International Launch Services Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ILS Administration: Kirk Pysher Founded: 1995 Launchers: Spacecraft: Country: USA International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia.