Prepare your coffee, tea or favorite caffeinated drink! very The missiles are likely to be launched late at night or very early in the morning. Scheduled – Depending on weather and visibility, parts of The Treasure Coast could be in for a treat. In the sky.
SpaceX will send another batch of Starlink satellites into space on a Falcon 9 rocket on its next mission near Cape Canaveral. Keep scrolling for details.
When there is a launch window in the middle of the night or very early in the morning, there is Unique photo opportunity – the rocket lights up the dark sky and the trailing lines then follow. Makes a great photo or Instagram post.
Adam Neal, editor-in-chief of TCPalm, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, can attest to this: Neal captured the “jellyfish effect” of a SpaceX rocket launch on Sept. 15, 2021, for example. “Watching SpaceX’s all-civilian launch from our Vero Beach backyard,” Neal tweeted. “What an amazing show.”
Occasionally, a rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, especially nighttime launches, can be seen from parts of the Treasure Coast and beyond. Photographer Eric Hassert of TCPalm said he saw the same SpaceX launch on Sept. 15, 2021, also from a different location: “I saw the launch from my car on Interstate 95, just minutes after picking up my work MacBook in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pretty cool!”
Here are suggestions for where to watch from this area, real-time weather radar to check for rainy conditions and other things to know. If there are changes to the launch schedule, this story will be updated. For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY space reporter Rick Neale at [email protected]. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space.
Is there a rocket launch today? SpaceX and NASA’s Upcoming Launch Schedule From Florida
Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral near Sebastian, Vero Beach or Stuart, Florida?
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes, launch rockets – especially night ones – from the nearby Space Coast. May be visible in the Treasure Coast area.especially from Sebastian Bay, Vero Beach, or other parts of Indian River County.
Although SpaceX has not yet announced the mission, a navigational advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration shows a 4 1/2-hour launch window — indicating a Starlink mission — from Cape Canaveral Space Station.
- a task: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
- Launch window: 2:13 – 6:43 AM EST Tuesday, August 27
- location: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
- path: North East
- Live coverage: You can watch live coverage of the missile launch from USA TODAY Space Teamwhich includes FLORIDA TODAY space correspondents Rick Neal and Brooke Edwards and visual journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denmark and Tim Short. Our space team will provide up-to-the-minute updates in a mobile-friendly live blog on floridatoday.com/spaceStarts 90 minutes before takeoff. You can download the free version Florida Today Appand is available in App Store or Google PlayOr type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.
Weather radar in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Will weather cancel a rocket launch?
Pictured is the National Weather Service radar in Melbourne, showing real-time conditions for the Treasure Coast (Indian River County, Martin County, St. Lucie County) and other parts of Florida. The current date and time are shown in the lower right of this embedded radar; otherwise, you may need to clear the cache.
Where can you watch a Florida rocket launch in Indian River County? What does a rocket launch scene look like on the Treasure Coast?
Best views of the rocket launch from nearby areas Brevard County, also known as the Space Coasthere along the beach. View in Indian River County, st lucy county Weather conditions in Martin County, part of the Treasure Coast, will depend on weather conditions, and people should be sure not to block traffic or obstruct rights of way on bridges and follow posted rules at beaches. Look north. Here are some recommended locations, from closest to Cape Canaveral Space Station and Kennedy Space Center to farthest:
• Almost anywhere in Brevard, you will be able to see a rocket launch. This includes: Melbourne Beachwhich borders Indian River County, or from Grant Valkaria along Indian River Lake.
• Sebastian Inlet Park9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (admission fee applies)
• Wabasso Beach Park1808 Wabaso Beach Road, Wabaso
• Ampersands Beach Park12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach (Free Parking)
• South Beach Park1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking)
• Merrill Barber Bridge In Vero Beach
• Alma Le Loy Bridge In Vero Beach
• Fort Pierce Entrance905 Shorewind Drive
• Blind Creek Beach North and South, South Ocean Drive or SR A1A on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce
• Blue Heron Beach2101 Blue Heron Blvd, Fort Pierce
• Frederick Douglass Memorial Park3600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
• Dolman Park Beach9200 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
• Herman Bay Beach7880 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
• John Brooks Park Beach3300 S Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
• Middle Bay Beach4600 South Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
• Normandy Beach At Jensen Beach
• Pepper Park Beach3302 N. SR A1A, Fort Pierce,
• Walton Rocks Beachwhich has a dog park, 6700 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
• Waveland Beach10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
• Refuge House and Beach301 SE MacArthur Blvd., Stuart
• State Road A1A In Stewart
Rocket launch photos from Vero Beach, Florida
Rocket launch photo from Stuart, Florida
Photos of the rocket launch from Jensen Beach, Florida
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