммерческих запусков застрахованы, о возможном повышении страховых ставок говорят применительно к запускам начиная с 2015 года, — пояснил «Известиям» гендиректор Центра Хруничева и председатель совета директоров ILS Александр Селиверстов. — Мы надеемся, что сможем поднять цены на пусковые услуги до прежнего уровня, когда цена на страховку для «Протона» снизится после успешных запусков.

Главным образом благодаря «Протонам» Россия сейчас контролирует порядка 40% мирового рынка пусковых услуг. «Протон» считают наиболее конкурентоспособным по цене носителем тяжелого класса в мире. Утвержденная в марте 2012 года Федеральная целевая программа содержит следующие цифры по ценам на пусковые услуги на 2013 год: 1,521 млрд рублей стоит сам «Протон-М», 447 млн — разгонный блок «Бриз-М», 690 млн — услуги по запуску, еще 20 млн рублей стоит транспортировка ракеты на космодром, 170 млн рублей — головной обтекатель. Итого российскому бюджету один запуск «Протона» обходится в 2,84 млрд рублей.

По словам близкого к Центру Хруничева источника в отрасли, цены на коммерческие запуски лежат в том же диапазоне — в районе $90–100 млн. Запуски с помощью Arian 5 обходятся дороже. Так, объявленная сумма контракта на запуск спутника Jupiter в 2012 году с помощью Arian 5 — $110 млн. При этом нужно учитывать, что цены на пусковые услуги фактически регулируются ЕС, который дотирует европейский консорциум Arianspace. В 2011 году ILS собиралась подавать жалобу в Еврокомиссию, утверждая, что таким образом ЕС создает нерыночные условия конкуренции. Плюс к этому большую часть заказов Arianspace получает, используя французскую систему поддержки экспорта COFACE, предоставляющую гарантии под льготные долгосрочные кредиты длительностью от восьми лет со ставками 5% годовых для заказчиков Arianspace.

По мнению экспертов, реальные ставки по страховке для «Протонов» станут ясны в ближайшие полгода, после нескольких намеченных запусков этих ракет с Байконура.

— Слухи, питающие международный страховой рынок ставок по ракете «Протон-М»/ «Бриз-М», весьма противоречивы и колеблются в диапазоне 11–18%, но это не говорит ни о чем, — говорит Подчуфаров. — Чтобы прийти к реальным цифрам, потребуется тщательно проанализировать результаты 3–4 ближайших пусков, и только после этого можно будет понять, правильно ли были проанализированы причины аварий и достаточно ли тех технических решений, которые были приняты межведомственными комиссиями и руководством Центра Хруничева. Если данные пуски будут удачными и по их результатам будут выпущены подробные отчеты о работе подсистем ракеты-носителя и разгонного блока, убедительно показывающие, что качество изготовления и надежность средств выведения удалось восстановить, международные андеррайтеры не будут торопиться с повышением ставок.

Виновниками последних нештатных ситуаций при запусках «Протонов» оказывались разгонные блоки «Бриз-М». В декабре прошлого года «Бриз-М» при выводе телекоммуникационного спутника «Ямал 402» завершил работу на четыре минуты раньше расчетного времени. В августе прошлого года из-за некорректной работы «Бриза» космическим мусором стали российский коммуникационный спутник «Экспресс МД2» и индонезийский Telkom-3. В 2011 году из-за неисправности «Бриза» не смог выйти на расчетную орбиту спутник связи «Экспресс АМ4».

Череда аварий стоила кресла бывшему главе Центра Хруничева Владимиру Нестерову. Вслед за Нестеровым своих постов лишились ответственные сотрудники омского объединения «Полет» — филиала Центра Хруничева, где изготавливают узлы для «Бризов», в том числе системы наддува дополнительных топливных баков, из-за засорения которой произошла авария 6 августа прошлого года. От занимаемой должности был освобожден заместитель гендиректора по качеству и сертификации «Полета» Владимир Приходькин, также был уволен главный технолог, замглавного инженера по качеству «Полета» Сергей Анохин. Генеральному директору «Полета» Григорию Мураховскому был объявлен выговор.

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ЦитироватьIntelsat запустит два спутника с помощью ракет "Протон"

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МОСКВА, 29 мар — РИА Новости. Спутниковая компания Intelsat подписала с International Launch Services (ILS) контракт на два запуска спутников с помощью российской ракеты-носителя "Протон-М", сообщает ILS.

"Мы выбрали ILS для двух будущих спутниковых запусков, что позволит нам расширить (зону обслуживания) в развивающихся регионах мира, чтобы удовлетворить растущий спрос на высококачественные услуги связи", — отметил директор Intelsat по технологиям Тьери Гиллемин (Thierry Guillemin).

В сообщении не уточняются сроки запуска и характеристики выводимых спутников. Ранее ракеты "Протон" пять раз использовались для запусков спутников компании Intelsat, в последний раз это было в середине октября 2012 года, когда запущенный с космодрома Байконур "Протон-М" успешно вывел на геостационарную орбиту аппарат Intelsat-23.

Компания ILS имеет эксклюзивное право на маркетинг и коммерческую эксплуатацию ракеты-носителя тяжелого класса "Протон". Контрольным пакетом акций в ILS владеет российский научно-производственный центр имени Хруничева, разработчик и изготовитель ракеты "Протон" и разгонного блока "Бриз-М".

ЦитироватьЗаключен контракт с компанией EchoStar Satellite Services.

14.05.2013

13 мая 2013 года компания International Launch Services Inc.(ILS) и спутниковый оператор EchoStar Satellite Services объявили о заключении контракта на запуск спутника с помощью ракеты-носителя «Протон».

Космический аппарат, который будет весить более 6900 кг, планируется вывести на геопереходную орбиту в конце 2015 – начале 2016 года с космодрома Байконур.

ЦитироватьНовый контракт на запуск с помощью ракеты-носителя «Протон»

15.05.2013

15 мая компания International Launch Services Inc.(ILS) и один из ведущих мировых операторов услуг спутниковой связи EUTELSAT объявили о заключении контракта на запуск спутника в период 2014-2016   с помощью ракеты-носителя «Протон».
Это уже второй контракт на запуск иностранного космического аппарата с помощью ракеты-носителя «Протон», о заключении которого объявила на этой неделе компания ILS. Ранее, 13 мая, было объявлено о заключении контракта на запуск с помощью ракеты-носителя «Протон» космического аппарата для спутникового оператора EchoStar Satellite Services.
Компания ILS  (http://www.ilslaunch.com/)была зарегистрирована в 1995 году в США. Штаб квартира ILS расположена в г. Рестон, штат Виржиния. ILS имеет эксклюзивное право на маркетинг на мировом рынке российской ракеты-носителя тяжелого класса "Протон". С мая 2008 года контрольный пакет акций в ILS принадлежит ФГУП «Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева», который является разработчиком и изготовителем РН «Протон» и разгонного блока «Бриз-М».

ЦитироватьEchoStar Taps ILS To Launch Very Large Communications Satellite
 
 ByPeter B. de Selding | May. 13, 2013
 
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TerreStar-1 was launched in 2009 and weighed in at 6,910 kilograms. Credit: Space Systems/Loral artist's concept
 
PARIS — EchoStar, after leaving long-time supplier International Launch Services (ILS) for Europe's Arianespace consortium for a multilaunch deal (http://www.spacenews.com/article/echostar-inks-multilaunch-deal-with-arianespace#.UZEAfiugmCY), is returning to ILS for the launch of a communications satellite that, at more than 6,900 kilograms, might be the heaviest commercial spacecraft to date.
Reston, Va.-based ILS announced May 13 that it had signed a launch contract with Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar for the launch of the unnamed satellite in late 2015 or early 2016.
An industry official said the satellite in question might be the TerreStar-2 mobile communications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif. The twin TerreStar-1 was launched in 2009 as a solo passenger aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket and weighed in at 6,910 kilograms.
U.S. satellite television broadcaster Dish Networks, which like EchoStar is majority-owned by Charles Ergen, purchased TerreStar Networks out of bankruptcy in 2011 and also purchased DBSD (http://www.spacenews.com/article/dish-network-acquire-bankrupt-dbsd#.UZEBhCugmCY), which launched a competing S-band satellite into orbit before it too declared bankruptcy.
Dish plans to develop a hybrid satellite-terrestrial wireless broadband service in the United States. The Dish effort in recent months has been helped by the regulatory roadblocks encountered by LightSquared, which had planned a mobile network before running into opposition from users of the U.S. GPS positioning, navigation and timing satellite network. LightSquared operates in L-band.
Dish has told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that its S-band satellites do not interfere with GPS signals.
The FCC and Dish have been negotiating when Dish would need to launch a backup satellite to meet its U.S. license requirements. Dish has argued that by purchasing both TerreStar and DBSD, both of which had a satellite in orbit, it should not be required to launch another satellite because each could serve as a backup to the other.
The DBSD-G1 satellite was launched in 2008.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
6,910 kilograms

ЦитироватьG.K. пишет:

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
6,910 kilograms

Это же на какую орбиту его выведут? 300 в перигеи и с каким-нибудь запредельным наклонением?

ЦитироватьАниКей пишет:

ЦитироватьЛЕ-БУРЖЕ, 18 июня. /ИТАР-ТАСС/. Совместное российско-американское предприятия ILS /International Launch Service/ займется продвижением коммерческих запусков ракеты-носителя "Ангара". Об этом сообщил сегодня журналистам на пресс-брифинге в честь 20-летия создания ILS президент совместной компании Фил Слэк.
"Безусловно, когда будет принято соответствующее решение, мы займемся маркетингом "Ангары", – сказал Слэк.
Он пояснил, что, во-первых, ракета должна быть "облетана" по программам в интересах федерального правительства России. "Далее необходимо определиться с космодромом, с которого будут пускать "Ангару", – отметил он.
"ILS будет заниматься маркетингом пусковых услуг на базе ракеты-носителя "Ангара", – еще раз подчеркнул он.
 http://ru.euronews.com/newswires/1995130-newswire/

Цитироватьanik пишет:
 Пакет заказов совместного российско-американского предприятия ILS составляет 1,5 млрд долларов
 http://www.biztass.ru/news/id/73591

ЛЕ-БУРЖЕ, 18 июня. /ИТАР-ТАСС/. Пакет заказов совместного российско-американского предприятия ILS /International Launch Service/, в которое с российской стороны входит Государственный космический научно-производственный центр /ГКНПЦ/ им. Хруничева, составляет 1,5 млрд долл. Об этом сообщил сегодня журналистам на пресс-брифинге в честь 20-летия создания совместного предприятия по предложению коммерческих пусковых услуг на ракету-носитель /РН/ "Протон" президент ILS Фил Слэк.

" Сегодняшний пакет заказов компании оценивается в 1,5 млрд долларов, и всего - 15 подписанных программ ", - сказал он. В течение 2013 года к настоящему моменту было выполнено четыре пуска РН "Протон" в интересах коммерческих заказчиком, до конца года ожидается еще 3-4 пуска . " Наш следующий пуск - это космический аппарат Аstra 2E, по плану пуск стоит на 20 июля ", - уточнил Слэк.

По его словам, "Протон" выводит на орбиту около 30 проц коммерческих спутников. Всего в истории было осуществлено 387 запусков этого носителя, в том числе 81 в интересах компании ILS. Общее количество контрактов, заключенных компанией, насчитывает 97, а в стоимостном отношении - более 7,5 млдр долл. "Говоря о минувшем десятилетии, контракты со стороны ILS обеспечили порядка 50 проц выручки ГКНПЦ", - отметил президент компании.

ЦитироватьInvestigation into Russian Federal Proton Glonass Mission Failure is Underway

July 2, 2013 - The launch of the Proton M/Block DM-03 mission with three Glonass navigational satellites for the Russian Federal Government resulted in a failure today.  About ten seconds after lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:38 am local time, the rocket veered off of its flight path and returned to earth.

The Proton booster (Stages 1, 2 and 3) is manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC). S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (Energia) is the prime contractor for the Block DM-03 upper stage (Stage 4).

The impact occurred in a safe area that was evacuated for the launch and all personnel are reported to be unharmed. From early reports, there was no damage to either launch Pad 39 or 24, near the impact area; there is only minor damage to nearby buildings.

The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has set up a special commission to determine the cause of the failure and telemetry is currently being amassed and processed.

Following the commission's findings, International Launch Services (ILS) will conduct its own Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB).  The FROB will review the commission's findings and corrective action plan, in accordance with U.S. and Russian government export control regulations. The FROB will include representatives from ILS customers, insurance underwriters and technical experts from the industry. Further detail will be provided by ILS when it becomes available.

ЦитироватьILS Downplays Proton Failure's Implications for Commercial Launches
By Peter B. de Selding | Jul. 2, 2013

PARIS — The company that sells Russian Proton launch vehicles on the global commercial market said there appears to be no injuries to personnel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome following the July 2 failure of a Proton vehicle on a government mission and that the damage to spaceport infrastructure likewise appears minimal.

In a July 2 statement, Reston, Va.-based International Launch Services (ILS) also sought to distance the Proton Phase 3 vehicle it uses for commercial launches from the older-version rocket that failed just seconds after launch, destroying three Russian government Glonass navigation satellites.

ILS has conducted four commercial missions so far this year and had scheduled two more by September as it regained the market's confidence following a December 2012 Proton anomaly of Proton's Breeze-M upper stage. A large Russian telecommunications satellite was placed into a bad orbit but ultimately climbed into the correct position.

ILS said it will create its own failure-review oversight board to examine the findings of the Russian government-mandated commission that will investigate the cause of the July 2 failure.

ILS has long told customers that the Proton vehicle used for commercial flights differs from the rockets used for Russian government missions in more ways than the fact that the government launches use a Block DM upper stage built by RSC Energia of Kaliningrad, Russia, while the ILS Proton uses the Breeze-M stage built by ILS owner, and Proton prime contractor, Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow.

"The Glonass mission was launched using the Phase 1 Proton-M vehicle configuration that first flew in 2004," ILS said in its statement. "This Phase 1 Proton was powered by the RD-276 engines on [the] first stage, which [were] introduced with the Phase 2 upgrades and were used on a small number of Phase 1 Protons. The hardware for this mission was previously stored, then used for this mission.

"For commercial missions, the standard Phase 3 vehicle configuration is utilized for every mission."

In its mission planners' guide, which is posted on the company's website, the company nonetheless says that the basic Proton first-stage engine, which may or may not ultimately be identified as the cause of the July 2 failure, is the same for all Protons.

"Other than the changes to the propellant flow control valves, pressure feedback sensor and gas generator, the engines on the first stage of the Proton M [launch vehicle] are unchanged in their design and manufacture since 1965," the mission planners' guide says.

ЦитироватьILS Appoints Pysher to New Quality Control Position
By Warren Ferster | Aug. 21, 2013

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Kirk Pysher. Credit: Photo courtesy of Kirk Pysher

WASHINGTON — Less than two months after the spectacularcrash July 2 of Russia's workhorse Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the vehicle commercially, announced it had created a new position at the company with responsibility for quality control.
In an Aug. 20 press release, Reston, Va.-based ILS announced the appointment of Kirk Pysher as vice president of mission assurance and product development. Pysher will have responsibility for "overall quality review and monitoring of the Proton Quality Management System (QMS), oversight of Proton production processes and procedures, and regular reporting to industry customers and insurers on quality improvements performed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center."
Moscow-based Khrunichev is the Proton manufacturer and majority shareholder in ILS, one of the world's primary providers of commercial launch services.
ILS spokeswoman Karen Monaghan said Pysher's position is a newly created one at the company but was in development before the July 2 failure. He will report directly to ILS President Phil Slack, the press release said.
The July 2 Proton failure, which destroyed three Russian Glonass navigation satellites, has been attributed to improperly installed motion sensors on the vehicle's first stage. The mishap was the fifth involving Proton since late 2010, with all but one occurring on Russian government missions.
In an email, Monaghan said ILS developed the new position as part of "a proactive approach to enhance its mission assurance program and provide improved quality oversight for our customers and the insurance community."
Pysher, who comes to ILS with more than 20 years of experience in the commercial launch industry, also will be responsible for overseeing ILS product development activities at Khrunichev, the press release said.
Prior to joining ILS, Pysher was chief operating officer of Energia Logistics United States, where he was responsible for engineering and operations of Sea Launch, a provider of commercial launch services. Energia Logistics, a major subcontractor to Sea Launch, is a U.S. offshoot of Moscow-RSC Energia, the majority owner of Sea Launch.
Before that, Pysher was vice president and chief systems engineer for Boeing-Sea Launch, the press release said. Chicago-based Boeing was a founding partner in Sea Launch, which launches satellites to geostationary orbit from a floating platform near the equator.
"Kirk is an excellent addition to our team and is a well-respected leader in the commercial launch services market," Slack said in a prepared statement. "His extensive experience in launch services and international partnerships will serve our customers and the insurance community very well."

ЦитироватьILS Receives Mission Assignment from Intelsat for Intelsat DLA-2 for Launch in 2015

Reston, VA, January 14, 2014 – International Launch Services (ILS) a leading commercial launch services provider, has received the first launch assignment from Intelsat of the two missions announced in March 2013.

The satellite, Intelsat DLA-2 , also known as Intelsat 31, will be launched by ILS Proton in 2015 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan utilizing the vehicle's Phase IV performance capability. A high power satellite, Intelsat DLA-2 is currently under construction by SSL of Palo Alto California, based on the flight proven 1300 platform.  The 6 metric ton satellite will provide in orbit protection services for the DIRECTV Latin America Direct-to-Home (DTH) television platform, a leading DTH digital television services operator in Latin America.  This will be the 11th ILS Proton launch for Intelsat and the 5th mission to support DIRECTV.

The second Intelsat satellite launch assignment awarded to ILS will be announced in the future.

ЦитироватьILS to Launch the Eutelsat 9B Satellite in 2015  
 
Reston, VA, January 15 , 2014 –International Launch Services (ILS) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, announce that the EUTELSAT 9B satellite will be launched in 2015 by an ILS Proton launch vehicle.
EUTELSAT 9B, weighing 5300 kg, is a high-capacity Ku-band satellite being built by Space Systems( formerly Astrium) of Airbus Defence and Space. Based on a Eurostar E3000 platform, its 66 transponders will deliver to Eutelsat fresh resources and enhanced performance for broadcasting at the established 9 degrees East location via multiple service areas over Europe. EUTELSAT 9B will also host the first data relay payload for the European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS) being implemented through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between Space Systems and ESA. The EDRS system of telecommunication satellites in geostationary orbit will enable very high data rate, bi-directional data relay communications between Low Earth Orbit Earth observation satellites and an associated ground segment.
The Proton launch vehicle is Russia's heritage heavy-lift vehicle, built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center, the majority owner of ILS and one of the mainstays of the global space industry.
President of ILS, Phil Slack said, "After thirteen years and seven launches together, we are very proud that Eutelsat continues to place its trust in us to expand business with the launch of EUTELSAT 9B. ILS and Khrunichev look forward to working with the Eutelsat and Space Systems teams on this important mission."
"ILS and Khrunichev have maintained a flawless track record of success for Eutelsat since our first Proton flight in 2000. We are confident that the performance of the Proton launcher will continue to support the expansion of our fleet," said Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO.

ЦитироватьILS To Get Fewer Launches in 2014, Expects Boost fr om New Russian Export Credit Agency  
 By Peter B. de Selding | Mar. 11, 2014  
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The Russian export credit agency whose mandate is to be much more active than its predecessor organization in giving financial assistance to Russian exports, ILS President Phil Slack said. Credit: ILS photo

WASHINGTON — Commercial launch services provider International Launch Services (ILS) expects to conduct four or five commercial campaigns this year, compared with seven in 2013, as demand for Russian government launches, not handled by ILS, consumes most of the rocket's 10-launch manifest this year, ILS President Phil Slack said March 10.
Briefing reporters here during the Satellite 2014 conference, Slack  declined to speculate on what satellites might make it onto the commercial manifest in 2014, saying it depends in part on whether the planned Russian government satellites are on schedule. He specifically said ILS is talking with Inmarsat about the second of two planned Inmarsat Global Xpress satellites and its place on the manifest.
Near-term ILS launches this year include the Astra 2G satellite for SES of Luxembourg and the Yamal 401 spacecraft for Russia's Gazprom Space Systems, Slack said.
In what he called a potentially major boost to ILS's competitiveness, Slack said the Russian government has created an export credit agency whose mandate is to be much more active than its predecessor organization in giving financial assistance to Russian exports.
The Export Insurance Agency of Russia (EXIAR), whose operating terms are being vetted by Western banks, will not provide direct loans as the U.S. Export-Import Bank does, but rather provide government guarantees for loans provided by commercial banks — in this case, denominated in dollars, euros or rubles. The French export-credit agency, Coface, operates in a similar manner.
Slack said EXIAR representatives were here the week of Satellite 2014 March 10-14 to size up what for the organization is a new industry.
"This is absolutely" a major development for ILS, Slack said. "There have been bids we have lost in the past wh ere I knew we were 20 percent cheaper than the competition but we were not selected because a competitor had an [export credit agency] loan that made the financial package superior for the [satellite owner] customer."
The U.S. Export-Import Bank and Coface, along with China's export credit agency, have been active in backing bids by their domestic rocket and satellite industry in recent years.
The failure of the Russian Proton rocket in July 2013, the latest of several tied to basic manufacturing-quality oversights in recent years, has led to an increase in insurance premiums demanded of customers of ILS launches.
With a clean record since then and six consecutive launch successes for Proton, insurance premiums for ILS Proton missions have nudged down and should be in the vicinity of the rates obtained by Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket by the end of this year, Slack said.
Proton typically launches 10 times per year, with ILS and the Russian government dividing the manifest.
ILS and Arianespace both say that an unusually large number of relatively light satellites will be the subject of launch bids in 2014. These would be suited for the lower position on the Ariane 5.
To meet the demand of what Slack said is a durably growing market for smaller satellites, ILS and Russian satellite builder ISS Reshetnev on March 10 announced an arrangement to make it easier for non-Russian satellites to be paired with a Reshetnev spacecraft for a dual launch on Proton.
The pairing is intended to capture part of the market for all-electric satellites, which are generally much lighter than satellites of equivalent power and payload capacity using conventional chemical propellant.
Depending on the weight of the satellite, Slack said, ILS is positioning Proton as able to deliver an all-electric satellite much closer to its final position in geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers over the equator than the competition.
One of the drawbacks of electric-powered satellites is that once dropped off in transfer orbit, their low-thrust propulsion systems take up to eight months to deliver the satellite into final operating orbit, rather than a week typically required of satellites with chemical propellant.
 
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ЦитироватьLL пишет:

Ой, Пааайшер. За что же его
отротировали в очередной раз?
Алкоголизм, наверное...

ЦитироватьStruggling ILS Shedding 25 Percent of Staff
By Peter B. de Selding | Aug. 4, 2014

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One of the issues adversely affecting ILS is the spate of failures aboard the Proton, all seemingly caused by disparate workforce-quality issues. Credit: ILS photo

PONTE VEDRA, Florida — Commercial launch provider International Launch Services on Aug. 4 said it was cutting staff by 25 percent as it lowers its forecasted launch rate of Russian Proton rockets to three to four per year from seven to eight missions previously planned.

Reston, Virginia-based ILS has been suffering from three unrelated issues that have put pressure on its business.

The first is the spate of failures aboard the venerable Proton vehicle, all seemingly caused by disparate workforce-quality issues. These failures have occurred on Russian government missions but have nonetheless affected ILS, in large part by grounding the Proton.

The second is the rising tension between Russia and the West about Russia's involvement in Ukraine. While this issue and the related Western sanctions against Russia have not yet forced ILS customers to cancel their launch plans, it has made it more difficult for ILS to regain traction in the market as it rebounds from the launch anomalies.

The third issue is what is likely a temporary market phenomenon. So far in 2014, the commercial satellites ordered have been mainly at the lighter end of the market for geostationary-orbiting telecommunications spacecraft. This follows a couple of years in which heavier satellites dominated.

Commercial Proton rockets are typically used to launch heavier satellites one at a time. The market's move to lighter spacecraft has benefited Space Exploration Technologies Corp. of Hawthorne, California, whose Falcon 9 rocket has accumulated commercial orders; and also benefited Arianespace, whose Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle's lower position is reserved for smaller satellites.

Ariane 5's upper berth, for heavier satellites, has been Proton's direct competitor in the commercial market.

"Staffing at ILS is now at a level that is consistent with our near-term business," ILS President Phil Slack said of the layoffs in a statement. "Our customers will continue to be well-supported. Previous staffing was consistent with planning for 7-8 launches per year. We are now targeting 3-4 missions annually. If it is determined that we need to ramp up our existing staff to accommodate additional missions in the future, we will be able to accomplish this in a relatively rapid manner."

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ЦитироватьВАШИНГТОН, 4 авг — РИА Новости. Американская фирма International Launch Services (ILS), имеющая эксклюзивные права на запуск в США ракет-носителей "Протон" и разгонных блоков "Бриз-М", сообщила в понедельник о сокращении четверти работников из-за планирующегося двукратного уменьшения числа запусков.
"Теперь число работников в ILS соответствует нашим краткосрочным бизнес-планам, которые потребовали от нас сократить рабочую силу на 25%", — заявил в сообщении президент компании Фил Слэк. По его словам, раньше компания осуществляла 7-8 запусков в год. "Теперь мы нацелены на 3-4 запуска ежегодно", — уточнил Слэк.

ЦитироватьВАШИНГТОН, 4 авг — РИА Новости. Американская фирма International Launch Services (ILS), имеющая эксклюзивные права на запуск в США ракет-носителей "Протон" и разгонных блоков "Бриз-М"

Цитироватьanik пишет:
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes

Inmarsat CEO: If 2nd of our 2 Global Xpress launches still planned on ILS Proton doesn't happen by next April, we can use SpaceX option.

Цитироватьanik пишет:
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Sat ops Econ 101 re: SpaceX. AsiaSat 8 launch cost AsiaSat $52.2M. Same sat on ILS Proton: $107M. Even w/ delays, the calculus is simple.

ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:
А что, на балансе ILS есть хоть один человек, крутящий гайки?
 http://ria.ru/space/20140804/1018804129.html

Цитировать"По его словам, раньше компания осуществляла 7-8 запусков в год. "Теперь мы нацелены на 3-4 запуска ежегодно", — уточнил Слэк.

ЦитироватьILS Forming Review Board in September with an Eye To Clearing Proton's Return to Commercial Flight this Fall
By Peter B. de Selding | Aug. 6, 2014
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ILS CEO Phil Slack said the decision to reduce staff was a response to the fact that commercial Proton launches in 2016 and 2017 are likely to dip to perhaps three or four per year. Credit: ILS photo

PONTE VEDRA, Florida — Commercial launch provider International Launch Services expects to assemble a review board next month to assess a Russian investigation into the May failure of a Russian Proton rocket (http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/40582proton-fails-for-fifth-time-since-2010), with the review likely to permit Proton's return to commercial flight this fall, ILS President Phil Slack said Aug. 6.
In an interview, Slack said Reston, Virginia-based ILS's decision to reduce its staff by 25 percent (http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/41480struggling-ils-shedding-25-percent-of-staff) — to between 35 and 40 people — was a response to the fact that commercial Proton launches in 2016 and 2017 are likely to dip to perhaps three or four per year rather than the seven to eight annual missions ILS has conducted in the past few years.
Slack said ILS's launch rate — the company manages only commercial launches, and not Proton missions for the Russian government — hovered around three or four per year until a few years ago when the global market became a near-duopoly between ILS and Europe's Arianespace launch consortium.
Since then, he said, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has arrived as a third major competitor. SpaceX's low prices, coupled with the fact that recent commercial satellite orders have been for smaller satellites outside ILS's core market, have combined with Proton's recent poor reliability record to reduce ILS's prospects.
Slack said that under current planning, which could change, the Proton rocket is scheduled to return to flight starting in late September or early October with back-to-back launches for the Russian government.
Once these two launches are completed, there likely will be room for two more Proton missions in 2014. He said ILS is likely to be assigned at least one of these, in which case it would launch the Astra 2G television satellite, owned by SES of Luxembourg.
Slack said it was too soon to determine ILS's schedule after the SES launch until Proton's overall manifest was made more clear by Russian government authorities.
The Russian government-ordered investigation into the May failure, which destroyed a Russian government telecommunications satellite, was concluded in July. Proton prime contractor Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow has been digesting the recommendations and remedial measures and will present a summary to ILS in September.
ILS, as it has in the past, will then convene its own review, including selected customers, insurance underwriters and outside experts. 
 
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ЦитироватьМосква. 7 августа. INTERFAX.RU - Количество пусков ракет-носителей "Протон-М" с коммерческой нагрузкой в ближайшие годы снизится практически в два раза, сообщил президент International Launch Services Фил Слэк.

"Коммерческие пуски "Протон" в 2016 году и, возможно, в 2017 году, снизятся до трех-четырех в год, а не как в прошлые несколько лет - по семь-восемь", - рассказал Слэк американским СМИ.

Он связывает снижение спроса с майской аварией "Протона-М", появлением конкурента в виде компании Space X и ее низкими ценами на запуски, а также уменьшением массо-габаритных характеристик спутников заказчиков, из-за чего их могут выводить на орбиту ракеты других классов.

По его словам, пуски ракет "Протон-М" после майской аварии возобновятся в конце сентября - начале октября. Два первых пуска будет с государственной полезной нагрузкой. До конца года возможно проведение еще двух пусков, в том числе с люксембургским спутником Astra 2G.

Слэк сообщил, что отчет о расследовании майской аварии будет представлен российской комиссией компании International Launch Services в сентябре.

16 мая 2014 года ракета-носитель "Протон-М" с разгонным блоком "Бриз-М" (оба - разработки ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева) и спутником связи "Экспресс-АМ4R", стартовавшая с космодрома Байконур, упала в момент работы третьей ступени.

ILS предоставляет на мировом рынке маркетинговые услуги по запуску ракет "Протон" (владельцем контрольного пакета акций является ФГУП "Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М. В. Хруничева").

Цитировать9 сентября 2014, 00:01   |   Наука   |   Иван Чеберко
Американские лоббисты защитили от санкций ракеты «Протон»

«Дочка» Центра Хруничева наняла компанию The Madison Group, специалисты которой смогли доказать чиновникам Белого дома, что российские носители важны для глобального рынка пусковых услуг       
 
Центр имени Хруничева, производитель ракет «Протон», сумел защитить свой портфель заказов и бизнес в целом, прибегнув к услугам профессиональных лоббистов в США. По данным «Известий», в апреле этого года дочерняя компания «Хруничева» в США — International Launch Services (ILS) — заключила контракт на лоббистские услуги с The Madison Group, специализирующейся на GR-сервисах в высокотехнологичных отраслях, торговле и на транспорте. Информация об этом контракте есть в картотеке секретариата сената США. В специальной форме приведены имена лоббистов, выступавших в интересах российской компании: это Роб Уоттерс, Маркус Мэйсон и Рудни Эмери. В регистрационной форме указано, что прежде указанные персоны работали в штате у представителей Республиканской партии (приведено пять фамилий республиканцев).

— Они на самом деле не республиканцы, — рассказала «Известиям» Карен Монаган, директор по коммуникациям ILS. — Просто у них такой бэкграунд. Сейчас это группа не аффилирована с какой-либо партией. Мы наняли The Madison Group с целью донести информацию о важности ракет «Протон» для мирового рынка коммерческих запусков до тех, кто принимает решения в Вашингтоне. Также ставилась задача организовать встречи с определенными людьми на уровне Белого дома.  

Слухи о предстоящих санкциях в сфере технологий, в том числе в области космической деятельности, начали циркулировать как раз в апреле этого года. По большей части слухи эти впоследствии подтвердились: российские производители спутников теперь не могут покупать электронно-компонентную базу американского производства, NASA прекратило все контакты с Роскосмосом, за исключением дел, касающихся Международной космической станции. С самого начала речь шла и о пусковых услугах — США планировали запретить перемещение космических аппаратов с американскими компонентами на территорию России. Что автоматически делало бы невозможным их запуск «Протонами», стартующими с Байконура, территории официально арендованной Россией у Казахстана.

Но в итоге этот пункт в санкционный лист не вошел. В ILS признают, что в данном случае худшего сценария удалось избежать благодаря помощи профессиональных лоббистов.

— Мы думаем, что усилия The Madison Group были эффективны: «Протон» не попал под санкции, — констатирует Монаган. — Текущий бизнес идет абсолютно нормально — ILS получила все необходимые лицензии и разрешения Госдепартамента на запуски до конца 2016 года. Несмотря на звучавшие опасения, ни одна из наших лицензий не была отозвана.

В ILS предпочли не раскрывать сумму гонорара, выплаченную лоббистам за оказанные услуги.

В The Madison Group на запрос «Известий» не ответили.

Руководитель службы внешних связей Центра Хруничева Александр Шмыгов подтвердил, что на фоне санкций портфель заказов компании на коммерческие запуски не претерпел изменений.

— У «Хруничева» сейчас более десяти контрактов на коммерческие запуски, — говорит Шмыгов.

По словам Александра Селиверстова, являвшегося гендиректором Центра Хруничева на момент привлечения ILS лоббистов, возможность заключения данного контракта руководством российской    компании не рассматривалась — в ILS приняли решение самостоятельно.

В Объединенной ракетно-космической корпорации (ОРКК), управляющей Центром Хруничева, опыт привлечения профессиональной компании в США оценили положительно.

— Лоббизм — обычная практика и часть конкуренции, и при необходимости мы будем использовать все законные методы для достижения результата, — считает Игорь Буренков, директор по информационной политике ОРКК.

Член-корреспондент Российской академии космонавтики имени Циолковского Андрей Ионин отмечает, что сейчас еще рано подводить итоги санкционной кампании.

— Правильно, что наняли лоббистов, об их услугах можно было бы подумать и раньше, — говорит Ионин. — Но в то же время позициям «Хруничева» на глобальном рынке пусковых услуг могли навредить сами слухи о возможных санкциях — кто-то из потенциальных клиентов мог насторожиться, не заключать контракты на будущее, опасаясь, что санкции могут быть наложены позднее, раз уж о них зашла речь.

Ионин полагает, что основным аргументом лоббистов «Протона» стали доводы об опасности, грозящей глобальному рынку спутниковых коммуникаций в результате санкций, наложенных на «Хруничева».

— Пока эти заказы некому было бы перехватить оперативно, Илон Маск и его компания SpaceX еще не готовы обращаться со столь внушительным портфелем заказов, то есть владельцы спутников встали бы в длинную очередь на пусковые услуги. Это привело бы в итоге к дефициту спутниковых каналов связи и изменило бы ситуацию на глобальном рынке, — считает эксперт.

ЦитироватьГендиректор ФГУП «ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева» Андрей Калиновский

— Давно не слышно о новых контрактах на коммерческие запуски «Протонами». Почему? Потенциальные заказчики опасаются расширения санкций и осторожничают?

— В плане коммерческих пусковых программ у нас нормальные перспективы. Сейчас на стадии контрактации порядка семи заказов в разной степени готовности. Речь идет о пусках на 2016–2017 годы. Один коммерческий пуск на 2017 год уже законтрактован, и его надо исполнять. Обсуждается крупный заказ на запуск трех космических аппаратов от Boeing. Безусловно, конкуренция обостряется, на рынок выходят новые игроки. Понятно, что и несколько подряд аварий нам бизнес не улучшили, но пока «Протоны» конкурентоспособны.

—Вам удалось разобраться, почему аварии «Протонов» и разгонных блоков «Бриз» в последние годы происходили главным образом при осуществлении федеральных запусков, в то время как по коммерческим программам техника работала исправно?

— Тот же вопрос задают и зарубежные партнеры. Они считают, что у нас две системы качества. Одна — более надежная — для коммерческих ракет, а другая — для федеральных. На самом деле, это стечение обстоятельств, не более. Система качества одна — для всех видов пусков. Одни и те же люди работают на одном и том же оборудовании, по одним и тем же технологиям.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
На самом деле, это стечение обстоятельств, не более. Система качества одна — для всех видов пусков. Одни и те же люди работают на одном и том же оборудовании, по одним и тем же технологиям.

ЦитироватьSаlyutman пишет:

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
На самом деле, это стечение обстоятельств, не более. Система качества одна — для всех видов пусков. Одни и те же люди работают на одном и том же оборудовании, по одним и тем же технологиям.

В целом подтверждаю данный факт. Единственная разница - это "Протоны" могут быть разные - "металлические" или "углепластиковые".

ЦитироватьА аварии как-то с типом "Протона" коррелируют?

Цитировать29 декабря 2014, 00:01   |   Наука   |  Иван Чеберко
На экс-гендиректора «Центра Хруничева» заведено уголовное дело

Владимира Нестерова подозревают в присвоении $212 млн в ходе сделки по приобретению акций компании ILS       
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фото: Сергей Мамонтов
 
Главным следственным управлением Следственного комитета России 25 декабря возбуждено уголовное дело в отношении Владимира Нестерова, бывшего гендиректора «Государственного космического научно-производственного центра имени Хруничева» (сегодня он занимает должность главного конструктора), выпускающего ракетные комплексы «Протон» и «Ангара». Дело возбуждено по признакам ч. 4 ст. 160 УК («Присвоение или растрата, совершенные в составе преступной группы в особо крупном размере»).

Объектом расследования стала цепочка сделок, в результате которой «Центр Хруничева» в 2008 году получил контроль над американской фирмой Inter­na­tional Launch Services (ILS) — ей принадлежат глобальные права на маркетинг пусковых услуг с помощью «Протонов» и «Ангары». ILS создавалась в 1993 году при участии американской Lockheed Martin, но в середине 2000-х Lockheed занялась реструктуризацией бизнеса и решила продать контрольный пакет ILS. В октябре 2006 года 51% ILS у Lockheed выкупила компания Space Transport Inc. (ST), зарегистрированная на Британских Виргинских островах. Сумма этой сделки составила $108 млн (впоследствии она была приведена в отчете Lockheed).

Как только акции ILS перешли в офшор, бизнес компании резко пошел в гору: за один год было заключено 17 контрактов на пусковые услуги. По меркам нынешнего дня это немыслимый коммерческий успех — сейчас ILS заключает по 3–4 контракта в год. Взрывной рост портфеля заказов сказался на оценке капитализации компании: в ноябре 2007 года Нестеров направил в Роскосмос заключение «Делойт энд Туш СНГ», по которому 51% акций ILS оценивались в пределах $320–370 млн. Возглавлявший в то время Рос­космос Анатолий Перминов санкционировал приобретение акций ILS и весной 2008 года «Центр Хруничева» перечислил ST $320,8 млн из привлеченного кредита Сбербанка.

