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Live coverage: Ariane 5 successful in middle-of-the-night launch

March 8, 2016 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat 65 West A communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels
    November 17, 2025
  • SpaceX completes second fastest turnaround between Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral
    November 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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  • ULA launches ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket
    November 13, 2025
  • Launch preview: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather
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  • NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’
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  • Rocket Lab delays debut of Neutron rocket to 2026
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  • Florida annual launch record broken with late-night Starlink flight
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  • Poor weather prevents Blue Origin from launching NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission
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