SES-3 & KazSat-2
Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced
International Launch Services
Mission
SES-3 & KazSat-2
Type: Communications
SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Location
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1536 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced – Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Family: Proton / UR-500
The Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced was manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center with the first launch on . Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced has 30 successful launches and 3 failed launches with a total of 33 launches.
Agency
International Launch Services
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ILS
Administration: Kirk Pysher
Founded: 1995
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.
