Falcon 9 — Starlink Group 10-22
A twilight liftoff from the Cape — booster and plume lit by the low sun.
Visible from your location
Cape Canaveral, FL is about 1,478 km away and your sky is dark at liftoff, giving a clear view of the climbing plume.
Liftoff & visibility window
SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites. From many East Coast and inland viewing sites the rocket climbs into the southeast, leaving a bright exhaust plume that catches the last sunlight. First-stage boostback and landing burns may appear as secondary flashes a few minutes after liftoff.
Field notes
- 01Face southeast a few minutes before T-0; the plume often outshines the rocket body.
- 02Twilight launches are the most photogenic — the plume glows against a darkening sky.
- 03A clear low horizon matters more than dark skies for launch viewing.
Also on the schedule
Falcon Heavy — USSF Mission
Three cores light the sky on a high-energy evening trajectory.
Electron — Rocket Lab “Night Owl”
A slim night launch — fainter than Falcon, still a clean climbing spark.
Venus at Dusk
The evening star hangs low and fierce over the western horizon.