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http://spacenews.com/effective-space-reserves-ils-proton-rideshare-for-two-satellite-servicers/
ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
by Caleb Henry — March 12, 2018


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.


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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http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/international-launch-services-ils-and-effective-space-announce-ils-proton-bre
ЦитироватьMarch 12, 2018
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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https://www.roscosmos.ru/24804/

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http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=3565

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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ЦитироватьCaleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN 15 мин. назад

ILS's Pysher: We're investing in Proton's factory for technologies to reduce opportunities for human error. #satshow

Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 16 мин. назад

Pysher: we have to be frugal in our investments. Focus on very strategic investments, like new technology for quality systems. #SatShow

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http://spacenews.com/effective-space-reserves-ils-proton-rideshare-for-two-satellite-servicers/
ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
by Caleb Henry — March 12, 2018  

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. 
 
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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ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
http://spacenews.com/effective-space-reserves-ils-proton-rideshare-for-two-satellite-servicers/
ЦитироватьEffective Space reserves ILS Proton rideshare for two satellite servicers
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Цитировать ILS‏ @ILSLaunch 4 ч. назад

VIDEO of ILS President @KirkPysher on ILS development and investments from @SATELLITEDC Monday's Closing Power Session - Launch Services Panel: Breaking Through the Bottleneck. #Satellite2018 #Satshow #ILSProton #satellite #launchservices #launch
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/973567870931173376/pu/vid/1280x720/oay3M45Zzq-lhBaw.mp4
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ЦитироватьILS‏ @ILSLaunch 10 ч. назад

PRESS BRIEFING: ILS President @KirkPysher and Vice President Engineering and Mission Assurance Jim Kramer met with the media at the ILS suite during @SATELLITEDC week. For the latest news, visit http://www.ilslaunch.com . #ILSProton #ProtonMedium #Satellite2018
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#271
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180314005463/en/International-Launch-Services-ILS-Secures-Additional-Launch
ЦитироватьInternational Launch Services (ILS) Secures Additional Launch Orders for Proton Medium Vehicle


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)--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."
P.S. Собс-но, пресс-релиз компании ILS - http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/international-launch-services-ils-secures-additional-launch-orders-proton-med

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ЦитироватьРОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 4 мин. назад

International Launch Services получила заказы на несколько пусков двухступенчатой версии ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» («Протон-Медиум» в классификации ILS) https://www.roscosmos.ru/24813/ 

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/24813/
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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ЦитироватьILS‏ @ILSLaunch 2 ч. назад

SIGNING CEREMONY: ILS President @KirkPysher, left, and Arie Halsband, founder and CEO, @Effective_Space, sign a contract for a 2020 launch of two #satellite servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft during @SATELLITEDC week. #EffectiveSpace #ILSProton #launch #launchservices #spacedrone
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/974293296527892481/pu/vid/1280x720/JIGn4970s5N9AQ8R.mp4
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ЦитироватьILS‏ @ILSLaunch 2 ч. назад

ROCKET PRESENTATION: ILS President @KirkPysher, left, presents a #ProtonBreezeM model to Arie Halsband, founder and CEO, @Effective_Space, during the contract signing ceremony. The ILS Proton will launch two #satellite servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit in 2020.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/974297443029409793/pu/vid/1280x720/3dof_V1A9DXHYYiV.mp4
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ЦитироватьILS‏ @ILSLaunch 3 ч. назад

Photos from the ILS and @Effective_Space contract signing and rocket presentation. The ILS Proton will launch two satellite servicing SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into orbit in 2020. #Satellite #Satellite2018 #ILSProton #launchservices
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ЦитироватьILS‏ @ILSLaunch 3 ч. назад

Goodbye for now, @SATELLITEDC 2018! ILS had a fantastic time. Great job as usual and we'll see you next year, May 6-9, 2019! #Satellite2019 #Satshow #Satellite2018 #ILSProton
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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.
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