Who’s up for a very early morning rocket launch? A rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is scheduled to lift off on March 4, just as the Sunshine State preps for spring break.
SpaceX plans to send a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit early morning on Wednesday.
Rockets here launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center near Merritt Island, Florida, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but are sometimes visible from the First Coast when there is a northern trajectory.
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, a rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast could be visible as far north as Jacksonville Beach, to as far south as West Palm Beach.
When there’s a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning, there’s an opportunity for unique photos — the rocket lights up the dark sky and the contrail after makes for a great photo.
Below is more information about the next SpaceX rocket launch from Florida and suggestions on where to watch it from the Jacksonville area.
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Is there a rocket launch from Florida today? Next launch is Wednesday, March 4, SpaceX Starlink 10-40
Live weather radar. Will weather cancel a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida?
Shown above is the National Weather Service-Melbourne radar, which shows conditions in real-time for the Space Coast, Brevard County, Orlando, and other parts of Florida. If the current date and time don’t show up on the bottom right of this radar, you may need to clear your cache.
Where to see SpaceX rocket launch in Jacksonville, Florida. Can you see rocket launches from Duval County, Florida?
Depending on trajectory, weather and cloud cover, there have been sightings of a SpaceX Falcon 9 or United Launch Alliance Delta Heavy rocket launch over the skies of Jacksonville, Florida, which is north of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Where to see a rocket launch in Jacksonville, Florida, area:
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral may be visible in Jacksonville
Reporting by Lianna Norman, Jennifer Sangalang, Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Florida Times-Union
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