May 16, 2009 - Baikonur Cosmodrome. International Launch Services (ILS), successfully carried the Indostar 2/Protostar 2 satellite into orbit today, marking the second commercial mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS) and the fourth successful Proton launch of 2009. The May 16th launch comes on the heels of the milestone 50th ILS Proton launch on April 3rd. The Indostar 2/Protostar 2 satellite was launched for Protostar LTD of Bermuda and will be commercially operated for Indovision of Jakarta, Indonesia, the largest Direct to Home operator in Indonesia. The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the cosmodrome at 6:57 am today local time (8:57 pm EDT, 00:57 GMT). After a 9 hour 15 minute mission, the Breeze M successfully released the satellite into the planned geo-transfer orbit. This was the 345th launch for the Proton. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, Russias premier space manufacturer. The Indostar 2/Protostar 2 satellite, located at 107.7 degrees East, was built on the Boeing 601 HP platform and is the second satellite in Protostars evolving constellation. This satellite replaces the existing Chakarawarta 1 and will bring high power S-band and Ku-band capacity over Indonesia, with expanded service to India, the Philippines and Taiwan. The satellites S-band transponders will support Direct to Home TV and Radio services for Indovision. The satellite will also ...