HANBIT-Nano | Flight 2 — visibility, launch time & where to look
Second orbital launch attempt for the South Korean start-up Innospace and its HANBIT-Nano small launch vehicle.
Launch time
- Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
- Sep 29, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern
- Sep 29, 2026, 5:00 PM Pacific
This launch time is not yet confirmed. Rocket launches often slip by hours or days for weather, technical checks, or range scheduling — treat the time above as a target and re-check close to the date.
Which cities can see this launch?
Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon:
| City | Visibility | Look toward | Distance to pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | Not visible | — | 3081 mi |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Not visible | — | 3092 mi |
| West Palm Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3111 mi |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Not visible | — | 3148 mi |
| Fort Pierce, FL | Not visible | — | 3154 mi |
| Vero Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3165 mi |
| Sebastian, FL | Not visible | — | 3176 mi |
| Palm Bay, FL | Not visible | — | 3190 mi |
| Indialantic, FL | Not visible | — | 3191 mi |
| Melbourne, FL | Not visible | — | 3193 mi |
| Satellite Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3196 mi |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3203 mi |
| Port Canaveral, FL | Not visible | — | 3207 mi |
| Merritt Island, FL | Not visible | — | 3208 mi |
| Rockledge, FL | Not visible | — | 3209 mi |
| Titusville, FL | Not visible | — | 3224 mi |
| Mims, FL | Not visible | — | 3228 mi |
| Kissimmee, FL | Not visible | — | 3241 mi |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3247 mi |
| Orlando, FL | Not visible | — | 3250 mi |
| Sanford, FL | Not visible | — | 3254 mi |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3258 mi |
| Lakeland, FL | Not visible | — | 3259 mi |
| Tampa, FL | Not visible | — | 3281 mi |
| Palm Coast, FL | Not visible | — | 3283 mi |
| St. Augustine, FL | Not visible | — | 3300 mi |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not visible | — | 3335 mi |
| Gainesville, FL | Not visible | — | 3340 mi |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | Not visible | — | 3351 mi |
| Charleston, SC | Not visible | — | 3357 mi |
| Brunswick, GA | Not visible | — | 3360 mi |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | Not visible | — | 3370 mi |
| Savannah, GA | Not visible | — | 3380 mi |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Not visible | — | 3382 mi |
| Norfolk, VA | Not visible | — | 3394 mi |
| Cape Charles, VA | Not visible | — | 3405 mi |
| Exmore, VA | Not visible | — | 3410 mi |
| Wallops Island, VA | Not visible | — | 3411 mi |
| Newport News, VA | Not visible | — | 3413 mi |
| Chincoteague, VA | Not visible | — | 3414 mi |
| Onancock, VA | Not visible | — | 3417 mi |
| Ocean City, MD | Not visible | — | 3424 mi |
| Berlin, MD | Not visible | — | 3428 mi |
| Pocomoke City, MD | Not visible | — | 3428 mi |
| Valdosta, GA | Not visible | — | 3433 mi |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE | Not visible | — | 3444 mi |
| Salisbury, MD | Not visible | — | 3444 mi |
| Cape May, NJ | Not visible | — | 3449 mi |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not visible | — | 3454 mi |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not visible | — | 3468 mi |
| Richmond, VA | Not visible | — | 3473 mi |
| Dover, DE | Not visible | — | 3482 mi |
| Annapolis, MD | Not visible | — | 3508 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | Not visible | — | 3510 mi |
| Washington, DC | Not visible | — | 3525 mi |
| Baltimore, MD | Not visible | — | 3528 mi |
| Pensacola Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 3608 mi |
| Gulf Shores, AL | Not visible | — | 3634 mi |
| Grand Isle, LA | Not visible | — | 3721 mi |
| South Padre Island, TX | Not visible | — | 4032 mi |
| Port Isabel, TX | Not visible | — | 4033 mi |
| Laguna Vista, TX | Not visible | — | 4039 mi |
| Brownsville, TX | Not visible | — | 4046 mi |
| Bayview, TX | Not visible | — | 4046 mi |
| Los Fresnos, TX | Not visible | — | 4049 mi |
| Harlingen, TX | Not visible | — | 4065 mi |
| Port Aransas, TX | Not visible | — | 4069 mi |
| Rockport, TX | Not visible | — | 4073 mi |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not visible | — | 4087 mi |
| McAllen, TX | Not visible | — | 4096 mi |
| Laredo, TX | Not visible | — | 4201 mi |
| San Diego, CA | Not visible | — | 5313 mi |
| Long Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 5385 mi |
| Pasadena, CA | Not visible | — | 5387 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | Not visible | — | 5392 mi |
| Mojave, CA | Not visible | — | 5401 mi |
| Malibu, CA | Not visible | — | 5417 mi |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Not visible | — | 5427 mi |
| Oxnard, CA | Not visible | — | 5446 mi |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not visible | — | 5453 mi |
| Ventura, CA | Not visible | — | 5453 mi |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Not visible | — | 5478 mi |
| Solvang, CA | Not visible | — | 5505 mi |
| Buellton, CA | Not visible | — | 5508 mi |
| Fresno, CA | Not visible | — | 5512 mi |
| Los Alamos, CA | Not visible | — | 5514 mi |
| Lompoc, CA | Not visible | — | 5524 mi |
| Vandenberg Village, CA | Not visible | — | 5525 mi |
| Orcutt, CA | Not visible | — | 5525 mi |
| Santa Maria, CA | Not visible | — | 5526 mi |
| Guadalupe, CA | Not visible | — | 5534 mi |
| Pismo Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 5540 mi |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Not visible | — | 5542 mi |
| San Jose, CA | Not visible | — | 5634 mi |
Where to look
A rocket lifts off below the horizon for distant viewers, then climbs into view as it gains altitude and flies downrange. Closer to the pad you'll see it within seconds; a few hundred miles away it can take three to six minutes to rise over the horizon. Find an open view in the direction shown for your city and start watching at liftoff.
Before you go
- Launch times change — scrubs and delays are common. Re-check the day of.
- Clear skies matter. Low cloud near the pad or along the trajectory can hide the rocket.
- Twilight launches are the most dramatic; daytime launches are the hardest to see at distance.
- Trajectory and timing here are estimates from a representative ascent profile.
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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated May 23, 2026.