Angara
Proton Medium, International Launch Services’ answer to Falcon 9, put on “indefinite hold”
Russia has suspended development of the Proton Medium rocket that U.S.-based International Launch Services (ILS) began marketing two years ago as its answer to SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
ILS says Proton Medium will compete head to head with Falcon 9
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.
ILS wins contract for Angara launch of South Korea’s Kompsat-6
Tuesday's briefing begins with ILS being chosen to launch Korea's Kompsat-6 satellite on an Angara 1.2 rocket.
ILS Now Marketing Small Angara Variant
ILS has begun marketing Russia’s new Angara rocket, adding the light-lift Angara 1.2 to its commercial portfolio for launches starting in 2017.
Russia Aims To Retire Proton in 2025 as Angara Takes Over
Russia plans to retire its Proton rocket, a heavy-lift workhorse with 50 years and 400 successful missions under its belt, in 2025, some four years after its replacement becomes operational.
Roscosmos Demonstrates Heavy-lift Angara Rocket
Russia successfully demonstrated the heavy-lift version of its long-awaited Angara series of rockets in a geostationary-orbit mission Dec. 23.
