by David Todd | Apr 28, 2014 | Add category, Russia, Satellites
At 0425 GMT on 27 April 2014, a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakhstan. On board were two communications satellites heading for a GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit): Luch 5V is a Russian data...
by David Todd | Jul 10, 2013 | commercial launch services, Russia
The failure of a Proton M/Blok DM-03 on 2 July, destroying three Glonass spacecraft in the process, continues to intrigue. While it was initially suspected that there had been an engine failure and a premature lift off due to a pad fault, now it seems that the...
by David Todd | Jul 5, 2013 | commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, Russia
You could say that it is back to the good old/bad old days (depending on your point of view) of the old Cold War-era Soviet management-style after it was revealed that the Russian authorities are now engaged in a “hunt for the culprits” with respect to the...
by David Todd | May 15, 2013 | commercial launch services, Russia, Seradata News
The launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat announced a contract for the launch of a Eutelsat satellite in the 2014-2016 timeframe by ILS Proton M/Breeze M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near...
by David Todd | May 15, 2013 | commercial launch services, Russia
At 1402GMT on 14 May 2013, a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted off from the Baikonur launch site near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. On board was the Eutelsat 3D communications satellite being launched for the European satellite operator Eutelsat. Built by...
