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Tiphaine Louradour previously served in leadership roles at United Launch Alliance, International Launch Services (ILS), and Spaceflight.
International Launch Services was established in the 1990s as a joint venture of Lockheed Martin, Khrunichev, and Energia.
International Launch Services became a Khrunichev-owned company focused on selling Proton and Angara launches to Western customers.
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it became effectively impossible for International Launch Services to offer Russian vehicles to Western companies.
International Launch Services announced Tiphaine Louradour's departure after nearly three years as president.
Louradour expressed hope that International Launch Services could reenter the market despite geopolitical tensions.
OHB Cosmos International Launch Services GmbH and LuxSpace signed contracts with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG for dedicated launches scheduled for mid-2024 and 2025.
International Launch Services is a U.S. company headquartered in Reston, Virginia and was established in 1995.
International Launch Services offers launch services using the Proton, Angara 1.2, Angara 5, Soyuz-2, and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles.
Khrunichev is developing a five-meter payload fairing for the Proton rocket that International Launch Services believes will make the vehicle more competitive for large geostationary satellites and low Earth orbit constellations.
MEV-1 launched in early October 2019 on an International Launch Services Proton rocket.
International Launch Services launched two geostationary satellites in 2019.
Five Proton rockets launched 2019, four for the Russian government and one for International Launch Services.
Eutelsat 5 West B launched on 2021-10-09 on an International Launch Services Proton rocket.
Kirk Pysher was president of International Launch Services prior to 2019-10-10.
Kirk Pysher ceased to be president of International Launch Services on 2019-10-10.
The Proton mission that launched two commercial satellites was International Launch Services’ first launch since late 2017.
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.
International Launch Services postponed a Proton launch previously scheduled for 2019-09-30 after an issue was discovered during electrical testing of the vehicle.
International Launch Services postponed the 2019-09-30 Proton launch on 2019-09-24 because of an issue encountered during electrical testing.