Один из опрошенных по делу свидетелей сообщил: следователи подозревают, что Нестеров и ряд причастных к сделке лиц впоследствии распределили между собой $212 млн — заработок офшора ST на сделке между Lockheed и «Центром Хруничева».

— В рамках доследственной проверки опрашивались Анатолий Перминов, Сергей Анисимов (бывший заместитель гендиректора «Центра Хруничева» по внешнеэкономическим связям) и другие сотрудники из числа руководства предприятия, — говорит источник «Извес­тий», знакомый с ходом следствия. — ILS в следственных мероприятиях не задействована, на пусковую программу происходящее никакого влияния не оказывает и оказывать не будет. Официальный комментарий от СКР получить не удалось.

Владимир Нестеров рассказал «Известиям», что до приобретения «Центром Хруничева» ILS оставляла себе до 25% от стоимости заключенного контракта, а после — не более 10%. Конкретных цифр Нестеров не привел, но, по данным экспертов рынка пусковых услуг, в описанный период времени один коммерческий запуск «Протона» стоил $100–110 млн. За счет такого перераспределения «Центр Хруничева» получил уже два раза по $255 млн, что в полной мере оправдывает ту покупку, утверждает Нестеров.

Владимир Нестеров был уволен с поста гендиректора «Цент­ра Хруничева» летом 2012 года после нескольких аварий при запусках «Протонов», до пос­леднего времени он в должности главного конструктора руководил созданием ракетного комплекса «Ангара». После успешного начала летных испытаний «Ангары» тяжелого класса (первый полет состоялся 23 декабря этого года) Нестеров решил покинуть предприятие — 30 декаб­ря его последний рабочий день.

По словам источника в руководстве «Центра Хруничева», решение об уходе Нестеров принял давно, — отношения с руководством «Объединенной ракетно-космической корпорации», получившей контроль над «Хруничевым», у него не сложились.
Нестеров не единственный руководитель крупного предприятия ракетно-космической отрасли, оказавшийся в последнее время под следствием. В апреле этого года Следственный комитет России по ЦФО возбудил уголовное дело в отношении Виталия Лопоты, бывшего президента ракетно-космической корпорации «Энергия», головного предприятия Роскосмоса по пилотируемым программам. Дело возбуждено по признакам преступления, предусмотренного ч. 1 ст. 201 УК («Злоупотребление полномочиями»). В основе уголовного дела — схема финансирования плавучего космодрома «Морской старт»: с 2010 года эта система для запуска ракет «Зенит» с плавучей платформы находится на содержании дочерних структур «Энергии», являющихся бенефициарами швейцарской Sea Launch AG, которая и владеет активами «Морского старта».

В начале 2015 года суд начнет рассмотрение еще одного громкого дела о хищениях бюджетных средств в ракетно-космической отрасли. В роли обвиняемых — руководители ОАО «Российские космические системы». По версии следствия, они организовали схемы присвоения средств, выделяемых из Федеральной целевой программы ГЛОНАСС на опытно-конструкторские работы.

ЦитироватьКак только акции ILS перешли в офшор, бизнес компании резко пошел в гору: за один год было заключено 17 контрактов на пусковые услуги.

ЦитироватьDude пишет:
типа новое руководство ставит под сомнение возврат кредита Сбербанку, или хочет возвращать от конфискаций у старого.

ЦитироватьКак только акции ILS перешли в офшор, бизнес компании резко пошел в гору: за один год было заключено 17 контрактов на пусковые услуги.

17 контрактов это как бы дофига заинтересованных лиц для такой схемы.

Цитироватьhttp://izvestia.ru/news/581427

ЦитироватьГлавным следственным управлением Следственного комитета России 25 декабря возбуждено уголовное дело в отношении Владимира Нестерова, бывшего гендиректора «Государственного космического научно-производственного центра имени Хруничева» (сегодня он занимает должность главного конструктора), выпускающего ракетные комплексы «Протон» и «Ангара». Дело возбуждено по признакам ч. 4 ст. 160 УК («Присвоение или растрата, совершенные в составе преступной группы в особо крупном размере»).

ЦитироватьС нетерпением жду аналогичных действий СК по Силончу, Восточному, ряду других знаковых тем и, возможно даже, Ангаре.

ЦитироватьG.K. пишет:
А аварии как-то с типом "Протона" коррелируют?

Цитироватьanik пишет:
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes
Internat'l Launch Srvces: Likely 10-12 Proton launches in 2015, inc 5-6 ILS commrcial starting w/ Inmarsat 5 GX on Jan 30, v 3 ILS in 2014.

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
"Коммерческие пуски "Протон" в 2016 году и, возможно, в 2017 году, снизятся до трех-четырех в год, а не как в прошлые несколько лет - по семь-восемь", - рассказал Слэк американским СМИ.

Он связывает снижение спроса с майской аварией "Протона-М", появлением конкурента в виде компании Space X и ее низкими ценами на запуски, а также уменьшением массо-габаритных характеристик спутников заказчиков, из-за чего их могут выводить на орбиту ракеты других классов.

ЦитироватьChart | Arianespace, SpaceX Battled to a Draw for 2014 Launch Contracts
by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — January 12, 2015
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Of the 19 commercial launch contracts competitively awarded in 2014, Arianespace and SpaceX took home nine apiece.  
 

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• Commercial launch service providers in 2014 booked 19 orders open to competitive bidding for satellites to launch into geostationary orbit.
• Another eight satellites, including Indian and Chinese spacecraft, were booked, or soon will be, by national launch providers in deals for which no competitive bids were sought.
• Another contract, for Orbital Sciences' Cygnus space station supply freighter, was signed with United Launch Alliance (http://spacenews.com/after-failure-orbital-orders-atlas-5-to-bridge-gap-between-old-and-new-antares/) after what Orbital said was a competitive bid evaluation process.
• The most striking feature of the 2014 contract tally is the absence of Russian and Russian-Ukrainian launch service providers International Launch Services and Sea Launch AG. These companies' vehicles have had reliability or supply chain issues. Both specialize in launching larger satellites, which were out of favor in 2014 — a year dominated by small and midsize spacecraft.
• It remains to be seen whether the sharp decline in the Russian ruble in 2014 can be used by ILS and Sea Launch to regain market share by bidding for satellites that otherwise would be viewed as too small for their vehicles.
  

ЦитироватьILS Looks To Rebound fr om Tough 2014
by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — January 12, 2015
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It remains unclear when Russia will replace Proton with Angara (above). ILS President Phil Slack said he did not expect regular commercial Angara launches from Vostochny until around 2020. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence
 
PARIS — International Launch Services, forced into a bystander's role in 2014 as rivals Arianespace and SpaceX swept up almost all the commercial satellite launch contracts, expects to be back in the mix in 2015, ILS President Phil Slack said Jan. 8.
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ILS President Phil Slack said the three circumstances that hampered the company in 2014 — Russia's incursion into Ukraine and related sanctions, the Russian Proton rocket's shaky recent reliability record and the market's turn to lighter satellites — should ease a bit in 2015. Credit: ILS

In an interview, Slack said the three disparate negatives that hampered Reston, Virginia-based ILS in 2014 — Russia's incursion into Ukraine and related sanctions, the Russian Proton rocket's shaky recent reliability record and the market's turn to lighter satellites — should ease a bit in 2015.
In addition, he said, ILS has launch openings in 2016 that may not be available at Arianespace of Evry, France, or at Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX.
"We have had a busy federal [Russian government] market for Proton in the past year and we are full for 2015," Slack said. "But we have commercial opportunities in 2016 and several openings in 2017 as well. By our count, SpaceX has a manifest of some 18 launches in 2015 and 15-16 in 2016, so it's a full manifest. Ariane has said it is full through 2016 and could be fully booked into 2017."
SpaceX has said it is capable of conducting more than one Falcon 9 launch each month, although it managed only six campaigns in 2014. Arianespace has said it its upper position — reserved for heavier satellites for which Arianespace and Proton compete — is filled through 2016 and into 2017.
Slack said ILS has been authorized to sell one commercial launch in 2016 aboard Russia's new Angara 5 rocket, which successfully completed a demonstration flight (http://spacenews.com/roscosmos-demonstrates-heavy-lift-angara-rocket/), directly into geostationary orbit, in December.
Angara's home base is expected to be Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome, now under construction. But a launch from northern Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome, wh ere the demonstration flight occurred, in 2016 is available to carry a telecommunications satellite weighing up to 5,400 kilograms, Slack said.
It remains unclear when Russia will replace Proton with Angara. Slack said he did not expect regular commercial Angara launches from Vostochny until around 2020.
The success of Arianespace and SpaceX in 2014 is due in part to their focus on medium-weight satellites less than 5,500 kilograms, which is below ILS's core market.
Arianespace Chief Executive Stephane Israel said during a Sept. 6 press briefing that Arianespace's backlog a year ago was two-thirds larger satellites and one-third smaller satellites designed for the Ariane 5 rocket's lower position. But with the dominance of smaller satellites on the market in 2014, he said, the backlog is now 55 percent larger satellites and 45 percent smaller.
Slack said ILS's view of the market is that more large satellites will be seeking launch services in 2015.
Russia's incursion into Ukraine in early 2014 shook Proton's commercial customer base, but as the months passed it became clear that the U.S. government was not going to block shipping licenses for satellites heading to Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to prepare for ILS launches. Slack said ILS in 2014 secured 40 licenses related to future commercial launches and that U.S. and European sanctions show no signs of upsetting ILS's business.
Proton's reliability record in recent years has forced ILS customers to pay substantially higher insurance premiums than do Ariane and SpaceX customers. But the launch failures have disproportionately affected Proton government launches and not ILS.
Slack said ILS's review of the failures has turned up a couple that ILS likely would have avoided because of its quality assurance problem, but others would have occurred even under the ILS banner. He said Khrunichev's new chief executive, Andrey Kalinovsky, has a history of installing quality control measures at aircraft builder Sukhoi and has made a priority of returning Proton reliability.
For 2015, Slack said ILS plans to conduct five or six commercial launches, with the Russian government launching five or six missions of its own. ILS's first launch, of London-based Inmarsat's Global Xpress satellite, is scheduled for Jan. 30. After that will follow two government Proton launches.

Цитироватьanik пишет:
http://tass.ru/opinions/interviews/1843826

- ИЛС планирует осуществить в этом году 5-6 коммерческих пусков. А есть ли у вас уже заказы на следующие годы?

- Уже есть контракты на три пуска в 2016 году и на два пуска - в 2017-м. Продолжаются переговоры еще по нескольким заказам.

- Вы говорили, что активно прорабатываете возможность запуска в 2016 году тяжелой версии "Ангары" с настоящим спутником? Это будет запуск военного аппарата по правительственному заказу?

- Нет, речь идет о невоенном аппарате. Это будет второй пуск тяжелой "Ангары" с космодрома Плесецк в Архангельской области, и сейчас продолжается процесс согласования большого количества сложных технических вопросов.

- Каковы перспективы использования легкой и средней версий "Ангары"?

- Мы будем готовы начать производство легкой "Ангары" к 2017 году, и дальше надо будет определяться с заказчиками. Что касается средней версии, то сейчас обсуждаем, что будем запускать.

ЦитироватьАлександр Ч. пишет:
"Протон" и "Ангара" будут выводить на орбиту спутники производства компании "Даурия" (http://tass.ru/kosmos/1944044)

ЦитироватьМОСКВА, 30 апреля. /ТАСС/. Космические аппараты производства российской частной космической компании "Даурия Аэроспейс" с 2017 года будут выводиться на орбиту с помощью ракет-носителей "Протон" и "Ангара". Об этом сообщили ТАСС в пресс-службе "Даурии".

Соответствующее соглашение подписали президент американской космической компании International Launch Services (ILS, находится в собственности российского Космического центра имени Хруничева) Фил Слэк и генеральный директор "Даурии Аэроспейс" Сергей Иванов.

"Соглашение позволит запускать спутники "Даурии Аэроспейс" в соответствии с ценообразованием для попутного запуска и выгодно конкурировать на рынке", - цитирует пресс-служба слова Сергея Иванова.

"Это соглашение открывает прекрасные возможности для партнерства с "Даурией Аэроспейс" в деле парных запусков на геостационарную орбиту. Это инновационный подход, который позволяет использовать новые возможности запусков малых космических аппаратов", - сказал президент ILS.

В соответствии с договоренностями, спутники "Даурии Аэроспейс", предназначенные для обеспечения спутниковой телетрансляции, телефонии или предоставления широкополосного доступа в Интернет, будут выводиться на орбиту в качестве попутной нагрузки при выведении более тяжелых космических аппаратов.

ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:
А раньше ILS даблшотами занималось?
Ох, хлопотно это ....

ЦитироватьBauer пишет:
Какое отношение они к запуску имели, кто-то знает :?:  

Цитироватьanik пишет:

ЦитироватьBauer пишет:
Какое отношение они к запуску имели, кто-то знает  :?:  

Было время, когда пакетом акций в ILS владел Lockheed Martin, и тогда ILS занимался маркетингом Atlas 5.

Цитироватьtestest пишет:
ILS пытается найти покупателей на легкую "Ангару"

Цитировать...

http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/angara-12-launch-vehicle-enters-commercial-market

ЦитироватьTHE ANGARA 1.2 LAUNCH VEHICLE ENTERS THE COMMERCIAL MARKET
 
International Launch Services (ILS), a global launch services provider for commercial satellite operators, is now actively marketing the Angara 1.2 launch vehicle. The Angara 1.2 vehicle will be available for launch in 2017.  Launches will be conducted from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. Augmented with the heavy-lift Proton vehicle, ILS now has capability to launch the entire range of satellite masses with both vehicles serving the market.
      
    ILS possesses the exclusive rights to market the Angara vehicle to commercial customers. The Angara family of launchers will support virtually all spacecraft to all orbits, altitudes and inclinations for the low-, medium-, and heavy-lift spacecraft market. Based on a modular design and state of the art technology, the Angara family of vehicles has a high performing payload mass to lift-off mass ratio, when fully fuelled. The Proton and Angara vehicles are manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center (Khrunichev), the majority owner of ILS.
    The Angara 1.2 launch vehicle can lift 3 metric tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and was successfully flight demonstrated on July 9, 2014 from the Plesetsk launch site. 
    The first flight of Angara 5, the heavy-lift variant, was conducted on December 23, 2014. This vehicle will be available for GTO missions in the 2021 timeframe, following completion of the Vostochny Cosmodrome launch site located in eastern Russia. In the meantime, the existing Proton launch vehicle from Baikonur will continue to meet heavy lift requirements, with Angara 1.2 providing the low- and medium-lift requirements. Proton, Russia's premier heavy-lift vehicle has launched 404 missions to date and is in its 50th year of service.

General Director of Khrunichev, Andrey Kalinovskiy said "The Angara system is scalable to meet various performance requirements, and the use of common technology will reap production efficiencies in the factory. This translates to cost savings for customers. We look forward to passing along the benefits of Angara to satellite operators who require a high- performance option with effective lifting capacity for their low to medium class spacecraft".
    "We are committed to meeting the needs and requirements of the international satellite market with flexibility, quality and schedule assurance. Now, with Angara available for the small- and medium-lift segment, combined with our continued offering of Proton for the heavy-lift requirements, we are able to serve the entire spectrum of satellites to all orbits and inclinations. We are excited about these new offerings. Angara 1.2 has significantly higher performance than Vega and other small launchers, at a more affordable price tag," says Phil Slack, ILS President.

Notes to Editors:
    • The Angara family of vehicles will support the Russian Federal government as well as global commercial customers.
    • The future launch site for Angara is the Vostochny Cosmodrome, located on the east coast of Russia, scheduled for initial Angara launch capability in 2021.
    • The next Angara 5 flight is planned for 2016 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.  Angara 5 will be available for GTO launches from the Vostochny launch site in the 2021 timeframe.
    • A variant of the Angara Universal Rocket Module (URM) system was flown successfully as the first stage of KSLV (Korean Space Launch Vehicle) during its first three missions in 2009, 2010 and 2013. 

    About ILS and Khrunichev

    ILS provides launch services for global satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, from contract signing through mission management and on-orbit delivery.  ILS has exclusive rights to market the Proton and Angara vehicles to commercial satellite operators worldwide and is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C.  To date, ILS has launched 89 commercial missions.  For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com (http://www.ilslaunch.com).

Khrunichev, which holds the majority interest in ILS, is one of the cornerstones of the Russian space industry. Khrunichev manufactures the Proton system and the Angara family of vehicles. The Proton vehicle launches from facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and has a heritage of more than 400 missions since 1965. Khrunichev includes, among its branches, a number of key manufacturers of launch vehicle and spacecraft components in Moscow and in other cities of the Russian Federation.  For more information, visit www.khrunichev.com (http://www.khrunichev.com).

ЦитироватьILS Now Marketing Small Angara Variant
by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — July 17, 2015
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155338.jpg)Angara rocket. Credit: Khrunichev  
 
PARIS— Commercial launch-services provider International Launch Services (ILS) has begun marketing the first iteration of Russia's new Angara rocket, adding the light-lift Angara 1.2 to its commercial portfolio for launches starting in 2017.
Reston, Virginia-based ILS, whose sole current product, Russia's heavy-lift Proton rocket, is grounded following a May failure, said the top-of-the-line Angara 5 vehicle would be ready for missions to geostationary orbit starting around 2021.
Angara 5 will launch fr om Russia's new Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia, whose construction has met with multiple delays but remains strongly backed by the Russian government. The inaugural Angara 1.2 commercial flight from Vostochny could occur in 2025, ILS said.
Angara 1.2 will debut from northern Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome and subsequently to operate from Vostochny.
From the Plesetsk site, wh ere it conducted a test flight in July 2014, Angara 1.2 will be able to carry 2,350 kilograms of satellite payload into a 750-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, a common destination for Earth observation satellites.
Plesetsk's northern latitude is not well-suited to equatorial launches, and from this spaceport Angara 1.2 will focus on high-inclination orbits.
ILS said the state-owned Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow, which is prime contractor for both Proton and Angara, is still assembling a mission planner's guide for Angara 1.2 customers that will detail performance to different orbits.
ILS said Angara 1.2's maximum performance is 2,960 kilograms of satellite payload to a 200-kilometer circular orbit inclined at 63.2 degrees relative to the equator.
Khrunichev is positioning Angara as a modular rocket with multiple commonalities between the light-lift 1.2 and the heavy Angara 5 versions. In that sense, Angara's model has been adopted by the 22-nation European Space Agency for its future Vega light-lift and Ariane 6 heavy-lift rockets.
"The Angara system is scalable to meet various performance requirements, and the use of common technology will reap production efficiencies in the factory," Khrunichev General Director Andrey Kalinovskiy said in a July 16 statement. "This translates to cost savings for customers."
ILS President Phil Slack said that with the Angara 1.2 added to the ILS portfolio, "we are able to serve the entire spectrum of satellites to all orbits and inclinations. Angara 1.2 has significantly higher performance than Vega and other small launchers, and a more-affordable price tag."

ЦитироватьILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES INMARSAT-5 F3 SATELLITE  (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-proton-successfully-launches-inmarsat-5-f3-satellite)
    The Final Global Xpress®Satellite Launch in 3-constellation Series

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, August 29, 2015 – An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M successfully placed the Inmarsat-5 F3 (I-5 F3) satellite into a super-synchronous transfer orbit (SSTO) today. The spacecraft was launched for Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. I-5 F3 is the third of Inmarsat's next-generation Global Xpress satellites, which launched on an ILS Proton. This marks the third Proton launch of the year and the 5th SSTO mission for ILS, a leader in providing launch services to the global commercial satellite industry.
The Proton launch vehicle, carrying the I-5 F3 satellite, lifted off from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome yesterday at 17:44 local time (12:44, London time, 11:44 GMT and 07:44 ET). The SSTO mission utilized a 5-burn Breeze M mission design to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a 65,000 km-apogee super-synchronous transfer orbit. After a 15-hour, 31-minute mission, the satellite was placed into the target orbit by the Proton launcher. SSTO missions provide increased heavy-lift performance over GTO mission designs, allowing our customers the capability to maximize spacecraft operational lifetime.
     
    The satellite was manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems International and built on the reliable 702HP platform. Weighing over 6 metric tons at lift-off, the I-5 F3 satellite has 89 Ka-band fixed beams and 6 steerable ones. I-5 F3 is designed to generate approximately 15 kilowatts of power at the start of service and approximately 13.8 kilowatts at the end of its 15-year design life. To generate such high power, the spacecraft's two solar wings employ five panels of ultra-triple-junction solar cells.

Global Xpress will be the first globally available high-speed mobile broadband network, delivered through a single provider.  It will offer the unique combination of global coverage, consistent high-speed performance, and the network reliability for which Inmarsat is renowned. GX services will be deployed to serve the advanced mobility needs of Inmarsat's existing customers on land, at sea and in the air, will diversify Inmarsat's business into existing adjacent government and energy markets, and position Inmarsat in the vanguard of new, high-growth military-Ka,  aviation passenger, maritime and other connectivity markets.

    ILS President Phil Slack stated, "It is always exciting to launch a satellite for one of our customers and to play a key role in the deployment of its services. As the launch provider for Inmarsat's first three Global Xpress satellites, it has been extremely rewarding to know that we have helped to enable Inmarsat's innovative technology.  Inmarsat's Global Xpress network delivers broadband connectivity to the remotest regions of the world, as well as critical worldwide communications services on land, at sea or in the air. The collective teams at Inmarsat, ILS, Khrunichev and Boeing are to be commended for their dedication to the successful launch of Inmarsat-5 F3."

    "The launch of the third Global Xpress satellite is a pivotal moment in Inmarsat's history. Global Xpress will delivery broadband speeds an order of magnitude faster than our 4th generation (I-4) constellation, allowing us to offer our current customers new high value services and solutions and to grow our business activities into exciting new markets. This is truly a new era in mobile satellite communications," said Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat. "We sincerely thank our dedicated staff and our partners at Inmarsat, Boeing, ILS and Khrunichev for ensuring mission success."

    The I-5 F3 launch marked the 405th launch for Proton since its maiden flight in 1965 and the 90th ILS Proton Launch overall. This was also the 19th Boeing-built satellite launched on an ILS Proton and the 5th Inmarsat satellite launched on Proton overall. The Proton M Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, Russia's premier space industry manufacturer and majority shareholder in ILS.
About ILS and Khrunichev

    ILS provides launch services for global satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, from contract signing through mission management and on-orbit delivery.  ILS has the rights to market the Proton and Angara vehicles to commercial satellite operators worldwide and is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C.  To date, ILS has launched 90 commercial missions.  For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com (http://www.ilslaunch.com).

Khrunichev, which holds the majority interest in ILS, is one of the cornerstones of the Russian space industry. Khrunichev manufactures the Proton system and the Angara family of vehicles. The Proton vehicle launches from facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and has a heritage of more than 400 missions since 1965. Khrunichev includes, among its branches, a number of key manufacturers of launch vehicle and spacecraft components in Moscow and in other cities of the Russian Federation.  For more information, visit www.khrunichev.com (http://www.khrunichev.com).

About Inmarsat
    Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,600 staff in more than 60 locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on every continent. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L). For more information, please visit www.inmarsat.com (http://www.inmarsat.com).

Media Inquiries:
    Karen Monaghan, Director of Communications, International Launch Services, Reston, Va.; +1-571-633-7549; mobile: +1-571-282-5195; k.monaghan@ilslaunch.com (mailto:k.monaghan@ilslaunch.com), For more information, visit the ILS website at www.ilslaunch.com (http://www.ilslaunch.com).

ЦитироватьILS Mission Assurance VP Replaces Slack as President
 by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — September 11, 2015
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Phil Slack became the company's chief executive in 2012 and has had to lead a company whose main product failed once per year since then despite repeated promises from Khrunichev that it had come to grips with the quality-assurance problem. Credit: ILS  
 
PARIS — Commercial launch-service provider International Launch Services on Sept. 11 said President Phil Slack is leaving the company after three years in his job and is being replaced by Kirk Pysher, who has been ILS's mission assurance vice president.
Reston, Virginia-based ILS, which is owned by the Moscow-based Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which builds the Russian Proton rocket that ILS sells, has suffered in recent years with repeated Proton quality-control issues.
Slack became the company's chief executive in 2012 and has had to lead a company whose main product failed once per year since then despite repeated promises from Khrunichev that it had come to grips with the quality-assurance problem.
During this same period, SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, entered the global commercial launch market with its Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket and by 2014 was winning 50 percent of the commercial geostationary-orbit telecommunications satellites. Europe's Arianespace consortium continued to take a 50 percent market share with its Ariane 5 rocket.
Despite the Falcon 9 failure in June, SpaceX has built a large backlog of commercial customers, as has Evry, France-based Arianespace, which despite being able to carry two telecommunications satellites at a time on Ariane 5 has said it has no room in its manifest until 2017.
Pysher's task, which satellite operators say is within reach, is to win back customer loyalty and recapture the sizable market share that ILS enjoyed until SpaceX arrived on the scene.
Industry officials have said ILS, if Khrunichev allows it, could use the drop in the value of the Russian ruble to slash prices and more than match the unfavorable insurance rates that Proton customers must now pay because of the vehicle's unstable recent record.
Khrunichev is also introducing the Angara rocket line, which ultimately will replace Proton.
Several large commercial satellite fleet operators have said they do not want to see SpaceX and Arianespace become the only viable options because of the threat to the industry if one of these vehicles is grounded for any length of time. These companies have suggested they will support ILS and Proton as they attempt to return to the market.

ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services (ILS) and HISPASAT announce a contract for the launch of a satellite on ILS Proton in the first half of 2017 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for HISPASAT, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. HISPASAT distributes more than 1,250 television and radio channels through its powerful fleet of satellites and is a key driver for the Spanish aerospace industry.
The satellite will be one of the two satellites that Space Systems Loral LLC (SSL) of Palo Alto, California is building for Hispasat, Hispasat 1F or Amazonas 5. Both weigh approximately 5 metric tons. ILS will dual integrate both missions and Hispasat will have the flexibility to determine the satellite-to-launcher assignments very late, based on business and schedule considerations. With those two new satellites, HISPASAT will be able to meet growing satellite capacity demand, mainly for satellite television platforms in regional locations and Ka-band capacity providing new Internet connectivity services. The satellites will have an expected useful life of 15 years and will be built on SSL's flight-proven 1300 platform.
The Proton launch vehicle is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev), the majority owner of ILS and one of the mainstays of the global space industry. The Proton vehicle has a heritage of over 400 missions since its first flight in 1965.
President of ILS, Kirk Pysher said, "The partnership of HISPASAT satellites launching on Proton dates back over 10 years with the successful launch of HISPASAT's first AMAZONAS satellite in 2004 on ILS Proton. We are proud that HISPASAT continues to place its trust in us to expand business with this launch in 2017, another powerful satellite to augment their fleet. ILS and Khrunichev look forward to working with HISPASAT on this important mission." 
"Proton is the right choice for HISPASAT and allows us the flexibility we need to support our schedule critical business plan. We are confident that the performance of the Proton launcher will continue to support our plan to strategically enable connectivity in these high-growth markets," said Carlos Espinós Gómez, CEO of HISPASAT.
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ЦитироватьPrice Cuts Part of Multipronged Strategy To Win Back Proton Customers
by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — September 25, 2015
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The Proton rocket has suffered failures in each of the last four years. The most recent one, in May, destroyed the Mexican government's Centenario telecommunications satellite (above) insured for $300 million.
 
PARIS — Managers of Russia's Proton rocket said they are slashing prices for commercial launches and restructuring contracts with big customers to win back their loyalty after the rocket's recent failures.
The contract modifications include schedule priority on Proton's launch manifest for commercial missions and other benefits not directly related to prices, they said.
The first success of the new policy is the recent win of a launch contract fr om satellite fleet operator Hispasat of Spain, which purchased a launch from Proton commercial sales manager International Launch Services and another from SpaceX of Hawthorne, California.
Industry officials said ILS and its owner — Proton builder Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Moscow — priced the contract at around $65 million, which is close to what SpaceX customarily offers for launches aboard its Falcon 9 rocket.
The Hispasat contract, announced Sept. 14, was the first for Reston, Virginia-based ILS in over two years, a period during which Europe's Arianespace and SpaceX have effectively divided the commercial market between them.
In a briefing here during the World Satellite Business Week conference organized by Euroconsult, Khrunichev General Director Andrey V. Kalinovsky said the Hispasat win was an example of the new face Proton is presenting to fleet operators whose size makes them potentially regular users of Proton.
"What happened with this customer is just an occasional thing," Kalinovsky said. "It was done as part of the program we developed with ILS. It is not all about pricing. A portion of our customers lost confidence in us and this is much more scary than a pricing issue."
Kalinovsky said the decline of the Russian ruble gives Khrunichev leeway on pricing, but that this is likely to last only a year or two. Longer term, he said, Khrunichev and ILS are crafting different contract types for repeat customers, regardless of the ruble's movements against the U.S. dollar and the euro.
ILS's new president, Kirk Pysher, said the company will do all it can to use the foreign-exchange advantage while it lasts.
"Clearly we are taking advantage of the drop in the ruble," Pysher said Sept. 15 during a panel discussion among launch service providers. "It is a durable pricing that we will continue to offer as long as we have the current exchange rates.
"But we are also partnering with our strategic customers and offering good deals. Gwynne [SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, also on the panel] and her team are challenging us in this area and we are reacting. The ruble has definitely helped us in that regard."
The Proton rocket has suffered failures in each of the last four years. The most recent one, in May, destroyed a Mexican government telecommunications satellite insured for $300 million.
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Khrunichev General Director Andrey V. Kalinovsky. Credit: ILS

Since then the rocket has returned to flight with two launches. Kalinovsky said the Turkish government's Turksat 4B satellite was next up, with launch scheduled in October. An unspecified Russian government mission will follow in November, with the Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36C telecommunications satellite — co-owned by the Russian Satellite Communications Co. of Moscow and Eutelsat of Paris — to launch in December.
Commercial fleet operators Eutelsat, Intelsat and EchoStar are among those awaiting early 2016 launches.
The European Space Agency's ExoMars 2016 mission, which had been set for a January Proton launch, has been delayed to mid-March following discovery of a hardware defect on the spacecraft. The two-month slip could open a Proton commercial launch slot in January. ILS officials said Sept. 22 that the company is still evaluating its manifest.
In a surprising comment, Kalinovsky said the state of the commercial launch market before SpaceX's arrival in 2012-2013 allowed the Proton team to remain commercially viable despite its failures because there were few alternatives to Proton and Ariane 5.
With SpaceX now active in the market that is no longer the case.
Before being named to his post in August 2014 by the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, Kalinovsky was a top manager at Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer.
He said that around five years ago Sukhoi quality control slipped — "You can ask [Russian airliner] Aeroflot about that," he said — and it took a couple of years to fully redress the situation.
Khrunichev, he said, faces the same challenges of integrating into its work force engineers that, unlike their elders, are no longer willing to wait 10 years to be certified as specialists in the Khrunichev factory.
"I won't say it's good or bad — that's another question," Kalinovsky said of the new crop of Khrunichev recruits. "But these new young people are different, that's for sure. They want it all, here and now. We have to account for that fact and adjust our work accordingly."
One way to demonstrate a changed Khrunichev to skeptical customers is by offering commercial fleet operators greater access to Khrunichev's quality control procedures and manufacturing practices, Kalinovsky said. ILS, as the customer-facing entity for Proton commercial sales, will also be given more access.
Khrunichev now expects that Proton will be active on the market through 2025 before being replaced by the new Angara family of vehicles, which has now begun test flights. Kalinovsky said about 2,000 people work on Proton assembly in Moscow, with about the same number working in Omsk, Russia, wh ere Angara is assembled.

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Центр Хруничева снизил цены на запуски «Протоном» из-за Маска
И предложил постоянным клиентам большие скидки с дополнительными опциями по дате старта       
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Центр Хруничева принял новую маркетинговую стратегию, чтобы вернуться на мировой рынок пусковых услуг, снизив цену выведения спутника ракетой «Протон-М», а также предложив специальные опции для постоянных клиентов. Новая стратегия была разработана совместно с американской «дочкой» «Хруничева» — International Launch Services (ILS), продающей пусковые услуги с помощью «Протонов» за пределами РФ.

— На долгосрочную перспективу Центр имени Хруничева и ILS планируют проводить более гибкую маркетинговую политику, основанную на дифференцированном подходе к заказчикам, — сообщили «Известиям» в пресс-службе «Хруничева». — Нами разработаны различные типы контрактов для постоянных клиентов, которые включают пакеты преференций. Стратегический партнер теперь имеет целый набор преференций в отличие от компаний, которые заключают разовый контракт. В их числе не только цена пуска, но и приоритетность по времени и очередности пуска перед остальными заказчиками,  а также другие льготы.

Условия контрактов не позволяют сотрудникам «Хруничева» говорить о конкретных цифрах, но по неофициальной информации последний контракт, полученный компанией через ILS, оценен в $63 млн (со спутниковым оператором Hispasat, подписан 14 сентября). Это означает весомое снижение цен в сравнении с контрактами 2013 года, их уровень был в районе $100 млн.

В «Хруничеве» признают, что центральное звено новой маркетинговой стратегии — цены, но настаивают, что это скорее временная скидка, а не новая ценовая политика. 

— В краткосрочной перспективе, учитывая, что все международные контракты на пуски ракеты «Протон» заключаются в долларах, падение курса рубля дает конкурентные преимущества для ракеты на рынке пусковых услуг и позволяет снижать стоимость контрактов, — заявляют в пресс-службе «Хруничева». — Мы с ILS, безусловно, учитываем ситуацию с обменным курсом, принимая решения о стоимости услуг. Однако условия  контрактов и иные детальные подробности представляют собой конфиденциальную информацию предприятия.

В случае с Hispasat «Хруничев» пошел на большой дисконт потому, что уже 2 года компания сидит без экспортных контрактов. У «Протонов» в последнее время испортилась статистика — череда аварий прежде надежных носителей началась в 2010 году и пока непонятно, завершилась ли: последняя авария датируется маем этого года.

Резкое снижение цены продиктовано и возросшей конкуренцией: часть рынка у «Хруничева» отбирает SpaceX, компания Илона Маска, предлагающая вывести спутник весом до 4,85 т на геопереходную орбиту (ГПО) ракетой Falcon 9 за $61,2 млн. Это меньше того веса, который выводит на ГПО «Протон», — 6,74 т, однако большая часть космических аппаратов подходят под Falcon 9, и «Хруничев» с этим ценовым ориентиром вынужден считаться.

Двухлетний перерыв в заключении коммерческих контрактов означает недополучение «Хруничевым» не менее чем $500 млн — в прежние годы компания заключала по 3–4 контракта на запуски ежегодно. С другой стороны, «Хруничев» может быть удовлетворен тем, что сохранил внушительный портфель заказов, полученный в досанкционный период: в прошлом году американцы рассматривали возможность введения запретительных мер, которые делали бы невозможным запуски спутников с американскими комплектующими с российских космодромов. Тут надо отдать должное ILS, которая не сидела сложа руки, — весной прошлого года была нанята компания The Madison Group, специализирующаяся на GR-сервисах в высокотехнологичных отраслях и торговле.

The Madison Group официально нанималась, чтобы донести информацию о важности ракет «Протон» для мирового рынка коммерческих запусков до тех, кто принимает решения в Вашингтоне, а также организовать встречи с определенными людьми на уровне Белого дома. «Протон» под санкции в итоге не попал, и запуски по прежде заключенным контрактам продолжаются до сих пор.

— Новая маркетинговая стратегия обусловлена стремлением парировать негативные последствия серии аварий, — считает научный руководитель Института космической политики Иван Моисеев. — Чтобы вернуться на рынок, «Хруничеву» теперь нужна серия удачных запусков, не менее 10 подряд.

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Роскосмос создает единый центр пусковых услуг  
Из-за этого космическое ведомство решило не продлевать жизнь совместного предприятия с Airbus       
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Роскосмос предпочел не продлевать жизнь совместного предприятия с Airbus: компания Eurockot завершит пусковую программу и существование в следующем году. История примечательна тем, что западный соучредитель — Airbus Safran Launchers — хотел предприятие сохранить и предлагал сценарий на будущее: взять новую российскую ракету «Ангара 1.2» и работать с ней после того, как носитель «Рокот» будет снят с эксплуатации. Однако в Роскосмосе права на  продвижение новой ракеты передали дочерней компании Центра Хруничева в США, которая возьмет на себя роль единого центра пусковых услуг.

«Рокот» — это конверсионная ракета-носитель легкого класса, адаптированная баллистическая ракета РС-18Б, снятая с боевого дежурства и укомплектованная разгонным блоком вместо боевой части. Основное ее преимущество — относительная дешевизна. В ценах 2013 года «Рокот» официально стоил 447 млн рублей, пусковые услуги — 175 млн рублей. Привлекательные цены обеспечивали интерес к «Рокотам» со стороны научных и некоммерческих организаций, которых находил Eurockot Launch Services, — совместное предприятие со штаб-квартирой в Бремене, учрежденное в 1995 году специально для маркетинга носителей легкого класса «Рокот» (51% компании — у Airbus, 49% — у Центра Хруничева, подконтрольного Роскосмосу).

Но «Рокоты» эксплуатируются на пределе гарантийного срока — ракеты РС-18Б выпускались до 1985 года, и их предельный срок службы составляет 31 год. В  этом и следующем годах планируется запустить три последних «Рокота» в интересах Минобороны и по заказу Eurockot, после чего пусковая кампания завершится и СП с Airbus уйдет в историю, просуществовав 21 год.

— Права на маркетинг «Ангара 1.2» были переданы стопроцентной дочерней компании Центра Хруничева в США — International Launch Services (ILS), — пояснил информированный источник в Роскосмосе. — Сотрудничество с Airbus по программе «Ангара» на сегодня представляется нецелесообразным, потому что в портфеле у пускового оператора Arianespace, которой владеет Airbus, есть ракета легкого класса Vega. Мы видим здесь потенциальный конфликт интересов, поэтому решили работать на внешнем рынке через ILS.

В российском представительстве Airbus предпочли ситуацию не комментировать. В июне 2015 года региональный директор Airbus Defence and Space по странам СНГ Владимир Терехов в интервью «Известиям» подтвердил интерес компании к продолжению сотрудничества в рамках Eurockot.

