Is anyone ready to eat dinner and launch the rocket? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will likely lift off on Tuesday evening carrying Starlink internet satellites.
Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the sky over Volusia County on Tuesday night, June 4. Here’s a calendar of upcoming rocket launches and how to watch this weekend’s SpaceX rocket launch.
Is there a rocket launch today in Florida? Rocket launch calendar for Florida missions
Here’s what we know about the rocket launch missions listed in this month’s FLORIDA TODAY rocket launch calendar, which is updated frequently. (Check this link often for rocket launch times and dates as they are routinely subject to change for several reasons.)
Florida Today, the USA TODAY Network-Florida newspaper, provides interactive launch coverage on floridatoday.com/space With frequent updates of launches at least 90 minutes in advance, and sometimes longer, depending on the mission. For questions or comments, email Space correspondent Rick Neal At [email protected] or tweet him @rickneale1 On X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter.
Will SpaceX launch from Florida? Tuesday, June 4: SpaceX Starlink
A navigation advisory issued by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency indicates that the launch window will open Tuesday night for SpaceX’s next Starlink mission from the Space Coast.
Here are some details about the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch:
- a task: According to the Geospatial Advisory and the Federal Aviation Administration, this will be the Starlink 8-5 mission.
- launch: From 8:04 PM to 11:58 PM EST on Tuesday, June 4
- location: Launch of Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- a path: southeast
- Live coverage: It starts 90 minutes before take-off floridatoday.com/space.
Where can I watch a SpaceX rocket launch online?
If you would like to watch live missile launch coverage, Florida Today Space Team Updates will be provided at floridatoday.com/space, starting approximately 90 minutes before launch time. You can download the free app for iPhone, Android, or write floridatoday.com/space In your browser.
In Volusia County, just north of Brevard County — home to the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — you can get a great view of a SpaceX, NASA, or United Launch Alliance rocket launch.
The best views to watch the rocket launches from here are along the beach. Look south. Readers have also reported seeing rocket launches from New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. Here are some recommended sites:
• South New Smyrna Beach (Canaveral National Seashore), there may be parking costs. New Smyrna Beach features 17 miles of white sand beaches. An eclectic and quaint beach town, despite its reputation as the “Shark Bite Capital of the World,” New Smyrna Beach has always been a haven for surfers who come to enjoy the waves.
Dinner and departure:Perfect for a SpaceX or NASA rocket launch, and the best waterfront restaurants in Volusia County
• Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park, 6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Located 3.5 miles south of New Smyrna Beach and 1 mile north of the Apollo Beach entrance to Canaveral National Marine Park, Python Beach has restrooms, picnic pavilions, showers, and approximately 800 feet of beachfront dock. According to the Volusia County website. The nearby park area is located on the riverfront across South Atlantic Boulevard with tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball and volleyball courts, a playground, a fishing pier, and restrooms. The river adjacent to the park can be a great place to see manatees, dolphins, and pelicans.
• Apollo Beach in Canaveral National Seashore (South New Smyrna Beach). Canaveral National Seashore stretches along Florida’s eastern coast in Volusia County and Brevard County. To get to Apollo Beach, take Interstate 95 to exit 249, then travel east until it turns into State Road A1A. Follow SR A1A south to the park entrance.
• Oak Hill Riverfront Do The southernmost city in South Volusia County.
• Sunrise Park275 River Road, Oak Hill
• Goodrich Seafood and Oyster House Rear Deck, 253 River Road, Oak Hill
• Seminole Rest National Historic Site211 River Road, Oak Hill
• Riverbreeze Park250 H.H. Burch Road, Oak Hill
• Mary DeWeese Park, 178 N. Street. Gaines, Oak Hill. Amenities include a rental building, playground, baseball field, basketball courts, tennis courts, outdoor bathrooms, pavilions, picnic areas and grills.
• Nancy Cummings Park, 232 Cummings Street, Oak Hill. Amenities include a playground, baseball field, basketball courts, outdoor pavilion, and restrooms.
• Jimmy Van Sunrise Park, 275 River Road, Oak Hill. This site has about 350 feet of beautifully restored shoreline, according to the City of Oak Hill online. Facilities include a pavilion, picnic tables, and kayak launching facilities.
• AC Delbert DeWeese Municipal Pier, 243 River Road, Oak Hill. Amenities include a 520-foot-long observation pier with two covered decks and seating, the city of Oak Hill website states.
• Bird watching pier On River Road opposite the AC Delbert Municipal Pier (see above). Facilities include a 100-foot observation pier.
Rick Neil He is Florida Today’s space correspondent (for more of his stories, click here.) Call Neale at 321-242-3638 or [email protected]. Twitter/X: @Rick Neal1
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