Mir Demo Flight — launch date, time, visibility & where to look
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
Countdown to liftoff
Targeting December 2026 — the exact date and time are not set yet. Launch dates firm up close to the attempt; set a free alert below to get the final time.
Launch time
- December 2026 — exact date and time not announced yet
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.
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Visibility map: how far away can you see it?
Each ring shows how far away Mir is line-of-sight visible that many seconds into flight: about 89 miles by T+30s, 192 miles by T+60s, and roughly 305 miles by T+90s. City dots are colored by the expected view quality; the table below has the direction to look from each.
Which cities can see this launch?
Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon. The 10 most likely first:
| City | Visibility | Look toward | Distance to pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | Not visible | — | 5878 mi |
| Fresno, CA | Not visible | — | 5995 mi |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Not visible | — | 6021 mi |
| Pismo Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 6028 mi |
| Guadalupe, CA | Not visible | — | 6039 mi |
| Santa Maria, CA | Not visible | — | 6046 mi |
| Orcutt, CA | Not visible | — | 6049 mi |
| Vandenberg Village, CA | Not visible | — | 6054 mi |
| Lompoc, CA | Not visible | — | 6058 mi |
| Los Alamos, CA | Not visible | — | 6062 mi |
Show all 94 cities
| City | Visibility | Look toward | Distance to pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buellton, CA | Not visible | — | 6071 mi |
| Solvang, CA | Not visible | — | 6074 mi |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not visible | — | 6088 mi |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Not visible | — | 6101 mi |
| Ventura, CA | Not visible | — | 6125 mi |
| Oxnard, CA | Not visible | — | 6133 mi |
| Mojave, CA | Not visible | — | 6139 mi |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Not visible | — | 6150 mi |
| Malibu, CA | Not visible | — | 6162 mi |
| Pasadena, CA | Not visible | — | 6181 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | Not visible | — | 6181 mi |
| Long Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 6196 mi |
| San Diego, CA | Not visible | — | 6288 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | Not visible | — | 7198 mi |
| Baltimore, MD | Not visible | — | 7216 mi |
| Washington, DC | Not visible | — | 7232 mi |
| Annapolis, MD | Not visible | — | 7238 mi |
| Dover, DE | Not visible | — | 7243 mi |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not visible | — | 7252 mi |
| Cape May, NJ | Not visible | — | 7268 mi |
| Laredo, TX | Not visible | — | 7274 mi |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE | Not visible | — | 7280 mi |
| Salisbury, MD | Not visible | — | 7294 mi |
| Berlin, MD | Not visible | — | 7303 mi |
| Ocean City, MD | Not visible | — | 7305 mi |
| Richmond, VA | Not visible | — | 7314 mi |
| Pocomoke City, MD | Not visible | — | 7314 mi |
| Chincoteague, VA | Not visible | — | 7326 mi |
| Wallops Island, VA | Not visible | — | 7331 mi |
| Onancock, VA | Not visible | — | 7334 mi |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not visible | — | 7338 mi |
| Rockport, TX | Not visible | — | 7338 mi |
| Exmore, VA | Not visible | — | 7345 mi |
| Port Aransas, TX | Not visible | — | 7348 mi |
| Cape Charles, VA | Not visible | — | 7358 mi |
| Newport News, VA | Not visible | — | 7361 mi |
| Norfolk, VA | Not visible | — | 7380 mi |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Not visible | — | 7386 mi |
| McAllen, TX | Not visible | — | 7394 mi |
| Harlingen, TX | Not visible | — | 7415 mi |
| Bayview, TX | Not visible | — | 7429 mi |
| Los Fresnos, TX | Not visible | — | 7430 mi |
| Laguna Vista, TX | Not visible | — | 7435 mi |
| Brownsville, TX | Not visible | — | 7438 mi |
| South Padre Island, TX | Not visible | — | 7440 mi |
| Port Isabel, TX | Not visible | — | 7440 mi |
| Grand Isle, LA | Not visible | — | 7509 mi |
| Gulf Shores, AL | Not visible | — | 7519 mi |
| Pensacola Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7531 mi |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | Not visible | — | 7532 mi |
| Charleston, SC | Not visible | — | 7567 mi |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | Not visible | — | 7583 mi |
| Savannah, GA | Not visible | — | 7584 mi |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not visible | — | 7604 mi |
| Valdosta, GA | Not visible | — | 7607 mi |
| Brunswick, GA | Not visible | — | 7633 mi |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not visible | — | 7680 mi |
| Gainesville, FL | Not visible | — | 7705 mi |
| St. Augustine, FL | Not visible | — | 7715 mi |
| Palm Coast, FL | Not visible | — | 7738 mi |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7766 mi |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7780 mi |
| Sanford, FL | Not visible | — | 7785 mi |
| Orlando, FL | Not visible | — | 7799 mi |
| Mims, FL | Not visible | — | 7805 mi |
| Tampa, FL | Not visible | — | 7807 mi |
| Titusville, FL | Not visible | — | 7809 mi |
| Kissimmee, FL | Not visible | — | 7814 mi |
| Lakeland, FL | Not visible | — | 7815 mi |
| Port Canaveral, FL | Not visible | — | 7826 mi |
| Merritt Island, FL | Not visible | — | 7828 mi |
| Rockledge, FL | Not visible | — | 7828 mi |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7832 mi |
| Satellite Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7842 mi |
| Melbourne, FL | Not visible | — | 7847 mi |
| Indialantic, FL | Not visible | — | 7848 mi |
| Palm Bay, FL | Not visible | — | 7851 mi |
| Sebastian, FL | Not visible | — | 7867 mi |
| Vero Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7880 mi |
| Fort Pierce, FL | Not visible | — | 7894 mi |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Not visible | — | 7905 mi |
| West Palm Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7948 mi |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Not visible | — | 7983 mi |
| Miami, FL | Not visible | — | 8004 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.
Mir Demo Flight launch FAQ
When is the Mir Demo Flight launch date and time?
Mir Demo Flight is currently targeting December 2026 — the exact date and time have not been announced yet. Status: To Be Determined. Launch dates slip often; the countdown on this page tracks the latest target, or set a free alert to get the final time.
Where does Mir Demo Flight launch from?
From Sea Launch, operated by Agency for Defense Development. If you are within a few hundred miles, the city-by-city table on this page shows the expected view from your area and which direction to look.
How far away can you see the Mir Demo Flight launch?
Roughly 305 miles with clear skies: within about 89 miles of the pad the rocket clears the horizon in the first half-minute, and by T+90 seconds it is high enough to be line-of-sight visible around 305 miles away. Night launches can be visible even farther as the exhaust plume catches sunlight. The visibility map on this page shows the range rings and which cities fall inside them.
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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated September 23, 2026.