Pallas-1 | Demo Flight — what you saw in the sky & launch recap

First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket, with a dummy payload on board.

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Rocket: Pallas-1
Provider: Galactic Energy
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Status: Launch Successful

Liftoff time

Launch time to be announced

Visibility map: how far away could you see it?

Each ring shows how far away Pallas-1 was 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.

Pallas-1 | Demo Flight visibility range: each ring marks how far away the rocket was above the horizon that many seconds after liftoff, out to about 305 miles at T+90s. Rings are line-of-sight geometry from a representative ascent profile, centered on the pad — the rocket also travels downrange, stretching views along its track, and night launches are often visible well beyond the outer ring. Assumes clear skies and an open horizon.

Which cities could see this launch?

Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon at the time of liftoff. 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.

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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated September 23, 2026.