When is the launch, where can you see them in Vero Beach, Sebastian

Not one, but two potential rocket launches are on the horizon — and parts of the Treasure Coast might get a good look at them.

SpaceX is targeting Sunday and Monday, November 17 and November 18, to launch an Optus-X satellite and GSAT-20 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Depending on cloud cover, weather and visibility, people from Vero Beach and beyond may see a nice streak in the sky with any launch – given this coastal area of ​​Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Below are suggestions on where to watch the rocket launch from this area and other things you need to know. If there are any changes to the launch schedule, this story will be updated.

For questions or comments, please email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space.

Can you see a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral near Sebastian, Vero Beach or Stuart, Florida?

Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, rocket launches – especially nighttime launches – from the neighboring Space Coast may be visible in the Treasure Coast area, especially from Sebastian Inlet, Vero Beach or other parts of Indian River County. Night launches in particular provide beautiful views.

If there is a launch window in the middle of the night or very early in the morning, there is a chance for unique photos: the rocket lights up the dark sky and the contrail behind it makes for a great photo.

Is there a rocket launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule from Florida

Is there a rocket launch from Florida? Next up is Sunday, November 17: SpaceX Optus-X

• Mission: SpaceX has not yet publicly announced this mission, but an operating plan advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration shows the company will launch the Optus-X satellite for an Australian telecommunications operator on Sunday.

• Start window: 4:29 PM to 6:57 PM EDT Sunday, November 17

• Location: Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

• Live coverage begins 90 minutes before launch at floridatoday.com/space: You can watch live rocket launch coverage from USA TODAY Network’s Space Team, which includes FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards and visual journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. Our Space Team will provide timely updates in a mobile-friendly live blog, complete with a countdown clock, at floridatoday.com/space, starting 90 minutes before launch. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.

When is there a rocket launch in Florida? Monday, November 18: SpaceX GSAT-20

• Mission: Navigation alerts from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Coast Guard indicate that SpaceX will launch the GSAT-20 communications satellite on Monday afternoon.

• Start window: 1:31 PM to 3:50 PM EDT Monday, November 18

• Location: Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

• Live coverage begins 90 minutes before launch at floridatoday.com/space: You can watch live rocket launch coverage from USA TODAY Network’s Space Team, which includes FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards and visual journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. Our Space Team will provide timely updates in a mobile-friendly live blog, complete with a countdown clock, at floridatoday.com/space, starting 90 minutes before launch. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.

Weather radar for Port St. Lucie, Florida. Will it cancel another rocket launch?

Shown is National Weather Service-Melbourne radar, which shows real-time conditions for the Treasure Coast (Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County) and other parts of Florida. The current date and time appear in the bottom right of this radar embed; otherwise you may need to clear your cache.

Where to see a Florida rocket launch in Indian River 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 stick to the rules. Look due north.

• You can see the rocket launch almost anywhere in Brevard. That includes south of 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

• Refuge house and beach301 SE MacArthur Blvd., Stuart

• National highway A1A causeway in Stuart

Rocket launch photos from Vero Beach, Florida

Rocket launch photo from Stuart, Florida

Rocket launch photos from Jensen Beach, Florida

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This article originally appeared in Treasure Coast Newspapers: SpaceX rocket launch in Florida: Where to watch from Indian River County