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When is Cape Canaveral's next rocket start?


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a series of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

A “so Florida” thing can be seen: a potential SpaceX rocket start.

An evening rocket launch in half cool and semi-Breezy Florida was pushed back to a start window late Sunday, March 2, when things go according to plan for the space agency.

SpaceX plans to send a Falcon 9 rocket into the orbit with several Starlink satellites. And depending on the weather and view, there can be a show in the sky above the funny coast.

Rockets start from the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Florida, in neighboring Brevard County, who is one hour east of the Orlando theme parks. Depending on the cloud cover, the weather and the visibility from Daytona Beach to Ormond Beach and other parts of the funny coast could see a beautiful strand in the sky – given the proximity to the Kennedy Space Center of NASA and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Below you will find suggestions where you can see the rocket start from this area and other things. If the starting plan changes, this story will be updated.

For questions or comments, send an e -mail to Florida Today Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at Bedwards@floridatoday.com. Further space news from the USA Today Network can be found at Floridatoday.com/space.

The weather allows and depending on the cloud cover, yes, the starts of rockets from the neighboring space coast could be visible in the Volusia County region. If there is a start window in the middle of the night or in the early morning, there is the possibility for unique photos – the rocket illuminates the dark sky and the contract after a great photo.

Below you will find suggestions where you can watch them and photos of earlier rocket starts, as can be seen from the areas of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange in Florida.

When is the next rocket start from Florida? Sunday, March 2: SpaceX Starlink 12-20

  • Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 starts the next stack of Starlink Internet satellites in a low orbit.
  • Start window: 8:29 p.m. Sunday, 2. to 1 a.m. Edt Monday, March 3. March
  • Location: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be received by the start complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Traction: Southeast
  • The live reporting begins 90 minutes before lifting floridatoday.com/space: You can view Live Rocket Start Coverage from the Space Team from USA Today Network, which now consists of Florida Space Reporter Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards as well as the Visual Journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. In a mobile live blog, our space team will offer current updates with Countdown Clock and SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Livestream at Floridatoday.com/space, starting with a countdown clock and the SpaceX Falcon 9, from 90 minutes before entering. You can download or typise the free app Free Florida Today in App Store or Google Play or Type floridatoday.com/space In your browser.

Live weather radar: Will it rain today in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach or Cape Canaveral, Florida? Will the weather cancel a rocket start?

The National Weather Service-Melbourne Radar is shown, which shows the conditions in real time in real time for Space Coast, Brevard County, Orlando and other parts of Florida. The current date and the current time are displayed in the bottom right of this radar in -bed. Otherwise you may have to delete your cache.

In Volusia County, immediately north of Brevard County – home of the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – you can get a great view of a rocket start from SpaceX, NASA or United Launch Alliance.

The best view to see a rocket start from here on the beach. Look south. The readers also mentioned that they saw a rocket start from New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. Here are some recommended places:

South New Smyrna Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) There may be parking costs. The new Smyrna Beach has 17 miles white sandy beaches. A eclectic and picturesque beach town, despite its reputation as a “Hai -Bite capital of the world”, has always been an oasis for surfers that come for the waves.

Mary Mcleod Bethune Beach Park6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Bethune Beach, 3.5 miles south of New Smyrna Beach and a mile north of the Apollo Beach entrance to the Canaveral National Seashor Park, has according to the Volusia County website. The nearby area of ​​Riverside Park is located in the entire South Atlantic Avenue with tennis courts, cucumber ball spots, basketball and volleyball courts, playground, fishing pier and toilets. The river at the park can be a great viewpoint for the nautical cows, dolphins and pelicans.

Apollo Beach at the Canaveral National Seashor (south of New Smyrna Beach). Canaveral National Seashor runs along the east coast of Florida in Volusia County and Brevard County. To access Apollo Beach, take the Interstate 95 to the exit 249 and then travel east until it becomes the State Road A1a. Follow SR A1a to the south to the park entrance.

Oak Hill Riverfront is the southernmost city in Southern Volusia County.

Sunrise park275 River Road, Oak Hill

Goodrich's seafood and oyster house Hinterdeck, 253 River Road, Oak Hill

Seminole calm National Historic Sea211 River Road, Oak Hill

Riverbreeze Park250 hh Burch Road, Oak Hill

Mary Dewees Park178 N. Gaines St., Oak Hill. The facilities include a rental building, a playground, a baseball field, basketball spaces, tennis courts, outdoor toilets, pavilions, picnic areas and grills.

Nancy Cummings Park232 Cummings St., Oak Hill. The facilities include a playground, a baseball field, basketball spots, outdoor pavilion and toilets.

Jimmie Vann Sunrise Park275 River Road, Oak Hill. According to the City of Oak Hill online, this place has about 350 feet beautifully restored coastline. The facilities include a pavilion, picnic tables and kayak starting facilities.

AC Delbert Dewees Municipal Pier243 River Road, Oak Hill. The facilities include a 520-foot observation pier with two covered decks and seating, according to the city of Oak Hill.

Bird observation pier On the river road opposite the AC Delbert Municipal Pier (see above). The facilities include a 100-foot observation pier.

Port Orange rocket start photo, Florida

Rocket start photos of New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Rocket start photos from Daytona Beach, Florida

Rocket start photo from Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida

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(This story has been updated to add new information.)