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Live coverage: Proton soars into space with Inmarsat satellite

January 31, 2015 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of the Inmarsat 5 F2 communications satellite aboard an International Launch Services Proton rocket. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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Viasat has modified an existing contract with Arianespace to launch one of the company’s next-generation broadband Internet satellites on Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, rather than on-board an Ariane 5 launcher, officials announced Monday.

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  • SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award
    October 4, 2025
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  • ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch
    October 1, 2025
  • Report argues NASA is illegally using President’s Budget Request to circumvent Congress’ budgeting process
    October 1, 2025
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    September 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
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  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
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