Treasure Coast beaches, parks to check it out

A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens.

There’s a rocket launch scheduled for Florida this week – maybe two – and the Treasure Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket may lift off just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, 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 Vero Beach or Stuart, Florida? Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, rocket launches from the neighboring Space Coast may be visible in the Treasure Coast area.

Below is a calendar for upcoming rocket launches and suggestions on where to watch them from Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County. If there are any changes to the launch(es), this story will be updated.

Rocket launch calendar for Florida:Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA missions from Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center

Is there a rocket launch in Florida today? Rocket launch calendar for Florida

Here’s what we know about the rocket launch missions listed in FLORIDA TODAY’s rocket launch calendar for the month of June, which is updated regularly. (Check that link often for rocket launch times and dates, as they may be routinely changed for various reasons.)

FLORIDA TODAY, a USA TODAY Network-Florida newspaper, offers interactive launch coverage and livestream at floridatoday.com/space with frequent updates on launches 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 contact Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com or tweet her @brookeofstars on X or Instagram.

Is there a rocket 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 in Germany, France and Spain, for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES.
Launch: 5:35 PM EDT Tuesday, June 18
Place: Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Live coverage: To watch live coverage of rocket launches, 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, available in the App Store or Google Play, or type 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 a number of Starlink internet satellites, which are packed into the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket.
Launch: 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.
Place: Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Procedure: Northeast
Live coverage: To watch live coverage of rocket launches, 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, available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space in your browser.

Where can I see a Florida rocket launch in Indian River County, St. Lucie County and Martin County? What does the Treasure Coast rocket launch display look like?

The best views to see a rocket launch from neighboring Brevard County, also called the Space Coast, are along the beach here. Visibility in Indian River County, St. Lucie County and Martin County, part of the Treasure Coast, will depend on weather conditions, and people should take care not to block traffic or passage on bridges and to avoid staying on beaches follow the rules. Look due north. Here are some recommended places, from closest to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center to farthest:

• You can see the rocket launch almost anywhere in Brevard. That includes Melbourne beachthat borders Indian River County, or from Grant-Valkaria along the Indian River Lagoon.

• Sebastian Inlet Park9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (entrance fees apply)

• Wabasso beach park1808 Wabasso Beach Road, Wabasso

• Ambersands beach park12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach (free parking)

• South Beach Park1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking)

• Merrill Barber Bridge in Vero Beach

• Alma Lee Loy Bridge in Vero Beach

• Fort Pierce Inlet905 Shorewinds Drive

• Blind Creek Beach North and South, South Ocean Drive or SR A1A on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce

• Blue Heron Beach2101 Blue Heron Boulevard, Fort Pierce

• Frederick Douglass Memorial Park3600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce

• Dollman Park on the beach9200 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach

• Herman’s Bay Beach7880 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach

• John Brooks Park on the beach3300 S Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce

• Middle Cove beach4600 South Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce

• Normandy beach in Jensen Beach

• Pepper Park on the beach3302 N. SR A1A, Fort Pierce,

• Walton Rocks Beachwith a dog park, 6700 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach

• Waveland Beach10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach

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