Missile launch today? Views from Daytona, New Smyrna Beach, Flagler
A rush hour rocket launch? Around the time hundreds of drivers are heading home from work or dining out, a SpaceX launch window begins.
A Florida rocket launch is on the horizon this week — maybe two — and the Fun Coast should have a great view of the liftoff, weather permitting. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially lift off Tuesday just after 5 p.m., carrying an Astra 1P satellite, and another Falcon 9 rocket will deploy Starlink Internet satellites.
Can you see a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral near Daytona Beach or New Smyrna Beach?
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes, rocket launches from the neighboring Space Coast may be visible in the Volusia County area. Below is a calendar of upcoming rocket launches, suggestions for where to watch them, and photos of previous rocket launches as seen from Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and Port Orange in Florida.
If there are changes to the launch(s), this story will be updated.
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Is there a missile launch in Florida today? Missile launch calendar for Florida
Here's what we know about the rocket launches featured in FLORIDA TODAY's June launch calendar, which is updated frequently. (Check this link often for rocket launch times and dates, as they are routinely subject to change for a variety of reasons.)
FLORIDA TODAY, a USA TODAY Network-Florida newspaper, offers interactive launch coverage and live streaming at floridatoday.com/space with frequent launch updates at least 90 minutes in advance, sometimes longer, depending on the mission. For questions or comments, email Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com or tweet him @rickneale1 on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter. You can also reach Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com or tweet her @brookeofstars on X or Instagram.
Is there a missile launch from Florida? Tuesday, June 18: SpaceX Astra 1P/SES-24
- Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Astra 1P satellite, which will broadcast satellite TV channels across Germany, France and Spain, for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES.
- Start: 5:35 PM EDT Tuesday, June 18
- Location: Launch of Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Live coverage: If you'd like to watch live coverage of the rocket launch, FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team will provide updates at floridatoday.com/space beginning approximately 90 minutes before launch time. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available on the App Store or Google Play, or write floridatoday.com/space in your browser.
When is the next rocket launch in Florida? TBA: SpaceX Starlink 10-2 from Cape Canaveral
- Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deploy an array of Starlink Internet satellites, which are packed inside the 230-foot upper part of the rocket.
- Start: TBA - SpaceX attempted to launch this mission three times on June 12, June 13 and June 14 before operations ceased seconds before the scheduled launch.
- Location: Launch of Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Trajectory: northeastern
- Live coverage: If you'd like to watch live coverage of the rocket launch, FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team will provide updates at floridatoday.com/space beginning approximately 90 minutes before launch time. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available on the App Store or Google Play, or write floridatoday.com/space in your browser.
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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 see a rocket launch from here are along the beach. Look south. Readers have also reported seeing a rocket launch from New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. Here are some recommended points:
• South New Smyrna Beach (Canaveral National Seashore), parking charges may apply. New Smyrna Beach features 17 miles of white sand beaches. An eclectic and quirky 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 for the waves.
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• Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park, 6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Bethune Beach, which is 3.5 miles south of New Smyrna Beach and one mile north of the Apollo Beach entrance to Canaveral Seashore National Park, has restrooms, picnic pavilions, showers and nearly 800 feet of boardwalk, according to Volusia County site. The riverside park area is across South Atlantic Avenue with tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball and volleyball courts, playground, fishing pier and restrooms. The river near the park can be a great viewing spot for manatees, dolphins and pelicans.
• Apollo Beach at Canaveral National Seashore (south of New Smyrna Beach). The Canaveral National Seashore runs along Florida's East Coast in Volusia County and Brevard County. To access Apollo Beach, take Interstate 95 to exit 249, then travel east until it turns onto State Road A1A. Follow SR A1A south to the park entrance.
• Oak Hill Riverfront is the southernmost city in South Volusia County.
• Sunrise Park275 River Road, Oak Hill
• Goodrich's Seafood and Oyster House back deck, 253 River Road, Oak Hill
• Seminole Rest National Historic Site211 River Road, Oak Hill
• Riverbreeze Park250 HH Burch Road, Oak Hill
• Mary Dewees Park, 178 N. Gaines St., Oak Hill. Facilities include a rental building, playground, baseball field, basketball courts, tennis courts, outdoor restrooms, pavilions, picnic areas and grills.
• Nancy Cummings Park, 232 Cummings St., Oak Hill. Facilities include a playground, baseball field, basketball courts, outdoor pavilion and restrooms.
• Jimmie Vann 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 launch facilities.
• AC Delbert Dewees Municipal Pier, 243 River Road, Oak Hill. Facilities include a 520-foot observation pier with two covered decks and seating, the city of Oak Hill says.
• Bird Watching Fort on River Road in front of the AC Delbert Municipal Pier (see above). Facilities include a 100-foot observation deck.
Photo of the rocket launch from Port Orange, Florida
Photos of the rocket launch from New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Photos of the rocket launch from Daytona Beach, Florida
Photo of the rocket launch from Ormond by the Sea, Florida
Sangalang is a lead digital producer for the USA TODAY-Florida Network. Follow him I tweet or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.
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