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Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal

October 1, 2015 Justin Ray


(Launch webcast begins at 5:48 a.m. EDT)

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Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying Mexico’s Morelos 3 communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
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    September 28, 2026
  • Launch preview: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship
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