— Мы понимаем, что сотрудничество по «Рокотам» подходит к концу, поэтому ведем консультации с Центром имени Хруничева о продолжении сотрудничества в рамках совместного предприятия Eurockot Launch Services с использованием другого носителя, — говорил Терехов.

По словам собеседника «Известий» в Роскосмосе, другое космическое СП с Airbus — «Старсем» (акционеры Arianespase, Airbus, самарский космический центр «Прогресс», Роскосмос) — продолжит работать, но формат его деятельности будет откорректирован: эксклюзивные права «Старсема» на коммерческие запуски с «Байконура» истекут в 2016 году, и продляться эксклюзив, скорее всего, не будет.

— У нас с Airbus очень хорошие взаимоотношения, однако Роскосмос стремится к созданию единого центра пусковых услуг, который будет скоординированно представлять на рынке все имеющиеся у нас носители, — объясняет собеседник «Известий» в Роскосмосе. — Поэтому широкая кооперация с зарубежной компанией, у которой доля в таком операторе (Arianespace. — «Известия») уже есть, не представляется целесообразным.

По мнению Андрея Ионина, члена-корреспондента Российской академии космонавтики имени Циолковского, действия Роскосмоса в данном случае логичны.

— За 20 лет работы на рынке пусковых услуг российские компании и специалисты накопили достаточно опыта, чтобы заниматься продвижением самостоятельно, — считает Ионин. — Альянс на пусковом рынке с Airbus и ее дочерними структурами смысла не имеет, поскольку здесь мы видим естественный конфликт интересов: имея стартовый стол для «Союза» на космодроме в Куру, представители Airbus при прочих равных предпочтут отдать заказ туда, на свой космодром, а не на Байконур. Ну и, помимо прочего, не стоит забывать о политическом контексте: Airbus Group контролируется правительствами Германии и Франции, которые ввели в отношении России санкции.

Идея объединить маркетинг всех российских ракет-носителей на международном рынке прорабатывается в Роскосмосе достаточно давно: в 2011 году возглавлявший в то время Роскосмос Владимир Поповкин рассказывал (http://izvestia.ru/news/510687) «Известиям» о планах создать космический аналог «Рособоронэкспорта» — структуру, координирующую работу ракетно-космических предприятий на внешних рынках.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Ну и, помимо прочего, не стоит забывать о политическом контексте: Airbus Group контролируется правительствами Германии и Франции, которые ввели в отношении России санкции.

ЦитироватьSeerndv пишет:

ЦитироватьАндрей Ионин пишет:
Ну и, помимо прочего, не стоит забывать о политическом контексте: Airbus Group контролируется правительствами Германии и Франции, которые ввели в отношении России санкции.

- в США, где сидит International Launch Services (ILS) санкции не вводили?
Не то считает mr. Ионин  :|

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
имея стартовый стол для «Союза» на космодроме в Куру, представители Airbus при прочих равных предпочтут отдать заказ туда, на свой космодром

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Airbus Group контролируется правительствами Германии и Франции,

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
В ILS стопроцентная российская доля.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
ILS

ЦитироватьЦЕНТР ХРУНИЧЕВА: ПОДПИСАН КОНТРАКТ НА ЗАПУСКИ РН «ПРОТОН»
29.10.2015 09:11
 

   Дочерняя компания Космического Центра им. М.В. Хруничева International Launch Services (ILS) и один из ведущих операторов спутниковой связи Eutelsat Communications (Париж, Франция) подписали долгосрочный контракт на пусковые услуги ракеты-носителя (РН) «Протон-М». В период 2016-2023 гг. с космодрома «Байконур» будет осуществлено несколько пусков РН «Протон-М» со спутниками Eutelsat.

    

   Первый пуск в рамках контракта планируется осуществить с космическим аппаратом (КА) Eutelsat 9B («Ютелсат-9Б»). Это мощный телекоммуникационный КА связи Кu-диапазона, изготовленный Airbus Defense and Space на базе платформы Eurostar E3000. Eutelsat 9B предназначен для цифрового телевещания и передачи данных на территории Скандинавии и стран Балтии.

    

   За последние 15 лет с помощью РН «Протон» было запущено 11 КА для орбитальной группировки Eutelsat.

   Для выведения спутников на целевую орбиту в составе РН «Протон-М» будет использоваться разгонный блок (РБ) «БРИЗ-М». РН тяжелого класса «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» разработаны и серийно производятся ФГУП «Государственный космический научно-производственный центр им. М.В. Хруничева».

    

   РН «Протон» – основа космической транспортной системы России, используется для выведения полезных нагрузок на околоземные орбиты и отлетные траектории в рамках федеральных и коммерческих программ. За 50 лет эксплуатации (с 1965 года) состоялось уже 407 пусков РН «Протон». Модернизированная РН «Протон-М», оснащенная РБ «Бриз-М» способна доставлять на геопереходную орбиту полезную нагрузку массой свыше 6 т.

ЦитироватьKR пишет:
интересно что это за кормушка - Российская академия космонавтики им. К.Э. Циолковского?

ЦитироватьСтарый пишет:

ЦитироватьKR пишет:
интересно что это за кормушка - Российская академия космонавтики им. К.Э. Циолковского?

Общественная организация. Счас любую организацию можно назвать академией а её членов - академиками. Можно вспомнить Панарина - академика академии безопасности.

ЦитироватьKR пишет: 
кто-то же их кормит, бюджет скорее всего

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Старый пишет:
Жаль не нашёл на сайте списка академиков.

ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:

Труднее найти, кого же они в академики не набрали
 http://www.volgaspace.ru/racts/prezidium.html

ЦитироватьZOOR пишет: 
 http://litterref.ru/bewrnamermeryfsmer.html

ЦитироватьILS Appoints New General Counsel, Vice President (http://www.parabolicarc.com/2015/11/04/ils-appoints-new-general-counsel-vice-president/)             
Posted by Doug Messier (http://www.parabolicarc.com/author/doug/) on November 4, 2015, at 4:09 am in News (http://www.parabolicarc.com/category/news/)
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RESTON, Va. (ILS PR) — International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Ralph Bauer as Vice President and General Counsel. Bauer's appointment follows the departure of Tom Tshudy, who served as ILS Senior Vice President and General Counsel since 2012 and ILS General Counsel since 1998.
Bauer, as ILS Vice President and General Counsel, will oversee the ILS legal, contracts and export control departments. Bauer joined ILS in October 2007 as ILS' Partnership Manager, serving as the primary interface with Khrunichev on all economic and contractual matters.
In 2012, Bauer was reassigned to the Legal Department and also assumed responsibilities as Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining ILS, Bauer served for 24 years in the United States Air Force as a member of the Air Force Judge Advocate Corps. His final Air Force assignment was as Staff Judge Advocate for 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Bauer holds a BA in International Studies and Russian language from the Ohio State University and a JD from The Ohio State University College of Law. Bauer is a member of the State of Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court Bars.
"ILS has been extremely fortunate to have benefitted from Tom Tshudy's outstanding leadership and experience over the past 18 years. He has been an invaluable asset to the organization and respected by our customers. We wish Tom all the best in his future endeavors" said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS.
Pysher added, "Ralph Bauer's extensive experience working commercial and US Government transactions combined with his excellent relationship with our partners will enable for a smooth transition into his new role. We welcome Ralph as the newest member of the ILS senior leadership team."
 Bauer will also replace Tshudy as a member of the ILS Board of Directors and as Acting Secretary of the Corporation.

About ILS and Khrunichev

ILS provides launch services for global satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, from contract signing through mission management and on-orbit delivery. ILS markets the Proton and Angara vehicles to commercial satellite operators worldwide and is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C. To date, ILS has launched 90 commercial missions. For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com (http://www.ilslaunch.com).

Khrunichev, which holds the majority interest in ILS, is one of the cornerstones of the Russian space industry. Khrunichev manufactures the Proton system and the Angara family of vehicles. The Proton vehicle launches from facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and has a heritage of more than 400 missions since 1965. Khrunichev includes, among its branches, a number of key manufacturers of launch vehicle and spacecraft components in Moscow and in other cities of the Russian Federation. For more information, visit www.khrunichev.com (http://www.khrunichev.com)

Цитировать11.11.2015 09:22

International Launch Services (ILS), дочерняя компания Космического Центра им. М.В. Хруничева, и Intelsat, ведущий мировой оператор услуг спутниковой связи, подписали контракт на пять запусков ракеты-носителя (РН) «Протон-М» с космодрома БАЙКОНУР на период до 2023 года.

История партнерства ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева и компанией Intelsat длится уже более 18 лет.  За это время с помощью РН «Протон» на орбиту были выведены 11 космических аппаратов компании. Новый контракт призван обеспечить компании Intelsat необходимую гибкость в управлении своей орбитальной группировкой и требуемые гарантии осуществления графика запусков.

Для выведения спутников на целевую орбиту в составе РН «Протон-М» будет использоваться разгонный блок (РБ) «Бриз-М». РН тяжелого класса «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» разработаны и серийно производятся ФГУП «Государственный космический научно-производственный центр им. М.В. Хруничева».

РН «Протон» – основа космической транспортной системы России, используется для выведения полезных нагрузок на околоземные орбиты и отлетные траектории в рамках федеральных и коммерческих программ. За 50 лет эксплуатации (с 1965 года) состоялось уже 407 пусков РН «Протон». Модернизированная РН «Протон-М», оснащенная РБ «Бриз-М» способна доставлять на геопереходную орбиту полезную нагрузку массой свыше 6 т.

Андрей КАЛИНОВСКИЙ, генеральный директор ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева: «Заключение долгосрочного контракта с Intelsat доказывает эффективность выбранной нами прогрессивной и ориентированной на потребителя стратегии продаж. Мы начали восстанавливать доверие партнеров: модернизируем производство, повышаем качество продукции и услуг, улучшаем процессы. И успех начатых преобразований зависит от усилий каждого, кто работает на предприятии».

ЦитироватьБывшие акционеры ЮКОСа, пытающиеся взыскать с России $50 млрд компенсации по решению Гаагского арбитража, сумели доставить ей новые неприятности во Франции. Вслед за арестами дипломатических зданий в Париже им удалось добиться ареста платежей провайдера ​пусковых услуг Arianespace и спутникового оператора Eutelsat в адрес их российских контрагентов. Кроме того, акционеры ЮКОСа претендуют на арест «собственности» РФ у Air France.

О том, что Arianespace, Eutelsat и Air France оказались вовлечены в разбирательства бывших акционеров ЮКОСа с Российской Федерацией во Франции, РБК узнал из недавнего решения Парижского апелляционного суда. В прошлую пятницу, 17 декабря, он отказал России в приостановке исполнения гаагских арбитражных решений, позволив тем самым гибралтарской GML (представляет бывших мажоритарных акционеров ЮКОСа) продолжать аресты российского госимущества. В тексте решения, с которым ознакомился РБК, говорится, что Россия считает незаконными «аресты [ее активов], осуществленные в отношении Arianespace и Eutelsat, а также недобросовестные действия, направленные на захват российской собственности у Air France». Какие именно активы этих компаний попали под арест, в документе не уточняется.

Из текста судебного решения действительно следует, что GML сумела арестовать или заморозить российские активы у этих трех компаний, подтверждает Жюльен Фуре, специалист по международному арбитражу, партнер французской юрфирмы Betto Seraglini.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
А в 2004 все очень розово представлялось - отнимем и поделим своим, концы (БФГ) - в воду. Теперь настала фаза обобществления убытков.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Надо было слить Шеврону по дешёвке?

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Надо было слить Шеврону по дешёвке?

Известно, чего не надо было делать. Это очень подробно изложено в решении третейского суда. За которое проголосовал "за" даже судья, представляющий РФ, настолько все очевидно.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  
Arianespace CEO: ILS is selling Proton launches at 'extremely aggressive prices, < SpaceX Falcon Heavy. We wont follow them down that path.'
  3:16 - 5 янв. 2016 г.

ЦитироватьSOE пишет:
Если вы вкладчик, и этого не осознаете, это сугубо ваша личная проблема.

ЦитироватьStan пишет:

ЦитироватьСроки проведения пусков: 2016-2023 гг.
- «Амазонас 5»: период с 01.12.2016 по 31.03.2017 гг.
- 5 КА компании Eutelsat: 25.01.2016 г., пуски №№ 2-5 – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 гг.
- 5 КА компании Intelsat: 2019-2023 гг.

http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/info/common-info.html?noticeId=3152372

ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:
...
И где же коммерческая А-5 ?

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  
International Launch Services announces Inmarsat sat-launch contract on Russian Proton vehicle; date and ID of sat TBD.#satellite2016 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite2016?src=hash)
  6:12 - 7 марта 2016 г.

ЦитироватьILS 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.
     
    The Proton launch vehicle is Russia's mainstay heavy-lift launcher and is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev), the majority owner of ILS and one of the mainstays of the Russian space industry.  The Proton vehicle is in its 51st year of service and has conducted over 400 missions with 92 commercial satellites launched under the auspices of ILS.
 The ILS Proton was the selected launcher to deploy Inmarsat's Global Xpress Network. The three initial satellites (Inmarsat-5 F1, Imarsat-5 F2 and Inmarsat-5 F3) together form the first globally available high-speed mobile broadband network, delivered through a single provider.  Global Xpress serves the advanced mobility needs of Inmarsat's existing customers on land, at sea and in the air.  The most recent launch in the series, Inmarsat-5 F3, was launched by ILS Proton on August 29, 2015. All three satellites were successfully launched into Super-Synchronous Transfer Orbits (SSTO), maximizing their operational lifetime.
    Kirk Pysher, President of ILS said, "We are honored to be considered by Inmarsat as the launch services provider for one of their future missions. We thank Inmarsat for their continued trust and support in Proton over 20 years and look forward to supporting the next mission and launch and providing Inmarsat with timely access to space."

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  
Industry officials: Inmarsat booking of 2017 ILS Proton launch is to protect against further SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch slip.#satellite2016 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite2016?src=hash)
  19:16 - 7 марта 2016 г.  

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  
ILS's Pysher: We''ll do four commercial launches this yr, plus 4-5 govt launches.#satellite2016 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite2016?src=hash)
  13:36 - 9 марта 2016 г.  

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust  (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)
Kirk Pysher, ILS: had not planned to have Angara commercially available until 2025; could be further delayed due to restructuring. #satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satshow?src=hash)
  13:07 - 9 марта 2016 г.  

Цитироватьhttp://tass.ru/kosmos/2726846
10 марта 2016
ВАШИНГТОН, 10 марта. /Корр. ТАСС Иван Лебедев/. Американская компания International Launch Services (ILS), занимающаяся маркетингом российских ракет на международном рынке, рассчитывает, что коммерческие пуски легкой модификации нового носителя "Ангара-1.2" начнутся уже через два года.
Об этом сообщил в среду в беседе с корреспондентом ТАСС президент ILS Керк Пайшер, принимавший участие в конференции по спутниковой связи Satellite-2016. Этот традиционный форум собрал в нынешнем году в столице США более 10 тысяч специалистов из 400 компаний и организаций со всего мира.
"Мы надеемся, что коммерческие пуски "Ангары-1.2", которая стартует с космодрома Плесецк в Архангельской области, начнутся в 2018 году, - сказал Пайшер. - Мы уже осуществляем маркетинг этого носителя, и наши потенциальные заказчики проявляют к нему большой интерес. Однако никаких твердых контрактов на него мы заключить не сможем до тех пор, пока точно не будет известно, когда начнется его коммерческое использование".
Услуги дешевеют
Компания ILS, являющаяся дочерним предприятием российского Государственного космического научно-производственного центра имени М.В. Хруничева, будет также предлагать своим клиентам "Ангару-5" тяжелого класса, которой предстоит стартовать с космодрома Восточный в Амурской области с 2025 года.
....

Цитировать http://tass.ru/kosmos/2126679
17 июля 2015
МОСКВА, 17 июля. /ТАСС/. Коммерческие пуски с помощью новой российской тяжелой ракеты-носителя "Ангара-5" начнутся в 2021 году. Об этом говорится в сообщении компания International Launch Services (ILS, "Интернэшнл лонч сервисиз" ).
"Ракета начнет миссии по доставке полезной нагрузки на геостационарную орбиту в 2021 году, после завершения строительства стартового комплекса на космодроме Восточный", - уточнили в компании.
Кроме того, в ILS сообщили, что с 2017 года компания планирует начать коммерческие запуски с помощью новой российской ракеты-носителя "Ангара-1.2".
"Ракета "Ангара-1.2" будет доступна для коммерческих запусков в 2017 году. Пуски будут проводиться с космодрома Плесецк", - отметили в компании.

Цитировать7 апреля 2016, 00:01   |   Наука (http://izvestia.ru/rubric/24)   |   Иван Чеберко (http://izvestia.ru/search?search=%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD+%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE)
«Роскосмос» уводит контракты у Илона Маска          

       Спутниковые операторы предпочитают «Протоны», не дождавшись начала пусков ракет Falcon Heavy        
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Фото: REUTERS/Stephane Corvaja/ESA/Handout via Reuters
       
Центр Хруничева получил новый заказ на запуск космического аппарата Intelsat в начале 2017 года на ракете «Протон-М». Речь идет об аппарате, который Intelsat намеревался вывести с помощью носителя Falcon Heavy корпорации SpaceX Илона Маска. Как рассказал «Известиям» информированный источник в «Роскосмосе», именно этот спутник имелся в виду при подписании первого коммерческого контракта на пуск Falcon Heavy в 2012 году. На тот момент первый старт новейшего носителя тяжелого класса от SpaceX намечался на 2013 год с грузомакетом, а уже в 2014-м или в 2015-м — с аппаратом Intelsat на борту. Дата первого старта раз за разом откладывалась, Falcon Heavy до сих пор не летал ни разу. По данным ресурса spaceflightnow.com, сейчас премьерный демонстрационный полет тяжелой версии Falcon запланирован на ноябрь 2016 года. Состоится он или нет — прогнозировать сложно. Но некоторые заказчики уже не готовы ждать.

Гендиректор Центра Хруничева Андрей Калиновский подтвердил информацию о планирующемся старте. 

— Да, у нас есть официальная заявка на запуск космического аппарата компании Intelsat, которая является нашим давним стратегическим партнером, — рассказал Андрей Калиновский. — Центр Хруничева безусловно выполнит заказ, и спутник полетит на «Протоне» в начале 2017 года.

В Intelsat ситуацию не прокомментировали.

Из-за задержек SpaceX теряет уже не первый контракт на пуск ракетой Falcon Heavy: в марте этого года спутниковый оператор ViaSat Inc. решил вывести свой космический аппарат с помощью европейской ракеты Ariane 5, а в марте оператор связи Inmarsat, узнав об очередном переносе первого запуска Falcon Heavy, забронировал «Протон-М».

«Хруничев» стал получать больше контрактов на глобальном рынке пусковых услуг после изменения маркетинговой стратегии компании. Осенью прошлого года компания снизила цену выведения спутника ракетой «Протон-М», а также предложила специальные опции для постоянных клиентов. Новая стратегия была разработана совместно с американской «дочкой» «Хруничева» — International Launch Services (ILS), продающей пусковые услуги с помощью «Протонов» за пределами РФ. По словам представителей «Хруничева», стратегический партнер теперь имеет целый набор преференций в отличие от компаний, которые заключают разовый контракт. В их числе не только цена пуска, но и приоритетность по времени и очередности пуска перед остальными заказчиками, а также другие льготы. По неофициальным данным, сейчас пуск «Протоном» стоит в пределах $70 млн, четыре года назад аналогичные контракты заключались на суму порядка $100 млн.

— Представляется, что для Маска работа на коммерческом рынке запусков приоритетом не является, — говорит Андрей Ионин, член-корреспондент Российской академии космонавтики имени Циолковского. — Он гораздо больше ориентирован на работу по программам NASA, Пентагона и, конечно же, на свой марсианский проект. На рынке коммерческих пусков сейчас жесткая конкуренция, ценовая война, а по части военных пусков в США конкуренция ограничена ракетами от Boeing и Lockheed Martin. С этими компаниями Маску не очень сложно будет соревноваться, так как он уже предлагает цены кратно ниже. 

ЦитироватьTimKaz пишет:
Тем более, что и сам спутник-то еще не готов.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:

ЦитироватьTimKaz пишет:
Тем более, что и сам спутник-то еще не готов.

Какой именно спутник не готов?

ЦитироватьTimKaz пишет:
Насколько я понял Intelsat просто заказала резерв, а не отказалась от запуска на Хэви.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust  (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  16 ч.16 часов назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/720728703525724160)  
Pysher: will have more details in a couple months on how to make Proton more price competitive for medium and smaller sats. #32SS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/32SS?src=hash)
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust  (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  16 ч.16 часов назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/720728470632804353)  
Pysher: Angara 1.2 vehicle available for smallest: 3 metric tons for a "very attractive" price. #32SS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/32SS?src=hash)

  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust  (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  16 ч.16 часов назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/720727996433190912)  
Kirk Pysher, ILS: anticipate having 3 more commercial Proton launches, and 4 more federal launches, the rest of 2016. #32SS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/32SS?src=hash)

ЦитироватьOlaf пишет:
https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/720727996433190912

ЦитироватьKirk Pysher, ILS: anticipate having 3 more commercial Proton launches, and 4 more federal launches, the rest of 2016.

3 more Commercial = Intelsat 31 (DLA2), EchoStar 21, AsiaSat-9
4 more federal launches = 2x Космос, 2x ??

ЦитироватьRussia bails out debt-ridden Khrunichev

by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — April 20, 2016

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Twenty years of regular hard-currency revenue from commercial Proton launches have not been enough to give financial stability to Proton builder Khrunichev. The Russian government is stepping in with a 10-year plan that starts with subsidies and loans to pay off Khrunichev's debt and ends in sustained profitability. Credit: European Space Agency


PARIS — Russia's Roscosmos, acting in its new role as a state corporation tasked with reforming Russia's space industry, on April 19 said debt-ridden space-hardware builder Khrunichev Space Center had been provided with subsidies and loans to stabilize its accounts.
Roscosmos said the cash infusion in particular would allow Moscow-based Khrunichev to repay its suppliers back debt of more than 20 billion Russian rubles, or about $300 million at current exchange rates. Roscosmos said Khrunichev's total debt stood at 114 billion rubles as of late 2014.
In 2015, Roscosmos and Khrunichev were given new chief executives, both with non-space, commercial backgrounds. Roscosmos is now a state corporation as well as Russia's space agency.
Roscosmos Director-General Igor Komarov is a former president of Russia's Lada automobile manufacturer. Khrunichev Director-General Andrey V. Kalinovsky is a former president of the civil aircraft division of Russia's Sukhoi.
U.S. and European government and industry officials who have negotiated with both men say they have brought a Western-style business approach to their companies.
"It's like night and day," said one European government official, referring specifically to Komarov compared to his predecessors.
State-owned Khrunichev is one of Russia's largest and best-known space companies and is notably the builder of Russia's Proton heavy-lift rocket.
Khrunichev in April is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Proton launch of a non-Russian commercial telecommunications satellite – Luxembourg-based SES's Astra 1F, which was launched April 9, 1996.
Since then, the Russian government has allowed Khrunichev to consolidate its ownership of Proton subcontractors. In 2008, Khrunichev became the principal owner of International Launch Services of Reston, Virginia, which manages commercial Proton contracts.
The U.S. government agreed to permit Proton's entry into the global commercial launch market in the 1990s on condition that the Russian vehicle's pricing would not undercut the prevailing U.S. and European providers.
The U.S. government in effect ordered Proton's builders and operators to charge more than they might have in the years following Proton's 1996 commercial debut.
Those rules have been allowed to wither in part because, until recently, U.S. heavy-lift rockets have not been active in the low-margin commercial launch market.
The arrival of SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, into the commercial mix in the past few years has not revived the price issue, especially since it is SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, and not Proton, that has been the market's low-cost provider.
But before SpaceX, Khrunichev and ILS had hewed, more or less, to the same commercial pricing structure as that practiced by Europe's Arianespace commercial launch service provider.
Notwithstanding this U.S. government-approved cartel-type situation, Khrunichev's ability to generate substantial hard-currency revenue from commercial Proton launches was apparently insufficient to assure the company's financial stability.
In its April 19 statement, Roscosmos said Khrunichev is on schedule to meet the government-ordered 10-year recovery schedule.
The first phase, between 2015 and 2016, is to stabilize its financial accounts and reduce its debt. To achieve this goal, Roscosmos said the company had "received subsidies from the government and a loan from Vnesheconombank," which is the Russian Development Bank. "This financial support has enabled smooth production operations and the repayment of debt to suppliers."
The second phase, between 2017 and 2020, includes the implementation by Khrunichev of a broad strategic reorganization that is designed to yield sustained profitability between 2021 and 2025.
Roscosmos said the reforms under way at Khrunichev have already yielded a 12 percent increase in labor productivity in 2015 and an 18.8 percent increase in average Khrunichev employee salaries, "which is above the level of inflation of the country."
The wage increases have reduced the turnover among younger employees, Roscosmos said.
Among other changes to Russia's space industry landscape expected in the coming years is a consolidation of launch vehicles around Khrunichev's Angara modular rocket. Angara variants stretch from a vehicle to launch mid-size Earth observation satellites into polar orbit, to the Angara 5 heavy-lift variant for large telecommunications satellites to geostationary orbit.

Цитировать25 апреля 2016, 00:01   |   Наука   |   Иван Чеберко
«Роскосмос» сформирует единого оператора коммерческих запусков

Структура будет координировать маркетинговую деятельность российских производителей ракетной техники на мировом рынке пусковых услуг

Госкорпорация «Роскосмос» сформирует единого оператора коммерческих запусков — структуру, которая будет заниматься маркетингом пусковых услуг разных ракет-носителей от всех российских производителей.

— Планы формирования единого оператора коммерческих заказов обсуждаются нами в контексте реформы космической отрасли, — сообщил официальный представитель госкорпорации Игорь Буренков. — Координация маркетинговой деятельности российских производителей на мировом рынке пусковых услуг представляется логичной, особенно в эти годы, когда рынок видоизменяется и появляются новые амбциозные игроки. Согласованные действия позволят нам точнее выстраивать отношения с основными заказчиками услуг, проводить более гибкую маркетинговую политику, основанную на дифференцированном подходе к заказчикам. Как будет выстроена новая система, станет ясно позднее.

В последние десятилетия российские компании работали на внешних рынках самостоятельно. Центр Хруничева продает пусковые услуги «Протонов» через американскую дочернюю компанию International Launch Services (ILS). А РКК «Энергия» через дочернюю Energia Overseas Limited (EOL) продавала пуски с буксируемой морской платформы Sea Launch посредством «Зенитов» (сейчас проект Sea Launch). Российско-французское СП «Старсем» продвигало пуски ракетами «Союз» с космодрома «Куру». А для маркетинга конверсионных носителей «Рокот» работала отдельная структура Eurockot.  Еще были небольшие частные компании, не контролируемые напрямую крупными производителями ракетной техники. Например, «Международные космические услуги» (МКУ), наполовину принадлежащая УГМК Искандера Махмудова, продавала услуги выведения «Зенитами» с Байконура. А «Космотрас», принадлежащая Сергею Недорослеву, адаптирует для запуска спутников МБР Р-36М.

Идею сформировать единую структуру для координации действий на глобальном рынке высказывал еще в 2011 году на тот момент руководитель Федерального космического агентства Владимир Поповкин. Он стремился создать близкий аналог «Рособоронэкспорта», осуществляющего продажу российских вооружений по всему миру.

Идею Поповкина тогда реализовать не удалось, поскольку предприятия отрасли на тот момент не подчинялись «Роскосмосу» в такой степени, чтобы космическое агентство могло лишать их каких-то важных функций: формально предприятия были подотчетны «Росимуществу». Показателен пример отношений РКК «Энергия» и «Роскосмоса» в период 2012-2014 годов, когда «Роскосмос» предлагал «Энергии» избавиться от «Морского старта» как от убыточного и неперспективного актива. Но глава «Энергии» поступил по своему усмотрению — он перевел активы «Морского старта» в собственность офшоров и продолжал финансировать проект, который в итоге окончательно обанкротился после того, как украинский «Южмаш» перестал делать для него ракеты.

— Замысел сформировать единого оператора коммерческих заказов логичен в контексте общей централизации, осуществляющейся сейчас в ракетно-космической отрасли, — пояснил Иван Моисеев, научный руководитель Института космической политики. — Таким образом, повысится прозрачность схем, уменьшится количество посредников, повысится эффективность деятельности управленческого персонала. Раз уж формируется единая корпорация, то ей нужен один общий отдел, отвечающий за экспортные вопросы. Больших усилий на пути создания такой структуры, видимо, не потребуется, поскольку компании такие уже есть, они давно работают, нужно только выбрать одну конкретную и наделить ее дополнительным функционалом.

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International Launch Services: We're crafting a Proton offer for small (3000-3500kg) & midsize (4500-5000kg) geo comsats. Details to come

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   INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES HIRES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SALES (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/international-launch-services-hires-senior-director-sales)
  

ЦитироватьINTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES HIRES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SALES

    Peter Stier has been hired as Senior Director of Sales for International Launch Services (ILS). As a key member of the ILS sales team, Stier is responsible for leading the sales and business development activities of Proton and Angara launch services for customers in the Americas region.

   Stier has over 20 years of experience in the global space industry, with significant expertise in coordinating and executing business development strategies for commercial launch and telecommunications services and technology businesses. Earlier in his career, he was with The Boeing Company as Director of Sales and Marketing and as Director of International Sales for Boeing Launch Services. More recently, Stier was with Sea Launch, SA as Vice President of Sales, Business Development and Marketing, then with L-3 Communications Electron Technologies as Senior Director of Business Development. 

   "Peter is a well-respected industry veteran with a proven track record of establishing and building strong customer and partner relationships. He is known for delivering on his commitments and his results-oriented, straight-forward approach has earned him a great deal of trust.  He is a welcome addition to the ILS team," said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  
International Launch Services hires Kevin Reyes, formerly w/ Boeing's space division, as Proton/Angara sales director for Asia-Pacific.
  7:18 - 25 июл. 2016 г.

Цитировать ILS ‏@ILSLaunch  (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 23 ч.23 часа назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/757636100735143940)
 
ILS, Intelsat, Khrunichev and SSL celebrate the successful June 9 launch of Intelsat 31. ILS' 12th with
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ILS announces the 1st Angara 1.2 contract with KOMPSAT-6 sat for KARI. Angara 1.2 launches up to 3.5 MT, LEO or SSO
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ЦитироватьILS 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.
   The Angara 1.2 vehicle is the newest Russian launch vehicle, designed and built by Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center (Khrunichev), serving the small to medium range satellite market, with the capability to launch up to 3.5 Metric Tons to Low Earth Orbit or Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The KOMPSAT-6 mission will be launched by Angara 1.2 into an SSO orbit.
   Flight tests of the Angara vehicle family began in 2014 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The first test flight of the Angara 1.2 light class vehicle was conducted on 9 July 2014 followed by the first launch of the Angara 5.1L heavy lift vehicle on 23 December 2014.
   KOMPSAT-6, with an estimate separated mass over 1.7 metric tons, will be equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) developed and manufactured in cooperation with the domestic Korean industry. KOMPSAT-6 will be mounted with a SAR with sub-meter resolution, which is a follow-on satellite of KOMPSAT-5.
    "The selection of the ILS Angara 1.2 vehicle for the launch of KOMPSAT-6 was carefully considered for performance, heritage, price and schedule assurance. We have the utmost confidence in ILS, Khrunichev and the Angara launch vehicle and look forward to our continued cooperation in space activities with ILS and Khrunichev with the KOMPSAT-6 launch," said Dr. Gwang-Rae Cho, KARI President.
ILS President Kirk Pysher said, "We are honored to be sel ected for the launch of the KOMPSAT-6 satellite. The Angara 1.2 launch vehicle is ideally suited for launch of KOMPSAT-6 by providing KARI with both schedule assurance and optimal mission performance. ILS and Khrunichev welcome the opportunity to support this important mission for KARI, furthering the international cooperation between our organizations."
   "This was a challenging competition for KOMPSAT-6 as we were bidding against a very strong field of commercial launch service providers," said Thomas Carroll, ILS Vice President, Sales. Carroll continued, "ILS was sel ected under KARI's extensive review process based on many factors. This confirms our position in the launch market segment as a preferred launch service provider. ILS' 23 years of commercial launch service experience at the Baikonur Cosmodrome will serve customers well as we support Angara 1.2 launch services from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome."
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   About ILS and Khrunichev
    ILS provides launch services for global satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, from contract signing through mission management and on-orbit delivery. ILS has exclusive rights to market the Proton and Angara vehicles to commercial satellite operators worldwide and is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C. To date, ILS has launched 93 commercial missions. For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com (http://www.ilslaunch.com).
   Khrunichev holds the majority interest in ILS and is one of the cornerstones of the Russian space industry.
   Khrunichev (which is a part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) is the developer and manufacturer of the Proton and Angara launch vehicle families. The Proton vehicle launches from facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and has a heritage of more than 410 missions (in various evolutions) since 1965. Khrunichev includes a number of key manufacturers of the Proton launch vehicle located in Moscow and in other cities of the Russian Federation. For more information on Khrunichev, please go to: http://www.khrunichev.com/main.php?lang=en (http://www.khrunichev.com/main.php?lang=en)

   The Angara Launch Vehicle Family
    Angara is a family of advanced and environmentally friendlier launch vehicles with light to heavy lift range developed around Universal Rocket Modules (URM). Different configurations of Angara launch vehicles are declined with various numbers of URM 1 and URM 2 modules. The Angara family of vehicles has a modular structure to support a wide range of missions.

   Angara Space Rocket Complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
    The Angara Space Rocket Complex (SRC) is being developed at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia in order to provide Russia with independent access to space from its territory. The Roscosmos State Corporation and the Russian Ministry of Defense are developing the Angara SRC while Khrunichev develops the launcher. Russian industrial enterprises and construction organizations utilizing only Russia-produced hardware components are cooperating to implement the Angara SRC.
    Angara SRC will support unmanned missions designed to address scientific, social/economic, dual and commercial purposes into Earth orbits with a range of altitudes and inclinations (including geotransfer and geostationary orbits), and into escape trajectories. The plans are to utilize the following configurations as part of the Angara SRC from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome – the Angara 1.2 two-stage light class launch vehicle and the three-stage Angara A5 heavy lift vehicle. The potential development of the Angara A3 three-stage medium class launch vehicle is being determined. The Universal Launch Complex of the Angara SRC permits to launch all the planned configurations of Angara fr om the same launch pad.

Angara 1.2 LV
    The Angara 1.2 LV includes two stages developed on the basis of the URM 1 module (for Stage I), and the URM 2 module (for Stage II), Service Module and Payload Fairing. The launch vehicle propulsion systems utilize environmentally cleaner propellant components of liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene.
Each URM represents a complete structure consisting of oxidizer and fuel tanks, connected with an interstage compartment, as well as of the engine compartment.
The URM 1 is equipped with one powerful RD-191 main engine (a liquid propulsion engine using LOX / kerosene as propellants). The URM-1 has an outer diameter of 2.9 m, and is 25.1 m long. The Angara 1.2 second stage booster has a diameter of 2.9 m and a length of up to 8.5 m. The RD-0124A engine is used as the Stage II main engine which utilizes the LOX / kerosene propellants.
The URM 1 has was flight demonstrated as the first stage of the Korean Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1) during missions in 2009, 2010 and 2013.

The Angara 1.2 Service Module
    The service module for the Angara 1.2 is designed to generate velocity impulses to inject the spacecraft into its target orbit. It is also designed to support the required attitude during the coast phase of the mission while on transfer orbit and for spacecraft separation. The service module can generate velocity impulses for a de-orbiting maneuver fr om the spacecraft target orbit and uses 600 kg MON+MMH propellants.

The Angara 1.2 Payload Fairing
    • 2.9 m in diameter
    • Clamshell design connected by mechanical pyro locks
    • Installed on the upper ring of Stage II
    • Three-layered composite with a honeycomb filling compound
For more information on the Angara 1.2 launch vehicle, please go to: http://www.ilslaunch.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Angara12-FactSheet.pdf (http://www.ilslaunch.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Angara12-FactSheet.pdf)
 

ЦитироватьINTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES HIRES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SALES
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Kevin Reyes has been hired as Senior Director of Sales for International Launch Services (ILS). Reyes, a 35-year veteran of the aerospace industry, is responsible for sales and business development activities of Proton and Angara launch services for customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
    Prior to his appointment with ILS, Reyes lead the business development and sales effort for various Asian and European commercial satellite operators at Boeing Network and Space Systems. Prior positions with Boeing include key roles in customer engineering for Sea Launch and Delta launch systems and responsibility for all post-ULA, commercial Delta launch service sales and marketing.
"Kevin's strong ties with customers and partners in the region and extensive knowledge of the launch and satellite industry make him a great fit for his new role at ILS. He has garnered well-earned respect from his colleagues during his successful tenure at Boeing. We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to the ILS team," said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS.
Reyes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the California State University, Stanislaus, a Master of Science Degree in Systems Management and a Master of Science Degree on Systems Architecting and Engineering from the University of Southern California.

ЦитироватьЗаключен первый контракт на запуск иностранного космического аппарата на ракете-носителе «Ангара»
01.08.2016
Компания International Launch Services (ILS, «дочерняя» компания ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева) и Корейский институт аэрокосмических исследований (KARI) заключили контракт на запуск корейского многоцелевого космического аппарата Arirang-6, также известного как KOMPSAT-6, с помощью РН «Ангара-1.2». Запуск планируется осуществить в 2020 году с российского космодрома Плесецк (Архангельская область) .
 
Космический аппарат KOMPSAT-6 с приблизительной массой более 1,6 тонн будет оснащен радаром с синтезированной апертурой (РСА), разработанным KARI и изготовленным в кооперации с предприятиями южнокорейской промышленностью. На космическом аппарате KOMPSAT-6 будет установлен РСА с разрешением класса 0,5 м, в четыре раза превышающего разрешение в 1 м по сравнению с первым РСА, установленным на космическом аппарате KOMPSAT-5.
 
Андрей Калиновский, генеральный директор ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева: «Подписание первого коммерческого контракта на пуск РН «Ангара» свидетельствует о высоком потенциале новейшего российского семейства ракет-носителей. Центр Хруничева и Корейский институт аэрокосмических исследований связывает многолетнее сотрудничество. Контракт на запуск космического аппарата KOMPSAT-6 выводит наше партнерство на новый уровень».
 
