New Glenn | Blue Moon Pathfinder — visibility, launch time & where to look

First flight of Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander, MK1-SN001 "Endurance".

Rocket: New Glenn
Provider: Blue Origin
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Status: To Be Determined

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
Port Canaveral, FL	Excellent	northeast	6 mi
Cocoa Beach, FL	Excellent	north-northeast	11 mi
Merritt Island, FL	Excellent	northeast	12 mi
Rockledge, FL	Excellent	northeast	15 mi
Titusville, FL	Excellent	east-southeast	19 mi
Satellite Beach, FL	Excellent	north	20 mi
Mims, FL	Excellent	southeast	22 mi
Indialantic, FL	Excellent	north	26 mi
Melbourne, FL	Excellent	north	27 mi
Palm Bay, FL	Excellent	north	31 mi
Sebastian, FL	Excellent	north	45 mi
New Smyrna Beach, FL	Excellent	south-southeast	45 mi
Sanford, FL	Excellent	east-southeast	50 mi
Orlando, FL	Excellent	east	51 mi
Kissimmee, FL	Excellent	east-northeast	54 mi
Vero Beach, FL	Excellent	north	58 mi
Daytona Beach, FL	Excellent	south-southeast	59 mi
Fort Pierce, FL	Excellent	north	72 mi
Port St. Lucie, FL	Excellent	north	84 mi
Palm Coast, FL	Excellent	south-southeast	87 mi
Lakeland, FL	Excellent	east-northeast	91 mi
St. Augustine, FL	Excellent	south-southeast	109 mi
Tampa, FL	Excellent	east-northeast	122 mi
West Palm Beach, FL	Excellent	north-northwest	125 mi
Gainesville, FL	Excellent	southeast	135 mi
Jacksonville, FL	Excellent	south-southeast	145 mi
Fort Lauderdale, FL	Excellent	north	164 mi
Miami, FL	Excellent	north	189 mi
Brunswick, GA	Excellent	south-southeast	194 mi
Valdosta, GA	Good	southeast	232 mi
Savannah, GA	Excellent	south	252 mi
Hilton Head Island, SC	Excellent	south	259 mi
Tallahassee, FL	Good	east-southeast	263 mi
Charleston, SC	Excellent	south	300 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC	Excellent	south-southwest	374 mi
Pensacola Beach, FL	Fair	east-southeast	417 mi
Gulf Shores, AL	Fair	east	448 mi
Norfolk, VA	Good	south-southwest	629 mi
Virginia Beach, VA	Good	south-southwest	637 mi
Newport News, VA	Good	south-southwest	641 mi
Richmond, VA	Good	south-southwest	652 mi
Cape Charles, VA	Good	south-southwest	662 mi
Exmore, VA	Good	south-southwest	683 mi
Onancock, VA	Good	south-southwest	696 mi
Wallops Island, VA	Good	south-southwest	714 mi
Chincoteague, VA	Good	south-southwest	718 mi
Pocomoke City, MD	Good	south-southwest	722 mi
Salisbury, MD	Good	south-southwest	740 mi
Berlin, MD	Good	south-southwest	746 mi
Washington, DC	Good	south-southwest	749 mi
Ocean City, MD	Good	south-southwest	751 mi
Annapolis, MD	Good	south-southwest	762 mi
Rehoboth Beach, DE	Good	south-southwest	774 mi
Baltimore, MD	Good	south-southwest	781 mi
Cape May, NJ	Good	south-southwest	792 mi
Dover, DE	Good	south-southwest	792 mi
Ocean City, NJ	Good	south-southwest	821 mi
Philadelphia, PA	Good	south-southwest	850 mi
Grand Isle, LA	Not visible	—	575 mi
Rockport, TX	Not visible	—	1004 mi
Port Aransas, TX	Not visible	—	1006 mi
Corpus Christi, TX	Not visible	—	1027 mi
South Padre Island, TX	Not visible	—	1033 mi
Port Isabel, TX	Not visible	—	1036 mi
Laguna Vista, TX	Not visible	—	1040 mi
Bayview, TX	Not visible	—	1047 mi
Los Fresnos, TX	Not visible	—	1052 mi
Brownsville, TX	Not visible	—	1056 mi
Harlingen, TX	Not visible	—	1064 mi
McAllen, TX	Not visible	—	1096 mi
Laredo, TX	Not visible	—	1158 mi
San Diego, CA	Not visible	—	2187 mi
Pasadena, CA	Not visible	—	2241 mi
Mojave, CA	Not visible	—	2243 mi
Long Beach, CA	Not visible	—	2244 mi
Los Angeles, CA	Not visible	—	2247 mi
Malibu, CA	Not visible	—	2273 mi
Thousand Oaks, CA	Not visible	—	2281 mi
Bakersfield, CA	Not visible	—	2291 mi
Oxnard, CA	Not visible	—	2300 mi
Ventura, CA	Not visible	—	2307 mi
Santa Barbara, CA	Not visible	—	2330 mi
Fresno, CA	Not visible	—	2336 mi
Solvang, CA	Not visible	—	2355 mi
Buellton, CA	Not visible	—	2358 mi
Los Alamos, CA	Not visible	—	2362 mi
Santa Maria, CA	Not visible	—	2371 mi
Orcutt, CA	Not visible	—	2372 mi
Lompoc, CA	Not visible	—	2373 mi
Vandenberg Village, CA	Not visible	—	2373 mi
Guadalupe, CA	Not visible	—	2379 mi
Pismo Beach, CA	Not visible	—	2383 mi
San Luis Obispo, CA	Not visible	—	2384 mi
San Jose, CA	Not visible	—	2455 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.