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It\u2019s still<\/em> launch day<\/a>!<\/p>\n Though the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket was due to lift off Monday, April 27, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida \u2014 the mission was scrubbed<\/a> \u2014 there is another launch with the potential for visibility far beyond the launch pad.<\/p>\n Teams were prepping United Launch Alliance\u2019s mighty Atlas V rocket, set to liftoff<\/a> just before 9 p.m. ET Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida (see below).<\/p>\n When it does launch, SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket will send a Boeing-built Viasat broadband satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit to provide connectivity to the Asia-Pacific region. A new launch time and date from the private space agency owned by billionaire Elon Musk is set for 10:13 a.m. to 11:38 a.m. ET Wednesday, April 29, 2026.<\/p>\n Below is information on when to see ULA’s Atlas V rocket liftoff and how to watch the Amazon Leo rocket launch.<\/p>\n United Launch Alliance’s mighty Atlas V rocket \u2014 which was outfitted with five solid rocket boosters for extra lifting power \u2014 is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral<\/a>, Florida, on Monday, April 27, 2026.<\/p>\n And it’s possible other\u00a0states<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>can see it\u00a0light up the sky<\/a>.<\/p>\n Though\u00a0rockets in Florida lift off\u00a0from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, it’s possible for spacecraft to be seen far beyond the launch pad, including in other states: In\u00a0December 2023, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket<\/a>\u00a0was spotted from Boca Raton to Cedar Key to Myrtle Beach. And in\u00a0February 2025, people in Fayetteville, North Carolina<\/a>, posted photos and video of a Falcon 9 rocket after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. More recently, in February 2026, a\u00a0SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was seen about 150 miles away<\/a>\u00a0from Cape Canaveral in West Palm Beach, Florida. In\u00a0March 2026, people in New Jersey<\/a>\u00a0reported seeing a SpaceX rocket in the sky.<\/p>\n Most recently, NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch<\/a> from Kennedy Space Center was visible across the state \u2212 from Gainesville, Fort Myers and Jupiter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pending weather conditions and cloud cover, the ULA Atlas V rocket launch<\/a> could be visible from most of Florida up to New England, according to ULA’s visibility map (see below).<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s launch day! What time is the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral? ULA Atlas V may be seen beyond Florida up to New England. Did your city make visibility map?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Is there a rocket launch today from Cape Canaveral, Florida?<\/h2>\n