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Live coverage: Japanese navigation satellite launches on H-2A rocket

October 9, 2017 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Japanese H-2A rocket with the Michibiki 4 navigation satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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News Headlines

  • International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five years of planned operations
    December 5, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandengerg SFB
    December 4, 2025
  • Orion hatch ‘blemish’ delays launch day rehearsal for Artemis 2 astronauts
    December 4, 2025
  • Jared Isaacman makes second appeal for NASA administrator position
    December 3, 2025
  • Sunset SpaceX launch adds 29 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
    December 2, 2025
  • Arianespace launches South Korean Earth observation satellite on Vega-C flight
    December 2, 2025
  • SpaceX launches evening Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    December 1, 2025
  • SpaceX kicks off December with predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch
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  • SpaceX launches 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare mission
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  • NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts take Thanksgiving Day ride to space station
    November 27, 2025
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