ILS Proton
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.
Effective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
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.
A Proton rocket launched overnight on its first flight in a year
The Proton last launched almost exactly one year ago, having been grounded by technical issues since then.
Orbital, Airbus team on Eutelsat satellite to launch with Orbital satellite-servicing mission
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.
