Florida’s Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records. And as of Monday, March 16, there have already been 18 Florida rocket launches in 2026.
Florida’s rocket launch schedule for March has had the usual high frequency of SpaceX Starlink satellite missions — with space fans eagerly anticipating NASA’s Artemis II crewed moon mission and Blue Origin’s next New Glenn rocket launch.
Depending on the weather, cloud cover and trajectory, a rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast is sometimes visible as far north as Jacksonville Beach and as far south as West Palm Beach. In some cases, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been spotted in other states.
Here’s the rocket launch schedule for the week of Monday, March 16, where rocket launches are visible in Florida and how to watch rocket launches and other NASA content with Amazon Prime Video.
Is there a rocket launch today? Florida rocket launches scheduled for this week
Listed below are the scheduled Florida rocket launches coming up for the week of Monday, March 16. Please note that this article may be updated frequently because launch dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons.
St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, SpaceX Starlink 10-46
- Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
- Launch: 6:26 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, or St. Patrick’s Day holiday
- Launch trajectory: Northeast.
- Launch location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
- Sonic booms: No.
- Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Thursday, March 19, SpaceX Starlink 10-33
- Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
- Launch window: 6:36 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
- Trajectory: Northeast.
- Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
- Sonic booms: No.
- Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
Where does SpaceX launch from in Florida?
Rockets in Florida launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center near Merritt Island, or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and people in and around Brevard County usually have the best chance at seeing a rocket light up the sky.
Where can I watch a rocket launch in Florida?
A rocket launch with a Northeast trajectory can be visible as far north as Jacksonville Beach, Florida, which is about 160 miles north of Cape Canaveral (about a two-hour and 30-minute car ride, depending on which route you take).
Rocket launches with a Southeast trajectory can be seen as far south as West Palm Beach, Florida, which is about 150 miles south of Cape Canaveral (about a two-hour and 20-minute car ride).
Rocket launches are most visible from the Space Coast, where they launch from, and are often visible from the Treasure Coast and Volusia County as well.
Watch some rocket launches with NASA+ on Prime Video
Watch NASA+ content with Amazon Prime Video
NASA content, including some rocket launches, is available to watch through NASA+ on desktop, both from its official site and YouTube. The platform is also available to download as a mobile app on smartphones.
All NASA+ content is also available to those who have Prime Video downloaded on any of their devices – whether it be a smartphone or smart TV.
The content, which does not require a Prime subscription to view, is one of Prime Video’s FAST channels (free ad-supported television). Viewers can find it under Prime’s Live TV section at the top of the screen when they open the app.
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