ILS secure EchoStar launch - adds another 2008 Proton launch
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Echostar Orders Proton Launch from ILS
McLEAN, Va., Feb. 21, 2007 - International Launch Services (ILS) today announced that EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) will launch a satellite in 2008 on a Proton Breeze M vehicle. Financial details were not disclosed.
EchoStar has a long-standing relationship with ILS that includes 100 percent success on all previous launches.
ILS President Frank McKenna said, "We are happy to have completed this order for a returning customer, and we are dedicated to performing reliably and on-schedule to support EchoStar."
The Proton vehicle, built by ILS partner Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia, has carried out more than 320 missions for the Russian government and commercial customers for more than 40 years. The Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/zmedia/newsarchives/newsreleases/rec16/
McLEAN, Va., Feb. 21, 2007 - International Launch Services (ILS) today announced that EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) will launch a satellite in 2008 on a Proton Breeze M vehicle. Financial details were not disclosed.
EchoStar has a long-standing relationship with ILS that includes 100 percent success on all previous launches.
ILS President Frank McKenna said, "We are happy to have completed this order for a returning customer, and we are dedicated to performing reliably and on-schedule to support EchoStar."
The Proton vehicle, built by ILS partner Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia, has carried out more than 320 missions for the Russian government and commercial customers for more than 40 years. The Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/zmedia/newsarchives/newsreleases/rec16/
Is this one that hasn't been mentioned before or just moving a launch away from the ocean platform?
