Amazon-ULA Atlas V rocket launch in Florida after Father's Day: What time is liftoff?

A rocket launch from Florida that will be visible outside of the Sunshine State was delayed June 16 without a new date.

United Launch Alliance will launch the second batch of Amazon satellites into space — and it's possible people can see the Atlas V rocket far outside of Florida.

When ULA launches its massive rocket, depending on cloud cover, Floridians (and visitors) as far as Jacksonville, Cape Coral and Miami could see it light up the sky after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Visibility from most of Florida is possible, according to ULA.

What's on board ULA Atlas V? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper, a global network of satellites, to compete with SpaceX founder-billionaire Elon Musk and Starlink satellites.

This will be the second launch of the Amazon Project Kuiper production satellites, courtesy of the ULA Atlas V rocket. Online, the mission has been called the "Amazon rocket launch" or "the Amazon rocket launch from Florida." Technically, it's an "Amazon-ULA rocket launch" or "Amazon satellite launch." Bezos also founded the private space company Blue Origin, which launches rockets at a facility in Texas and in Cape Canaveral.

In Florida, we can best see the "Amazon satellite launch" in person, particularly if you're anywhere on the Space Coast (Melbourne, Florida, area), the Fun Coast (Daytona Beach area) or the Treasure Coast (Vero Beach, Jensen Beach and Fort Pierce).

Below is more information about the rocket launch in Florida and suggestions on where to watch them from here.

For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at [email protected] or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at [email protected]. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space.

When is the next rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida? ULA Project Kuiper 2

  • Mission: United Launch Alliance will launch an Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon's second batch of broadband satellites for its Project Kuiper constellation. Amazon's Project Kuiper is Jeff Bezos' attempt to compete with SpaceX founder Elon Musk's Starlink satellite mission.
  • Launch window: Just before 1 p.m. Monday, June 16, the launch was scrubbed with no new launch date, according to FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team.
  • Launch location: Launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida
  • Sonic booms: No
  • Trajectory: Northeast − it's possible the ULA Atlas V rocket will be visible outside of Florida after liftoff, from Cape Canaveral to New Jersey.
  • Live coverage starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space: You can watch live rocket launch coverage from USA TODAY Network’s Space Team, which consists of FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards and visuals journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. Our Space Team will provide up-to-the-minute updates in a mobile-friendly live blog, complete with a countdown clock, at floridatoday.com/space, starting 90 minutes before liftoff. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.

Live weather radar: Will it rain in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach or Cape Canaveral, Florida, today? Will weather cancel a rocket launch?

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Where to watch a rocket launch in Indian River County, Florida

  • Sebastian Inlet State Park, 9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach, Florida (cost to enter)
  • Wabasso Beach Park, 1808 Wabasso Beach Road, Wabasso, Florida
  • Ambersands Beach Park, 12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach, Florida (free parking)
  • South Beach Park, 1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach, Florida (free parking)
  • Merrill Barber Bridge in Vero Beach, Florida
  • Alma Lee Loy Bridge in Vero Beach, Florida

Where to watch a rocket launch in St. Lucie County, Florida

  • Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 905 Shorewinds Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Blind Creek Beachside North and South, 5460 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Blue Heron Beach, 2101 Blue Heron Blvd., Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, 3600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Dollman Park Beachside, 9200 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida
  • Herman's Bay Beach, 7880 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida
  • John Brooks Park Beachside, 3300 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Middle Cove Beach, 4600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Normandy Beach in Jensen Beach, Florida
  • Pepper Park Beachside, 3302 N. SR A1A, Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Walton Rocks Beach, 6700 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida (dog park)
  • Waveland Beach, 10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, Florida

Where to watch a rocket launch in Martin County, Florida

  • State Road A1A causeway in Stuart, Florida
  • House of Refuge and beach, 301 S.E. MacArthur Blvd., Stuart, Florida

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