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Live coverage: Delta 2 launches

January 28, 2015 Justin Ray

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of the NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive environmental satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 7, 2025
  • International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five years of planned operations
    December 5, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 4, 2025
  • Orion hatch ‘blemish’ delays launch day rehearsal for Artemis 2 astronauts
    December 4, 2025
  • Jared Isaacman makes second appeal for NASA administrator position
    December 3, 2025
  • Sunset SpaceX launch adds 29 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
    December 2, 2025
  • Arianespace launches South Korean Earth observation satellite on Vega-C flight
    December 2, 2025
  • SpaceX launches evening Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 1, 2025
  • SpaceX kicks off December with predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch
    November 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare mission
    November 28, 2025
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