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Live coverage: 400th Proton rocket takes off with Russian satellite

December 14, 2014 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an International Launch Services Proton rocket with the Yamal 401 communications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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Soyuz rocket set to launch Russian Progress freighter to space station

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A Russian resupply and refueling freighter loaded with 2.7 tons of cargo, propellant, water and oxygen for the International Space Station is in position on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for liftoff Friday aboard a Soyuz booster.

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  • Lockheed Martin joins collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches
    May 4, 2026
  • SpaceX launches South Korean Earth observation satellite, plus 44 more payloads on midnight Falcon 9 rideshare mission
    May 2, 2026
  • SpaceX marks May Day, National Space Day with Starlink mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    May 1, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    April 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket
    April 29, 2026
  • Launch preview: SpaceX seeks second attempt at Falcon Heavy launch following weather scrub on Monday
    April 28, 2026
  • ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    April 27, 2026
  • SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch of final ViaSat-3 satellite due to poor weather
    April 27, 2026
  • SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year
    April 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    April 23, 2026
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