A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to launch from Florida early on Friday morning, with its flight path expected to be visible in the skies over Connecticut shortly after launch.
And according to one local meteorologist, the launch will far surpass another rocket launch that was visible in the skies above the state earlier this month.
As of Thursday afternoon, SpaceX, the company of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is scheduled to launch its Falcon 9 Rocket around 6 a.m. on Friday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The rocket launch, which was initially set for Thursday, will bring 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. It will be the sixth flight for the first-stage booster supporting that mission, the company said. After launching, the first stage will land on the drone ship, “Just Read the Instructions,” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Connecticut at 10:05 p.m. (Courtesy of X user @MrJohnson860)
According to a Facebook post by meteorologist Kevin Arone, the rocket should be visible in Connecticut’s southeastern sky four to eight minutes after it launches.
“Sunrise Friday is at 7:07AM so this should make for an awesome show,” Arone wrote. “Much better than the last. You’re not going to want to miss it!”
Connecticut residents spotted the white cone of exhaust from a SpaceX rocket two weeks ago when it sped across the state’s skyline.
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