Созданная в 1995 году компания ILS (Рестон, США)  имеет  эксклюзивные права на маркетинг  и коммерческую эксплуатацию ракет-носителей «Протон» и «Ангара» на мировом рынке услуг по запуску космических аппаратов.  Владельцем контрольного пакета акций в ILS является ФГУП «Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени Хруничева» (Центр Хруничева), разработчик и серийный изготовитель РН «Протон» и семейства РН «Ангара».  
 
С 1996 года ILS предоставила пусковые услуги РН «Протон»  на запуски коммерческих спутников практически всех основных типов. Среди заказчиков ILS все ведущие глобальные спутниковые операторы. С 1996 года в рамках деятельности ILS осуществлено 93 коммерческих запусков РН «Протон» («Протон-К» и «Протон-М»).
 
Сотрудничество KARI (« КАРИ») и Центра Хруничева продолжается свыше 10 лет.  В начале 2000 –х гг.  в рамках двустороннего межправительственного соглашения Россия и Республика Корея договорились о совместной разработке и создании южнокорейского космического ракетного комплекса с ракетой-носителем легкого класса KSLV-1. Контракт о создании КРК KSLV-1 был подписан в октябре 2004 года. С южнокорейской стороны заказчиком проекта выступал KARI. С российской стороны,  генеральным подрядчиком,  отвечающим за разработку комплекса в целом, стал Центр Хруничева. В рамках проекта российские специалисты спроектировали наземный комплекс для первого южнокорейского космического центра Наро и участвовали в его строительстве, а также создали первую ступень ракеты-носителя. Создание национального космического центра Наро с  КРК KSLV -1 позволило Республики Корея стать одной из немногих в мире стран,  имеющих гарантированный доступ в космос со своей территории. 
 
Отметим,  что первая ступень РН KSLV-1 была создана на базе универсального ракетного модуля УРМ-1,  разрабатываемого  для РН «Ангара». УРМ-1 был отработан в ходе запусков РН KSLV-1  с космодрома Наро (Республика Корея) в 2009, 2010, 2013 годах.
Кроме того,   в июле 2008 года  стартовавшая с космодрома Плесецк РН «Рокот», (разработанная и изготовленная Центром Хруничева),  успешно вывела на орбиту космический аппарат  KOMPSAT-2 в интересах KARI. Пусковые услуги РН «Рокот»   предоставило российско-западноевропейское предприятие (c участием Центра Хруничева) - Eurockot Launch Services.
 
Центр Хруничева (входит в Госкорпорацию "РОСКОСМОС") является разработчиком и серийным изготовителем РН «Протон» и семейства РН «Ангара»». Все пуски РН «Протон» осуществляются с космодрома Байконур в Казахстане. Начиная с  1965 года,  состоялось свыше 410 пусков различных модификаций РН «Протон». В состав ГКНПЦ входит ряд ключевых производителей компонентов  и комплектующих РН «Протон», расположенных в Москве и других городах Российской
 
 

Семейство РН «Ангара»

«Ангара» - семейство новейших экологически чистых ракет-носителей различных классов  (от легкого до тяжелого), создаваемых на основе универсальных ракетных модулей (УРМ). Различные варианты ракет-носителей «Ангара»  на практике реализуются при помощи разного количества модулей УРМ -1  и УРМ-2. Модульная конструкция РН  семейства «Ангара»  обеспечивает широкие возможности по выведению космических аппаратов различного назначения.
 
 

КРК «Ангара» на космодроме Плесецк (Россия)

Космический ракетный комплекс (КРК) «Ангара» на северном российском космодроме «Плесецк» (Архангельская обл.) создаётся в целях обеспечения гарантированного доступа России в космическое пространство со своей территории. Государственными заказчиками комплекса «Ангара» являются Госкорпорация «РОСКОСМОС» и Минобороны РФ, головным предприятием-разработчиком - Центр Хруничева. КРК «Ангара» создается кооперацией российских промышленных предприятий и строительных организаций с применением исключительно отечественной элементной базы.
КРК «Ангара» должен обеспечивать запуски автоматических КА научного, социально-экономического, двойного и коммерческого назначения на околоземные орбиты различных высот и наклонений (включая геопереходную и геостационарные орбиты) и отлетные траектории.
В составе КРК «Ангара» на космодроме Плесецк планируется применять: двухступенчатые ракеты-носители лёгкого класса «Ангара-1.2»; трехступенчатые ракеты-носители среднего класса «Ангара-А3» (решение о создании РН «Ангара-А3» не принято); трехступенчатые ракеты-носители тяжелого класса «Ангара-А5».Универсальный  стартовый комплекс (УСК) КРК «Ангара» позволяет с одной пусковой установки осуществлять пуски всех  запланированных конфигураций ракеты-носителя «Ангара».
 
 

РН «Ангара 1.2»

РН «Ангара-1.2 состоит из двух ступеней,  созданных на основе универсальных ракетных модулей УРМ-1 (для первой ступени) и УРМ-2 (для второй ступени),  сервисного модуля и  головного обтекателя. В двигательных установках ракеты-носителя  используются экологически чистые компоненты топлива – кислород и керосин.
Каждый УРМ представляет собой законченную конструкцию, состоящую из баков окислителя и горючего и соединенных проставкой,  а также,  двигательного отсека.
УРМ -1 оснащен одним мощным  маршевым (жидкостным реактивным двигателем)  РД -191 работающим на компонентах топлива жидкий кислород керосин. УРМ -1 имеет наружный диаметр 2,9 м и длину 25,1 м. Вторая ступень ракеты-носителя «Ангара 1.2» имеет диаметр 2,9 м и длину до 8,5 м. В качестве маршевого двигателя второй ступени используется кислородно – керосиновый двигатель РД0124А.
Сервисный модуль ракеты-носителя «Ангара-1.2» предназначен для выдачи импульсов для вывода космических аппаратов на целевую орбиту. Он также предназначен для поддержания требуемой ориентации во время пассивной фазы полета при нахождении на переходной орбите и для отделения космического аппарата. Сервисный модуль может генерировать импульсы для его увода с целевой орбиты космического аппарата и в качестве топлива использует 600 кг смеси окислов азота и монометилгидразина.
Головной обтекатель ракеты-носителя «Ангара 1.2»
•       Диаметр 2,9 м;
•       Двухстворчатая конструкция, соединенная механическими пирозамками;
•       Установлен на верхнем шпангоуте второй ступени;
•       Изготовлен из трехслойного композитного материала с сотовым наполнителем.

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• September 13, 2016
   ILS INTRODUCES EXPANDED PROTON LINE OF COST-EFFECTIVE LAUNCH VEHICLES (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-introduces-expanded-proton-line-cost-effective-launch-vehicles)
  

ЦитироватьILS NOW OFFERING COST EFFECTIVE LAUNCH SOLUTION TO MEET THE SMALL TO MEDIUM GEO SATELLITE MARKET

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Responding to demand for more cost-effective choices in the market for launching geostationary-orbiting satellites, International Launch Services (ILS) is introducing two lighter variants of the Russian Proton rocket to be available starting in 2018.
Both new variants will use the same basic hardware – including engines, fuel tanks and avionics – as the standard three-stage Proton Breeze M vehicle, a heavy-lift workhorse whose legacy dates back some 50 years. But there is one less stage in the planned Proton Medium and Proton Light rockets, yielding lower-cost alternatives in a market that in recent years has shifted toward lighter-weight satellites.
"Our customers have been asking for more tailored solutions and we're responding," ILS President Kirk Pysher explained. "The launch marketplace continues to be dynamic, and thanks in large part to our Russian-industry partners we're able to quickly adapt."
ILS will continue to market the Proton Breeze M, built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, at least until 2020, ILS officials say. That rocket is capable of launching payloads weighing up to 6.3 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit, which is where most commercial communications satellites separate from their launch vehicle en route to geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above the equator.
The Proton Light and Proton Medium vehicles will be capable of launching payloads weighing between 3 and 5 metric tons, to geostationary transfer orbit, ILS officials said. Proton Medium is expected to debut in 2018, with the smaller vehicle to follow in 2019.
Proton Medium and Proton Light give ILS a more competitive offering for satellites weighing 5 metric tons or less, which now make up more than half the commercial market. This shift has been driven in part by the introduction of electric propulsion systems that reduce – and in some cases eliminate – the need for the dense chemical propellant that satellites have traditionally used to fuel their climb to their final geostationary orbit.
ILS's main competitors are Arianespace of Europe, whose Ariane 5 rocket is designed to launch two geostationary satellites at a time, one large and one relatively small; and SpaceX's Falcon 9, which has established itself as the market's low-cost option but recently was grounded following a launch pad accident. SpaceX has also sold commercial launches aboard its Falcon Heavy vehicle, which has yet to make its first flight.
 On its website, SpaceX – a relative newcomer to the market – advertises an 8.3-metric-ton Falcon 9 lift capability to geostationary transfer orbit. But the commercial telecom satellites launched on the rocket to date have, with one exception, weighed less than 5 metric tons, and this is the market ILS is addressing with the new Proton Variants.
 Industry officials say Falcon 9's availability has nudged satellite operators and manufacturers toward the 5-ton weight class, which is less than ideal for both the Ariane 5 and standard heavy-lift Proton.
Proton Medium is effectively sharpening ILS's competitive edge in this growing market niche, whereas the Proton Light likely will compete for satellites that otherwise would launch on Falcon 9 or in the Ariane 5's lower berth, which is reserved for the smaller satellite in paired missions.
 The Falcon 9's near-term availability, meanwhile, is now in question following a Sept. 1 launch pad explosion that destroyed the vehicle, which was being fueled in preparation for a launch rehearsal, and its payload, a telecommunications satellite owned by Spacecom of Israel.
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 The new Proton variants eliminate the second stage of the existing Proton and partially offset the resulting power reduction by stretching out the first and third stages, which are then stacked together. Like the existing vehicle, the Proton Medium has six first-stage strap on boosters, while the Proton-Light has four.
 "No test flights are planned of the new vehicles because of the proven reliability of their building-block components," said Jim Kramer, ILS vice president of engineering and mission assurance. "Over the past 50 plus years, the Proton vehicle has flight proven experience in launching in a wide variety of configurations and conditions."
 Also like the standard Proton Breeze M, the Proton Medium and Proton Light will come with a 4-meter fairing, ILS officials said.
 Though primarily focused on the geostationary market, ILS also is marketing the new Khrunichev-built Angara 1.2 vehicle with an advertised capability to launch up to 3 metric tons to low Earth orbit. ILS recently announced its first Angara 1.2 contract, to launch a radar imaging satellite for the Korean Aerospace Research Institute around 2020.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  6 ч.6 часов назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/776425084118507520)  
Launcher panel at #WSBW (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WSBW?src=hash) may have caused confusion. ILS confirms that there is in fact NO launch-backup agreement between them and SpaceX.

Цитировать"Одновременно мы заключили за прошедший год рекордное количество контрактов - 31 контракт (21 - по "Союзам" с компанией OneWeb) - и сделали серьезный шаг по "Протону", - продолжил Комаров. - Впервые за последние три-четыре года мы заключили контракт на 10 пусков". Они будут произведены в 2018-2019 годах.

ЦитироватьВерсия "Протона" с увеличенным головным обтекателем выйдет на мировой рынок в 2020 году
 4 октября, 14:21 UTC+3
 С 2020 года коммерческим заказчикам будет доступна модификация ракеты с головным обтекателем высотой 17,3 метра и диаметром пять метров
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МОСКВА, 4 октября. /ТАСС/. Модификация российской ракеты-носителя "Протон-М" с увеличенной головной частью, что позволит за один запуск выводить на орбиту больше спутников, выйдет на рынок коммерческих пусков в 2020 году. Это следует из документов, опубликованных на сайте компании International Launch Services (ILS) - оператора пусковых услуг "Протона".
Согласно документам, с 2020 года коммерческим заказчикам будет доступна модификация ракеты с головным обтекателем высотой 17,3 метра и диаметром пять метров. Сейчас на ракетах "Протон-М" используются головные обтекатели высотой 15,3 метра и диаметром четыре метра.
Презентованная ранее "средняя" версия "Протона" также получит новый обтекатель. Его диаметр достигнет пяти метров, а высота останется прежней - 15,3 метра.
Как сообщалось ранее, выпускающий "Протоны" Центр им. Хруничева представил две новые модификации ракеты-носителя - "среднюю" и "легкую". "Средняя" версия состоит из первой и третьей ступеней базового "Протона", ее первый запуск должен пройти в 2018 году. "Легкая" также состоит из первой и третьей ступеней, но из шести двигателей первой ступени оставлены только четыре. Ее планируется впервые запустить в 2019 году, и ее четырехметровый обтекатель менять не планируется.
Головной обтекатель ракеты-носителя предназначен для защиты разгонного блока и полезной нагрузки от воздействия внешней среды как при наземных операциях, так и в полете.
Комментариями Центра им. Хруничева ТАСС пока не располагает.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  1 ч.1 час назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/783909360497864706)  
Sat insurance: Launch+1st yr in orbit. Ariane 5 (~4-5%), Falcon 9 (a bit higher) & Proton (12-13%); available volume up.#satechrevolution (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satechrevolution?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185524.jpg) Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  (https://twitter.com/pbdes)  9 ч.9 часов назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/785763062535983105)  
Orbital ATK (platform) & Airbus (payload) & to build Eutelsat 5WB DTH sat to launch 2018 on ILS Proton w/ Orbital's sat-servicing vehicle.
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ЦитироватьOrbital, Airbus team to build Eutelsat satellite to launch with Orbital satellite-servicing mission
by Peter B. de Selding (http://spacenews.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/) — October 11, 2016 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/155661.jpg)
The Eutelsat 5 West B satellite, to be built by Orbital ATK and Airbus, will be launched in 2018 aboard an ILS Proton rocket that will also carry Orbital's Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) satellite-servicing mission. MEV-1 and Eutelsat 5 West B both use Orbital's GEOStar platform, meaning they can be easily stacked one on top of the other, saving weight both launch and insurance costs. Credit: Orbital ATK

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on Oct. 11 said it had inaugurated its design-to-cost spending-reduction plan by ordering a direct-broadcast television satellite from Orbital ATK of the United States and Airbus Defence and Space of Europe.
In another cost-reduction measure, the satellite, Eutelsat 5 West B — benefiting from Orbital's smaller platform size — will be launched in 2018 as a co-passenger aboard an International Launch Services Proton Breeze-M rocket.
Riding to geostationary transfer orbit with the Eutelsat satellite will be  Orbital's precedent-setting satellite in-orbit serving Mission Extension Vehicle, MEV-1, which uses the same GEOStar-based platform as Orbital's telecommunications satellites.

Stacking the savings on a single Proton

Stacking two GEOStar-derived platforms on top of each other, without an adaptor between them, saves weight and will allow Eutelsat — and Orbital, for the MEV-1 — to save on launch costs.
Fleet operator Intelsat is Orbital's inaugural customer for MEV-1, which will perform a test mission with Intelsat before moving on to its operational scenario of docking with a satellite, assuming control of its propulsion and attitude control, and providing fuel to extend its service life.
MEV-1 then undocks and is available to perform similar mission-extension missions on several satellites. Like the satellites themselves, MEV-1 has an estimated 15-year service life.
Satellite insurers are taking a cautiously optimistic view of MEV-1 and similar satellite in-orbit servicing initiatives. They have said MEV-1 customers likely will be forced to sign amended, higher-premium insurance policies, which usually provide for annual coverage of healthy satellites in orbit, to reflect the higher risk associated with servicing missions.
Eutelsat 5 West B will replace the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite at 5 degrees west longitude. It will carry the equivalent of 35 36-megahertz Ku-band transponders to deliver direct-to-home television to audiences located mainly in France, Italy and Algeria.
Eutelsat 5A, which also carries a C-band payload, was launched in mid-2002 and is nearing retirement.
Eutelsat's revenue and profit warning in May had a chilling effect on the entire fixed satellite services industry. The company said the market reaction was overblown and that growth would return within three years.
Nonetheless, Eutelsat announced a broad cost-cutting program that included a 16 percent reduction — to 420 million euros ($470 million) per year for the coming three years from the earlier 500 million euros — in annual capital spending for three years.
The company said it would be pressuring its supply chain, notably satellite builders and launch-service providers, to minimize the effects of the lower spending on new capacity to be placed into orbit.
Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital's GEOStar platform occupies the lighter end of the commercial geostationary-orbit satellite market. Airbus said the Eutelsat 5 West B would have a launch mass of about 3,000 kilograms and would generate 5 kilowatts of power to the payload at the end of its 15-year life.
Eutelsat Chief Technology Officer Yohann Leroy said the idea to marry an Airbus payload with an Orbital-built platform emerged as the natural consequence of Eutelsat's bid request, whose power specifications were below what Airbus usually provides to customers.
Other companies besides Orbital can build small geostationary-orbit communications satellite platforms, but none could offer the relatively seamless stacking option to save on the launch costs that comes from having two nearly identical satellite skeletal structures as passengers.
Leroy said Oct. 10 that Eutelsat looked at the total cost of ownership of the 5 West B program, including launch cost. Eutelsat in late 2015 signed a Multi-Launch Agreement with Reston, Virginia-based International Launch Services (ILS), which markets Russia's Proton rocket.
Proton was coming off a string of failures that had tarnished its reputation among commercial satellite owners. Eutelsat said at the time that its agreement with ILS was done in part to ensure that at least three rockets remained regularly available to the commercial market. The other two are the Arianespace-provided Ariane 5 and the SpaceX Falcon 9.
The combination of previously negotiated cost reductions in the Multi-Launch Agreement and the ability to essentially cut launch costs in half by sharing a Proton mission have resulted in "substantial savings," Leroy said. He declined to be specific.
After 15 years of operations of the 5 West A satellite, Eutelsat has been able to reduce the coverage for the successor spacecraft based on the customer set that has developed over the years in France, Italy and Algeria. The successor satellite thus needs less power to serve the customer base, and does not need the C-band capacity aboard 5 West A.

ЦитироватьНовый европейский спутник Eutelsat запустят на "Протоне-М"
 11 октября, 17:32 UTC+3
 Запуск запланирован на 2018 год
 
МОСКВА, 11 октября. /ТАСС/. Европейский оператор спутниковой связи Eutelsat выбрал российскую ракету-носитель "Протон-М" для запуска в 2018 году своего спутника Eutelsat 5 West B. Об этом говорится в пресс-релизе, опубликованном на сайте (http://www.eutelsat.com/) европейского оператора связи.
"Уменьшение размеров спутника позволяет осуществить запуск с помощью ракеты-носителя компании International Launch Services "Протон-М" совместно с космическим аппаратом MEV-1", - говорится в сообщении. Запуск запланирован на 2018 год.
Eutelsat 5 West B заменит работающий на орбите Eutelsat 5 West A. Аппарат изготовят европейская компания Airbus Defence and Space и американская Orbital ATK.

ЦитироватьЦЕНТР ИМ.М.В.ХРУНИЧЕВА. ПОДПИСАНЫ КОНТРАКТЫ НА ПУСКИ РН «ПРОТОН»
12.10.2016 16:40
 

   Дочерняя компания Космического Центра им. М.В.Хруничева International Launch Services (ILS), которая предоставляет пусковые услуги ракет-носителей (РН) «Протон» международным коммерческим операторам спутниковой связи, и один из ведущих операторов спутниковой связи Eutelsat Communications (Париж, Франция) объявили о подписании контрактов на два запуска в период 2018-2020 гг.

    

   Первый контракт предусматривает пуск РН тяжелого класса «Протон-М/Бриз-М» с парной полезной нагрузкой в составе созданных компанией Orbital ATK (США) космического аппарата связи EUTELSAT-5-West-B и первого аппарата для продления срока эксплуатации спутников (Mission Extension Vehicle) MEV-1 (в качестве дополнительной полезной нагрузки). Запуск запланирован на последний квартал 2018 г.

    

   Это первый контракт на парный запуск, заключенный ILS c Eutelsat. Запуски на РН «Протон-М» парных полезных нагрузок являются одним из наиболее интересных результатов адаптации носителя к требованиям заказчиков по снижению стоимости пусковых услуг за последние годы. Ранее, начиная с февраля 2009 г., состоялось шесть парных пусков на РН «Протон-М», осуществленных в интересах федеральных и коммерческих заказчиков.

    

   Второй контракт предусматривает запуск с полезной нагрузкой для Eutelsat в период 2019-2020 годов.  Для этого запуска планируется впервые использовать модификацию РН «Протон-М» среднего класса.

    

   В сентябре этого года Центр им. М.В.Хруничева объявил о расширении продуктовой линейки за счет создания двух дополнительных модификаций РН «Протон-М» (с разгонным блоком «Бриз-М») - легкого и среднего класса. Новые РН – это оптимизированные двухступенчатые версии РН «Протон-М», на которых будет выводиться исключительно коммерческая нагрузка в рамках контрактов, заключенных дочерней компанией Центра им.М.В.Хруничева International Launch Services (ILS). Ввод в эксплуатацию «легкого» и «среднего» «Протонов» позволит обеспечить экономически эффективное выведение на геостационарную орбиту (ГСО) малых и средних космических аппаратов (с массой от 3-х до 5-ти тонн) в соответствии с требованиями заказчиков и усилить коммерческий потенциал РН «Протон» на рынке запусков геостационарных спутников.

    

   Оба запуска будут осуществлены с космодрома БАЙКОНУР в рамках Пакетного соглашения на пусковые услуги РН «Протон», заключенного ILS и Eutelsat в октябре прошлого года. Пакетное соглашение предназначено для обеспечения компании Eutelsat гибкого графика экономически эффективных запусков в течение семилетнего периода. Первым запуском в рамках Пакетного соглашения был запуск КА «Eutelsat-9B», осуществленный 30 января 2016 г. «Eutelsat-9B», стал 11-м КА, запущенным за последние 15 лет для Eutelsat с помощью РН «Протон» по контрактам, заключенным ILS.

ЦитироватьILS and Khrunichev sharpen Proton's commercial edge

 Peter B. de Selding (http://www.spacenewsmag.com/author/peter-b-de-selding/)
 Feature (http://www.spacenewsmag.com/category/feature/), October 24, 2016 (http://www.spacenewsmag.com/category/october-24-2016/)


 

International Launch Services'  September announcement that its owner, Khrunichev Space Center, would develop two Proton rocket variants dedicated to the commercial market was perhaps the clearest-yet proof that Russia is serious about the commercial launch business.

It took Reston, Virginia-based ILS just a few weeks to line up its first customer for the two-stage Proton Medium vehicle. Paris-based Eutelsat, which had already signed a multi-launch agreement with ILS, will use the new Proton version for a 3,000-5,000-kilogram satellite in 2019 or 2020.

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Kirk Pysher. Credit: International Launch Services

Eutelsat also announced that its Eutelsat 5 West B telecommunications satellite would share a ride to orbit in 2018 aboard the current Proton Breeze M vehicle with a satellite in-orbit servicing demonstrator that shares the same basic Orbital ATK-built skeletal structure as the Eutelsat satellite.

For ILS President Kirk Pysher, the new Proton vehicles are part of a renewed commitment to commercial business by Moscow-based Khrunichev, now run by former executives fr om Russia's Sukhoi jet program.

Pysher addressed the pro-business thinking at Khrunichev, and inside the Russian government, with SpaceNews' Peter B. de Selding at the recent Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

How can Khrunichev fund two new Proton variants for commercial-only use given its financial challenges? The Russian president and the head of Roscosmos have discussed this publicly.

The two variants are indeed being designed for commercial-only use and they are being procured with commercial specifications to establish a way for Proton to be viable and competitive going forward. That allows us to gain more access and more insight and helps us with the production cost of those vehicles.

By "us," you mean ILS?

Yes, ILS. That is the philosophy at Khrunichev today. Once these vehicles are on line and launching, the Russian government may decide that it wants to use them. But today commercial-only is the plan. The whole development of these vehicles has been done on a cost-conscious basis. There is a challenge in the Russian space industry today for dollars and rubles. Khrunichev does have debt and that is publicly known. I don't have a lot of insight into it to comment on it, but the investment required for the development of these vehicles is extremely minimal.

In order for Khrunichev to be viable in the future from a commercial perspective, for them to maintain revenue, we have to develop these vehicles, and to broaden and diversify the satellite market we provide launches for.

This investment will help solve some of Khrunichev's debt problems by expanding our market capabilities and bringing in more commercial revenue.

Was it ILS that sold Khrunichev on these new Proton variants?

It was a joint initiative that started last year. We sat down and talked about what we needed to do to be viable over the next 10 or 15 years before  the Angara rocket [now in development] shows up. So it became a joint project wh ere we were working with Khrunichev management to figure that out.

Will ILS have the pricing freedom needed to make the new variants a commercial success? Given the Russian ruble's value on foreign-exchange markets, this should help you.

We don't really include the exchange rate as one of our primary drivers because it changes so frequently. Today the exchange rate is an advantage. Next year it may not be. We don't know.

But yes, I believe we have enough leverage that the pricing will be competitive.

Will ILS have more pricing leverage with the Proton variants than with the current Proton Breeze M?

Yes, that's a fair statement. That's why we are procuring them commercially, because it does allow us that leverage.

Have you placed an order for a set number of these vehicles from Khrunichev?

Not yet.

But that will happen in 2016?

Yes.

Are you still developing the 5-meter fairing for Proton?

Right now our focus is on development of the two new launch vehicles. But we expect to have a 5-meter fairing in the 2020 time frame.

And the June anomaly on the second stage? What happened there?

First, it was an entirely successful mission. There was an in-flight anomaly when one of the four second-stage engines shut down nine seconds early. In the past, that investigation would have been done internally, by Khrunichev on its own.

But because of the new dedication to reliability, that anomaly investigation was turned over to a Russian State commission — much in the same way as would have happened if the launch had been a failure. It's the same process. That process has taken a little longer than we might have expected originally. But the investigation has been completed. I don't have the details yet, but it was isolated to a second-stage plumbing attachment.

Proton in the past has returned from failures more quickly than it has returned to flight this time after an anomaly that did not result in a failure. Why is that?

It's a combination of a couple of things. First of all, the quality assurance people at Khrunichev today come from the Sukhoi superjet program. They have a different viewpoint — I would say a more detailed viewpoint — on quality and investigations. And the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, is more involved in this whole process.

The Khrunichev team conducted the investigation and went to the Russian State Commission with their findings and the commission asked them to go back and do more work. That happened a couple of times.

So overall, the process I is more involved and more detailed than it would have been in the past, and this is because there's a new dedication to creating a reliable Proton for our customers.

So the fact that Proton has been grounded for six months after the anomaly is a good sign?

That's right. I think this is a positive step.

When do you expect to return to flight?

We are looking at November or December.

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2017
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начало года – Intelsat 35e – Протон-М/Бриз-М – Байконур  (Falcon 9)

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Цитировать25 January 2017

 AsiaSat 9 Update - Spacecraft Dynamics & Acoustic Testing

Ayman Kamel    
                              
AsiaSat 9 spacecraft has successfully completed the dynamics test phase which simulates environment exposures seen by the spacecraft during launch.
The first environmental test exposure is a high power acoustics field (a very large sound pressure wave). This simulates the rocket fairing environment during liftoff.
The second environmental is a 3 axis vibration test that simulates the vibration caused by the rocket engines during liftoff and other flight phases of the mission through separation of the spacecraft in orbit.
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AsiaSat 9 spacecraft rolled into the stacked speakers circle in preparation for acoustics testing. The circle is closed off with additional speaker stacks for the actual acoustic test exposure.
 What is a dynamics testing?
Dynamics testing is performed to confirm the spacecraft can withstand the launch environments imposed by the rocket carrying the spacecraft into orbit. Highly specialised test facilities are used to expose the spacecraft to sound pressure waves and vibration levels created by the rocket. The levels used during test are higher than actual launch exposure to demonstrate the robustness of the spacecraft workmanship and design.
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Click here (http://www.asiasat.com/technology/satellite-fleet/satellite-9) to read more about the capabilities of AsiaSat 9, or contact us (http://www.asiasat.com/contact-us) to find out more.

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High-performance satellite with enhanced power and coverage for Asia and Australasia
AsiaSat 9 is AsiaSat's next generation satellite, planned to replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East Longitude. AsiaSat 9 is a Space Systems/Loral 1300E satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. AsiaSat 9 will provide additional capacity, enhanced power and coverage for DTH, video distribution, private networks and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat 9 is planned for launch in Q2 2017. 
 
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Launch Date:	Q2 2017
Model:	1300E Model   by Space Systems/Loral
Nominal Orbital Location:	122 degrees East

 
                                                
             COMMUNICATIONS PAYLOAD             
 C-BAND
 
Coverage:
Asia, Middle East, CIS, Australasia
 
No. of Transponders:
28 (linearised)
 
Transponder Bandwidth:
36 MHz
 
TWTA Size:
110 watts
 
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Coverage:
5 beams: Australasia beam, East Asia beam, Indonesia beam, Mongolia beam and Myanmar beam
 
No. of Transponders:
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Transponder Bandwidth:
54 MHz
 
TWTA Size:
200 watts

ЦитироватьInterview: Kirk Pysher, president, International Launch Services
February 16, 2017
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International Launch Services President Kirk Pysher
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International Launch Services President Kirk Pysher views the engine-quality issues that have grounded Russia's Proton rocket since June as a sign that Russia's government and industry sector are serious about quality control. He's hopeful of a return to flight by April or May.
For Reston, Virginia-based ILS, which is responsible for Proton's commercial sales, the past eight months have not been easy. First there was a second-stage anomaly in June 2016 during the mission carrying Intelsat's IS-31 telecommunications satellite.
The problem, later tied to a missing or insufficiently tightened bolt, did not result in a failure, but it grounded Proton for several months. Then in December, a routine annual inspection of a Proton engine turned up a substandard soldering material.
Proton's planned December return to flight, with EchoStar Corp.'s EchoStar 21 S-band satellite for European mobile services, was scrapped and a full-scale investigation was begun.

The global satellite communications market awaits return of SpaceX, ILS

The continued grounding of Russia's workhorse rocket has come at a time when the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle has had its own issues following a September failure. That has put two of the three principal commercial launch service providers — the third is Europe's Arianespace — on the sidelines.
The global commercial launch market being what it is, very few of the affected customers of SpaceX or ILS have been able to move elsewhere.
In a Feb. 15 interview, Pysher said ILS is cautiously optimistic of being able to return to flight, with the EchoStar 21, in April or May. Two further commercial launches, of Hispasat and AsiaSat satellites, are planned before the end of the year.
Pysher is asking customers to look beyond the pain of the launch delay to see just how seriously the Russian government and Russia's industry takes the issue of engine quality.

What can you tell customers about the Proton rocket's status?

Pysher: Let me start by saying that this is actually a quality- control success story.
As part of the standard quality process, and this may be unique to Russia, when they do engine builds, they actually have a periodic test program, where they will pull an engine fr om the production line once a year and do an extended duration test on it, typically at higher thrust levels than what is needed for flight.
The purpose is to validate the quality and production stability. They conducted that test on one of Proton's second-stage engines in early December. The engine survived the test, typically run at twice the flight duration and at higher thrust value for at least part of the duration.
Following that test, they do a destructive inspection of the engine. They cut it open and do visual and metallurgical inspections. On one component, they found the brazing did not have the proper bonding characteristics.
Roscosmos organized an investigation and they determined that the solder used in that brazing operation had a higher melt point than what they expected.

But that solder issue did not affect the test firing?

Pysher: That's right, the engine had survived the test. With the soldering, they lay sheets of the solder material and then put it in an oven and bake it. The solder then melts and flows throughout the engine. At a lower melt point, when it bakes in the oven at a set temperature it will flow better than a solder that has a higher melt point.
That leads to a decision point. Do they continue flying these engines or do they stop because of the uncertainties?
So the first point is the quality process did catch this before it got on a flight vehicle. It was found on the ground.
Second, fr om an engineering standpoint there was a decision to make.
You demonstrated the capability even with the higher-melt solder, but do you really want to take that risk? If you take the risk, how do you explain it to your customers?

Grounding Russia's work horse

So the decision was made: Let's ground the work horse of the Russian launch business and replace these engines with a component with the expected bonding characteristics.
This is part of the renewed emphasis of Roscoskos [Director-General Igor] Komarov and [Andrey V. Kalinovsky, director-general of Proton prime contractor Khrunichev Space Center] to ensure 100 percent mission success.

All this had no relation to the Proton anomaly in June?

Pysher: Correct. In fact, the paperwork has verified that the engines that had this higher-melt-point solder were not among the engines that were on the Intelsat IS-31 launch. There's no relationship between the two.

What was the root cause of the IS-31 launch issue?

ILS Chief Technical Officer John L. Palme: That was traced to a likely quality lapse in an attachment point on a line heading to the gas generator on the engine. That line was subjected to higher-than-expected vibrations that led to a fatigue failure and eventually a failure of the line to the gas generator, leading to an earlier-than-planned shutdown of the engine.
Khrunichev was able to duplicate that exact scenario on the ground and traced it to a mechanical attachment that did not meet the specifications for tightening, or may not have been present.

And that accounted for the vibration in the gas generator line?

Yes. Somehow one of the degrees of freedom that would have been taken out by that attachment was not adequately taken out and that led to higher vibrations in the line and a leakage of the oxydizer.

When was this issue resolved?

Palme: In August, and we had a final briefing with customers in early September.

What happened between September and December, when the solder issue was discovered?

Pysher: We had to implement the corrective actions from that anomaly investigation, which led us to the start of the launch campaign in mid-November.
Palme: We basically had to pause the EchoStar hardware at the factory until the investigation by the Russian committee was completed. That took time as they wanted to see evidence of testing to duplicate the exact situation. So that ended up to being an investigation of three months or so. Then we had to out-brief it and then the corrective actions on that engine on the vehicle meant the vehicle itself had to be system tested.
So we started the launch campaign in mid-November, preparing for a launch in late December.

Then came the test of the engine with the solder issue.

Pysher: Yes. You may remember in 1999, a Delta 3 flight failed with an issue with the RL-10 engine that was linked to brazing operations. It was a very similar thing. You lay in this cold solder, put it in an oven and bake it and you didn't get the proper flow characteristics. The difference was that the RL10 issue was discovered after a launch anomaly, whereas this was discovered on the ground before it found its way into a flight.

Was the soldering issue at the Voronezh manufacturing plant due to someone wanting to save money by using below-spec components?

Pysher: The investigation is ongoing. They are at the point wh ere they understand that the melt point was higher than expected. But how this found its way into the engine is not yet determined.
My impression is that this is not a case of a guy going to Home Depot and buyingsolder and installing it into the engines. The reality is there had to be a purchase order that was issued, someone had to have engineering behind the order, it's pretty complex. We'll probably find out over time what the story is.
I am guessing here, but the solder may be used on some other engine in the facility and there may have been some engineering which allowed that to be substituted. There have been reports that the technical documentation was confusing. But I don't think we're at the point wh ere we can say how it found its way into the engine.

What happens in the next couple of months?

Pysher: There is a launch opportunity in April or May. We're not 100 percent there yet, but we understand there is a viable opportunity for that to occur. Komarov has said there were seven planned launches for Proton this year and they expect to conduct all of them. We plan three commercial missions.

So the return to flight in April or May will be the ILS mission for EchoStar?

Pysher: That's our current expectation.

Proton's uneven record in recent years gives an impression of quality-control breakdowns. But for the engines, quality assurance seems extensive — and costly.

Pysher: Here's the engine test process for our third-stage engines, just to take an example. Each production lot is six engines. Two go into lot-acceptance testing. They pull out two of the six and do an extended-duration, extended-thrust level test firing. It's not the same as the periodic test, which is more severe.
Then they cut up those engines and evaluate the quality and only then are the other four allowed to be put on the vehicle. That's a very expensive process. And then you add the periodic-test engine, which is typically on an annual basis but is linked to time and the number of engines produced. So it could be conducted more or less frequently. But typically it's an annual basis.
It's a pretty extensive qualification test when it comes to engines. There has been discussion of eliminating that process to reduce cost. There is a lot of pressure on everybody to cut costs. But I don't think that's going to happen.
 
Peter B. de Selding

ЦитироватьОни провели этот тест на одном из второй ступени двигателей Протон в начале декабря. Двигатель выдержал испытание, как правило, работают на удвоенной продолжительности полета и при более высоком значении тяги по крайней мере, части продолжительности.
После этого испытания, они делают разрушающий контроль двигателя. Они вырезали его открытым и делать визуальные и металлургические инспекции. На одном компоненте, они обнаружили, что пайку не имеют надлежащих характеристик скрепления.
Роскосмос организовал расследование, и они определили, что припои, используемые в этой операции пайки твердым припоем имел более высокую температуру плавления, чем они ожидали.

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ILS and @Intelsat (https://twitter.com/INTELSAT) meet at the Proton Hotel in Moscow at the #Khrunichev (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khrunichev?src=hash) #Space (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Space?src=hash) Center complex before touring #Proton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Proton?src=hash) manufacturing facility.
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ЦитироватьСборка ракет-носителей "Ангара" на омском "Полете" начнется в 2017 году
 
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Глава региона Виктор Назаров отметил, что такие проекты необходимы для развития промышленного потенциала Омской области
 
СОЧИ, 28 февраля. /Корр. ТАСС Алексей Петров/. Полная сборка ракеты-носителя "Ангара" будет запущена в омском ПО "Полет" (филиал ГКНПЦ им. М. В. Хруничева) в 2017 году, сообщил в интервью ТАСС на Российском инвестиционном форуме в Сочи губернатор региона Виктор Назаров.

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"В 2017 году ракета "Ангара" уже будет собираться только на территории Омского региона. Работа над внедрением полного технического цикла изготовления проводится в настоящее время", - заявил Назаров.

По его словам, реконструкцию и строительство производственных помещений ПО "Полет" проводит Федеральное агентство по специальному строительству. Цех под полную сборку ракеты планируется сдать во втором квартале 2017 года.

"Для региона такой проект означает создание новых рабочих места, причем высокотехнологичных, что для нас очень важно. Сегодня в Омском Политехническом университете создан отдельный факультет ракетостроения, чтобы готовить специалистов именно для этой отрасли", - отметил Назаров. Для Омской области такие проекты необходимы для развития ее промышленного потенциала, считает глава региона.

"Ангара" - новое поколение отечественных ракет-носителей на основе универсальных ракетных модулей с кислородно-керосиновыми двигателями. Семейство включает носители от легкого до тяжелого классов. Первый запуск легкой "Ангары" состоялся в июле 2014 года, тяжелая "Ангара" впервые стартовала в декабре того же года.

