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Old 04-17-2021, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilyclub View Post
There was a Delta IV Heavy or Atlas V launch late last year that stayed on a NE heading with the orange glow visible for a long time.
Launch trajectory is key for our viewing from here. If the launch is toward the east or south we don't see much, but a night-time launch toward the northeast can be really cool.

This website will have a trajectory map available a few days before most major launches. Flight Club In the upper right of the home page you'll see a link >>LAUNCH DATA<<. Poke around in there and you'll find a zoomable map showing the estimated trajectory for the launch.

From that site it looks like SpaceX "Crew 2" scheduled for the 22nd at 6:11am EDT will launch toward the northeast and might make a really nice show if the weather's clear enough.

Last edited by Homer49; 04-17-2021 at 12:24 PM.