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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellites

August 20, 2015 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34 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: Soyuz rocket lifts off with new Galileo satellites

May 23, 2016 Stephen Clark

A Russian-built Soyuz rocket lifted off from South America at 0848 GMT (4:48 a.m. EDT) Tuesday with two new navigation satellites for Europe’s Galileo system, readying the network for initial operating capability later this year.

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SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions

May 10, 2023 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company’s Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle.

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SpaceX to resume Starlink flights, stretching reused Falcon rockets to their limits

April 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX aims to resume launching satellites for its Starlink internet network with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday night at Cape Canaveral, and company founder Elon Musk says SpaceX will use the sizeable backlog of Starlink missions to keep pushing the envelope and find the Falcon booster’s reuse life limit.

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  • SpaceX launches 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission
    October 2, 2025
  • 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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  • 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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