Ранее генеральный конструктор Центра им. Хруничева Александр Медведев заявлял в интервью ТАСС, что стоимость запусков тяжелых ракет-носителей из семейства "Ангара" к 2025 году будет почти на 20% ниже, чем у "Протона-М".

Российский инвестиционный форум в Сочи проходил 27-28 февраля. Его программа концентрировалась на трех тематических блоках: "Новая региональная политика. Возможности для развития", "Повышая эффективность бизнеса. Возможности для роста" и "Реализуя проекты для жизни".

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SATELLITE 2017 from March 6-9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., unites aerospace thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, end-users and enthusiasts together in one place for the largest and most important global satellite technology event of the year. For more than 35 years, SATELLITE has played a critical role in determining how satellites will shape the future of our world. The show welcomes a community of aerospace professionals from every market and field of study, hailing from more than 150 nations around the world. Visit ILS at Booth 1118!

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SATELLITE 2017 LATEST UPDATES
 
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DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Coming soon!

ILS President Kirk Pysher to Speak at SATELLITE 2017
 
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WHAT: Commercial Launch Service Executives General Session: Leading the Charge

WHEN: Wed. March 8| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Room: 202

Executive leadership from some of the world's largest launch services gather on our annual launchers panel to discuss topics such as launch technology and new vehicles, how satellites are changing, commercial space travel, launch availability and flexibility, space exploration, international cooperation and political challenges. Open to all conference attendees.

For more information about the session, visit: SATELLITE 2017 (http://satellite17.mapyourshow.com/7_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?ScheduleID=31)
 
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Proton Variants: Proton Medium and Proton Light Vehicles

ILS is now offering a modular line of 2-stage commercial launchers to address market and customer-driven demand for cost effective access to space for satellites in the 3-5 metric ton range. This launch vehicle product line—with the Proton Medium and the Proton Light—is derived directly from the flight-proven Proton Breeze M system. With the Proton Breeze M, the broader GEO satellite market is served with one family of vehicles.

 Read more: Proton Variants (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/proton-variants-proton-medium-and-proton-light-vehicles)

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The Angara 1.2 Launch Vehicle

ILS markets the Angara 1.2 launch service to global commercial and governmental marketplace for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Sun-Synchronous (SSO) missions. Commercial satellite operators, as well as Space Agencies around the world can now utilize the new capabilities of the latest launch vehicle developed by Khrunichev.
 
Read more: Angara 1.2 Launch Vehicle (http://www.ilslaunch.com/angara)
 
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Packing our stuff for SATELLITE 2017 on Monday! Pick up a poster, fact sheets, pins, stickers, and much more at Booth 1118! @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC)
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Some scenes from SATELLITE 2017 @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC). We're getting our booth together! #SATShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SATShow?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #aerospace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/aerospace?src=hash)
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ILS will launch KOMPSAT-6 for Korea Aerospace Research Institute in 2020. #KARI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/KARI?src=hash) visits #Khrunichev (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khrunichev?src=hash) in #Moscow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Moscow?src=hash): http://bit.ly/2mvMXtv  (https://t.co/NDXbkRvHdl)
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ЦитироватьILS will launch the KOMPSAT-6 satellite in 2020 for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) (https://www.facebook.com/Korea-Aerospace-Research-Institute-KARI-219931901351092/) with the Angara 1.2 and it will be ILS's first commercial Angara launch. The newest Russian launch vehicle was designed and built by Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center.
 On February 28, 2017, Khrunichev and KARI, based in Daejeon, South Korea, gathered at the Proton Business Hotel in Moscow to celebrate the 12 year jubilee of Russian-South Korean cooperation, "12 Years of LV Naro – Great Step Into Space".
 Signing a contract for the establishment of the South Korean space rocket complex with a rocket KSLV-1 took place on October 26, 2004. Thus began the joint development of the project on creation of the Korea Space Launch System (HSCC), KARI and Khrunichev.
 It was also attended by TsENKI and NGOs "Energomash". Completion of the project was marked by the successful launch from the Republic of Korea, the first Korean space launch vehicle KSLV-1 (CR "Naro" )  on January 30, 2013.
 Congratulations to our partners!

ЦитироватьЦЕНТР ИМ. М.В.ХРУНИЧЕВА. НОВЫЙ ГОЛОВНОЙ ОБТЕКАТЕЛЬ ДЛЯ МОДИФИКАЦИЙ РН «ПРОТОН»
07.03.2017 16:30
 

   Центр им.М.В.Хруничева (ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева) и его дочерняя компания - International Launch Services (ILS), имеющая эксклюзивное право на маркетинг и коммерческую эксплуатацию семейства РН «Протон» – расширяют возможности реализации запусков космических аппаратов (КА) различного назначения за счет ввода в эксплуатацию модификаций ракеты-носителя (РН) «Протон», оснащенных крупногабаритным обтекателем диаметром пять метров.

    

   Пятиметровый обтекатель будет использоваться в составе РН «Протон-М» (с разгонным блоком «Бриз-М») и РН «Протон Средний» (двухступенчатой модификации среднего класса РН «Протон-М») для осуществления запусков в интересах коммерческих заказчиков. Запуски коммерческих КА с помощью РН «Протон-М» и «Протон Средний» с головным обтекателем пятиметрового диаметра станут возможными с первого квартала 2020 года.

    

   Пятиметровый обтекатель с увеличенной емкостью для размещения полезной нагрузки позволит выводить на расчетные орбиты новейшие крупногабаритные спутники широкополосной высокоскоростной связи и кластеры из двух космических аппаратов, а также осуществлять групповые запуски нескольких низкоорбитальных КА.

    

   Предложение нового обтекателя – ответ Центра им.М.В. Хруничева и ILS на потребности заказчиков, заинтересованных в создании дополнительных возможностей по выведению полезной нагрузки с учетом перспективных конструкций КА.

    

   В 2016 году Центр им.М.В.Хруничева завершил работы по определению конструкторско-технологического облика головного обтекателя увеличенного диаметра. На следующем этапе реализации программы предусмотрена детальная разработка проекта головного обтекателя диаметром 5 метров и базовой длиной 16,25 метров, выбранной с учетом потребностей коммерческих заказчиков. Новый обтекатель пройдет полную программу испытаний, в том числе аэродинамическое моделирование, статические, динамические прочностные и акустические испытания, испытания на раскрытие створок и сброс.

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ILS announces the availability of a 5 meter diameter #payload (https://twitter.com/hashtag/payload?src=hash) fairing (PLF) for #Proton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Proton?src=hash) Breeze M and Proton Medium: http://bit.ly/2mfRA8l  (https://t.co/tfiD529rI4)
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ЦитироватьILS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A 5 METER FAIRING FOR THE PROTON BREEZE M AND THE PROTON MEDIUM LAUNCH VEHICLES
 
WASHINGTON, D.C, March 7, 2017—International Launch Services (ILS) announces the availability of a 5 meter diameter payload fairing (PLF) for use with both the Proton Breeze M and Proton Medium launch systems for commercial launch services beginning in first quarter of 2020. The 5 meter PLF addresses the increased volume of today's larger satellites required to satisfy High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) broadband capacity demands, stacked satellite height requirements, and supports multiple satellites for efficient deployment of large LEO constellations.

Kirk Pysher, ILS President said, "The introduction of the 5 meter fairing is in direct response to our customers' request for additional payload envelope capability to accommodate their evolving spacecraft designs. The 5 meter fairing in combination with optimized mission designs and the performance flexibility provided by the Proton M and Proton Medium launch vehicles, allows ILS to provide our customers with innovative, cost effective launch solutions that maximizes their satellites expected operational lifetime."

"Khrunichev State Research and Production Center (Khrunichev) has successfully completed their planned 2016 feasibility study which focused on developing the required technologies and design needed to support the 5 meter PLF development. The next phase of the program has begun with the start of detailed design activities for a 5 meter PLF with a selected baseline length of 16.25 meters to envelope the projected commercial satellite market requirements while minimizing Proton vehicle impacts. The 5 meter PLF will undergo a rigorous test program including aerodynamic modeling, static and dynamic structural tests, PLF separation and jettison tests, and acoustic testing," said Jim Kramer, Vice President of Engineering and Mission Assurance.

The Proton Breeze M vehicle is the heritage, 3-stage heavy-lift vehicle, with over 410 missions to date since 1965. The two-stage Proton Medium vehicle will serve the medium class satellite range starting in 2018. Both launch vehicles are manufactured by Khrunichev.
 

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SATELLITE 2017 DAY 2 -- ILS enjoying the afternoon at the Exhibit Hall. Come visit us at Booth 1118! #SATShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SATShow?src=hash) @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) #Satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite?src=hash)
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SCENES OF @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): Looking good, @Eutelsat_SA (https://twitter.com/Eutelsat_SA) @INTELSAT (https://twitter.com/INTELSAT) @InmarsatGlobal (https://twitter.com/InmarsatGlobal) and @EchoStar (https://twitter.com/EchoStar) #SATshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SATshow?src=hash) #Satellites (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellites?src=hash) #ConventionCenter (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ConventionCenter?src=hash) #DC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DC?src=hash)
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ILS's @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher): new Proton 5-meter fairing means lower cost launch, plus enough volume to multi-manifest #smallsats (https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallsats?src=hash) for LEO. #satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satshow?src=hash)

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ILS's Pysher: Proton return to flight still planned for April-May timeframe. Three commercial missions this year, four government. #satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satshow?src=hash)

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ILS @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): we plan 3 commercial missions this year with 7 total Proton missions to include the Federal program. @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)
 

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ILS @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): launchers need to back each other up when there are manifest challenges in order to best serve customers @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)

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Launch panel @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): airlines and rockets are not the same. We do not fly rockets while conducting an anomaly review @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)
 
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ILS @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): we are not opponents, we are colleagues and partners and we have to support each other in launching satellites @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)

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ILS @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): we can assist the smallsat market with Proton's 5 meter fairing and the Angara 1.2 for LEO missions @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)

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Sat 2017 panel: ILS provides savings by right-sizing the vehicles, streamlining assembly, self-insurance possibility @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) #SATShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SATShow?src=hash)

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ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) at @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) 2017 General Session panel. More photos: https://www.facebook.com/ILSLaunch/posts/1212290368839683 ... (https://t.co/VT2d9WVBld) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) #Satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satshow?src=hash)
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FINAL DAY at the Exhibit Hall. It went by so fast! We still have lots of stuff to give away so stop by Booth 1118. #SatShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SatShow?src=hash) #SatShow2017 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SatShow2017?src=hash)
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IT'S A WRAP! Thank you @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC), we had a great time at the Exhibit Hall! @VOANews (https://twitter.com/VOANews) #SatShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SatShow?src=hash) #Satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite?src=hash) #rocketlaunch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocketlaunch?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) #aerospace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/aerospace?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьILS AT SATELLITE 2017 CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON D.C.
 
The annual SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition attracts executives across the industry for networking, conference sessions and panels, special events. More than 14,000 satellite professionals fr om more than 150 countries attend the conference, now in its 35th year. Below is a summary of some of the key ILS news highlighted during the conference.

ILS kicked off the conference with an announcement on the availability of the 5 meter fairing for commercial launches (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-announces-availability-5-meter-fairing-proton-breeze-m-and-proton-medium-) on the heritage Proton Breeze M (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/ils-proton-breeze-m-launch-vehicle) and Proton Medium  (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/proton-variants-proton-medium-and-proton-light-vehicles)vehicles. The five meter diameter fairing will be available in first quarter of 2020 for both vehicles. This wider, taller fairing directly addresses higher volume spacecraft such as High Throughput Satellites (HTS) satellites, meeting the height requirements of stacked satellites and accommodating manifesting of multiple launches for large LEO constellations. This is a competitive solution for satellite operators who are seeking flexible, cost-effective launch solutions which extend the lifetime of their satellites to support their business plans.

ILS President Kirk Pysher and Vice President of Engineering and Mission Assurance Jim Kramer provided a comprehensive briefing to the media on Tuesday, March 7 on the Proton Medium vehicle and the 5 meter fairing.

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Last fall ILS unveiled the development of two variants of the heritage 3-stage Proton launch vehicle, Proton Medium (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/proton-variants-proton-medium-and-proton-light-vehicles) and Proton Light vehicles. These are the optimized 2-stage offspring of the heritage Proton Breeze M (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/ils-proton-breeze-m-launch-vehicle) vehicle, for exclusive commercial use by ILS.

ILS primary focus is on the Proton Medium vehicle, with lift capability of up to 5 Metric Tons. The development program is moving forward, with the Preliminary Design Review conducted in December 2016.

As announced in the fall, the Proton Medium will be available beginning in 2018, launching from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The 2-stage Proton Medium offspring of Proton Breeze M (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/ils-proton-breeze-m-launch-vehicle), with six engines on the first stage, can utilize the 5 or 4-meter payload fairing with the benefits of the standard, flight-proven Proton M configuration and spacecraft insertion history.

New Business: In the first quarter of 2016, ILS announced an order with Inmarsat (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-and-inmarsat-agree-future-ils-proton-launch) for a future Proton mission. This award followed the 3-satellite deployment of Inmarsat's Global Xpress Network by ILS Proton. The three satellites (Inmarsat-5 F1, Imarsat-5 F2 and Inmarsat-5 F3 (http://www.inmarsat.com/about-us/our-satellites/)) form together the first globally available high-speed mobile broadband network, delivered through a single provider. All three satellites were successfully launched into Super-Synchronous Transfer Orbits (SSTO), maximizing their operational lifetime.

The first Angara 1.2 customer (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-announces-first-angara-12-contract-korean-aerospace-research-institute-ka) is the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch the KOMPSAT-6 satellite, announced last August. KOMPSAT-6, with an estimated separated mass of over 1.7 metric tons, will be equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) developed and manufactured in cooperation with the domestic Korean industry. The Angara 1.2 serves the small to medium range satellite market, with the capability to launch up to 3.5 Metric Tons to Low Earth Orbit or Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

Two launch awards with Eutelsat (http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-announces-two-missions-under-its-eutelsat-multi-launch-agreement-proton-b) in were announced in September under the framework of the Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA), a contract that includes multiple launches over a seven year period. The dual announcement includes a first-time all commercial shared launch on Proton Breeze M (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/ils-proton-breeze-m-launch-vehicle) with the EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite (http://www.eutelsat.com/en/satellites/EUTELSAT-5WB.html), built on Orbital ATK's GEOStar ™ platform, with an Airbus Defense and Space-built payload stacked on top of Orbital ATK's MEV-1 spacecraft (https://www.orbitalatk.com/space-systems/human-space-advanced-systems/mission-extension-services/default.aspx) for launch in the last quarter of 2018. MEV-1, the first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) developed by Orbital ATK. Controlled by the company's satellite operations team, the MEV-1 uses a reliable, low-risk docking system that attaches to existing features on a customer's satellite. The MEV-1 provides life-extending services by taking over the propulsion and attitude control functions. The vehicle has a 15-year design life with the ability to perform numerous dockings and undockings during its life span.

The second mission is baselined with the Proton Medium (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/proton-variants-proton-medium-and-proton-light-vehicles) launch vehicle with a launch to be conducted in the 2019-2020 timeframe. ILS is in active discussions with other operators for launches utilizing the 2-stage Proton Medium (http://www.ilslaunch.com/launch-services/proton-variants-proton-medium-and-proton-light-vehicles).

Pysher also provided an update on the status of the second and third stage Proton engine recall. In December, during the standard quality process conducted by Khrunichev and the engine manufacturer, an issue was discovered. This was a hot fire test of an engine at the engine manufacturer which helps to evaluate over time, the stability of the production process, the performance of the engine and the build quality.

That engine undergoes an extensive hot fire test which includes extended durations over actual flight time of up to two times, and at a higher thrust level. Following that test, the engine goes through a destructive inspection process wh ere they inspect the engine thoroughly. They cut up the engine, do visual and analytical assessments of the engine's performance, and make assessments of the build quality. This is a standard process within the Russian system, one which is not typically employed in the West.

Following that test, as part of the inspection process, they discovered a component in the engine did not have the expected bonding characteristics of a brazed joint. The engine made it successfully through the hot fire test without issues.

An investigation was convened as a key component of the stringent quality oversight program. Roscosmos headed that investigation, and determined that the solder that was used in that brazing operation had a higher melt point than expected. Although the engine survived this periodic test, they made the decision to recall all those engines that had been suspect to using the higher melt point solder.

"That decision was not an easy one," said Pysher, "But when you look at it from Khrunichev's and Roscosmos' perspective, the decision they made speaks to their rededication to ensuring 100 percent mission success."

As far as what the impact of this 2nd and 3rd stage engine rework will be on the ILS manifest, ILS plans to conduct 3 commercial missions this year: EchoStar XXI (http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-echostar-xxi), Amazonas 5 for Hispasat, and AsiaSat 9.

ILS is still working to understand the overall launch schedule and impact and will provide more information when it becomes available.

ILS's most important goal is to safely and reliably launch satellites for its customers and to provide outstanding value for their business.

   Click here to see photos from SATELLITE 2017. (http://www.ilslaunch.com/node/4740)

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ILS thanks @SpaceFoundation (https://twitter.com/SpaceFoundation) for a wonderful #33SS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/33SS?src=hash)! ILS opened the press briefing for Mr. Igor Komarov, @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos): http://bit.ly/2oaPI3o  (https://t.co/2FoX3h2R17)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/157572.jpg)

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33rd SPACE SYMPOSIUM RECAP

 ILS was pleased to open the press briefing for Mr. Igor Komarov, Director General of Roscosmos (https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81/106042069436296) on April 4 at the Space Symposium. The standing room only crowd heard Mr. Komarov discuss ROSCOSMOS' plans for future cooperation in space, new, competitive launch vehicles such as the 2-stage Proton Medium and Proton Light and improvements to the robust quality system.

 Mr. Sergei Savelyev, ROSCOSMOS deputy director general responsible for International Cooperation, and Mr Sergio Krikalev, ROSCOSMOS Director of Manned Missions, also responded to questions from the media.

 Thank you, Space Foundation (https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFoundation1/), it was a thrill to be part of the 33rd Space Symposium!

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ILS is in Jarkarta, Indonesia for #APSAT2017 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/APSAT2017?src=hash): http://bit.ly/2rqQ7OK  (https://t.co/pwh7Aqur8g) @AsosiasiSatelit (https://twitter.com/AsosiasiSatelit) #APSAT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/APSAT?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #Indonesia (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Indonesia?src=hash) #broadband (https://twitter.com/hashtag/broadband?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьILS is in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 17-18 for APSAT 2017. APSAT 2017 is the 16th ASSI's consecutive annual international conference series on the satellite communication aspect.

ASSI (Asosiasi Satelit Indonesia, also The Indonesian Satellite Association) is an inclusive non-profit organization, based in Bandung and established in 1998, with a goal to promote and encourage the satellite industry, including the satellite community development in Indonesia, through national-international multi discipline collaboration, and to address wide range satellite related issues.

For more than 16 years, APSAT has played a critical role in determining how satellites will shape the future of telecommunications in Indonesia and the Asia Pacific region. The conference welcomes a community of aerospace professional from every market and field of study in the Asia Pacific region.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 17 мая (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/864856314534662144)

Kevin Reyes, ILS Senior Director for Sales, on launch panel at #APSAT2017 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/APSAT2017?src=hash) in Jarkarta, #Indonesia (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Indonesia?src=hash) with other leading launch providers.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/866660338648928257)

ILS is in #Singapore (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Singapore?src=hash) for @CASBAAHK (https://twitter.com/CASBAAHK) (Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) and proud to be a sponsor. #CASBAASIF (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CASBAASIF?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/866671536341741570)

ILS is attending the "Yes, it is Rocket Science" panel discussion at @CASBAAHK (https://twitter.com/CASBAAHK) in Singapore. @sslmda (https://twitter.com/sslmda) @Boeing (https://twitter.com/Boeing) #CASBAAIF (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CASBAAIF?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/872511511641677825)

Say hello to the team! LIVE BROADCAST: 11:30 pm ET TODAY / 3:30 am GMT June 8. Broadcast link: http://bit.ly/2scIsH1  (https://t.co/ybxPCb0DUL) @EchoStar (https://twitter.com/EchoStar) @sslmda (https://twitter.com/sslmda)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 3 ч назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/874610899557994497)

ILS's Jim Kramer will speak at the World Space Risk Forum event "New Rockets on the Block!" in London this Thursday: http://bit.ly/2rrcqTk  (https://t.co/emd700CtNF)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 10 ч назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/878260030532861952)

ILS is in Hong Kong to meet with our customer #AsiaSat (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat?src=hash). AsiaSat 9 will be launched later this year. https://www.facebook.com/ILSLaunch/posts/1314251481976904 ... (https://t.co/kDQHcS7fMc) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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Varochko appointed Director General of Khrunichev Space Center: http://bit.ly/2tqiQXk  (https://t.co/9nQ4tSjXAA) #Khrunichev (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khrunichev?src=hash) #spacenews (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacenews?src=hash) #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185280.jpg) Kevin Reyes‏ @Vizslamon (https://twitter.com/Vizslamon) 38 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Vizslamon/status/894561873357488128)

ILS presenting at Small Sat in Logan, Utah. @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) #SmallSat (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmallSat?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg)  ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch)  1 ч.1 час назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/894551666741190656)
Next stop, Baikonur! The mission teams met in Moscow to kick off the start of the upcoming ILS Proton launch campaign for HISPASAT.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 3 ч назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/900014024959688704)

Scenes from our headquarters in Reston, Virginia during yesterday's eclipse. #Eclipse2017 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eclipse2017?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125661.png) (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eclipse2017?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 11 ч назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/902163550864539649)

Peter Stier has been appointed Vice President of Sales for International Launch Services (ILS): http://bit.ly/2wDcEgQ  (https://t.co/2hZQSaMPN4)
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ЦитироватьAugust 28, 2017
ILS ANNOUNCES VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, PETER STIER

Peter Stier has been appointed Vice President of Sales for International Launch Services (ILS), leading the global sales activities for the company with overall responsibility for customer interaction and satisfaction. ILS, a leader in launch services for over 22 years, markets Proton Breeze M, Proton Medium, and Angara 1.2 launch services to satellite operators worldwide.

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"I've been fortunate to work alongside Peter for many years in the launch business. He is a proven leader with a solid record of accomplishment in establishing and building partnerships across the industry. Peter is a highly trusted and valued member of our team; I'm certain he will serve ILS and our customers very well," said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS.

Stier joined ILS in 2016 as Senior Director of Sales, leading the sales and business development activities of Proton and Angara launch services for customers in the Americas region. A veteran of the space industry for over 20 years, he has significant expertise in coordinating and executing business development strategies for commercial launch and telecommunications services and technology businesses.

Prior to joining ILS, Stier held increasingly responsible business development and sales positions with L-3 Communications Electron Technologies, Sea Launch S.A and Boeing Launch Services.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 4 ч назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/905487170970034176)

ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) will be at the 21st Summit for Satellite Financing to discuss the changing launch market. http://bit.ly/294bBHT  (https://t.co/mfbw9JU54u)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/907273497721925635)

ILS is at the Summit for Satellite Financing. Panel: Satellite Operators: Defining business models for new satellite environment. @finsat_17 (https://twitter.com/finsat_17)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185973.jpg) Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN) 12 сент. (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/907612152177012748)

.@ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) Kirk Pysher: we have three launches in the next six weeks. Translation: Proton is back.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185973.jpg) Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN) 12 сент. (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/907616760689504256)

ILS: we have to provide a diverse launch solution for LEO, MEO and GEO. If we ignored that, we wouldn't be viable.


1 дн.1 день назад (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/907619590578024448)

ILS: insurance rates were hammering us. With #Amazonas5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Amazonas5?src=hash) launch today, should alleviate some of that.

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ILS President Kirk Pysher is at the Summit for Satellite Financing in Paris, France, and was part of the panel to discuss change In the launch industry. "Established players moving to the rhythm of a changing launch market" was held on Tuesday. The Summit for Satellite Financing, held from September 11-14, is an executive conference for the global satellite industry.


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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185962.jpg) Michelle‏ @spacechelle (https://twitter.com/spacechelle)
This morning we had a successful launch & will conduct 3 launches w/in the next 6 weeks. @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) #WorldSatelliteBuisnessWeek (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSatelliteBuisnessWeek?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185973.jpg)  Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN)  12 сент. (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/907619590578024448)
ILS: insurance rates were hammering us. With #Amazonas5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Amazonas5?src=hash) launch today, should alleviate some of that.
 
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ILS: we have to provide a diverse launch solution for LEO, MEO and GEO. If we ignored that, we wouldn't be viable.

ЦитироватьILS's final mission for the year is scheduled for Sept. 28 with AsiaSat-9 for Hong Kong-based fleet operator AsiaSat.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/908337851594657792)

Thank you to all of our guests for attending the ILS reception at the Summit for Satellite Financing in Paris. https://www.facebook.com/pg/ILSLaunch/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1389558924446159 ... (https://t.co/NhgZPixq9F)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/913434047560519681)

The AsiaSat 9 launch crew poses in the control room. Go #AsiaSat9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat9?src=hash)! @sslmda (https://twitter.com/sslmda)
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ЦитироватьТРЕТИЙ ЗА ПОЛТОРА МЕСЯЦА «ПРОТОН» СТАРТОВАЛ С КОСМОДРОМА БАЙКОНУР
Ракета космического назначения (РКН) «Протон-М» с разгонным блоком (РБ) «Бриз-М» и космическим аппаратом AsiaSat-9 («АзиаСат-9») стартовала с Байконура в 21:52:16 мск. 28 сентября.  
Старт и полет ракеты-носителя прошли без замечаний. В расчетное время орбитальный блок (в составе космического аппарата и разгонного блока) отделился от третьей ступени ракеты-носителя и продолжил полет в автономном режиме.

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Дальнейшее выведение космического аппарата AsiaSat-9 на целевую геосинхронную переходную орбиту будет выполнено за счет 5-ти включений маршевой двигательной установки блока «Бриз-М». Отделение космического аппарата от разгонного блока ожидается приблизительно через 9 часов 13 минут после старта – в 7:05 мск 29 сентября. Масса спутника AsiaSat-9 при отделении на орбите составит приблизительно 6140 кг.
Телекоммуникационный спутник AsiaSat-9 разработан и изготовлен фирмой Space Systems/Loral (США) по заказу Asiasat - Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (Гонконг). AsiaSat-9 должен обеспечить услуги связи, телевещания и широкополосного доступа в интернет на территории Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона.

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Контракт на предоставление пусковых услуг для запуска КА AsiaSat -9 заключила компания International Launch Services Inc. (ILS, Рестон, США) - дочернее предприятие Центра Хруничева. Состоявшийся запуск стал 96-м пуском РН «Протон» в рамках контрактов, заключенных ILS и 416-м в истории эксплуатации этого носителя (с учетом всех его модификаций).

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Это третий в текущем году пуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М». Предыдущие два состоялись 17 августа (с космическим аппаратом для Министерства обороны РФ) и 11 сентября (с испанским спутником связи Amazonas 5) 2017 года.

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ЦитироватьSeptember 29, 2017

ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE ASIASAT 9 SATELLITE FOR ASIASAT

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, September 29, 2017 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the AsiaSat 9 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) of Hong Kong. This was the 3rd commercial mission of the year for ILS and the 96th ILS Proton launch overall.

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The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, lifted off from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 00:52 a.m. today local time (2:52 a.m. in Hong Kong; 6:52 p.m. GMT and 2:52 p.m. ET on September 28 ) with the AsiaSat 9 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton used a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the AsiaSat 9 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M performed planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a nearly circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Separation of the AsiaSat 9 satellite occurred as planned, 9 hours, 13 minutes after lift-off.

This was the 416th launch for Proton since its maiden flight in 1965. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Space Center of Moscow.

Built by SSL (Space Systems Loral), AsiaSat 9 will provide enhanced performance, higher efficiency and greater flexibility for DTH, video distribution, VSAT broadband and mobility services. AsiaSat 9 is a replacement satellite for AsiaSat 4 at 122°E with multiple C, Ku and Ka-band payloads. It carries the world's first dedicated Ku-band Myanmar beam, new Ku-band beams for Indonesia and Mongolia, in addition to two enhanced Ku-band beams serving Australasia and East Asia and a wider high-power C-band coverage across the Asia-Pacific region. The five Ku band beams onboard AsiaSat 9 are equipped with cross-strap beam switching capability to provide flexible coverage.

ILS President Kirk Pysher said, "This is our 5th launch with AsiaSat over our long history with them, having launched over half of AsiaSat's operational fleet. We are proud to have played a key role in the growth of AsiaSat's business over the years. We appreciate the AsiaSat, ILS, Khrunichev, SSL mission teams for their dedication to ensuring a successful launch."

"With Proton's unique optimized delivery to orbit, extending the lifetime of the AsiaSat 9 satellite, AsiaSat is once again creating exceptional value for our services in Asia," said Andrew Jordan, President and Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat. "AsiaSat 9 will provide additional and enhanced services to a wide region of Asia and some ground-breaking capabilities in power and efficiency in some new regions. Sincere thanks to all of the AsiaSat 9 team members for a perfect mission and launch." ...

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ЦитироватьРАКЕТА-НОСИТЕЛЬ «ПРОТОН-М» УСПЕШНО ВЫВЕЛА НА ОРБИТУ ОЧЕРЕДНОЙ СПУТНИК СВЯЗИ
29.09.2017

Ракета – носитель (РН) «Протон-М» с разгонным блоком «Бриз-М», стартовавшая с космодрома Байконур в четверг 28 сентября, вывела на целевую орбиту шеститонный геостационарный спутник связи AsiaSat-9 («АзиаСат-9»).

... Состоявшийся запуск стал 96-м пуском РН «Протон» в рамках контрактов, заключенных ILS. Кроме того, это был 31-й пуск РН «Протон» с космическим аппаратом, изготовленным на базе платформы SSL.
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Photos from the celebration of the successful ILS Proton launch of #AsiaSat9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat9?src=hash). https://www.facebook.com/ILSLaunch/posts/1404497316285653 ... (https://t.co/ZQuUnDKqBE)
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ILS is thrilled to be attending the  Satellite Innovation Symposium (https://www.facebook.com/events/1146560238812394/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A108%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22post_page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22surface%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=108&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22post_page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&fref=mentions) at Silicon Valley from October 2-3. The 2017 Satellite Innovation Symposium aims to pinpoint key imminent market changes that will become obvious in years to come.

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ЦитироватьРоссия может заключить четыре коммерческих контракта на запуск "Протонов" в 2019 году  
 10 октября, 12:21 UTC+3
 Отмечается, что в этом году с помощью "Протона-М" состоялись три коммерческих старта
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МОСКВА, 10 октября. /ТАСС/. Россия может заключить четыре контракта по международным пускам ракет "Протон" в 2019 году. Об этом сообщил ТАСС исполняющий обязанности гендиректора Центра им. М. В. Хруничева (предприятие - изготовитель "Протонов") Алексей Варочко.
"На сегодняшний день на 2018 год предприятие имеет полную загрузку. Что касается 2019 года, мы сейчас отрабатываем в рамках возможного заключения четыре контракта по международным пускам", - сказал Варочко.
Он сообщил, что в этом году предприятие должно изготовить еще четыре ракеты "Протон-М", а в 2018 будет изготовлено 10 таких носителей (http://tass.ru/kosmos/4632447).
В этом году с помощью "Протона-М" уже было выполнено три коммерческих старта со спутниками Echostar-21, Amazonas-5 и AsiaSat-9.
Эксклюзивное право на маркетинг РН "Протон" имеет компания International Launch Services Inc. (дочернее предприятие Центра им. М. В. Хруничева).

ЦитироватьILS says Proton Medium will compete head to head with Falcon 9
by Caleb Henry (http://spacenews.com/author/caleb-henry/) — October 12, 2017

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MOSCOW — International Launch Services expects its new, scaled-down variant of Proton-M to be a more direct competitor with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket than the current heavy-lift version ILS has used for decades.

Kirk Pysher, president of ILS, said the company is banking on Proton Medium as the company's next step — a vehicle more important to the commercial sector than Angara 5, Russia's modular, next-generation launcher, which ILS has commercial rights to like Proton. Angara 5 is optimized for heavyweight spacecraft as a direct replacement for Proton-M starting in 2025, but would likely be applicable for just one to two missions per year, Pysher said, and that launch rate would not be enough to constitute a steady business.

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"We need to target something between $65 [million] and $55 million as the price point, and the Angara 5 vehicle will not be able to do that," Pysher told SpaceNews. "That is why it is not really the right fit for the current commercial market as we see it today. We need that family of vehicles that the variants address."

SpaceX advertises $62 million for a Falcon 9 launch to geostationary transfer orbit.

Proton Medium is a variant of Proton-M that lacks a third stage, swapping out the engines for a support structure to keep the rocket relatively similar in size. Compared to Proton-M, which can carry up to 7 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit, Proton Medium lifts 5 to 5.7 metric tons. ILS also has plans for a smaller variant called Proton Light, but its development is on hold pending Proton Medium's completion in late 2018.

ILS is now betting that Proton Medium will address the biggest share of the marketplace today, eclipsing the workhorse Proton-M in launch cadence once fully operational.

"It fits that sweet spot where we see the medium-class satellite is today, and it competes directly with Falcon 9," Pysher said.

Next year's nadir

ILS has just one commercial launch scheduled for next year — a dual launch in late 2018 carrying the Eutelsat 5 West B telecommunications satellite and MEV-1, Orbital ATK's first satellite-servicing Mission Extension Vehicle.

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Proton Medium sketch. Credit: ILS

Pysher attributed next year's light manifest to Proton failure investigations underway in 2014 and 2015 when many commercial satellite fleet operators were lining up their rides.

Proton averaged a failure a year from 2010 to 2015, resulting in stringent quality initiatives by manufacturer and ILS owner Khrunichev to reinforce the rocket's reliability.

Those quality initiatives prompted last year's recall of several Proton engines that had been assembled using an out-of-spec solder, slowing 2016 and 2017 launches. Proton launched three times in 2016 and four times this year. The Russian government has one more Proton launch planned before year's end.

Proton's spate of failures unnerved insurers, who demanded higher premiums from satellite operators who chose the rocket. Pysher said several underwriters stepped away from Proton launches or reduced the amount of money they were willing to put at risk, driving rates up.

"As we see it right now, the underwriting market has assumed Proton to be a one failure out of 10 launch attempt product. That's the way they have priced it in the market, and we have to prove them wrong," he said, adding that Proton currently has 12 consecutive successes. "Once we achieve 15 successes in a row, we expect to see a lot of the underwriters that stepped away to come back. They've made a lot of money on Proton in the past, and they want Proton back in the marketplace."

Pysher said Proton should launch five to six times in 2018 with Russian government payloads, and once with ILS's one commercial mission. He added ILS can accommodate additional customers in 2018 and "would not rule out any opportunity." ILS has 12 missions in backlog, including one Proton Medium mission from Eutelsat for a launch in 2019 or 2020.

Dual launch opportunity?

Pysher said satellite operators are looking more intensely at sharing a Proton-M with another customer as a means to drive costs down further. While the Russian government has launched a number of dual missions with Proton-M, the Eutelsat-Orbital ATK mission will be Proton's first commercial dual launch.

In contrast to Europe's Ariane 5 rocket, which routinely flies dual passengers and uses a protective case called SYLDA (Système de Lancement Double Ariane) for the lower-berth satellite, Proton's dual passengers must stack their satellites directly on top one another. That stacking means the top of the lower satellite must be clear of easily crushable instruments. Satellite manufacturers typically use the open real estate on the Earth-facing top of a satellite to mount antennas, making this requirement a challenge for would-be ILS dual-launch customers.

Pysher said Boeing's 702SP bus, which fleet operators Eutelsat and ABS used for two dual launches on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, was expected to be a breakthrough in stacked configurations. No other dual launches of stacked 702SP have followed suit, however. MEV-1 is an exception to ILS's dual launch dilemma in that it has nothing on its top that would be jeopardized by stacking, Pysher said.

Pysher said ILS has no payload separator like Ariane 5 because the added mass reduces how much satellite payload Proton can launch. Arianespace can launch approximately 10 tons to GTO with the Ariane 5, about three tons more than Proton. ILS would take a larger mass penalty by implementing a divider on Proton, but if a SYLDA-like product is truly needed, Pysher said ILS would invest in it.

ILS and Khrunichev are also developing a 5-meter fairing that, based on customer inquiries, would likely see more use for low-Earth-orbit mega-constellations than for larger geostationary satellites, Pysher said. That fairing is expected in 2020.

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#TBT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash): ILS was thrilled to participate in #APSCC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/APSCC?src=hash) which took place this month in Tokyo, Japan. http://bit.ly/2yODwJq  (https://t.co/99Uqvwbg5N) @apsccsatellite (https://twitter.com/apsccsatellite)
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: More photos from the @apsccsatellite (https://twitter.com/apsccsatellite) Conference and Exhibition. #TBT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash)
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: ILS was thrilled to participate in the APSCC Satellite Conference and Exhibition which took place this month in Tokyo, Japan.

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The session "A Realistic Assessment of Future Commercial Launch Supply" provided the audience with an update from each launch-service provider on the schedule for its new-generation rockets. All introduced new vehicles in the coming years.

ILS had an active schedule in the past several months, successfully launching four satellites from June to September, 2017. EchoStar 21 was launched on June 8, followed by a Russian Federal mission on August 17. ILS then had two launches in September: Amazonas 5 on September 12, and AsiaSat 9 on September 29. ILS and Khrunichev were able to accommodate the compressed campaigns due to the second spacecraft processing facility, two operational launch pads, and a dedicated team with a focus on mission success.

ILS has responded to changing spacecraft designs and customer requirements in a number of ways. ILS can serve a wide range of satellite masses and can "right size" the Proton vehicle, as needed. This provides a competitive edge as new satellite technologies continue to come to fruition. ILS also benefits from the proven technology of mainstay Proton vehicle given the very limited modifications associated with the Proton Variants.

With the heritage Proton Breeze M, the heavy lift workhorse, the two-stage Proton Medium, and the availability of the 5 meter fairing, ILS can accommodate the higher volume spacecraft such as High Throughout Satellites, a pairing of stacked satellites, or multiple clusters of satellites for large LEO constellations. ILS has adapted and responded with cost effective solutions across the board.

