Live coverage: Soyuz lifts off from French Guiana

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with the CSO 2 optical reconnaissance satellite for the French military. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

Arianespace’s live video stream begins at 1627 GMT (11:27 a.m. EST) and will be available here.
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