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Live coverage: Atlas 5 blasts off with four NASA satellites

March 12, 2015 Justin Ray

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Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2
    May 12, 2026
  • For a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station
    May 12, 2026
  • SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office
    May 11, 2026
  • Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone
    May 8, 2026
  • Rocket Lab announces five-launch Neutron deal as it continues aiming for late 2026 debut
    May 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    May 5, 2026
  • 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
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