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ILS was in Colorado this week to celebrate the successful launch of #EchoStarXXI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/EchoStarXXI?src=hash) with Anders Johnson, President @EchoStar (https://twitter.com/EchoStar) Satellite Services
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Kevin Reyes, ILS Senior Director of Sales – Asia/Pacific, has been appointed to the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) Board of Directors.

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APSCC is a non-profit international association representing all sectors of satellite and/or space-related industries, including private and public companies, government ministries and agencies, and academic and research entities. The overall objective of APSCC is to promote communications and broadcasting via satellite as well as outer space activities in the Asia-Pacific for the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of the region.

Reyes joined ILS in 2016 as Senior Director of Sales, leading the sales and business development activities of Proton and Angara launch services for the Asia/Pacific region and SmallSat/Rideshare customers.

He has over 35 years in the aerospace industry, primarily in commercial launch and satellite sales. Reyes held engineering and business development positions at Rockwell International, McDonnell Douglas, and The Boeing Company on various programs including the Titan II and IV payload fairings, Delta lI and IV launch vehicle programs, and commercial satellite systems.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg) ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 8 нояб. (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/928284582289575936)

Thank you @EchoStar (https://twitter.com/EchoStar), @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) and @AsiaSat (https://twitter.com/asiasat) for your continued trust in the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle!
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Thank you @Asia_Satellite (https://twitter.com/Asia_Satellite) for the wonderful gifts! We enjoyed putting the satellite together! @sslmda (https://twitter.com/sslmda) #AsiaSat (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat?src=hash) #AsiaSat9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat9?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #rocketlaunch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocketlaunch?src=hash) #rockets (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rockets?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125660.png) (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rockets?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash)
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Some recent snapshots of some of the ILS, Khrunichev, Orbital and Eutelsat team members from the EUTELSAT 5 West B/MEV-1 Proton Breeze M dual launch program @OrbitalATK (https://twitter.com/OrbitalATK) @Eutelsat_SA (https://twitter.com/Eutelsat_SA) GO TEAM!
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ЦитироватьNovember 20, 2017

Khrunichev Space Center: Successful Hot-fire Test of Angara 1.2 Service Module Conducted

The propulsion system of the light-weight Angara 1.2 Launch Vehicle Service Module, manufactured by the Khrunichev Space Center (part of ROSCOSMOS State Corporation), completed successful hot-fire testing at the Federal State Enterprise "Rocket & Space Industry Research & Test Center" (RSI RTC) test facility (Peresvet, Moscow Region).

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The hot-fire tests are the most important and final stage of ground based propulsion system tests prior to flight testing.

During the tests, specialists fr om the Salyut Design Bureau (a subdivision of Khrunichev Space Center) performed comprehensive checks of the propulsion system components on a test stand. RSI RTC personnel assured safe testing conditions and processed the test results expeditiously.

The positive results of the tests verified the propulsion system's operational readiness as well as the validity of the chosen design and procedural solutions. Based on the propulsion system tests performed on the test stand, the propulsion system has been approved for development and flight testing as part of the flight-ready Service Module.

The detachable Service Module is part of the 2nd Stage of the two-stage Angara 1.2 Launch Vehicle and is designed to inject the SC into its target orbit. The Service Module includes four 40 kgf 11D458 thrusters and fourteen 1.3 kgf 17D58E thrusters.

In November of 2016 thermal vacuum tests of the Service Module were successfully completed on the VK600/300 RSI RTC stand. During the tests the temperature modes of the Service Module wh ere tested in a cold & black space environment.

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AsiaSat 9 is fully operational at 122°E! AsiaSat and it's newest bird are ready to serve the Asia-Pacific with more power than ever before, reaching wider audiences, and empowering people. Get the Press Release here - https://goo.gl/m2k6em

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Interview with ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) discussing Low Earth Orbit constellation, small satellites and the Proton Medium courtesy of @geoworldmedia (https://twitter.com/geoworldmedia) http://bit.ly/2Bz3h1a  (https://t.co/hYNV1rtv7k) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #Proton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Proton?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #Protonmedium (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Protonmedium?src=hash) #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash) #aerospace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/aerospace?src=hash)
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The ILS launch campaign team for #KOMPSAT6 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/KOMPSAT6?src=hash), scheduled to launch around 2020, is in Daejeon, South Korea to meet with our customer Korea Aerospace Research Institute (#KARI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/KARI?src=hash)). The team was treated to a wonderful Chinese, Spanish and Korean BBQ meal. #ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) #aerospace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/aerospace?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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ILS is in Madrid to celebrate with @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) the successful launch of #Amazonas5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Amazonas5?src=hash). The team dined at the esteemed #BiboMadrid (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BiboMadrid?src=hash), owned by star chef #DaniGarcia (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaniGarcia?src=hash). The Amazonas 5 satellite, built by @sslmda (https://twitter.com/sslmda) , was launched on September 11, 2017 from the #BaiknourCosmodrome (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BaiknourCosmodrome?src=hash). #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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ON THE ROAD: ILS is in the beautiful city of Madrid for meetings with @Hispasat (https://twitter.com/Hispasat) and Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. #ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #Amazonas5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Amazonas5?src=hash)
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ILS is in Hong Kong for post-flight meetings with @AsiaSat (https://twitter.com/asiasat). AsiaSat 9 was successfully launched on September 29 at 12:52 am Baikonur time. It was ILS's fifth launch with AsiaSat. #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash)
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International Launch Services (ILS), a leading provider of launch services in the commercial satellite industry, is the winner of SpaceNews's "Turnaround of the Year" award for 2017. #ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #SpaceNewsAwards (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceNewsAwards?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьDecember 18, 2017

INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES WINS AWARD FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE

International Launch Services (ILS), a leading provider of launch services in the commercial satellite industry, is the winner of SpaceNews's "Turnaround of the Year" award for 2017. The SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation honor excellence and innovation among space professionals, companies, programs and organizations. SpaceNews established the awards to honor individuals and organizations who have made a significant impact in the space industry over the past year.

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ILS President, Kirk Pysher said, "Putting stuff into space is hard and when your launcher has had a bad day, the whole world knows. Launch failures, anomalies, ground faults are all part of the business but it is how you recover from these events that sets your product, your team and your service apart from the competition. We have a great product in the Proton launch vehicles, supported by a highly effective and dedicated ILS and Khrunichev team offering innovative launch solutions for our customers. It was a challenging 2016 and beginning of 2017 for our team, Proton and ultimately our customers." Pysher continued, "Our dedication and commitment to our customers for 100% mission success drove us through the challenges and brought us out the other side with a better product and service for our customers. With that in mind, I thank each and every employee of ILS and Khrunichev, as well as our customers, partners and suppliers, for enabling our successful turnaround and continuing to place their trust in us. Our sincere thanks to SpaceNews for recognizing our accomplishments with this honor."

Overcoming tremendous challenges, ILS was chosen based on several factors to include its success record of 12 consecutive launches in a row, including three Proton missions in just six weeks, culminating with the September 29 launch of AsiaSat 9. This followed an extended period of downtime as a result of new stringent quality measures implemented by Khrunichev Space Center, the maker of the Proton launch vehicle.

Also during this period, ILS introduced new product developments to exclusively serve the commercial satellite industry: the 2-stage Proton Medium and a 5-meter payload fairing. In fall of 2016, ILS contracted with Eutelsat, for the first two-stage Proton Medium and its first fully commercial shared launch with the Eutelsat 5 West B and Orbital ATK's Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)-1 spacecraft onboard the heritage Proton M.

The winners of the awards were sel ected through an open nomination, reader polls and by the deliberation of SpaceNews editors and contributors.

About ILS
ILS provides launch services for satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, fr om contract arrangements, mission management and on-orbit delivery. ILS markets the Proton Breeze M, Proton Medium, and Angara 1.2 launch services to commercial and government satellite operators worldwide. ILS is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

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Dedicated to covering the business and politics of the global space industry, SpaceNews is a privately owned multimedia company headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with staff and correspondents around the world. SpaceNews was founded in 1989 as a weekly business-to-business newspaper for thousands of government and industry space professionals.

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ILS enjoyed attending today's @WSBRoundtable (https://twitter.com/WSBRoundtable) luncheon at City Club. The lunch coincides with the Dec. 18 issue of @SpaceNews_Inc (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc) Magazine honoring the achievements of space professionals, companies and organizations. ILS is thrilled to win the "Turnaround of the Year" award.
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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (#KARI (https://twitter.com/hashtag/KARI?src=hash)) presents a #KOMPSAT6 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/KOMPSAT6?src=hash) model to the #ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) launch team and #Khrunichev (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khrunichev?src=hash) during a meeting. The launch is scheduled around 2020 on an #Angara (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angara?src=hash) 1.2 vehicle from the #PlesetskCosmodrome (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlesetskCosmodrome?src=hash).
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ЦитироватьPoor proton —  Russia's Proton rocket falls on hard times
After 53 years in service, the main Russian launcher is running out of customers.  
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The Proton rocket, Russia's primary commercial launch vehicle, faces a life-and-death struggle to remain a competitive player on the international launch market, industry sources say. The veteran Soviet space rocket has spent nearly a quarter of a century as the vehicle of choice for operators of communications satellites all over the world. But it has fallen to near-irrelevance in just a matter of two years. After reaching a peak of 12 launches in 2010, the Proton is now staring at a real possibility of flying just a couple of missions this year and not delivering a single commercial payload.
What could cause Proton's dramatic fall fr om grace? It looks like a convergence of multiple factors has created a perfect storm for the Russian workhorse rocket.
The 700-ton Proton traces its roots to the Moon Race between the United States and the USSR, and the design became the locomotive of the Soviet space program. Then came the 1990s, when the Russian rocket industry faced the chaos of the post-Soviet economic transition, combined with falling oil prices and the shrinking military budget. These factors left the rocket at the brink of collapse. However, the leadership at GKNPTs Khrunichev in Moscow (where Proton is manufactured) worked tirelessly with the newly created Russian space agency to establish a leading position for Russian rockets in the hyper-competitive Western launch market. Along with numerous other joint space projects with the West, the Proton became a major moneymaker for the Russian space industry by the end of the 1990s.
The first decade of the 21st century saw skyrocketing oil prices, which gave the Kremlin plenty of cash to invest in the military and space industry. Ironically, it was during this time that the first seeds of trouble for the Russian space program were sown. Resting on the laurels of the Soviet legacy and hard-won achievements of their cash-strapped predecessors, a string of ineffective space bosses (http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/25/technology/russia-space-corruption/index.html) spent time lining their pockets and giving their friends (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11628531/The-multi-million-pound-corruption-scandal-engulfing-Russias-space-industry.html) and relatives lucrative, high-paid positions (http://www.parabolicarc.com/2017/07/11/corruption-cases-outnumber-launches-vostochny/) throughout the industry.
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Meanwhile, professional competence and quality control eroded behind a glitzy façade of Roskosmos. In the case of Proton, the lack of technical oversight began manifesting itself in an increasing rate of failures, some of which looked remarkably embarrassing. At the end of 2010, one Proton plunged into the ocean because too much propellant had been mistakenly loaded into its upper stage. In 2013, another vehicle performed a fiery salto mortale seconds after liftoff because flight control sensors were hammered into the rocket's compartment upside down.

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As the technical problems with Proton and other Russian launchers were piling up, the Kremlin was adopting more aggressive anti-Western policies on the international stage.
Enter Dmitry "Twitter" Rogozin. The deputy prime minister was appointed in 2011 to oversee the Russian defense and space industry, and he distinguished himself with bombastic nationalist and racist messages on social media long before the rise of Trumpism. During a period of US-Russian tensions, Rogozin famously advised NASA to use a trampoline to send its astronauts to the International Space Station. This messaging came as the US agency had been paying millions to Moscow to access the orbital outpost—stemming from a deal hard won by Rogozin's predecessors back in the 1990s.
In the end, Rogozin's anti-Western escapades symbolized the political risk associated with launching commercial payloads from Russia.

 The perfect storm

In 2017, Proton spent the first half of the year grounded by massive quality control problems with its engines.
The rocket returned to flight successfully in June and completed four seemingly flawless missions since then, but insurance rates for the Proton flights skyrocketed. That ate up the rocket's price advantage over its main competitors in the launch business: Arianespace and the rapidly expanding SpaceX. The cost of transporting satellites to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, wh ere Proton is based, also reportedly doubled in the past two years.
The Proton's developer has also been slow to provide a wider 5-meter payload shroud, which has become a requirement for the hardware of many of the Proton's customers. Developer GKNPTs Khrunichev is currently working on several new flavors of Proton rockets, including some with wider fairings, but the originally promised wide configuration was changed several times and has yet to be introduced.
All these technical, political, and financial problems combined to leave GKNPTs Khrunichev deeply in debt and triggered the exodus of customers last year—as many as five deals were reportedly lost in the second half of 2017.

 Anti-record of 2018

Out of several Proton missions planned for 2018, only one is currently dedicated to the launch of foreign commercial payloads. In a January 17 interview with the Izvestiya daily, Director General at GKNPTs Khrunichev Aleksei Varochko said that a pair of communications satellites—Eutelsat-5 West B and MEV—would be launched on a single Proton in the summer. However, sources familiar with the matter said that the assembly of the satellites at the US company Orbital ATK would not be completed until at least the fourth quarter of 2018 (or, more likely, the first quarter of 2019). European satellite operator Eutelsat pre-paid for two other Proton missions, but it has yet to decide what and when to launch.
With its international customers vanishing, the Russian government has tried to give the beleaguered vehicle some federal payloads, but these are also hard to come by.
Currently, the Blagovest-12L communications satellite developed for the Russian Ministry of Defense is scheduled for launch on Proton on March 22, making it the only sure bet for a Proton flight this year. Another classified military payload might also fly this year, apparently on an as-needed basis.
Roskosmos also assigned Proton to carry the Elektro-L No. 3 weather satellite and the Spektr-RG X-ray observatory, but both of these were designed for the smaller Zenit rocket. Launching them on Proton essentially wastes the rocket's lifting capacity, as well as time and money needed for the reconfiguration of both spacecraft. As a result, Spektr-RG no longer has a real chance to fly this year; Elektro-L is currently scheduled for launch in October, but that might also slip into 2019.
The only other Russian payload on the 2018 manifest that would truly need Proton is the 20-ton MLM Nauka module, with its launch to the International Space Station officially slated for December. "Officially" is the key word, because experts involved in the project say that the launch date had been chosen for political purposes to keep the mission in 2018 and that this deadline will be very difficult to meet.
All this means that after 53 years in service, the venerable Proton rocket might set an anti-record in 2018 by flying only a couple of missions. And, for the first time since its entrance onto the world market at the end of the Cold War, it may not bring any money to its cash-strapped developer.

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Khrunichev Space Center and the Central Machine Building Research Institute (TsNIIMash) are performing joint vibration tests of one of the Universal Rocket Modules (URM-1) that form the core of the Angara-A5 first stage. More: http://bit.ly/2BHZL3n  (https://t.co/8ieEtINypk) @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos) #Angara (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angara?src=hash) #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash)
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KHRUNICHEV SPACE CENTER: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR SERIAL PRODUCTION OF ANGARA FAMILY OF LAUNCH VEHICLES

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Khrunichev Center (part of ROSCOSMOS State Corporation) and the Central Machine Building Research Institute (TsNIIMash) are performing joint vibration tests of one of the Universal Rocket Modules (URM-1) that form the core of the Angara-A5 first stage. These tests started in late 2017 and will take several months to complete.

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The tests conducted at TsNIIMash are required to objectively assess the quality and reliability of the article prior to initiating serial production.

The serial production of URMs for the Angara family of rockets is being developed at Khrunichev's Polyot Plant located in Omsk. The purpose of the tests is to assess the functional readiness for the serial production of Angara launch vehicles at the Polyot plant which is outfitted with the latest production equipment and tooling, and employs cutting edge production processes. Currently, separate parts are being manufactured at the plant for the second and third flight-ready rockets but the article is not being assembled here.

The Polyot plant in Omsk has already produced and began shipping some of the sets of URMs for the second flight-ready Angara-5 rocket. The test unit of one such module (this unit is labeled "PV" (FV), which stands for flight + vibration tests) is being tested at the TsNIIMash loads and dynamics test site which has exceptional capabilities.

The final assembly of the second flight-ready Angara-5 launch vehicle will take place at the Khrunichev Rocket and Space plant in Moscow. The Angara-5 launch vehicle is scheduled for delivery to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 2018.

Flight tests of the launch system began at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 2014 with two successful launches:

 - The lightweight Angara-1.2PP was launched in July 2014;

 - The heavy-lift Angara-A5 #1L was launched in December 2014.

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Angara Launch System at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

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Angara, the newest Russian launch system – is a family of light, medium and heavy-lift environmentally friendly launch vehicles (LV), that are built using universal rocket modules URM-1 and URM-2 powered by engines burning eco-friendly fuel components (liquid oxygen + kerosene).

Proposed variants in the Angara Space System family are: the two-stage lightweight Angara-1.2 LV, the three-stage medium Angara-A3 LV (there are no current plans to produce Angara-A3), and the three-stage heavy-lift Angara-A5 LV.

The difference in Angara launch vehicle variants is based on the number of universal rocket modules that form the core (URM-1 on the first and second stages and URM-2 on the upper stages). The lightweight Angara 1.2 launch vehicle consists of one URM-1. The launch vehicle using the maximum number of URM-1s would be the heavy-lift Angara A5.

The Angara A5 LV consists of three stages. The first stage of Angara A5 consists of four URM-1s, the second stage –has one URM-1 and the third stage – one URM-2. URM-1 is a rocket module that acts as a single-use first and second stage booster and is based on the NPO Energomash RD-191 engine. The URM-2 rocket module boosters are based on the RD-0124A liquid propellant engine with a thrust of 30 tons (designed by KBKhA). Its design has a great degree of continuity (commonality) with the liquid propellant 14D23 engine used on the stage three booster of the upgraded medium-class Soyuz-2 LV. Test flights of Soyuz-2 began in 2004.

The Angara Space System is being produced at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in accordance with a Decree of the president of the Russian Federation. Putting the Angara Space System into operation will enable Russia to perform launches of all types of spacecraft from its territory, providing Russia with independent, guaranteed access to outer space regardless of the nature and direction that military, political and economic relations with other countries take.

The new Space System should enable delivering unmanned spacecraft for scientific, socio–economic, dual and commercial purposes to earth orbits with various altitudes and inclinations (including geostationary and geosynchronous transfer orbits) and escape orbits. The RF Ministry of Defense and ROSCOSMOS (formerly the Federal Space Agency) are the government customers, while FGUP (Federal State Unitary Enterprise) KhSC is the principal design company.

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ILS is at @SmallSatBiz (https://twitter.com/SmallSatBiz) - the leading business and finance conference for small satellites - held in Mountain View, CA, from February 5-8. #smallsat18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallsat18?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)
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ILS's Pysher: Proton continues to reinvent itself to compete
by Warren Ferster (http://spacenews.com/author/wferster1/) — February 26, 2018

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top executive with the U.S. firm that markets Russia's Proton rocket blasted what he characterized as a recent slew of misinformation surrounding the vehicle, saying it enjoys the full support of the Russian government and that the culmination of a three-year quality control program instituted by its manufacturer is restoring the reliability for which the vehicle has long been known.

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"Nothing could be further fr om the truth," Kirk Pysher, president of International Launch Services (ILS), said of erroneous press reports concerning a slow-down in orders for the venerable Proton.

Contrary to reports of a bare-bones Proton manifest for 2018, Pysher, citing manufacturer Khrunichev Space Center, said the vehicle has as many as five missions scheduled for the year. These include four Russian government missions, beginning with a communications satellite launch in spring, and one for ILS carrying two commercial satellites.

ILS has 12 missions on its manifest through 2021, Pysher said, including multi-launch deals with the world's top satellite operators, and is actively engaged with several prospective customers for its vehicles, including the heavy-lift Proton Breeze M, the recently introduced Proton Medium, and the Angara 1.2. Most of the interest is in the Proton Medium, an optimized two-stage version of the standard Proton Breeze M geared towards a market that in recent years has shifted toward lighter-weight geostationary satellites and low-Earth orbiting constellations.

"The right sizing of the Proton Medium is an example of refining a proven vehicle, to remain highly competitive in more segments of a rapidly evolving market," Pysher continued. The approach is beginning to pay dividends. As an example, Pysher said one major operator currently is soliciting offers for a five-launch contract involving satellites weighing 3.5 to 5.5 metric tons, the sweet-spot of Proton Medium's target market. Currently ILS has one announced order for the Proton Medium, though Pysher said, "Proton Medium is available for our current manifested customers, if that provides the optimal launch solution for them."

Meanwhile, Moscow-based Khrunichev is entering the fourth year of a quality control initiative that already is showing results: 12 successes in Proton's last 12 missions dating back to 2015. Of those missions, eight were commercial launches conducted on behalf of ILS.

The initiative to improve overall Proton quality and reliability was instituted in 2015 following a string of Proton mishaps that eroded confidence in the vehicle, which has been a reliable and versatile workhorse – it has launched everything fr om communications satellites to International Space Station modules to Mars missions – for more than 50 years. Mission assurance has become a top priority at both Roscosmos and Khrunichev, as evidenced by a late 2016 decision to halt Proton flights due to a potential soldering issue within a batch of engines that was identified during a standard quality inspection of an engine that had just successfully completed a test firing.

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"Since the engine passed the test firing without issue, the decision could have been made to continue to fly, and the vehicle most likely would have performed without issue," Pysher said. However, Khrunichev and Roscosmos decided to stand-down and replace all potentially affected parts. "This was not an easy decision but it clearly demonstrates the dedication to ensuring mission success," he said.

Pysher attributed the renewed focus on quality to new management at Khrunichev, beginning with Andrey Kalinovsky, who instituted the quality control and other modernization activities upon coming to the organization fr om Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company in 2014. Kalinovsky is now with Roscosmos State Corporation, which oversees Russia's space industry, wh ere he serves as executive director in charge of quality and reliability.

Kalinovsky's replacement as Khrunichev director general is Aleksey Varochko, who took the reins of the company last year with the same zeal for quality control.

"Our task at Khrunichev is to ensure that reliable hardware is produced and delivered on time for all planned and future Proton and Angara missions," Varochko said. "Our commitment to ensuring quality in our product lines is the highest priority. We are now beginning our fourth year into the extensive reform of our business and all phases of the program have been successfully conducted. However, we are certainly not finished with our work. We are dedicated to continual improvement of our processes, our people and our product for now, and well into the future."

Pysher said the Proton flight hiatus, imposed amidst a string of successful missions, demonstrates that the new system is working. "There hasn't been another time in history when the Proton was down for a year to investigate quality issues," Pysher said. "That was a paradigm shift; it's what the market has been asking for."

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The vehicle returned to flight in June 2017, performing four successful missions, including three Protons launched over a six-week period.

Nonetheless, insurance rates for Proton missions remain above the market average, Pysher acknowledged. He said the reliability issues did not happen overnight and restoring the underwriters' confidence in Proton will not happen overnight either.

"The insurance market is really looking for Proton to demonstrate that it is not a 1-failure-every-10-launches system," Pysher said. "We are seeing the rates drop but not to the extent we would like them to. Based on discussions with the underwriting market, we expect to see the capacity start to come back to Proton after 15 successful missions and be fully engaged by 20."

Pysher did not deny that competition was fierce in 2017, with the launch service providers battling over only 11 commercial geostationary satellite launch orders for the year. However, he said, both established and new operators have made it clear that they want ILS in the market, and appreciate having ILS and Proton as one of the mainstay providers to launch their satellites on time, whether it is dedicated, a dual launch or multi-satellite constellation.

"ILS is considered one of the most successful post Cold-War U.S.-Russian partnerships and we have endured the test of time. We have weathered the highs and lows in the marketplace over a 25-year period with 96 commercial launches to date. We have responded to market demand time and time again and have right-sized the Proton launch vehicle and our product offerings accordingly," Pysher noted.

Geostationary satellite operators clearly are struggling with how best to compete with terrestrial systems, with no consensus as to which design approach is most advantageous in that regard. But there is consensus on the need for launch services that cost far less and are flexible enough to accommodate whatever approach the operators choose, be that large, high-throughput satellites, medium-class satellites featuring electric propulsion, or lighter-weight satellites that can be launched in pairs or in bunches.

"ILS and Khrunichev have strategically developed a family of Proton variants that provide the necessary flexibility at an attractive price and you won't have to settle for used hardware," Pysher said. "ILS is listening to wh ere our customers want to go and we are focused on finding ways to reduce the cost of the entire launch service, across the board."

Proton Medium is derived from the Proton M by simply removing the third stage of the heritage vehicle and replacing it with an interstage structure, thus maintaining the flight qualified systems while minimizing the need for new ground infrastructure.

"Other major providers are introducing brand new vehicles beginning in 2020," Pysher continued. "We have Arianespace's parent company ArianeGroup moving ahead with Ariane 6 to replace the existing Ariane 5, ULA is introducing the Vulcan to replace Atlas V, Mitsubishi is introducing the H3 to replace H2A, SpaceX announced a new heavy-lifter called the BFR and Blue Origin introduced New Glenn. Come the 2020-2022 timeframe, the only heritage launch vehicle that will be flying is Proton and that is wh ere commercial operators will find stability, proven reliability, and schedule assurance for their critical programs. Proton is not going anywhere and will remain a force to be reckoned with in the commercial market."

Warren Ferster is a veteran aerospace journalist and former editor of SpaceNews. The SpaceNews editorial team was not involved in writing or editing this sponsored post.

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ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
by Caleb Henry (http://spacenews.com/author/caleb-henry/) — March 12, 2018

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Space Drone, a satellite life extension vehicle under development by Effective Space, would attach to communications satellites to take over maneuvering. Credit: Effective Space

WASHINGTON — Effective Space Solutions, a company developing spacecraft that can extend the lives of telecommunications satellites, has arranged to launch its first two spacecraft on a Russian Proton rocket in 2020.

International Launch Services (ILS), the U.S.-based commercial arm of Proton's manufacturer Khrunichev, is facilitating the launch, ILS announced March 12.

U.K.-based Effective Space is building life-extension spacecraft called Space Drones that have a mass of 400 kilograms each. The two Space Drones launching on Proton will reach orbit via rideshare, piggybacking on a mission with a larger customer, ILS spokesperson Karen Soriano told SpaceNews. She declined to name the primary payload for that mission.

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"[T]he announcement of this launch, utilizing the performance of the Proton Breeze M vehicle, is an important milestone for a rapidly developing market, Arie Halsband, Effective Space's founder and CEO, said in a statement. "ILS worked with us to arrive at a reliable, high performing, cost-effective solution for our business."

ILS said the launch will carry the Space Drones directly to geostationary orbit, eliminating the spacecraft's need to spend time and fuel raising their orbits from the typical geostationary transfer orbit drop-off.

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Artist's rendition of an ILS Proton with two Space Drones from Effective Space. Credit: ILS

Effective Space will use the Space Drones to perform life extension services for a customer's two satellites. That unnamed customer is paying around $100 million for multi-year life extension.

The Space Drones work by docking with satellites that are low on propellant and taking over their maneuvering with an electric propulsion system. Space Drones can also move a satellite into a graveyard orbit to retire them safely away from other satellites along the geostationary arc. They can also correct poor orbits for spacecraft with suboptimal launches, according to Effective Space.

Following this first launch, Effective Space said it plans to orbit up to six Space Drones annually, with future spacecraft assisting low Earth orbit constellations, cleaning up space debris and performing other logistics services.

Effective Space is one of three companies with contracts for life extension with geostationary telecom satellites, joining Orbital ATK and Maxar Technologies. Industry observers say the burgeoning commercial success of satellite servicing is likely fueled by anxiety among fleet operators about procuring new spacecraft. High-throughput satellites offering many times more capacity than earlier generations of satellites, and constellations of numerous smaller satellites in low and medium Earth orbits are forcing satellite operators to consider more variables in their fleet planning.

Last year satellite operators purchased only seven spacecraft on the commercial market, a low point in a three-year trend of satellite orders averaging below the 20 or more norm.

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INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES (ILS) AND EFFECTIVE SPACE ANNOUNCE THE ILS PROTON BREEZE M LAUNCH OF TWO SATELLITE-SERVICING SPACE DRONE™ SPACECRAFT IN 2020

ILS, a U.S.-based leading global commercial launch services provider and UK headquartered Effective Space announce their intent to contract to deliver two of Effective Space's SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit. The Proton Breeze M rideshare launch is planned for 2020 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

"ILS is focused on serving the satellite industry with flexible, and affordable launch solutions and our agreement with Effective Space is a perfect example of that. The performance of the Proton Breeze M vehicle to deliver the SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft directly to geostationary orbit combined with our decades-long history of launching dual or multiple spacecraft at one time, makes it a natural fit for Proton to deploy their spacecraft," said ILS President Kirk Pysher. "This combination of performance and experience will enable Effective Space to realize their mission objective in the most expedient and effective way possible."

The ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle with the standard 4 meter payload fairing will launch the two spacecraft into a geostationary orbit. The SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft will then use their onboard propulsion system to maneuver to their contracted life-extension mission locations, as recently announced.

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The SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft is a 400-kilogram spacecraft (1m x 1m x 1.25m) that has a universal, non-intrusive docking system to rendezvous and dock to the geostationary host satellite. The SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft then uses electric propulsion to take over the station-keeping and attitude-control maneuvers of the joint stack. Missions include station-keeping, relocation, deorbiting, orbit correction, inclination correction and 'bringing into use' (BIU). The ILS Proton Breeze M launch will be the first deployment of Effective Space's SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft in 2020.

Planned fleet expansion will see up to six (6) SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft being sent to orbit on an annual basis. Future phases will see SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft being launched to support low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations, Active-Debris-Removal (ADR) and other logistics in space. "Launching our first two SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into a geostationary orbit is part of our strong commitment to our first customer, meeting mission timeline and ensuring smooth transition into a life-extension service," said Arie Halsband, founder and CEO of Effective Space.

"Due to the attractive economics, extending existing assets in space is something that is gaining significant traction in today's market. With that in mind, the announcement of this launch, utilizing the performance of the Proton Breeze M vehicle, is an important milestone for a rapidly developing market. ILS worked with us to arrive at a reliable, high performing, cost-effective solution for our business. We look forward to our continued work with ILS and Khrunichev to propel this exciting phase of our company forward," said Halsband.

The Proton Breeze M vehicle has launched 416 times since its maiden launch in 1965, when it started out as a two-stage vehicle. For ILS, there have been 96 missions to date since its debut with the launch of the Astra 1F communications satellite in 1996. Proton Breeze M has a lift capability of 6.3 Metric Tons to reference GTO and over 3 Metric Tons to GSO; it has the versatility to launch single, dedicated missions as well as dual or multiple spacecraft with either the standard 4.35m payload fairing or the larger 5.2m diameter payload fairing.

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About ILS

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ILS is a leader in providing launch services for satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and support, from contract arrangements, mission management and on-orbit delivery. ILS markets the Proton Breeze M, Proton Medium, and Angara 1.2 launch services to commercial and government satellite operators worldwide. ILS is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, VA., near Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube

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About Effective Space

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Effective Space is pioneering last-mile logistics in space. It deploys and operates a fleet of small SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft that will deliver, position, maintain, monitor and guarantee space assets in orbit and beyond. Its 'Phase One' rollout is based on an existing solid business case: life-extension services to operators of satellites in geosynchronous-earth-orbit (GEO). Services include station-keeping and attitude-control, relocation, orbit and inclination correction, deorbiting and 'bringing into use' (BIU). The SPACE DRONE™ platform is well capable of supporting evolving low-earth (LEO) constellations, as well as active-debris removal (ADR) missions. Long-term services will also support asteroid-mining, deep space exploration and space manufacturing logistics. Effective Space is headquartered in the UK. For more information, visit http://effective.space.

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ЦитироватьЦЕНТР ХРУНИЧЕВА. ЗАПУСК ДВУХ КА SPACE DRONE™
12.03.2018 17:10

Дочерняя компания Центра Хруничева (входит в Госкорпорацию «РОСКОСМОС») – International Launch Services (ILS) - один из ведущих поставщиков коммерческих пусковых услуг, и британская компания Effective Space, заявили о намерении заключить контракт на запуск двух сервисных космических аппаратов (КА) SPACE DRONE™ компании Effective Space. Парный запуск этих КА с помощью ракеты-носителя (РН) «Протон-М» с разгонным блоком (РБ) «Бриз-М» с космодрома БАЙКОНУР запланирован на 2020 год.

«Компания ILS ориентирована на обслуживание спутниковой индустрии через предоставление гибких, экономически доступных решений в области пусковых услуг, и наше соглашение с Effective Space - наглядный пример такой работы. Совокупность эксплуатационных качеств ракет-носителей «Протон-М» и нашего опыта позволит Effective Space наиболее оперативно и эффективно выполнить свои задачи», - сказал президент ILS Кёрк ПАЙШЕР.

Ракета-носитель «Протон-М» со стандартным 4-х метровым головным обтекателем, оснащенная разгонным блоком «Бриз-М», выведет два космических аппарата SPACE DRONE™ на геостационарную орбиту. Затем с помощью бортовых двигательных установок космические аппараты будут довыведены в заданные точки на орбите для выполнения задачи по продлению сроков активного существования спутников, предусмотренной контрактом.

SPACE DRONE™ - космический аппарат массой 400 кг (1м х 1м х 1,25м) с универсальным стыковочным агрегатом, который использует электрическую двигательную установку для сближения и стыковки с обслуживаемым на геостационарной орбите спутником. Состыковавшись со спутником, SPACE DRONE™ берет на себя управление его стабилизацией и ориентацией. Задачи по техническому обслуживанию, выполняемые КА SPACE DRONE™, включают в себя поддержание ориентации, увод в другую точку, увод с орбиты, коррекцию орбиты, коррекцию наклонения и «ввод в эксплуатацию» геостационарного спутника.

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Запуск ракеты космического назначения (РКН) «Протон-М/Бриз-М» по контракту с ILS обеспечит выведение первого космического аппарата SPACE DRONE™ компании Effective Space в 2020 году. В дальнейшем предусмотрено наращивание орбитальной группировки путем выведения на орбиту до шести (6) космических аппаратов SPACE DRONE™ в год. На следующих этапах планируются запуски КА SPACE DRONE™ для обслуживания низкоорбитальных спутников, для активного сбора космического мусора и выполнения других логистических задач в космосе.

«Запуск первых двух космических аппаратов SPACE DRONE ™ на геостационарную орбиту – это часть ответственного отношения к выполнению обязательств перед нашим первым заказчиком по обеспечению сроков запуска и планомерного перехода к решению задач по техническому обслуживанию спутников», - сказал Арье ХЕЛЬСБАНД, основатель и главный исполнительный директор Effective Space.

«Благодаря привлекательным экономическим условиям, на современном рынке значительно возрастает спрос на продление сроков эксплуатации существующих космических ресурсов. В этой связи, объявление об этом запуске, который будет осуществлен с помощью РН «Протон-М» с РБ «Бриз-М» -  важная веха для стремительно развивающегося рынка. ILS провела с нами активную работу, чтобы найти надёжное, высокоэффективное, экономически целесообразное решение для нашего бизнеса», - сказал ХЕЛЬСБАНД.

Начиная с первого запуска коммерческого спутника (КА Astra 1F) в 1996 году и до сегодняшнего дня в рамках контрактов, заключенных ILS, состоялось уже 96 запусков РН «Протон-М». Грузоподъёмность РКН «Протон-М/Бриз-М» - 6,3 т при выведении на типовую геопереходную орбиту (ГПО) и более 3 т при выведении на геостационарную орбиту (ГСО). «Протон» - универсальная ракета-носитель, способная обеспечить одиночные и парные запуски, а также запуски нескольких КА с использованием либо стандартного головного обтекателя, диаметром 4,35 м, либо увеличенного обтекателя диаметром 5,2 м.

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ILS's Pysher: We're investing in Proton's factory for technologies to reduce opportunities for human error. #satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satshow?src=hash)

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Pysher: we have to be frugal in our investments. Focus on very strategic investments, like new technology for quality systems. #SatShow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SatShow?src=hash)

ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
by Caleb Henry (http://spacenews.com/author/caleb-henry/) — March 12, 2018  
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Space Drone, a satellite life extension vehicle under development by Effective Space, would attach to communications satellites to take over maneuvering. Credit: Effective Space
 
WASHINGTON — Effective Space Solutions, a company developing spacecraft that can extend the lives of telecommunications satellites, has arranged to launch its first two spacecraft on a Russian Proton rocket in 2020.
International Launch Services (ILS), the U.S.-based commercial arm of Proton's manufacturer Khrunichev, is facilitating the launch, ILS announced March 12.
U.K.-based Effective Space is building life-extension spacecraft called Space Drones that have a mass of 400 kilograms each. The two Space Drones launching on Proton will reach orbit via rideshare, piggybacking on a mission with a larger customer, ILS spokesperson Karen Soriano told SpaceNews. She declined to name the primary payload for that mission.
"[T]he announcement of this launch, utilizing the performance of the Proton Breeze M vehicle, is an important milestone for a rapidly developing market, Arie Halsband, Effective Space's founder and CEO, said in a statement. "ILS worked with us to arrive at a reliable, high performing, cost-effective solution for our business."
ILS said the launch will carry the Space Drones directly to geostationary orbit, eliminating the spacecraft's need to spend time and fuel raising their orbits from the typical geostationary transfer orbit drop-off. 
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Artist's rendition of an ILS Proton with two Space Drones from Effective Space. Credit: ILS

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Effective Space will use the Space Drones to perform life extension services for a customer's two satellites. That unnamed customer is paying around $100 million for multi-year life extension.
The Space Drones work by docking with satellites that are low on propellant and taking over their maneuvering with an electric propulsion system. Space Drones can also move a satellite into a graveyard orbit to retire them safely away from other satellites along the geostationary arc. They can also correct poor orbits for spacecraft with suboptimal launches, according to Effective Space. 
Following this first launch, Effective Space said it plans to orbit up to six Space Drones annually, with future spacecraft assisting low Earth orbit constellations, cleaning up space debris and performing other logistics services.
Effective Space is one of three companies with contracts for life extension with geostationary telecom satellites, joining Orbital ATK and Maxar Technologies. Industry observers say the burgeoning commercial success of satellite servicing is likely fueled by anxiety among fleet operators about procuring new spacecraft. High-throughput satellites offering many times more capacity than earlier generations of satellites, and constellations of numerous smaller satellites in low and medium Earth orbits are forcing satellite operators to consider more variables in their fleet planning.
Last year satellite operators purchased only seven spacecraft on the commercial market, a low point in a three-year trend of satellite orders averaging below the 20 or more norm.

