Mir Demo Flight — launch date, time, visibility & where to look

Name: Mir | Demo Flight
Start: 2026-11-11T05:00:00Z
Location: Sea Launch

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.

Rocket: Mir
Provider: Agency for Defense Development
Launch site: Sea Launch
Status: Go for Launch

Countdown to liftoff

Targeting Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 AM Eastern · Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC

Launch time

Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 AM Eastern
Nov 10, 2026, 9:00 PM Pacific

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Visibility map: how far away can you see it?

The shaded zones show where Mir is expected to be visible, following its modeled northeast flight path rather than a simple circle around the pad — a fair-or-better view reaches roughly 2700 miles out over land. Within about 89 miles the rocket clears the horizon in the first half-minute; by T+90s it is line-of-sight from roughly 305 miles. City dots are colored by the expected view quality; the table below has the direction to look from each.

ExcellentGoodFairMarginalModeled flight path (northeast)Daytime launch

Mir | Demo Flight viewing zones: where Mir is expected to be visible with clear skies, from a modeled northeast flight path out of ADD Offshore launch platform and the daytime launch lighting at liftoff. Zones come from a representative ascent profile — not the operator's published trajectory and not a confirmed visibility boundary. Terrain, haze and weather all shrink them; a dark sky or sunlit plume can stretch them. Rings are straight-line distance from the pad.

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 Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC / Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 AM Eastern / Nov 10, 2026, 9:00 PM Pacific. Status: Go for Launch. 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 viewing map on this page shows the expected zones along the flight path and which cities fall inside them.

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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated November 7, 2026.