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Live coverage: Ariane 5 blasts off with two Intelsat satellites

August 24, 2016 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 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: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    June 3, 2026
  • Blue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end
    June 3, 2026
  • Poor weather forces launch scrub of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    June 3, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 50th Starlink mission of 2026
    May 30, 2026
  • ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • FAA requires SpaceX-led mishap investigation before resumption of Starship launches
    May 27, 2026
  • NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions
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