SES-6 | Campaign Begins!
May 21, 2013 4:54 pm (GMT) ILS Launch Team After saying goodbye to most of the Eutelsat 3D team and congratulating them on a successful launch, we had a busy few days of spacecraft (SC) propellant...
View ArticleSES-6 | Summer is Here!
May 29, 2013 5:04 pm (GMT) ILS Launch Team Summer has most definitely arrived in Baikonur, with daytime temperatures being in the 90s for the last few days, and forecasted to stay that way for the...
View ArticleSES-6 | Liftoff!
June 3, 2013 5:19 am (GMT) ILS Communications Team We have liftoff! of the Proton M Breeze M rocket and the SES-6 satellite.
View ArticleSES-6 | Stage Separations
June 3, 2013 5:30 am (GMT) ILS Communications Team We had a successful liftoff about 11 minutes ago of the ILS Proton M Breeze M rocket, which is carrying the SES-6 satellite onboard. The three stages...
View ArticleSES-6 | Breeze M First Burn Completion
June 3, 2013 5:36 am (GMT) ILS Communications Team We have received confirmation of completion of the first burn. The vehicle is now scheduled to be out of range for about an hour, after which we will...
View ArticleSES-6 | Breeze M Second Burn Completion
June 3, 2013 7:41 am (GMT) ILS Communications Team As the Breeze M upper stage of our Proton M rocket continues its climb into space with the SES-6 satellite onboard, we have received confirmation...
View ArticleSES-6 | Breeze M Third Burn Start
June 3, 2013 10:16 am (GMT) ILS Communications Team We have confirmed that the Breeze M upper stage has successfully begun its 3rd burn. The Breeze M will be out of range until approximately 3:13 pm...
View ArticleSES-6 | Breeze M Third and Fourth Burn Completion
June 3, 2013 3:42 pm (GMT) ILS Communications Team We have confirmed that the Breeze M upper stage has successfully completed its 3rd burn, APT jettison and its 4th burn. The vehicle is now in a 5...
View ArticleSES-6 | Mission Success!
June 3, 2013 8:53 pm (GMT) ILS Communications Team We have had a successful mission with the ILS Proton Rocket, carrying the SES-6 satellite built by Astrium for SES. We have had confirmation that the...
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