A pair of SpaceX rocket launches are on the horizon − one a Falcon 9 rocket and the other a more powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.
Depending on weather, both should be visible from parts of the Treasure Coast. Here's more information about the rocket launches from Cape Canaveral.
Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral near Vero Beach or Stuart, Florida?
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes, rocket launches from neighboring Space Coastcould be visible in the Treasure Coast area.
Below is acalendar for upcoming rocket launchesand suggestions on where to watch them from Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County. If there are changes to the launch(es), this story will be updated.
Florida rocket launch calendar:Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA missions from Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center
Is there a rocket launch in Florida today? Rocket launch calendar for Florida
Here's what we know about the rocket launch missions, mentioned inFLORIDA TODAY's rocket launch calendarfor the month of June, which is updated frequently. (Check that link often for rocket launch times and dates because they are routinely subject to change for a variety of reasons.)
FLORIDA TODAY, a USA TODAY Network-Florida newspaper, provides interactive launch coverage and livestream atfloridatoday.com/spacewith frequent updates on launches at least 90 minutes in advance, sometimes longer, depending on the mission. For questions or comments, emailSpace Reporter Rick Nealeat rneale@floridatoday.com or tweet him@rickneale1on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter. You also can contact Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com or tweet her@brookeofstarson X orInstagram.
When's the next Florida rocket launch? Sunday, June 23: SpaceX Starlink 10-2
- Mission:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deploy a batch of Starlink internet satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket.
- Launch:Window opens at 1:03 p.m. EDT Sunday, June 23.
- Location:Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Trajectory:Northeast
- Live coverage:If you want to watch live rocket launch coverage,FLORIDA TODAY's Space Teamwill provide updates atfloridatoday.com/space, starting about 90 minutes before launch time. You can download the freeFLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in theApp StoreorGoogle Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.
Tuesday, June 25: SpaceX Falcon Heavy GOES-U
- Mission:NOAA’s fourth and final GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) spacecraft, which will monitor weather and environmental phenomena, will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
- Launch:5:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25
- Location:Launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Live coverage:If you want to watch live rocket launch coverage,FLORIDA TODAY's Space Teamwill provide updates atfloridatoday.com/space, starting two hours before liftoff. You can download the freeFLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in theApp StoreorGoogle Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.
Weather radar and forecast for Port St. Lucie, Treasure Coast of Florida
Where to see a Florida rocket launch in Indian River County? What does Treasure Coast rocket launch view look like?
The best views to watch a rocket launch from neighboring Brevard County, aka the Space Coast, is here along the beach. Visibility in Indian River County,St. Lucie Countyand Martin County, part of the Treasure Coast, will depend on weather conditions, and people should make sure not to block traffic or rights of way on bridges and to follow posted rules at beaches. Look due north. Here are some recommended spots, from closest to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center to farthest:
•Pretty much anywhere in Brevard, you'll get a view of the rocket launch. That includesMelbourne Beach, which borders Indian River County, or from Grant-Valkaria along the Indian River Lagoon.
•Sebastian Inlet Park, 9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (there is a cost to enter)
•Wabasso Beach Park, 1808 Wabasso Beach Road, Wabasso
•Ambersands Beach Park, 12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach (free parking)
•South Beach Park, 1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking)
•Merrill Barber BridgeinVero Beach
•Alma Lee Loy BridgeinVero Beach
•Fort Pierce Inlet, 905 Shorewinds Drive
•Blind Creek BeachsideNorth and South, South Ocean Drive or SR A1A on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce
•Blue Heron Beach, 2101 Blue Heron Blvd., Fort Pierce
•Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, 3600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
•Dollman Park Beachside, 9200 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
•Herman's Bay Beach, 7880 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
•John Brooks Park Beachside, 3300 S Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
•Middle Cove Beach, 4600 South Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
•Normandy Beachin Jensen Beach
•Pepper Park Beachside, 3302 N. SR A1A, Fort Pierce,
•Walton Rocks Beach, which has a dog park, 6700 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
•Waveland Beach, 10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach
•House of Refuge and beach, 301 S.E. MacArthur Blvd., Stuart
•State Road A1A causeway in Stuart
Rocket launch photos from Vero Beach, Florida
Rocket launch photo from Stuart, Florida
Rocket launch photos from Jensen Beach, Florida
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