Mon, Oct 19, 6:30 AM EDT
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Good chance if skies are clearStatus: Go
Twilight sky at liftoff, and the estimated ascent climbs to about 43° above the eastern horizon. Clouds, or trees and buildings to the east, can still hide it.
- Sky at liftoff
- Twilight, before sunrise
- Sun about 13° below the horizon in Orlando at liftoff. The sky is not fully dark, but a rocket stands out far better than in daylight.
- Where to look
- East (88°)
- Toward Space Launch Complex 40, about 49 miles from downtown Orlando, where the rocket first appears.
- When it rises
- From about 1 minute after liftoff
- It should clear a flat horizon about 30 seconds after liftoff and pass 5° up about 1 minute after liftoff. Low trees or buildings to the east can hide it until then.
- Highest point
- About 43° up
- About 4 minutes after liftoff. That is roughly 4 fists stacked above the horizon at arm's length.
- Jellyfish effect
- Possible · 26/100 planning score
- Calculated for the Orlando area. This is a planning score, not a percent chance.
Viewing estimate from a modeled ascent profile, not a published trajectory. It does not include clouds, trees, or buildings.