Pallas-1 | Demo Flight — visibility, launch time & where to look
First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket.
Launch time
- Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
- Aug 30, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern
- Aug 30, 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.
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Sky outlook at the pad
Daily cloud cover and rain chance at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China — liftoff is still beyond the 7-day forecast window:
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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 | — | 6422 mi |
| Fresno, CA | Not visible | — | 6516 mi |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Not visible | — | 6579 mi |
| Pismo Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 6588 mi |
| Guadalupe, CA | Not visible | — | 6600 mi |
| Santa Maria, CA | Not visible | — | 6605 mi |
| Orcutt, CA | Not visible | — | 6611 mi |
| Vandenberg Village, CA | Not visible | — | 6619 mi |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not visible | — | 6619 mi |
| Los Alamos, CA | Not visible | — | 6622 mi |
Show all 94 cities
| City | Visibility | Look toward | Distance to pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lompoc, CA | Not visible | — | 6623 mi |
| Buellton, CA | Not visible | — | 6633 mi |
| Solvang, CA | Not visible | — | 6635 mi |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Not visible | — | 6658 mi |
| Mojave, CA | Not visible | — | 6661 mi |
| Ventura, CA | Not visible | — | 6678 mi |
| Oxnard, CA | Not visible | — | 6685 mi |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Not visible | — | 6697 mi |
| Malibu, CA | Not visible | — | 6709 mi |
| Pasadena, CA | Not visible | — | 6717 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | Not visible | — | 6720 mi |
| Long Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 6739 mi |
| San Diego, CA | Not visible | — | 6831 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | Not visible | — | 6851 mi |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not visible | — | 6895 mi |
| Baltimore, MD | Not visible | — | 6901 mi |
| Dover, DE | Not visible | — | 6907 mi |
| Cape May, NJ | Not visible | — | 6920 mi |
| Annapolis, MD | Not visible | — | 6922 mi |
| Washington, DC | Not visible | — | 6928 mi |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE | Not visible | — | 6936 mi |
| Ocean City, MD | Not visible | — | 6962 mi |
| Salisbury, MD | Not visible | — | 6962 mi |
| Berlin, MD | Not visible | — | 6964 mi |
| Pocomoke City, MD | Not visible | — | 6982 mi |
| Chincoteague, VA | Not visible | — | 6991 mi |
| Wallops Island, VA | Not visible | — | 6996 mi |
| Onancock, VA | Not visible | — | 7008 mi |
| Exmore, VA | Not visible | — | 7020 mi |
| Richmond, VA | Not visible | — | 7024 mi |
| Cape Charles, VA | Not visible | — | 7039 mi |
| Newport News, VA | Not visible | — | 7052 mi |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Not visible | — | 7068 mi |
| Norfolk, VA | Not visible | — | 7069 mi |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | Not visible | — | 7291 mi |
| Charleston, SC | Not visible | — | 7355 mi |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | Not visible | — | 7393 mi |
| Savannah, GA | Not visible | — | 7402 mi |
| Brunswick, GA | Not visible | — | 7466 mi |
| Valdosta, GA | Not visible | — | 7485 mi |
| Pensacola Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7502 mi |
| Gulf Shores, AL | Not visible | — | 7504 mi |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not visible | — | 7508 mi |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not visible | — | 7523 mi |
| St. Augustine, FL | Not visible | — | 7553 mi |
| Laredo, TX | Not visible | — | 7554 mi |
| Grand Isle, LA | Not visible | — | 7556 mi |
| Rockport, TX | Not visible | — | 7558 mi |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not visible | — | 7568 mi |
| Gainesville, FL | Not visible | — | 7568 mi |
| Port Aransas, TX | Not visible | — | 7571 mi |
| Palm Coast, FL | Not visible | — | 7575 mi |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7601 mi |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7613 mi |
| Sanford, FL | Not visible | — | 7629 mi |
| Mims, FL | Not visible | — | 7639 mi |
| Titusville, FL | Not visible | — | 7642 mi |
| Orlando, FL | Not visible | — | 7647 mi |
| Port Canaveral, FL | Not visible | — | 7656 mi |
| Merritt Island, FL | Not visible | — | 7660 mi |
| Rockledge, FL | Not visible | — | 7661 mi |
| McAllen, TX | Not visible | — | 7662 mi |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7663 mi |
| Kissimmee, FL | Not visible | — | 7664 mi |
| Harlingen, TX | Not visible | — | 7671 mi |
| Satellite Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7672 mi |
| Indialantic, FL | Not visible | — | 7679 mi |
| Melbourne, FL | Not visible | — | 7679 mi |
| Bayview, TX | Not visible | — | 7679 mi |
| Lakeland, FL | Not visible | — | 7680 mi |
| Los Fresnos, TX | Not visible | — | 7682 mi |
| Palm Bay, FL | Not visible | — | 7683 mi |
| Laguna Vista, TX | Not visible | — | 7683 mi |
| South Padre Island, TX | Not visible | — | 7685 mi |
| Tampa, FL | Not visible | — | 7686 mi |
| Port Isabel, TX | Not visible | — | 7686 mi |
| Brownsville, TX | Not visible | — | 7693 mi |
| Sebastian, FL | Not visible | — | 7697 mi |
| Vero Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7710 mi |
| Fort Pierce, FL | Not visible | — | 7723 mi |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Not visible | — | 7735 mi |
| West Palm Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7774 mi |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Not visible | — | 7815 mi |
| Miami, FL | Not visible | — | 7840 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 August 5, 2026.