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ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers

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VIDEO of ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) at @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC): We're gonna see a lot of change in the market coming forward that's gonna be for the better. #Satellite2018 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite2018?src=hash) #Satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satshow?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #rideshare (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rideshare?src=hash) #duallaunch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/duallaunch?src=hash) #launchservices (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launchservices?src=hash)
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VIDEO of ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) on ILS development and investments from @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) Monday's Closing Power Session - Launch Services Panel: Breaking Through the Bottleneck. #Satellite2018 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite2018?src=hash) #Satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satshow?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #launchservices (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launchservices?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash)
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PRESS BRIEFING: ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) and Vice President Engineering and Mission Assurance Jim Kramer met with the media at the ILS suite during @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) week. For the latest news, visit http://www.ilslaunch.com  (https://t.co/Ws3SJiHsUU). #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #ProtonMedium (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProtonMedium?src=hash) #Satellite2018 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite2018?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services (ILS) Secures Additional Launch Orders for Proton Medium Vehicle

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The ILS Proton Medium is an optimized 2-stage vehicle designed to launch single, dual or multiple satellites starting in 2019. (Photo: Business Wire)

March 14, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE (https://www.businesswire.com/))--ILS, a leading provider of commercial launch services, announced multiple launch assignments for Proton Medium launches that will include the use of both the 4.35 meter and the new 5.2 meter payload fairing. The missions will take place beginning in late 2019 from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

ЦитироватьILS secures multiple Proton Medium launches with the 4.35 meter and 5.2 meter payload fairing starting in 2019!

The Proton Medium launch vehicle is an optimized 2-stage version of the heritage Proton Breeze M vehicle. The medium class vehicle serves the lighter weight satellites in the 3.5 to 6 Metric Ton range with the capability to launch single, dual or multiple satellites to a variety of orbits. The Proton Medium vehicle utilizes either the 5.2 or 4.35 meter payload fairing with the benefits of the standard, flight-proven Proton Breeze M configuration and spacecraft insertion history.

"Since its introduction in the fall of 2016, and following the first firm launch order for the vehicle at that time, the Proton Medium has continued to gain traction and interest in the marketplace," said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS. "Customers continue to look for vehicles that are right-sized for new-generation missions but also provide compelling value and launch vehicle diversity." Pysher continued, "We look forward to the upcoming launches starting next year."

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International Launch Services получила заказы на несколько пусков двухступенчатой версии ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» («Протон-Медиум» в классификации ILS) https://www.roscosmos.ru/24813/  (https://t.co/a64jLAQDSn)
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ЦитироватьЦЕНТР ХРУНИЧЕВА. ЗАКАЗЫ НА ПУСКОВЫЕ УСЛУГИ РАКЕТЫ-НОСИТЕЛЯ «ПРОТОН-МЕДИУМ»
Дочерняя компания Центра Хруничева (входит в Госкорпорацию «РОСКОСМОС») – International Launch Services (ILS) - один из ведущих поставщиков коммерческих пусковых услуг, получила заказы на несколько пусков двухступенчатой версии ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» («Протон-Медиум» в классификации ILS) с использованием либо стандартного обтекателя четырехметрового диаметра (4,35 м), либо увеличенного обтекателя пятиметрового диаметра (5,2 м).
Пуски по этим коммерческим программам будут осуществляться с пусковой установки №24 площадки 81 космодрома БАЙКОНУР и начнутся в конце 2019 года.
Двухступенчатая модификация ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» позволяет обеспечить запуски одного, двух или нескольких космических аппаратов легкого и среднего класса (с массой 3,5-6 тонн) на различные орбиты.
Кёрк ПАЙШЕР, президент компании ILS: «После презентации осенью 2016 года этого носителя на рынок и размещения первого твёрдого заказа на запуск «Протон-Медиум» продолжает укреплять свои позиции и вызывать интерес на рынке. Заказчики продолжают искать оптимальные по размерам носители для программ нового поколения, которые в то же время имеют привлекательную цену и многоцелевое назначение. Мы с нетерпением ждём предстоящих запусков, которые начнутся в следующем году».

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SIGNING CEREMONY: ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher), left, and Arie Halsband, founder and CEO, @Effective_Space (https://twitter.com/Effective_Space), sign a contract for a 2020 launch of two #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft during @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) week. #EffectiveSpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/EffectiveSpace?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) #launchservices (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launchservices?src=hash) #spacedrone (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacedrone?src=hash)
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ROCKET PRESENTATION: ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher), left, presents a #ProtonBreezeM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProtonBreezeM?src=hash) model to Arie Halsband, founder and CEO, @Effective_Space (https://twitter.com/Effective_Space), during the contract signing ceremony. The ILS Proton will launch two #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit in 2020.
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Goodbye for now, @SATELLITEDC (https://twitter.com/SATELLITEDC) 2018! ILS had a fantastic time. Great job as usual and we'll see you next year, May 6-9, 2019! #Satellite2019 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite2019?src=hash) #Satshow (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satshow?src=hash) #Satellite2018 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Satellite2018?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьINTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES (ILS) SECURES ADDITIONAL LAUNCH ORDERS FOR PROTON MEDIUM VEHICLE

ILS, a leading provider of commercial launch services, announced multiple launch assignments for Proton Medium launches that will include the use of both the 4.35 meter and the new 5.2 meter payload fairing. The missions will take place beginning in late 2019 from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Proton Medium launch vehicle is an optimized 2-stage version of the heritage Proton Breeze M vehicle. The medium class vehicle serves the lighter weight satellites in the 3.5 to 6 Metric Ton range with the capability to launch single, dual or multiple satellites to a variety of orbits. The Proton Medium vehicle utilizes either the 5.2 or 4.35 meter payload fairing with the benefits of the standard, flight-proven Proton Breeze M configuration and spacecraft insertion history.

«Since its introduction in the fall of 2016, and following the first firm launch order for the vehicle at that time, the Proton Medium has continued to gain traction and interest in the marketplace,» said Kirk Pysher, President of ILS. «Customers continue to look for vehicles that are right-sized for new-generation missions but also provide compelling value and launch vehicle diversity.» Pysher continued, «We look forward to the upcoming launches starting next year.»
 

ЦитироватьМЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ УСЛУГИ ПО ЗАПУСКАМ ( ILS ) ОБЕСПЕЧИВАЮТ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ЗАКАЗЧИКИ ДЛЯ ПРОТОННОГО СРЕДНЕГО ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА

ILS, ведущий поставщик коммерческих сервисов запуска, объявила о нескольких запусках запуска для запуска Proton Medium, которые будут включать использование как 4,35 метра, так и нового 5.2-миллиметрового обтекателя полезной нагрузки. Миссии состоятся в конце 2019 года с площадки 24 на космодроме Байконур в Казахстане.

Ракета-носитель «Протон Средний» - это оптимизированная 2-ступенчатая версия автомобиля «Протон Бриз М». Средство среднего класса обслуживает спутники с более легким весом в диапазоне от 3,5 до 6 метрических тонн с возможностью запуска одиночных, двойных или нескольких спутников на различные орбиты. Автомобиль Proton Medium использует обтекатель полезной нагрузки 5.2 или 4.35 метра с преимуществами стандартной, проверенной временем конфигурации Proton Breeze M и истории вставки космических аппаратов.

 «С момента своего появления осенью 2016 года и после первого заказа на запуск машины для этого транспортного средства в то время Протон-Медиа продолжал приобретать тягу и интерес к рынку», - сказал Кирк Пишер, президент ILS. «Клиенты продолжают искать автомобили, которые подходят для новых миссий нового поколения, но также обеспечивают непревзойденную ценность и разнообразие ракеты-носителя». Пышер продолжил: «Мы с нетерпением ждем предстоящих запусков, которые начнутся в следующем году».

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INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH SERVICES (ILS) SECURES ADDITIONAL LAUNCH ORDERS FOR PROTON MEDIUM VEHICLE

 ILS, a leading provider of commercial launch services, announced multiple launch assignments for Proton Medium launches that will include the use of both the 4.35 meter and the new 5.2 meter payload fairing. The missions will take place beginning in late 2019 from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

ЦитироватьOneWeb может купить у России запуски 11 ракет "Протон", сообщил источник
09:11 12.04.2018
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РИА НОВОСТИ. СПУТНИКОВЫЙ ОПЕРАТОР ONEWEB МОЖЕТ КУПИТЬ У РОССИИ ЗАПУСКИ 11 РАКЕТ "ПРОТОН" — ИСТОЧНИК

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https://ria.ru/space/20180412/1518445644.html

ЦитироватьOneWeb может купить у России запуски 11 ракет "Протон", сообщил источник
09:11 12.04.2018
 
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РИА НОВОСТИ. СПУТНИКОВЫЙ ОПЕРАТОР ONEWEB МОЖЕТ КУПИТЬ У РОССИИ ЗАПУСКИ 11 РАКЕТ "ПРОТОН" — ИСТОЧНИК

ЦитироватьИскандер пишет:
А почему не А-5? ;-)

Цитироватьtestest пишет:
Дык полезной же нагрузки для нее нет. Потому и не летает.

ЦитироватьИскандер пишет:
А почему не А-5?

ЦитироватьOneWeb может купить у России запуски 11 ракет "Протон", сообщил источник
09:11 12.04.2018

МОСКВА, 12 апр — РИА Новости. Спутниковый оператор OneWeb намерен заказать у России 11 ракет-носителей "Протон" новой модификации для запуска своих космических аппаратов, сообщил РИА Новости источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.
Ранее глава Роскосмоса Игорь Комаров объявил, что OneWeb выбрала российские ракеты "Протон" для запуска своих спутников. На сегодняшний день уже имеется контракт на запуск 21 российской ракеты "Союз" с 672 спутниками OneWeb. Он оценивается в 1 млрд долларов.
"Ведутся переговоры о заключении контракта на 11 пусков ракет-носителей "Протон Средний" для пополнения орбитальной группировки OneWeb", — рассказал собеседник агентства.
По его словам, общая сумма сделки превысит 500 млн долларов. В случае его подписания, это будет самый крупный контракт в истории ракет "Протон". Пуски планируется проводить с 2020-х годов с космодрома Байконур.
Переговоры с OneWeb ведет дочерняя структура Центра имени Хруничева International Launch Services.
Таким образом, отметил собеседник, с помощью российских ракет планируется проводить восполнение орбитальной группировки OneWeb и ее расширение по сравнению с первоначальными планами формирования системы из менее чем 700 спутников.
Ракета "Протон Средний" — новая модификация отечественных носителей. Она создается на базе тяжелой ракеты "Протон-М" за счет удаления третьей ступени. Работы над проектом начались в 2016 году. Первый пуск намечен на 2019 год.
Основным конкурентом OneWeb в области создания крупной группировки спутников связи считается проект Starlink американской компании SpaceX, которая выводит спутники на своих ракетах Falcon 9.
Помимо этого, реализуется проект O3b, спутники которой запускаются как российскими, так и американскими ракетами. Во всех трех случаях речь идет о создании группировок, насчитывающих до тысячи и более спутников. В то же время, на сегодняшний день вся орбитальная группировка спутников у России и Китая чуть превышает 100 аппаратов, у США — 300.
OneWeb Satellites — совместный проект компаний Airbus и OneWeb. Для серийного производства спутников OneWeb в 2017 году была открыта линия сборки в Тулузе (Франция). Предприятие занимает территорию в 4,6 тысячи квадратных метров и будет осуществлять валидацию процессов сборки спутников OneWeb. Аппараты будут собираться на производственной линии с использованием современных технологий автоматизации и испытательного оборудования, которые позволят сократить время сборки.
Позднее на основе этого завода будет создано более крупное предприятие OneWeb в штате Флорида, США.
На стадии серийного производства спутники будут выводиться на орбиту каждый 21 день, что позволит обеспечить широкополосный доступ в интернет пользователям по всей планете. Это будет самая масштабная кампания по запуску спутников в мире.

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International Launch Services says Russia's Proton rocket will be better able to compete for constellation launches, along with other missions, thanks to new orbits accessible through an upcoming variant of the rocket.
ILS's Proton Medium, a simplified version of the rocket that uses three stages instead of four, requires fewer drop zones for the early stages after they deplete their fuel and fall back to Earth. That reduction in drop zones means the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan can support missions to inclinations previously inaccessible to ILS.
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ЦитироватьBaikonur Cosmodrome can support polar launches with Proton Medium, ILS says
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ILS' Proton Medium doesn't need as many drop zones as regular Proton-M, opening up new launch trajectories from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the rocket. Credit: ILS

WASHINGTON — International Launch Services says Russia's Proton rocket will be better able to compete for constellation launches, along with other missions, thanks to new orbits accessible through an upcoming variant of the rocket.

ILS's Proton Medium, a simplified version of the rocket that uses three stages instead of four, requires fewer drop zones for the early stages after they deplete their fuel and fall back to Earth. That reduction in drop zones means the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan can support missions to inclinations previously inaccessible to ILS.

"What that does from a Baikonur Cosmodrome perspective, it opens up a lot more launch azimuths that we can launch to, and specifically we can now support polar-type missions out of Baikonur with the Proton Medium," Jim Kramer, ILS's vice president of engineering and mission assurance, said during a March press conference.

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Polar orbits are often used for Earth-observation satellites, but a number of low-Earth-orbit telecom constellations including those proposed by OneWeb, LeoSat and Telesat, feature polar-orbiting satellites. Fleet operator Iridium's constellation as well as its second-generation Iridium Next constellation that SpaceX is launching on Falcon 9 rockets all use polar orbits as they circle the Earth for global coverage.

Those new launch trajectories enable ILS to pursue missions "where a lot of the LEO constellations want to go," Kramer said.

ILS designed Proton Medium with parent company Khrunichev, manufacturer of Proton rockets, to be more in line with shifting commercial interests. Since announcing the variant in 2016, ILS has become increasingly confident that Proton Medium will overtake the regular Proton-M rocket in sales.

As evidence of that confidence, ILS President Kirk Pysher said the company has decided to introduce a larger 5-meter fairing on Proton Medium instead of introducing it on Proton-M, as previously planned.

"We have changed that priority now and will be introducing the 5-meter fairing first on the Proton Medium vehicle, and then we will have it on Proton-M," Pysher said. "The 5-meter fairing is planned to launch on [Proton] Medium in the second half of 2020."

Proton Medium's inaugural flight is in 2019, he said.

Eutelsat said in 2016 it will be the first customer for Proton Medium for an unspecified satellite. Last month, ILS said it had secured "multiple launch assignments for Proton Medium launches" for missions that start in late 2019 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Pysher declined to say who booked those rockets.

Proton Medium uses an an inert interstage and longer payload fairings to maintain nearly identical dimensions to Proton-M, avoiding the need for spaceport modifications. Kramer said the 5-meter-diameter fairing is 18 meters long, providing room for bigger spacecraft or larger numbers of smallsats.

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Kramer said ILS initially misjudged the lift capability of Proton Medium, and with the rocket under development now expects it will be able to lift more than 6,000 kilograms with both 4- and 5-meter fairings. Initial estimates put Proton Medium's lift capacity between 5,000 and 5,700 kilograms, depending on the rocket's velocity.

Pysher said Proton has four Russian federal missions this year, all Proton-M, and one commercial mission. The first Proton launch should be this spring, he said, with a Russian government satellite. ILS has a commercial mission late in the year to launch Eutelsat's telecommunications satellite Eutelsat 5 West B and MEV-1, Orbital ATK's first satellite-servicing Mission Extension Vehicle.

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Photos of #CosmonauticsDay (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cosmo%20nauticsDay?src=hash) in #Baikonur (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baikonur?src=hash), #Kazakhstan (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kazakhstan?src=hash). Click the link for a 360 degree look at the park where #YuriGagarin (https://twitter.com/hashtag/YuriGagarin?src=hash)'s statue is located:

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News regarding AsiaSat 9, launched on an #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash) Breeze M on Sept. 29, 2017: @Speedcast_Intl (https://twitter.com/Speedcast_Intl) expands capacity on #AsiaSat9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaSat9?src=hash) to serve Asia-Pacific. Upgraded capacity enhances quality and efficiency for networking and connectivity. https://bit.ly/2GWs1Tt  (https://t.co/M86M4Lieo9) @Asia_Satellite (https://twitter.com/Asia_Satellite) #space (https://twitter.com/hashtag/space?src=hash)

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Vice President Engineering and Mission Assurance Jim Kramer discusses the Proton Medium launch azimuth flexibility.

PRESS BRIEFING VIDEO: Vice President Engineering and Mission Assurance Jim Kramer discusses the Proton Medium launch azimuth flexibility during Satellite 2018 at the ILS suite.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg)ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 11 июн. (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/1006172161319587840)

#InOrbitServices (https://twitter.com/hashtag/InOrbitServices?src=hash) poised to become big business: https://bit.ly/2HC4Htz  (https://t.co/cTQ9PUShtr) On March 2018, ILS & @Effective_Space (https://twitter.com/Effective_Space) announced their intent to contract to deliver 2 of Effective Space's SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit. #ProtonBreezeM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProtonBreezeM?src=hash) rideshare #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) planned for 2020. #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185973.jpg)Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN) 26 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/1011163977512972288)

.@ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) Peter Stier: Angara still has 4-5 more test launches, plus needs a finished spaceport. That said, will eventually replace Proton for Russian federal missions.

Цитироватьpnetmon пишет:

Цитироватьhttps://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3680796
«Главкосмос» станет главным по аудиту
Компании доверят проверку коммерческих соглашений с иностранными заказчиками                                             Коммерсантъ № 118 (6356) от 07.07.2018
Иван Сафронов

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По утверждению собеседников "Ъ", на последнем совещании у господина Рогозина было принято решение наделить «Главкосмос» функцией агента «Роскосмоса» по внешнеэкономической деятельности, а также доверить компании аудит заключенных коммерческих соглашений с иностранными заказчиками на всех предприятиях отрасли. До последнего момента наиболее плотно «Главкосмос» работал с ракетно-космическим центром «Прогресс» (производитель ракет-носителей «Союз»), в то время как другие крупные отраслевые компании предпочитали действовать по своим схемам. Так, ракетно-космическая корпорация «Энергия» напрямую работала с американской корпорацией Boeing, Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени Хруничева искал заказы на ракеты-носители «Протон-М» и «Ангара» при помощи своей компании в США International Launch Services, по схожей схеме работал производитель жидкостных ракетных двигателей «Энергомаш». Предыдущее руководство отрасли в процесс не вмешивалось, однако Дмитрий Рогозин правила игры решил поменять: он счел, что предприятия «Роскосмоса» не должны конкурировать друг с другом на внешнем рынке, поскольку это чревато имиджевыми и финансовыми потерями. Курировать эту работу отныне будет «Главкосмос».
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ЦитироватьДмитрий Рогозин правила игры решил поменять: он счел, что предприятия «Роскосмоса» не должны конкурировать друг с другом на внешнем рынке, поскольку это чревато имиджевыми и финансовыми потерями. Курировать эту работу отныне будет «Главкосмос».

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Может речь о конкуренции Протона с Союзом за Oneweb?

Цитировать http://s7space.ru/about/doc17/KIT1(17)_1_web.pdf

Космические исследования и технологии /1/ 2018

Плодотворное сотрудничество
Алексей ВАРОЧКО генеральный директор ГКНПЦ им. М. В. Хруничева
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Таким образом, ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева совместно с дочерней компанией ILS предлагает услуги по запускам космических аппаратов с помощью единого семейства ракет-носителей «Протон»: РКН «Протон-М/Бриз-М» и РКН «Протон-Л/Бриз-М». Такая линейка космических извозчиков уже признана на мировом рынке экономически удобной, предельно рентабельной и, следовательно, очень конкурентной. Только за счет сегментирования по энергетическим характеристикам услуг и унификации типовых комплектующих для ракет-носителей всего семейства «Протонов» с использованием одной пусковой установки и имеющейся инфраструктуры казахстанского космодрома, мы сразу и значительно увеличим портфель заказов (до ежегодных 10-12 пусков) и обеспечим выход на рынок коммерческих услуг уже через 1,5 года.
...

Цитироватьpnetmon пишет:

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Может речь о конкуренции Протона с Союзом за Oneweb?

Там о других орбитах говорилось

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Без разницы. Oneweb нет смысла переходить на Протон..... Разве что невозможно произвести столько Союзов к нужному сроку.

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
А в 2016 писали о контракте на 40 Союзов за 2,4 млрд (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum12/topic14896/message1521951/#message1521951) .

С такими ценами понятно что Oneweb будет искать альтернативу.

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Мне кажется руководство Oneweb это должно немного беспокоить.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg)ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 4 сент. (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/1037049646689017856)

New ILS website launching on September 10!
#ILS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILS?src=hash) #website (https://twitter.com/hashtag/website?src=hash) #ILSProton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILSProton?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьZOOR пишет:
Посмотрел. А-5 не предлагается, зато есть А-1.2 в двух вариантах.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Они же новый сайт только завтра запускают!

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 17 сент. (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1041756574749011969)

Frank DeMauro, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems: first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) should be in orbit in "several months" time...
#AIAASpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AIAASpace?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184822.jpg)Дмитрий Рогозин‏Подлинная учетная запись @Rogozin (https://twitter.com/Rogozin) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Rogozin/status/1049322831715225609)

С директором International Launch Services (ILS) Kirk Donald Pysher обсудили планы возвращения @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos) на мировой рынок пусковых услуг ракет среднего и тяжёлого класса.

"Ангара-5М" и "Союз-5" уже заинтересовали покупателей, но и "Протон" ещё послужит

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Цитировать8 ОКТ, 19:28
Рогозин обсудил с главой ILS возвращение средних и тяжелых ракет на рынок пусковых услуг

Глава Роскосмоса заявил, что ракеты "Ангара-5М" и "Союз-5" уже заинтересовали покупателей

МОСКВА, 8 октября. /ТАСС/. Глава Роскосмоса Дмитрий Рогозин обсудил с директором International Launch Services (ILS, дочерняя компания Центра имени М. В. Хруничева, занимается продвижением на мировой рынок ракет "Протон" ) Кирком Пайшером восстановление позиций России на мировом рынке пусковых услуг ракет среднего и тяжелого класса.

"С директором International Launch Services (ILS) Kirk Donald Pysher [Кирком Пайшером] обсудили планы возвращения на мировой рынок пусковых услуг ракет среднего и тяжелого класса", - написал глава Роскосмоса в понедельник на странице в Twitter (https://twitter.com/Rogozin/status/1049322831715225609).

Он отметил, что ракеты "Ангара-5М" и "Союз-5" уже заинтересовали покупателей, "но и "Протон" еще послужит".

Ранее он неоднократно обращал внимание, что доля России на мировом рынке пусковых услуг крайне мала.

Рогозин ранее сообщил, что сейчас есть контракты на запуск еще 20 ракет "Протон-М" до 2025 года. При этом он уточнил, что производство этих носителей завершится в 2020-2021 годах.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185288.jpg)ILS‏ @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch/status/1049368843175546881)

ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) met with @DRogozin (https://twitter.com/DRogozin), Director General of @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos) in Moscow. We will have more coverage from the meeting soon.
#Roscosmos (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roscosmos?src=hash) #space (https://twitter.com/hashtag/space?src=hash) #launchservices (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launchservices?src=hash) #internationalcooperation (https://twitter.com/hashtag/internationalcooperation?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьWould kill for a transcript of this meeting...

ILS: The Falcon 9 is killing us.
Rogozin: Yes but we have Soyuz 5 coming in 2024.
ILS: But by then there will also be the H-III, Ariane 6, Vulcan, New Glenn and maybe others.
Rogozin: Know anyone who can place op-eds, perchance?

ЦитироватьРоскосмос. Встреча с руководством компании ILS
09.10.2018 08:50

Глава Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» Дмитрий Рогозин провел встречу с руководством компании ILS — оператором пусковых услуг российских ракет-носителей семейств «Протон» и «Ангара»

В рамках конструктивного диалога стороны затронули ряд тем, касающихся развития российских пусковых услуг с применением продукции ГКНПЦ имени М. В. Хруничева. В частности, речь шла о перспективах новых коммерческих запусков и готовности Госкорпорации предоставить для этих целей перспективные средства выведения.

Руководство Госкорпорации подтвердило твердость намерений продолжать сотрудничество с ILS, а также обеспечить всей необходимой информацией по перспективной ракете-носителю «Ангара», лётные испытания которой продолжатся уже совсем скоро.

Президент компании ILS Кёрк Пайшер (Kirk Pysher) по итогам встречи выразил надежду, что посредством укрепления отношений ILS с Госкорпорацией «Роскосмос» удастся обеспечить всестороннюю поддержку возможностей Госкорпорации на рынке коммерческих пусковых услуг.

«Я уверен, что заказчики на глобальном рынке с удовлетворением воспримут оживление усилий традиционного лидера рынка для предложения всего диапазона ракет-носителей, отвечающих текущим нуждам», — заявил господин Пайшер. «Нашей целью является содействие обеспечению доступности данных носителей по привлекательным ценам для полного удовлетворения заказчиков».

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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
https://www.roscosmos.ru/25584/

ЦитироватьРоскосмос. Встреча с руководством компании ILS
 09.10.2018 08:50

 Глава Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» Дмитрий Рогозин провел встречу с руководством компании ILS — оператором пусковых услуг российских ракет-носителей семейств «Протон» и «Ангара» ........

(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/file/88726)

ЦитироватьХунвэйбин пишет:
Пайшер с супругой, а Рогозин?

ЦитироватьЧебурашка пишет:
Бгг..
 https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1049355443225735168

ЦитироватьОператор пуска "Протонов" перейдет от Центра Хруничева к "Роскосмосу"
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МОСКВА, 2 ноя – РИА Новости. Компания-коммерческий оператор пусков ракет "Протон" и "Рокот" International Lauch Services (ILS), перестанет быть дочкой Центра имени Хруничева (производитель ракет) и будет подчинена непосредственно "Роскосмосу", заявил РИА Новости глава "Роскосмоса" Дмитрий Рогозин.
 "Есть своя дочерняя компания ILS, которая раньше была оператором на рынке космических пусков "Протонов" и "Рокотов". Она была дочкой Центра Хруничева. Сейчас мы эту фирму забираем, она будет дочерью самого Роскосмоса", — сказал Рогозин.
Он отметил, что намеревается посетить штаб-квартиру ILS в Вашингтоне в ходе своей предстоящей поездки в США. Кроме этого, Рогозин собрался встретиться с потенциальными заказчиками и рассказать им про возможности новой российской ракеты тяжелого класса "Ангара".
"Я хочу посетить штаб-квартиру в Вашингтоне, встретиться с заказчиками со всеми потенциальными, рассказать им про средства выведения, в том числе про Ангару, её возможности. Чтобы оператор помог нам вернуться на рынок космических запусков", — добавил Рогозин.

ЦитироватьГендиректор ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева Алексей Варочко:

— Ведете с кем-нибудь коммерческие переговоры по «Ангаре»?
— Ведем. У нас есть один контракт, который для меня, кстати, является долговым — на поставку Южной Корее «Ангары-1.2». Она сейчас изготавливается, но у них есть свои сложности по полезной нагрузке, поэтому пока пуск с 2020 года немножко смещается вправо.
...
— До какого года вы планируете эксплуатировать ракету-носитель «Протон-М»?
 
— У нас в заказе числится еще 12 машин, которые необходимо использовать до 2025 года: именно до этого момента у нас есть разрешение с казахской стороны на полеты с Байконура.
Сейчас на космодроме находятся три машины, готовится отправка четвертой и пятой машин туда. С пуском каждой доставленной машины мы будем отправлять туда новую. Под программу 2019 года у нас все «Протоны» уже изготовлены.

— А сколько пусков вообще запланировано?
— Стоит семь пусков. Для нас это очень напряженная работа: крайне хотелось бы, чтобы это все они прошли штатно.

— Почему напряженная? Бывало, что и десять «Протонов» запускали ежегодно.
— Там вот в чем ситуация. У нас же есть коммерческие пуски, которые были дважды перенесены на два месяца. Начиная с мая месяца мы должны будем пускать по «Протону» с максимальной ритмичностью.

— Это правда, что вы в прошлом году сделали на две машины меньше?
— Правда. Нужно было 14 млрд руб. на комплектацию, а откуда мне их взять? На определенном этапе мне задали вопрос: а чего вы не делаете машину? Вы должны. И две машины не сделали вовремя, потому что попросту не хватило оборотных средств. Я должен был их получить в марте 2018 года, а поступили они частично 29 декабря.

— От создания версии «Протон-Medium» вы окончательно отказались?
— Честно, я не особо вижу смысл втягиваться в модернизацию существующей версии «Протона». По факту, планировалось сделать машину без третьей ступени, но в том виде, в каком это все предлагалось, было похоже на очень рискованную авантюру.

— В каком смысле?
— Исходя из тактико-технических характеристик укороченного «Протона-Medium», мы должны были бы переоборудовать одну из двух пусковых установок на Байконуре.

— Правда рискованно.
— Конечно. Здесь другой вопрос: когда я только начал работать, то я посмотрел все предложения, которые были. С OneWeb был даже подписан протокол о намерениях на приобретение этой компанией десяти «Протонов-Medium». Намерения — но никаких твердых контрактов. Я предложил тогда продать им десять «Протонов-М» в существующей модификации по стоимости «Протона-Medium».

— Эти цены сопоставимы?
— Мы даже выходили в плюс.

— Почему?
— Потому что более 5 млрд руб. надо было вкладывать в переоборудование площадки. Это надо стартовый стол доработать, сделать новый установщик ракеты и кучу всего остального. И это ради десяти пусков. Получалось, что к каждому пуску ракеты нам надо было самим вложить еще несколько сотен миллионов рублей. Мы даже расчет сделали: если исходить из потенциального заказа на 22 ракеты, то к каждому пуску надо было прицепить 175 млн руб.
Нельзя исходить из того, мол, давайте создадим укороченную ракету «Протон». Ну давайте создадим. А дальше что с ней делать?
Арифметика какая? Создать для того, чтобы поиметь убытки? Для центра имени Хруничева, наверное, время для генерации убытков прошло.

— А в компании OneWeb согласны на ваш вариант?
— Переговоры идут. Не могу сказать, что все гладко и идеально, но идут.

— А сам заказ потянете?
— У нас под коммерцию в год собирается не менее трех «Протонов-М». Будет нагрузка — будут пуски.

— То, что компания ILS теперь курируется «Главкосмосом» вас никак не ущемляет?
— У госкорпорации должен быть один оператор пусковых услуг, поэтому ни о каком ущемлении речи не идет. Более того, я не понимаю, почему это не было сделано раньше: в конечном счете в какой-то момент мы стали устраивать конкуренцию между ракетостроительными предприятиями внутри страны и демпинговать по ценам.

ЦитироватьGlavkosmos absorbs ILS, promises lower Proton prices
by Caleb Henry (https://spacenews.com/author/caleb-henry/) and Matthew Bodner (https://spacenews.com/author/matthew-bodner/) — April 12, 2019

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ILS says that, by working with Glavkosmos and industry partners, it has lowered the price of Proton launches. Credit: Roscosmos

WASHINGTON — International Launch Services, the commercial sales division of Russia's Proton rocket manufacturer Khrunichev, is now part of Glavkosmos, a Roscosmos subsidiary that sells Soyuz rocket launches.

Reston, Virginia-based ILS, which has struggled to sell Proton launches against a backdrop of past vehicle failures and increased competition in the U.S., Europe and Asia, will serve as the "North American marketing unit for Glavkosmos" for selling Russian launch services, ILS said April 12.

In a statement, ILS President Kirk Pysher said ILS's collaboration with Glavkosmos, Khrunichev and Khrunichev's subcontractors, resulted in cost savings "realized from quality improvement initiatives coupled with significantly lower production and launch site costs" that will translate into Proton prices "squarely in line with our customers' needs."

Proton averaged around nine launches a year from 2008 to 2018, but last year launched only twice, neither of which was an ILS mission. This year ILS has only one mission planned — a Proton dual launch carrying the Eutelsat 5 West B communications satellite and Northrop Grumman's first satellite servicing spacecraft, the Mission Extension Vehicle 1. Khrunichev said in March that a minimum of six Proton launches are planned for this year, the majority being Russian government missions.

Soyuz, in contrast, has enjoyed a larger share of the commercial market thanks to Glavkosmos and European launch provider Arianespace, the latter of which launched four Europeanized Soyuz rockets in under five months from French Guiana, and has 20 more Soyuz launches on order for megaconstellation company OneWeb. Arianespace plans to phase out Soyuz in the coming years with Europe's next generation Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers, both set to debut in 2020.

ILS spokeswoman Lisa Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Pavel Luzin, an international relations expert in Russian space policy, said the combination of ILS and Glavkosmos is part of a larger space sector reorganization by Roscosmos that could give Russian space vehicles a better chance at winning U.S. business.

"It's quite complicated in the current political situation for Glavkosmos or Roscosmos to establish a new entity inside the American market," he said. "It is much easier for them to merge ILS and to use ILS as a hub for entering inside the American market."

Dmitry Loskutov, Glavkosmos general director, said the combined company will benefit from more tightly integrated launch services.

"This is part of our industry's path back to being a major contributor in global commercial space launch," he said in a statement.

Pysher said the combined company will be able to offer backup agreements, since it will have access to both Proton and Soyuz. Under the umbrella of Glavkosmos, GK Launch Services will market commercial Soyuz-2 launches, while ILS markets commercial Proton launches.

In an interview following the late December semi-commercial launch of a Soyuz 2 rocket from Russia's new Vostochny Cosmodrome, Lyudmila Savelyeva, GK Launch Service's marketing chief, told SpaceNews the company wants to convey a new image of Russian space.

"We are trying to do business more transparently and clearly," Savelyeva said. "We are trying to create a new Russian company, with a new approach and new attitude toward the customers, and that is the main thing we are bringing to the market."

At the end of 2018,the company had 35 employees, mostly marketing, sales and project management specialists. They promise end-to-end services for commercial Soyuz 2 missions. And that marketing savvy is being used to double down on Soyuz. Flashy graphics and charts distributed by the company highlight the rocket's history, reliability and versatility.

They are trying to relaunch the brand: rather than something old and outdated, GK Launch Services wants to present Soyuz as something with history and a track record.

"We are working to present [Soyuz] in a modernized way," said Evgeny Solodovnikov, GK Launch Service's sales director. "We believe in keeping the traditional things, this is what we call the conventional rocket business. Our vehicle is not reusable, but it is very reliable and robust."

ЦитироватьILS OPENS NEW ERA WITH NEW LAUNCH PRICING; WILL OPERATE UNDER GLAVKOSMOS

12 APR 2019

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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.

"We have a lot to celebrate today," said ILS President Kirk Pysher, noting his announcement coincides with Cosmonautics Day, a holiday marked in Russia and around the world. "We have undertaken a significantly new approach to how we will operate going forward. This signals a new era for our company and for this robust, reliable vehicle that has successfully launched 418 times."

"ILS is redoubling its commitment to serving the satellite industry with flexible, affordable launch solutions, first and foremost by bringing pricing squarely in line with our customers' needs," Pysher added. He said cost savings have been achieved through benefits realized from quality improvement initiatives coupled with significantly lower production and launch site costs. These significant cost savings have been achieved through the great teamwork of Glavkosmos, ILS, Khrunichev and its team of subcontractors, under the supervision of Roscosmos State Corporation.

In its new incarnation, ILS will now operate under the auspices of Glavkosmos, a long-standing commercial subsidiary of Roscosmos State Corporation. "Glavkosmos is pleased to welcome ILS under our operating umbrella with their quarter-century of commercial launch experience," said Glavkosmos General Director Dmitry Loskutov. "Through tighter and more integrated administration of launch services we will be able to provide a better product, more services, and at a price responsive to customers' needs. This is part of our industry's path back to being a major contributor in global commercial space launch."

Under the Glavkosmos umbrella, ILS will offer Proton in parallel with GK Launch Services, which provides the famed Soyuz-2 vehicle. "The new generation of Soyuz launchers features high reliability, multi-functionality, and eco-friendliness," said GK Launch Services CEO Alexander Serkin. "The Soyuz 2.1a and Soyuz 2.1b versions offer a wide range of light and medium class missions that complement the heavier-lift Proton launch vehicle and we look forward to working with ILS to expand the opportunities and offerings to our commercial customers."

"Our collaborative objective is to offer a one-stop shop for our customers' varying launch needs," Pysher said. "By working under the Glavkosmos umbrella and with GK Launch, we can offer a broader and more flexible set of strategic launch agreements that will provide our customers with value-added options such as backup agreements for schedule assurance and multiple launch vehicle solutions for those complex projects requiring delivery of satellites to different orbits."

Pysher also noted that ILS will broaden its commercial activities as the North American marketing unit for Glavkosmos to expand sales of equipment and services from leading enterprises of the Russian space industry.

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Коммерческие пуски тяжелого носителя "Ангара" начнутся не ранее 2025 года

Президент ILS Кирк Пайшер отметил, что для запусков необходимо завершение уже начатого строительства на космодроме Восточный

ВАШИНГТОН, 8 мая. /ТАСС/. Компания International Launch Services (ILS) исходит из того, что коммерческие космические запуски нового российского носителя "Ангара" тяжелого класса начнутся не ранее 2025 года. Об этом сообщил во вторник на встрече с журналистами Кирк Пайшер - президент ILS, мажоритарная доля в которой принадлежит Государственному космическому научно-производственному центру (ГКНПЦ) имени Хруничева.

Пайшер вместе с генеральным директором АО "Главкосмос" (дочерним предприятием Роскосмоса) Дмитрием Лоскутовым представил прессе в общих чертах новые планы работы. С недавних пор ILS начала действовать под эгидой "Главкосмоса". До настоящего времени ILS занималась продвижением носителей "Протон" и "Ангара 1.2" на международном рынке космических пусковых услуг, но теперь ее деятельность, как заявили Лоскутов и Пайшер, будет расширяться.

Глава ILS подтвердил, что компания в перспективе перейдет к работе с тяжелой "Ангарой". Однако для это потребуется завершение уже начатого строительства на космодроме Восточный, сказал Пайшер. Как он напомнил, "план заключается в том, чтобы произвести первый запуск "Ангары" оттуда приблизительно в 2023 году".

