International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the Nimiq 6 satellite......into the planned orbit on an ILS Proton for Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1:12 a.m. local time (19:12 GMT, 3:12 p.m. EDT, on May 17th). After a 9-hour, 14-minute, 5-burn mission, the Breeze M successfully released the satellite, weighing approximately 4.5 metric tons, into the planned geostationary transfer orbit.
This was the 377th launch for the Proton vehicle since its inaugural flight in 1965 and the 73rd ILS Proton launch. The launch of the Nimiq 6 satellite was the 5th Proton launch in the past 93 days.
Telesat
This was the 377th launch for the Proton vehicle since its inaugural flight in 1965 and the 73rd ILS Proton launch. The launch of the Nimiq 6 satellite was the 5th Proton launch in the past 93 days.
Telesat