Proton Mission

completedLaunch 1965-054

Launched 7/16/1965LEOService GSat LEO O 2

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

Proton

retired

Science Exploration

Launch Stack

Operator: Russian Ministry of Defense
Launch Vehicle: UR-500
Launch Site: NIIP-5, Baykonur, KazakstanSU

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: retired 1
Payload Mission Types: Science Exploration 1

Mentions

All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The Proton mission that launched two commercial satellites was International Launch Services’ first launch since late 2017.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Oct 11, 2019Kirk Pysher out as president of ILS

International Launch Services’ Proton mission that carried MEV-1 and Eutelsat 5 West B was previously planned for 2019-09-30 but was delayed due to an issue identified during electrical testing of the rocket’s upper stage control system.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 9, 2019Northrop Grumman’s satellite servicer MEV-1, Eutelsat satellite, launch on ILS Proton