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Waterside view of Delta 4 GPS 2F-6 Launch

May 16, 2014 Stephen Clark

The May 16, 2014 launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket carrying the GPS 2F-6 navigation satellite. Video: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    August 22, 2025
  • SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation
    August 22, 2025
  • Launch preview: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
    August 20, 2025
  • Firefly Aerospace explores launching its Alpha rocket from Japan
    August 20, 2025
  • SpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025
    August 17, 2025
  • SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks
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  • ULA launches Vulcan rocket on first Space Force mission
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  • Launch preview: ULA to launch first national security mission on a Vulcan rocket
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  • SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt
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