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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket deploys satellites for Australia, India

October 4, 2016 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Sky Muster 2 and GSAT 18 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches national security payload for U.S. Space Force from Vandenberg
    September 15, 2026
  • Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes
    September 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES
    September 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches classified payload for the U.S. Space Force
    September 9, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 80th Starlink mission of 2026
    September 5, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink mission from West Coast
    September 1, 2026
  • Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ launched
    August 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    August 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight
    August 24, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 100th orbital mission of 2026
    August 21, 2026
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