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Live coverage: Two satellites lift off aboard Ariane 5

April 24, 2015 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Thor 7 and Sicral 2 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • Live coverage: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission
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  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    May 26, 2026
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  • Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch
    May 23, 2026
  • Launch preview: SpaceX tries again for first launch of its Starship Version 3 rocket
    May 21, 2026
  • SpaceX’s sunrise Starlink launch adds 29 satellites to low Earth orbit megaconstellation
    May 20, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB
    May 20, 2026
  • NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station
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  • ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues
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