Florida Rocket Launch Record Set to Fall This Weekend
The 94th annual rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast is scheduled for Saturday, marking an unprecedented pace—53 days earlier than last year. This will extend the streak of breaking the launch record for the fourth consecutive year.
United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch
After a scrub on Wednesday night, United Launch Alliance will attempt to launch an Atlas V rocket at 10:16 p.m. This mission, carrying ViaSat-3, aims to tie the previous record of 93 launches at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Upcoming Record-Breaking Launch
If successful, the record-setting 94th launch is set for Saturday, November 8, beating last year's pace by nearly two months.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Launch
On the same weekend, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to deploy 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch window opens at 3:30 a.m., lasting four hours.
Blue Origin New Glenn Launch
Following these, Blue Origin plans to launch its second New Glenn rocket on Sunday, November 9. The rocket will carry NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to study the Martian magnetosphere, lifting off from Launch Complex 36 at the Space Force installation during a window starting at 2:45 p.m.
"The unprecedented 94th liftoff poised to occur this weekend will continue Florida's streak of setting new annual launch records."
Summary: This weekend promises a historic surge in Florida's rocket launches, with SpaceX, Blue Origin, and ULA all contributing to an accelerating pace of spaceflight activity on the Space Coast.