ILS wins Air Force Atlas 5 contract
Posted: Mon, Nov 3, 2003, 7:28 PM ET (0028 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) announced Monday that the Air Force has authorized it to begin preparations for the second military launch on an Atlas 5. Under the authorization ILS can begin integrating the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite 3 (WGS-3) for an Atlas 5 launch in early 2006. Earlier this year the Air Force gave a similar authorization for the Atlas 5 launch of WGS-2 in late 2005, which will be the first military launch of the Atlas 5. ILS also won a contract earlier this year to launch NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto in 2006, and also switched a previously-awarded contract to launch NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from an Atlas 3 to an Atlas 5. The Atlas 5 has carried out three launches since August 2002, all for commercial customers. ILS and Lockheed Martin plan to rely more on military and civil government customers for the Atlas 5, though, due to the tight commercial launch market.
International Launch Services (ILS) announced Monday that the Air Force has authorized it to begin preparations for the second military launch on an Atlas 5. Under the authorization ILS can begin integrating the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite 3 (WGS-3) for an Atlas 5 launch in early 2006. Earlier this year the Air Force gave a similar authorization for the Atlas 5 launch of WGS-2 in late 2005, which will be the first military launch of the Atlas 5. ILS also won a contract earlier this year to launch NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto in 2006, and also switched a previously-awarded contract to launch NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from an Atlas 3 to an Atlas 5. The Atlas 5 has carried out three launches since August 2002, all for commercial customers. ILS and Lockheed Martin plan to rely more on military and civil government customers for the Atlas 5, though, due to the tight commercial launch market.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Vast signs contract with SpaceX for ISS private astronaut missions
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 11:59 AM ET (1659 GMT) Avio signs ESA contracts for Vega upgrades and Earth science satellite launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 11:57 AM ET (1657 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Tuesday, December 24
NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UCF’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon
Univ. of Central Florida — 10:15 am ET (1515 GMT) Space Force's 5th birthday brings new training, challenges and growing threats from China
Colorado Springs Gazette — 10:14 am ET (1514 GMT) Refueling and Maneuvering Satellites in Orbit Is Key to National Security
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 10:13 am ET (1513 GMT) Space Operations Command preps for new shared domain awareness tool
Defense News — 10:12 am ET (1512 GMT) SpaceX, Amazon in talks with British Airways owner on Wi-Fi deal
Bloomberg News — 10:10 am ET (1510 GMT) |
