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Live coverage: 400th Proton rocket takes off with Russian satellite

December 14, 2014 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an International Launch Services Proton rocket with the Yamal 401 communications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • SpaceX launches 11,000th Starlink satellite to date on Thursday
    January 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket
    January 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit
    January 25, 2026
  • Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets
    January 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026
    January 21, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Sunday sunset Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral
    January 18, 2026
  • NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg
    January 16, 2026
  • Crew 11 safely splashes down after shortened mission
    January 15, 2026
  • NASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth
    January 14, 2026
  • SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record at Cape Canaveral with midday Starlink launch
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