If you stay up late, look up.
The SpaceX rocket is scheduled to launch Monday at 11:04 p.m. from the Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Santa Barbara and fly over the coast of Southern California.
The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch shortly after midnight Thursday, but the launch and another scheduled for Friday were canceled. SpaceX announced the impact of Hurricane Hillary. Collecting 1st stage booster in the Pacific.
Click the play button below to watch Thursday’s rocket launch.
Rockets and their exhaust plumes are visible hundreds of miles away If the sky is clear, it rises south along the coast. Launches just after sunset and before sunrise usually provide the best views as the rocket reflects the sun’s rays against the dark sky.
The rocket will carry 21 Starlink internet satellites into low earth orbit. The first stage booster, which will be the 15th flight, will land on the unmanned ship “Of course I still love you” stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Four more launch slots are available from 11:54 PM to 2:26 AM PT.
SpaceX has a constellation of Starlink satellites that orbit the Earth about 340 miles above and are launched into space by the company’s rockets. The Starlink network is designed to provide high speed internet anywhere in the world.
If the light conditions are good, you can watch the satellites parade through the night sky on trains. The satellite can be seen in the first minutes after sunset and sometimes before sunrise when the Sun is below the horizon, but the satellite is high enough to reflect direct sunlight.
use FindStarlink Tracker To find the optimal viewing time in the future.