"Конечно, эти [первые] пуски будут в основном для [российских] федеральных программ <...> Мы не ожидаем коммерческих запусков "Ангары" до примерно 2025 года <...> Затем, в конце концов, состоится переходный период, [и он завершится], вероятно, в 2026-2027 году", - отметил американский специалист. По его словам, "Протон" продолжит летать, пока не будет надлежащей замены".

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Совместное предприятие ILS создано в 1995 году ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева и американской корпорацией Lockheed Martin. В 2006 году Lockheed Martin вышла из партнерства, продав мажоритарную долю одному из германских предпринимателей. В мае 2008 года ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева выкупил эту долю, с тех пор ILS считается его дочерним предприятием. Компания базируется в пригороде Вашингтона Рестоне (штат Вирджиния).

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Компания ILS выходит на рынок космического туризма в США

Как отметил гендиректор фирмы Кирк Пайшер, ILS также может оказывать услуги в сфере обработки данных и наблюдать за поверхностью Земли

ВАШИНГТОН, 8 мая. /ТАСС/. Американская компания International Launch Services (ILS) намерена выйти на рынок космического туризма в Соединенных Штатах. Об этом сообщил во вторник на встрече с журналистами, отвечая на вопрос корреспондента ТАСС, президент ILS, мажоритарная доля в которой принадлежит Государственному космическому научно-производственному центру (ГКНПЦ) имени Хруничева, Кирк Пайшер.

Он вместе с генеральным директором АО "Главкосмос" (дочерним предприятием Роскосмоса) Дмитрием Лоскутовым представил прессе в общих чертах новые планы работы. С недавних пор фирма ILS начала действовать под эгидой "Главкосмоса". До настоящего времени ILS занималась продвижением носителей "Протон" и "Ангара 1.2" на международном рынке космических пусковых услуг, но теперь ее деятельность, как подтвердили Лоскутов и Пайшер, будет включать и другие составляющие. По словам российского и американского специалистов, ILS расширит спектр оказываемых услуг.

"Речь идет не обязательно о пусковых услугах. Мы можем наряду с этим принимать участие в продаже другой [российской] космической продукции, поддерживая решение основных задач "Главкосмоса", - сказал руководитель ILS. По его словам, "это могут быть услуги, связанные с получением и обработкой данных, наблюдением за поверхностью Земли, космическим туризмом".

"Будем смотреть, какие [еще] продукты нам будут доступны для продажи. Это могут быть системы контроля, это может быть <...> много чего", - отметил Пайшер.

В свою очередь Лоскутов добавил, что имеется в виду также "спутниковая фотография, эксперименты на Международной космической станции".

"Мы хотим реализовать программу, которая поможет нам более эффективно конкурировать на этом чрезвычайно сложном рынке", - сказал глава ILS. По его словам, компания предложила работать теснее, "взяв лучшее, что может предложить Россия", и сконцентрировав такие ресурсы, чтобы "более эффективно конкурировать, предоставляя различные решения" клиентам.

Как напомнил Пайшер, совет директоров ILS является наполовину российским, наполовину - американским. Российская часть ранее целиком формировалась из представителей ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева. "Теперь с российской стороны это два представителя "Главкосмоса" и один - [центра имени] Хруничева. Это позволяет нам действовать "под зонтиком" "Главкосмоса" - по существу дочерней компании Роскосмоса, принадлежащей ему на 100%. Это обеспечивает нам доступ к Роскосмосу для обсуждения стратегии, установления цен на наши услуги, графиков [запусков] и так далее", - отметил руководитель ILS.

"Мы считаем, - заявил Пайшер, - что это теперь позволяет нам создать новый спектр продуктов, процессов, позволяющих конкурировать более эффективным образом".

Продвижение российских носителей

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"Теперь "под зонтиком" "Главкосмоса" у нас есть [АО] "Главкосмос пусковые услуги", предлагающая семейство носителей "Союз-2.1", - продолжил американский специалист. Согласно изложенной им информации, идея заключается в том, чтобы заниматься "фактически перекрестным продвижением на рынке этих продуктов". "Мы [ILS] будем заниматься продвижением на рынке "Союза", а "Главкосмос пусковые услуги" - "Протона" и "Ангары", - уточнил Пайшер. По его словам, заниматься этим компании будут, "видимо, исходя из географии". Это позволит предлагать "пакетные решения клиентам": носители "Протон" и "Ангара" тем клиентам, у которых есть потребность в обоих, пояснил Пайшер.

"В прошлом мы работали практически только с центром Хруничева, и это касалось только "Протона" и увеличения прибыльности центра Хруничева. Теперь мы можем координировать [работу] по всему спектру. Как я уже сказал, мы можем предлагать [пусковые] решения с "Союзом", предлагать резервные решения, чтобы гарантировать соблюдение графика. На сегодняшнем рынке цена - это не главное", - подчеркнул президент ILS.

Он отдельно заострил внимание на том, что речь не идет о "смене владельца" ILS. "Центр Хруничева все еще остается мажоритарным акционером ILS. <...> Возможно, в будущем это изменится, но сейчас наша структура такова", - сказал Пайшер. По его свидетельству, фирма ILS чувствует себя "получившей больше возможностей".

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Более тесная координация

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"Мы нацеливаемся на более тесную координацию действий, рационализацию процессов, - указал Лоскутов. - Теперь у нас есть более прямой контакт с Роскосмосом, <...> достаточно хорошие контакты как с промышленностью, так и с лицами, принимающими решения в [правительстве] России".

"Мы рассчитываем на улучшение контактов с клиентами", - добавил гендир "Главкосмоса". Он не отрицал, что порой случается "нехватка контактов" с клиентами. Прежде ILS могла всегда напрямую взаимодействовать с ГКНПЦ имени Хруничева, но не всегда - с Роскосмосом, констатировал Лоскутов. Теперь, заверил он, у компании будет при необходимости прямой выход на руководство Роскосмоса.

Пайшер признал, что не припоминает "ни одного случая в прошлом, когда бы клиент ILS мог встретиться напрямую с руководством Роскосмоса". "А сейчас у нас состоялись уже две-три такие встречи", - информировал глава ILS. "Наличие такого доступа для обсуждения сложностей, - считает Пайшер, - помогает как клиенту, так и Роскосмосу с определением стратегии". Такие контакты в том числе способствуют интеграции коммерческой деятельности в основную работу Роскосмоса, убежден президент ILS.

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Портфель заказов компании

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Как отметил Пайшер, портфель заказов ILS в настоящее время состоит из соглашений на 11 коммерческих космических запусков.

"У нас заключены долгосрочные соглашения на запуски на восемь миссий, - заявил глава ILS. - И у нас есть соглашения, о которых [публично] не объявлялось, на еще три миссии". Приводить какие-либо дополнительные сведения на этот счет Пайшер отказался, сославшись на коммерческую тайну.

Руководитель ILS также заверил, что американские санкции в отношении генерального директора Роскосмоса Дмитрия Рогозина не сказываются на деятельности компании, которую он возглавляет. "Мы работаем с Роскосмосом <...> Санкции в отношении Роскосмоса не вводились", - сказал Пайшер.

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Расширение рынка

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Также глава ILS добавил, что Россия рассчитывает в ближайшие пару лет взять под свой контроль от четверти до трети международного рынка коммерческих космических запусков.

Руководитель "Главкосмоса" не стал уточнять, на какие конкретно показатели планируется вывести ILS. "Едва ли могу предоставить цифры, поскольку это коммерчески "чувствительная" информация", - пояснил Лоскутов. "Было бы легче, если бы речь шла только о "Протоне", но теперь мы должны учитывать и [предстоящий] переход на "Ангару", на новый "Союз-5" <...>, - сказал со своей стороны Пайшер. - Тем не менее цель <...> заключается в том, что мы хотели бы [получить] от 25 до 30% рынка". "Мы хотим попробовать добиться этого в течение следующих двух лет", - заявил глава ILS.

При этом он пояснил, что в настоящее время рынок пусковых услуг оценивается в $183 млрд. "[Компания] "Главкосмос пусковые услуги" (совместное предприятие "Главкосмоса" и ООО "Космотрас" - прим. ТАСС) и ILS вместе охватывают, вероятно, 90% земного шара - в плане потребностей в [космических] запусках", - отметил Пайшер. По его свидетельству, на этом рынке он считает корпорации Arianespace и SpaceX основными конкурентами компаний, продвигающих "Протон".

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Главкосмос и ILS: совместная работа на международном рынке

«Главкосмос» и американская компания International Launch Services (ILS) намерены развивать сотрудничество, сообщили генеральный директор «Главкосмоса» Дмитрий Лоскутов и президент ILS Кирк Пайшер.

Как отметил Дмитрий Лоскутов, «Главкосмос» и его дочерняя компания «Главкосмос Пусковые Услуги» работают в тесном контакте с ILS и оказывают всю необходимую поддержку в продвижении, прежде всего, пусковых услуг с использованием РН «Протон».

По словам генерального директора «Главкосмоса», более тесная координация действий с ILS будет способствовать продвижению продукции российской ракетно-космической промышленности на международный рынок, поможет лучшему пониманию потребностей и ожиданий заказчика.

Российско-американское Совместное Предприятие International Launch Services (ILS) имеет эксклюзивное право на маркетинг пусковых услуг ракет-носителей (РН) «Протон» и семейства «Ангара» на международном рынке.

С 2008 года и по настоящее время владельцем контрольного пакета акций в ILS является Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М. В. Хруничева — разработчик и производитель РН «Протон» и семейства «Ангара».

С целью повышения эффективности внешнеэкономической деятельности совместного предприятия ILS в состав его Совета директоров были введены представители «Главкосмос».

ЦитироватьProton launch provider ILS embraces closer relationship with Roscosmos
May 17, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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Structures, tanks and booster engines for a Russian Proton rocket inside the factory of Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center near Moscow. Credit: Khrunichev

International Launch Services, facing headwinds in a commercial launch market now largely shaped by billionaires and satellite miniaturization, has touted a new relationship with the Russian space agency and Glavkosmos as a means to drive down Proton rocket prices, make Russian space industry more friendly to the commercial market, and diversify its offerings.

U.S.-based ILS announced a change in its governance in April, with Glavkosmos — an enterprise owned by the Russian government — taking control fr om Khrunichev, the Russian manufacturer of the Proton rocket.

Glavkosmos is a daughter company of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, charged with marketing Russian space industry products and services on the global market. Khrunichev remains the majority owner of ILS, but Glavkosmos now controls the company after taking two seats on the company's board of directors fr om Khrunichev, according to Kirk Pysher, president of ILS.

ILS is responsible for commercial sales of the Proton rocket, a heavy-lifter built near Moscow and launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The new governance scheme gives ILS a cozier relationship with Roscosmos.

In a press briefing last week at the Satellite 2019 conference in Washington, D.C., Pysher said the change "gives us access to Roscosmos for talking strategy, pricing, schedules, etc.

"We believe that this now helps us create a new set of products, set of processes, that will allow us to compete more effectively," Pysher said.

The Russian government plans to use the Proton rocket through the mid-2020s, and the Proton will only be retired when the replacement Angara rocket enters operational service.

"It is a tight market," Pysher said. "We're competing against a couple of billionaires," he said, referring to Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin.

"It's a difficult market, but the reality is Proton isn't going to go away. It's still going to be there flying, so let's see if we can try to make some money from it on a commercial basis."

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Dmitry Loskutov, director general of Glavkosmos, and Kirk Pysher, president of International Launch Services, meet with reporters May 7 in Washington. Credit: International Launch Services

Headquartered in a suburb of Washington, ILS has seen its place in the global commercial launch market eroding in recent years as SpaceX achieved a cadence of launches with its Falcon 9 rocket, while orders for large communications satellites once tailored for the Proton launcher took a nosedive.

Meanwhile, the Proton rocket suffered several failures and off-target payload deployments, raising reliability concerns among commercial satellite operators.

Entrenched communications satellite operators, with fleets of bus-sized spaceraft in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers), have long been core customers for ILS.

But fewer of those satellites — designed for television broadcasting, data networking and broadband services — are being ordered, as existing operators and new entrants — such as SpaceX, OneWeb and Telesat — begin work on constellations of hundreds or thousands of smaller spacecraft to beam Internet signals from space.

The most recent ILS mission was in September 2017, and the company has conducted just five commercial Proton launches since the end of 2015. ILS is also charged with marketing flights using Russia's new Angara launcher, which has a light-class variant designed for launches into low Earth orbit, and a bigger heavy-lift version that will eventually replace the Proton in the mid-2020s.

With Glavkosmos now in control of ILS, Pysher said commercial space interests will have a stronger voice with Roscosmos. It helps that Dmitry Loskutov, director general of Glavkosmos, was an aide to Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin for more than a decade, when Rogozin served as an envoy to NATO and as a Russian deputy prime minister.

"Since I've been working with Mr. Rogozin more than 10 years already, we have that direct channel to the director general of Roscosmos," Loskutov said during the May 7 press briefing in Washington.

Rogozin is a controversial figure who was one of numerous Russian government figures sanctioned by the U.S. government in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Pysher said ILS has experienced no impact from the Russian sanctions.

"It's a complex issue sometimes," Loskutov said of Russian efforts to gain a bigger foothold in the global commercial space marketplace. "Khrunichev alone cannot solve this issue. We need a complex effort here, and that's why we have to go to the government directly and propose some measures from Roscosmos."

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"Before, we were working almost exclusively with Khrunichev, and that exclusive relationship was basically Proton and maximizing Khrunichev's profitability," Pysher said. "So now we have the ability to coordinate across the board.

A subsidiary of Glavkosmos named GK Launch Services sells Soyuz rocket flights on the commercial market. Under the management of Glavkosmos, ILS and GK Launch Services will offer Soyuz and Proton missions in parallel, with ILS taking a leading role in sales in the North American market, Pysher said.

GK Launch Services has had more recent success than ILS in attracting commercial customers. While the Proton rocket has primarily launched large satellites toward geostationary orbit one-at-a-time, the Soyuz can accommodate clusters of smaller payloads heading to lower orbits a few hundred miles above Earth.

One of Glavkosmos's biggest contracts in the international launch business involves coordinating the production, export and launch support services for 21 Soyuz missions dedicated to OneWeb's broadband constellation. OneWeb booked its launches with the French company Arianespace, but the Soyuz rockets are built in Russia.

GK Launch Services arranged the launch in December of 15 small commercial satellites from U.S., German and Japanese operators on a single Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East. The payloads under contract to GK Launch Services rode into space with 13 other spacecraft on the Soyuz rocket.

The next mission planned by GK Launch Services will involve dozens of small commercial payloads riding piggyback on a Soyuz rocket this summer with a Russian weather satellite.

"So now what we can do, or the vision that we have going forward, is that we will essentially be cross-marketing those products," Pysher said. "So we'll be marketing Soyuz and GK Launch will be marketing Proton and Angara, and as the new product lines come out, we'll be sharing the marketing rights there as well.

"It will probably be based on geography as to wh ere we market products, but it also allows us to then package solutions for our customers," Pysher said.

Through its new relationship with Glavkosmos and Roscosmos, ILS could play a bigger role in selling other Russian spaceflight services on the commercial market.

"We're looking to broaden our portfolio of offerings, not necessiarly just launch, but we could also be participating of the sale of other space products in support of Glavkosmos's charter," Pysher said. "It could be data services, Earth observation, imagery, it could be space tourism, ISS (International Space Station) experiments."

ILS was formed in 1995 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin, Khrunichev and Energia — another Russian aerospace contractor — and oversaw commercial launches using the Russian Proton and U.S. Atlas families of launch vehicles through 2006.

Lockheed Martin sold its stake in ILS and United Launch Alliance, a company with 50-50 ownership between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, took over the Atlas 5 rocket program in 2006. Khrunichev became the majority shareholder in ILS in 2008.

Under the new governance structure, ILS is no longer exclusively limited to selling Khrunichev-built Proton and Angara rockets. The Soyuz boosters are built by TsSKB Progress, and their Fregat upper stages are produced by NPO Lavochkin.

"We can offer Soyuz solutions," Pysher said. "We can offer backup solutions for schedule assurance, and in today's market pricing is No. 1. That's just the way it is. That's how it's been defined," Pysher said. "So Dmitry (Loskutov), along with Roscomsos and Khrunichev, have been attacking the pricing, the cost structure, of Proton and Soyuz, to basically get that down to a level wh ere we can effectively compete on price."

Pysher said the Proton rocket still has something to offer for commercial customers. The Proton's Breeze M upper stage is capable of long-duration flights lasting up to 15 hours, allowing the rocket to place satellites directly into geostationary orbit.

The Proton/Breeze M's capability to fly directly to geostationary orbit is "appealing to a number of the new space people because they're developing smaller satellites," Pysher said. "If we can put them directly into (geostationary orbit), they don't need to add electric propulsion at $10 million a pop."

Five or six Proton launches are planned this year, after only two missions last year carrying Russian military communications satellites into orbit. Only one of the Proton launches planned for 2019 is under contract to ILS — a dual-payload mission carrying a commercial Eutelsat television broadcast satellite and the first satellite servicing craft, or Mission Extension Vehicle, built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

"Getting back to launching a number of Protons helps you from a perception standpoint," Pysher said. "It all still boils down to price and schedule."

Despite Blue Origin's cash-rich rocket development program, which aims to debut the heavy-lift New Glenn rocket in 2021, and new launch vehicles in development by ULA and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Pysher thinks the large-class launcher market boils down to three companies.

"You can talk about Blue Origin," he said. "They're creating a whole different launch vehicle ... in my mind, a different class of customer. Their vehicle is huge. It will require a number of satellites to go on it in order for them to effectively make money.

"The question is do they actually need to make money," Pysher said. "That's a different question. So if we just look, I believe it's SpaceX, Arianespace and Proton. I still believe those are the three top competitors."

The next Proton launch is scheduled for May 30 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Yamal 601 communications satellite on a quasi-commercial mission for Gazprom Space Systems, a Russian domestic satellite operator. ILS is not managing the Yamal 601 launch contract.

The Russian space agency's Spektr-RG X-ray astronomy observatory will launch June 21 on the following Proton mission, then a Russian military communications satellite is set to lift off on a Proton rocket later this summer.

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ILS has multi-launch agreements with two of the world's largest geostationary satellite operators — Intelsat and Eutelsat.

"We have long-term launch agreements in place for eight missions," said Peter Stier, ILS's vice president of sales. "We have unannounced agreements in place for a further three missions ... We are pursuing business regularly, but that represents our commercial backlog."

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1139193401721675777)

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Цитировать17 ИЮН, 19:32
Два коммерческих спутника запустят с помощью ракеты "Протон" в 2019 году

В "Главкосмосе" не уточнили, о каких именно спутниках идет речь

ЛЕ-БУРЖЕ /Франция/, 17 июня. /ТАСС/. Запуск двух коммерческих аппаратов запланирован на ракете-носителе "Протон" в 2019 году. Об этом сообщил в понедельник ТАСС генеральный директор АО "Главкосмос" Дмитрий Лоскутов в рамках Международного аэрокосмического салона "Ле-Бурже - 2019".

"Позже в этом году полетит "Протон" с двумя коммерческими аппаратами в рамках контракта по линии компании International Launch Services, в совет директоров которой вошли представители АО "Главкосмос", - сказал он, не уточнив, о каких именно спутниках идет речь.

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Лоскутов отметил, что АО "Главкосмос пусковые услуги" (совместная компания "Главкосмоса" и "Международной космической компании "Космотрас" по организации коммерческих запусков с помощью ракеты-носителя "Союз-2") принимает участие в ряде тендеров на пуски в 2021-2023 годах.

International Launch Services (ILS) - американская компания, мажоритарная доля в которой принадлежит Государственному космическому научно-производственному центру (ГКНПЦ) имени М. В. Хруничева. Она занимается продвижением носителей "Протон" и "Ангара 1.2" на международном рынке и других космических услуг.

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15:21 - 10 июл. 2019 г.

ILS is in Moscow along with @glavkosmosJSC (https://twitter.com/glavkosmosJSC) and @gk_launch (https://twitter.com/gk_launch) representatives for a briefing regarding the #Proton (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Proton?src=hash) #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) vehicle's production quality. ILS President Kirk Pysher and Jim Kramer, Vice President, Engineering and Mission Assurance, were part of the panel. #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash) #space (https://twitter.com/hashtag/space?src=hash)

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.@glavkosmosJSC (https://twitter.com/glavkosmosJSC) representatives are taking part in a quality briefing on Proton LV. Quality and reliability improvement measures of #GKNPC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/GKNPC?src=hash) #Khrunichev (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khrunichev?src=hash) products undertaken lately are being discussed (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) @roscosmos (https://twitter.com/roscosmos) @ILSLaunch (https://twitter.com/ILSLaunch) @gk_launch (https://twitter.com/gk_launch)

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08:21 - 10 июл. 2019 г. Москва, Россия (https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A4303d1afc1e98c37)

Briefing on Proton LV's production quality is in progress.Changes in the corporate structure of ILS, launch history and plans for the production of Proton and Angara series LVs are being discussed,as well as additional measures taken to improve the quality of released products

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ILS is looking forward to the 23rd Summit for Satellite Financing @WSBW_SSF (https://twitter.com/WSBW_SSF), part of @WSBW_Summit (https://twitter.com/WSBW_Summit), from September 9-11, 2019 in Paris. ILS President @KirkPysher (https://twitter.com/KirkPysher) is part of the panel that will discuss "Large Launch Systems Adapting to a Changing Market Landscape" on September 10.

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ILS has had the pleasure of working with talented graphic designer & photographer Todd Kiraly for more than 15 years. His latest work for ILS is the EUTELSAT 5 West B / Mission Extension Vehicle-1 poster. Visit his site:  https://tminustendesigns.com/home  (https://t.co/N9tdCcfWlW)
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ЦитироватьPROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES EUTELSAT 5 WEST B / MISSION EXTENSION VEHICLE-1 SATELLITES

09 OCT 2019

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BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, 9 October 2019 — International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully inserted the EUTELSAT 5 West B and the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) satellites into their planned Supersynchronous Transfer Orbits (SSTO) for Eutelsat of Paris, France, and SpaceLogistics LLC of Dulles, Virginia.

Today's launch was the 97th ILS Proton mission and over 420 Proton launches overall. It is the eighth Eutelsat satellite launched on an ILS Proton and the first SpaceLogistics LLC satellite launched on an ILS Proton. It was also the second ILS dual launch, and the first dual launch with two commercial satellites.

The Proton Breeze M, utilizing a 5-burn SSTO mission design, launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 9 October at 15:17 local time (10:17 GMT and 06:17 EDT). The satellites are both manufactured by Northrop Grumman and based on the GeoStar-2 (EUTELSAT 5 West B) and GeoStar-3 (MEV-1) platforms. The two spacecraft, making up the Integrated Payload Stack, weighed 5,190 kg at liftoff, and were separated 15 hours, 36 minutes (EUTELSAT 5 West B) and 15 hours, 54 minutes (MEV-1) after liftoff. Operators at the Northrop Grumman operations center in Dulles, Virginia acquired the spacecraft's first telemetry from orbit shortly after separation.

EUTELSAT 5 West B is a Ku-band satellite that will be located at 5° West, a key video neighborhood addressing predominantly French, Italian and Algerian broadcast markets. The new satellite will provide business continuity and improved quality for these markets via a Ku band payload of 35 equivalent 36 MHz transponders connected to three service areas. Switchable transponders will also increase commercial flexibility.

MEV-1 will deliver a groundbreaking on-orbit servicing satellite life-extension through Northrop Grumman's wholly-owned subsidiary SpaceLogistics LLC. MEV-1 will dock to client vehicles in geosynchronous orbit to provide attitude and orbit control of the combined vehicle stack. MEV-1 has the ability to dock and undock several times during its 15 year design life, allowing it to service multiple customers. SpaceLogistics LLC's initial service, using MEV-1, will extend the life of the Intelsat 901 satellite for five years.


Since its maiden flight in 1965, the workhorse Proton vehicle has demonstrated its versatility, maturity and performance to inject spacecraft into a wide variety of orbits for a diverse customer base. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev) of Moscow, Russia's premier space industry manufacturer and majority shareholder in ILS.

ILS President Kirk Pysher said: "ILS would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the entire Eutelsat, Northrop Grumman, SpaceLogistics and Airbus Defence & Space teams on this outstanding success. I would also like to thank the teams at Roscosmos, Glavkosmos, GK Launch, Khrunichev, ILS and all of the various contractors and suppliers who support Proton and made this successful mission possible. We are all very thankful and proud to play an important role in our customer's continued success." Pysher added: "This mission is Proton's 18th consecutive success bringing Proton's five year reliability to 95.6%. With today's added demonstration of Proton dual launch capability, ILS looks forward to supporting a broad range of changing spacecraft requirements."

Yohann Leroy, Deputy CEO and Chief Technical Officer at Eutelsat, said: "Eutelsat is delighted to be back at Baikonur for another successful launch. Our congratulations to ILS and Khrunichev for this top-class dual "stacked" launch! I would like also to thank our partners Northrop Grumman and Airbus Defence and Space for their collaboration in creating this technological gem, that will soon serve the French, Italian and Algerian markets with the highest quality video broadcasting. I would also like to welcome aboard EUTELSAT 5 West B the European GNSS Agency (GSA)'s EGNOS payload, set to greatly improve the accuracy of geolocation systems such as GPS or Galileo."

"The launch and eventual docking of MEV-1, the industry's first life extension vehicle, demonstrates Northrop Grumman's and SpaceLogistics' ability to innovate and deliver game changing technology. We are proud to have partnered with the ILS and Eutelsat teams who worked long and hard to ensure mission success,' said Tom Wilson, President, SpaceLogistics LLC. "MEV-1 marks the first step towards introducing even more advanced on-orbit servicing capabilities and services for our customers."

ЦитироватьГлава американской "дочки" Центра Хруничева покинул пост в преддверии реструктуризации компании

Москва. 10 октября. INTERFAX.RU - Президент компании International Launch Services Кёрк Пайшер покинул свой пост, сообщает пресс-служба основного акционера компании - Центра Хруничева.

"Государственный космический научно-производственный центр им. М.В. Хруничева, мажоритарный акционер компании International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS), сообщает об уходе Кёрка Пайшера с поста президента компании ILS", - говорится в сообщении.

В нем отмечается, что до назначения преемника временно исполняющим обязанности президента компании будет Джон Пальме, директор по операционной деятельности ILS.

Генеральный директор ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева Алексей Варочко выразил благодарность Пайшеру за работу в предоставлении пусковых услуг с использованием ракеты-носителя "Протон-М" на мировом космическом рынке.

"Мы высоко ценим работу Кёрка на протяжении минувших четырех лет и его неизменную поддержку наших инициатив в области качества. Особое внимание вопросам качества принесло значительные дивиденды, выразившиеся в 18 последовательных успешных пусках ракет-носителей "Протон" за прошедшие три года. Мы желаем Кёрку успехов во всех его будущих начинаниях", - сказал Варочко, слова которого приводит пресс-служба.

Кроме того, совет директоров компании International Launch Services, Inc. также объявил, что отдельным постановлением принято решение о привлечении бывшего старшего вице-президента и генерального юрисконсульта компании ILS Томаса П. Тчуди для оказания компании поддержки по широкому кругу правовых вопросов и обеспечения соблюдения юридических и регуляторных требований, связанных с планируемыми изменениями организационной структуры компании и расширением пакета предлагаемых заказчикам услуг.

"В связи с реструктуризацией компании ILS мы будем находиться на пороге новой эры российской коммерческой космонавтики", - отметил Варочко.

В сообщении отмечается, что ILS также продолжит сотрудничество с компанией АО "Главкосмос Пусковые Услуги" над возможностью объединения работы по двум эффективным средствам выведения - ракетам-носителям "Союз" и "Протон" для расширения предлагаемого заказчикам пакета услуг и для обеспечения перекрёстной подстраховки.

Глава Центра Хруничева заявил, что производство "Протонов-М" будет продолжаться в объемах, необходимых для плавного и полного перехода к использованию перспективных ракет-носителей "Ангара" в различных модификациях.

"Ракеты-носители "Протон" будут изготавливаться и передаваться в распоряжение компании ILS для выполнения пусковых программ в интересах всех заказчиков, которые заключили контракт на пусковые услуги на этой ракете-носителе", - сказал Варочко.

Компания ILS была создана в 1995 году российским Центром имени Хруничева и американской корпорацией Lockheed Martin, которая в 2006 году вышла из партнерства. В 2008 году Центр имени Хруничева выкупил эту долю, сделав ILS считается его дочерним предприятием.

Российско-американское совместное предприятие International Launch Services имеет эксклюзивное право на маркетинг пусковых услуг, разработанных и производимых Центром Хруничева ракет-носителей "Протон" и семейства "Ангара" на международном рынке.

С целью повышения эффективности внешнеэкономической деятельности совместного предприятия ILS в состав его Совета директоров были введены представители АО "Главкосмос" - основного оператора внешнеэкономической деятельности госкорпорации "Роскосмос"

ЦитироватьKHRUNICHEV SPACE CENTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN ILS MANAGEMENT

09 OCT 2019

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MOSCOW, Oct. 10, 2019: Following is a press release from Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, the majority shareholder of ILS International Launch Services, Inc., ("ILS") announced the departure of Kirk Pysher as ILS President. John Palme, ILS Chief Operations Officer, will serve as interim President until a successor is appointed.

Mr. Alexey Varochko, KhSC Director General, expressed his thanks to Mr. Pysher for his work on offering Proton M launch services on the global market.

"We appreciate Kirk's leadership over the past four years and his firm support of our quality initiatives. This quality focus has paid large dividends as Proton currently has 18 consecutive successful launches over the past three years. We wish Kirk all the best in his future endeavors." said Mr. Varochko.

In a separate action, the ILS Board of Directors announced that it has engaged outside counsel, Thomas P. Tshudy, former Senior Vice President and General Counsel for ILS, to serve as special counsel to advise the company on a variety of legal matters to assure legal and regulatory compliance as the company makes organizational changes and transitions to providing broadened customer offerings.

Mr. Varochko further stated, "With the ILS reorganization we are on the verge of a new era for Russian commercial space.


ILS will be also working with GK Launch Services to leverage the capability of two very successful launch vehicles: Proton and Soyuz to provide customers broad offerings and mutual back-up.

Proton launch vehicles will be produced and available to ILS to meet the needs of every customer ordered Proton M launch service", concluded Mr. Varochko.

KhSC Press Service
Tel: +7 499-749-95-69
press@khrunichev.ru (mailto:press@khrunichev.ru)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (part of Roscosmos State Corporation) is a developer and manufacturer of Proton launch vehicles, Breeze M upper stages and the latest Russian Angara family of launch vehicles. KhSC combines a number of key manufacturers of space hardware located in Moscow and other regions of the Russian Federation.

ROSCOSMOS is a State Corporation established in August 2015 to oversee and implement a comprehensive reform of the Russian space industry. State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS ensures the implementation of the Russian government's space program and its legal regulation. ROSCOSMOS is also placing orders for the development, manufacture and supply of space equipment and space infrastructure objects.

The state corporation is also responsible for international space cooperation and tasked with setting the stage for the future use of results of space activities in the social and economic development of Russia.

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Когда следующий коммерческий запуск Протона?  

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Когда следующий коммерческий запуск Протона?  

ЦитироватьIn a pre-launch interview, Pysher said ILS has no near-term commercial launches planned after the Eutelsat 5 West B/MEV 1 mission. One more Proton launch is scheduled this year to loft a Russian government weather satellite into orbit.

ILS has agreements with Eutelsat and Intelsat, which operate two of the largest commercial satellite fleets in geostationary orbit, for multiple future Proton launch opportunities. But neither company has announced a firm payload assignment to launch future satellites on the Proton rocket.

ЦитироватьСостоялось совещание по развитию бизнеса компании ILS
18.11.2019
В Центре Хруничева состоялось совещание руководства компании International Launch Services, Inc по развитию бизнеса с участием генерального директора АО «ГКНПЦ им. М.В. Хруничева» Алексея Варочко, генерального директора АО «Главкосмос», председателя совета директоров ILS Дмитрия Лоскутова, временно исполняющего обязанности президента ILS Джона Пальме и специального советника компании Томаса П. Тчуди.
В ходе заседания стороны обсудили вопросы дальнейшего многопланового сотрудничества по предоставлению пусковых услуг компанией ILS с применением средств выведения АО «ГКНПЦ им. М. В. Хруничева» (входит в Госкорпорацию «Роскосмос»).
В частности, генеральный директор Центра Хруничева рассказал о возможностях коммерческого использования ракет-носителей тяжёлого класса «Протон-М» и перспективах запусков ракет-носителей «Ангара» на мировом космическом рынке.
«Что касается ближайшей перспективы запусков ракет-носителей «Протон», то в настоящее время на космодроме Байконур находятся две ракеты-носителя, ряд ракет хранится на московском ракетно-космическом заводе, при этом ещё несколько «Протонов» будет изготовлены до конца текущего года. Выход ракет-носителей «Ангара» на рынок пусковых услуг позволит ILS предоставлять услуги на запуски космических аппаратов различной массы, так как новые ракеты-носители могут быть адаптированы к различным требованиям по грузоподъемности, предъявляемым заказчиками», - отметил Алексей Варочко.
Директор предприятия пригласил представителей компаний по страхованию космической техники и потенциальных заказчиков пусковых услуг в омский филиал Центра Хруничева на ПО «Полёт» для знакомства с производственной площадкой серийного выпуска ракет-носителей семейства «Ангара».

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Когда следующий коммерческий запуск Протона?  

ЦитироватьILS  has no  near-term commercial launches planned after the Eutelsat 5 West B/MEV 1 mission  . 

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Tiphaine Louradour возглавила ILS.

ЦитироватьILS NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND ANNOUNCES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMERS

11 MAR 2020

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.

Tiphaine is joining ILS at a very exciting time. ILS, owned by JSC Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, currently markets the Proton launch vehicle with the new Angara launch vehicle on the horizon. ILS recently received approval from the US State Department to promote commercial launch services on the storied Soyuz launch vehicle. These activities will contribute to the Soyuz launch service offerings by the Russian company GK Launch Services from Russian spaceports (Baikonur and Vostochny). Following an agreement between the two companies on joint cooperation in the launch service market, the objective is to offer customers access to the full range of Proton, Angara and Soyuz launch vehicles. The combined team will continue serving the customer community with the best and most flexible launch solutions.

Another exciting opportunity for ILS is its ability to now offer human spaceflight services on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Those flights will be managed by Glavkosmos, which has vast human flight experience. Soyuz has over 300 successful manned missions including dozens of missions bringing astronauts as well as private citizens to the International Space Station. ILS is now open for business to provide safe access to space for private space travelers.

As Ms. Louradour stated "Opportunity for space launch is just now unfolding. It is not only an opportunity for commerce but for continued international cooperation and the associated benefits humanity receives when nations work together."

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Цитировать"Дочке" Центра Хруничева разрешили продвигать "Союз" на рынке США
08:39 12.03.2020

МОСКВА, 12 мар - РИА Новости. Компания International Launch Services получила разрешение от госдепа США продвигать пуски российских ракет-носителей "Союз" на американском рынке, а также займётся космическим туризмом, сообщила компания.

ILS является американской дочерней компанией Центра Хруничева (предприятие Роскосмоса), созданной для предоставления коммерческих пусковых услуг с помощью ракет "Протон" и "Ангара".

Цитировать"Недавно компания ILS получила одобрение госдепа США на продвижение (на американском рынке - ред.) коммерческих услуг на ракетах "Союз", - говорится в сообщении на сайте ILS.

Отмечается, что компания теперь также может предлагать услуги по запуску космических туристов на пилотируемых кораблях "Союз".

Кроме того, ILS сообщила о назначении нового президента компании вместо ушедшего в октябре 2019 года Керка Пайшера. Им стала Тифайн Лурадур, ранее работавшая в американской компании United Launch Alliance.

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Госдепартамент разрешил "дочке" Центра Хруничева продвигать "Союз" в США

ТАСС, 12 марта. Компания International Launch Services (ILS) - дочерняя структура Центра им. М. В. Хруничева - получила от Госдепартамента США разрешение на продвижение услуг по запуску ракет-носителей "Союз" на американском рынке. Об этом сообщается в четверг в пресс-релизе ILS.

"ILS недавно получила разрешение от Госдепартамента на продвижение коммерческих услуг по запуску при помощи ракет-носителей "Союз", - указывается в заявлении. Отмечается также, что компания теперь сможет предлагать услуги по перевозке на пилотируемых кораблях "Союз" и людей.

В пресс-релизе также указывается, что ILS возглавила Тифэн Лурадур, которая назначена на место покинувшего в прошлом году пост президента Кирка Пайшера.

Цитировать"There's definitely an opportunity for Proton with its heritage," she said. Khrunichev, the manufacturer of the Proton, is continuing to work on a five-meter payload fairing for the Proton that ILS believes will make the vehicle more competitive for both large geostationary orbit satellites and low Earth orbit satellite constellations. That fairing should be available for launches starting in late 2022.

ЦитироватьГлавкосмос будет продвигать коммерческие пилотируемые полеты совместно с ILS

12 марта 2020

МОСКВА, 12 марта. – АО «Главкосмос» совместно с американской компанией International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) будет заниматься развитием коммерческих пилотируемых программ с использованием российских пилотируемых космических кораблей «Союз». Об этом в четверг заявил генеральный директор «Главкосмоса» Дмитрий Лоскутов, комментируя назначение Тифейн Лорадор на пост президента компании ILS.

«Перед нашей компанией с недавних пор поставлена задача по возобновлению коммерческих пилотируемых программ, в том числе совместно с ILS. Для «Главкосмоса» как для оператора внешнеэкономической деятельности Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» это - естественная задача по взаимодействию с зарубежными контрагентами. Более того, «Главкосмос» имеет серьезный опыт участия в проектах, связанных с коммерческой пилотируемой космонавтикой. Нашим преимуществом является успешный опыт «Главкосмоса» в реализации таких программ, а также огромный багаж профессионального опыта, накопленный предприятиями отрасли в ходе развития советской и российской пилотируемой космонавтики», - сказал Лоскутов.

Руководитель «Главкосмоса» напомнил, что одним из первых в мире коммерческих участников космического полета стал японский журналист Тоехиро Акияма. Его космический полет в декабре 1990 года на орбитальную станцию «Мир» выполнялся по контракту «Главкосмоса» с Токийской радиовещательной системой (TBS).

Ранее компания ILS опубликовала на своем сайте в Интернете пресс-релиз, в котором сообщила о назначении Тифейн Лорадор на пост президента ILS и о новых направлениях, на которых планирует сосредоточить свою деятельность.

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