Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
NASA TV’s live video coverage of the Atlas 5 launch will begin at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT) on March 1.
NASA said Saturday that the launch of four astronauts on SpaceX’s first operational Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station has been delayed from Oct. 31 until “no sooner than early-to-mid November,” allowing time for SpaceX to resolve an issue with Falcon 9 rocket engines that halted a recent launch attempt with a GPS navigation satellite.
The first launch of a U.S. Space Force mission since the establishment of the new military service is planned Thursday, when a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral with a billion-dollar jam-resistant communications satellite designed to ensure national leaders remain connected with the armed forces.
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