
SpaceX rocket launch Florida: What time is liftoff from Cape Canaveral - Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- Dec 27, 2024
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SpaceX is hoping to get in two more rocket launches before the year comes to a close − which will bring the record year in Florida to 93 launches.
Federal Aviation Administration warnings show two possible launches in the coming days: Another attempt at the Astranis mission and the SpaceX Starlink 12-6 mission — and parts of the Fun Coast may get a nice view of them.
SpaceX is potentially targeting Sunday, Dec. 29, and Monday, Dec. 30, ahead of the New Year’s Eve holiday, to launch a batch of Astranis satellites and Starlink internet satellites from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Florida. Depending on cloud cover, weather and visibility, people in the New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach area might see a nice streak in the sky — given the proximity to NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
If you're keeping watch, Florida has already broken the record of orbital rocket launches in a year, with the bulk of the 2024 missions from SpaceX. In 2023, SpaceX also helped break the record of rocket launches per year — contributing to the 72 launches that were completed near Cape Canaveral. As of Friday, Dec. 27, there have been more than 90 orbital rocket launches from neighboring Space Coast in 2024.
Below are suggestions on where to watch the rocket launch from this area and other things to know. If there are changes to the launch schedule, this story will be updated.
For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space.
Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral from New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach, Florida?
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes, rocket launches − especially night launches − from neighboring Space Coast could be visible in the Fun Coast area, particularly from Port Orange, New Smyrna, Daytona or other parts of Volusia County. Night launches, in particular, make for a pretty view.
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