Launches · Falcon 9 · Cape Canaveral, Florida

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35: who could see the launch

Launched · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6:33 AM EDT

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:33 AM EDT on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

It flew northeast, up the East Coast, to reach the space station's orbit.

It went up 48 minutes before sunrise at the pad. The exhaust high up was still in sunlight while the ground was dark, so it could glow as a "jellyfish" plume from 104 of the cities below.

Best views: New York, Philadelphia, Jacksonville and 55 more.

Low on the horizon from Havana, Columbus, Indianapolis and 43 more.

Can I see it from my city? 118 cities within 1,500 km

City	Distance	Look toward	Highest	When	View
Titusville, Florida	23 km (14 mi)	up, toward the pad, then northeast	40°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	23 km (14 mi) · look up, toward the pad, then northeast · up to 40° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Cocoa Beach, Florida	27 km (17 mi)	up, toward the pad, then northeast	36°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	27 km (17 mi) · look up, toward the pad, then northeast · up to 36° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Melbourne, Florida	54 km (34 mi)	north, moving northeast	31°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	54 km (34 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 31° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
New Smyrna Beach, Florida	62 km (39 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	39°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	62 km (39 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 39° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Oviedo, Florida	63 km (39 mi)	east, moving northeast	31°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	63 km (39 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 31° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Deltona, Florida	77 km (48 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	31°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	77 km (48 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 31° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Orlando, Florida	78 km (48 mi)	east, moving northeast	27°	6:34–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	78 km (48 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 27° · 6:34–6:41 AM EDT
Daytona Beach, Florida	84 km (52 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	37°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	84 km (52 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 37° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Sebastian, Florida	84 km (52 mi)	north, moving northeast	28°	6:34–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	84 km (52 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 28° · 6:34–6:42 AM EDT
Kissimmee, Florida	87 km (54 mi)	east	25°	6:34–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	87 km (54 mi) · look east · up to 25° · 6:34–6:41 AM EDT
Winter Garden, Florida	99 km (62 mi)	east, moving northeast	25°	6:34–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	99 km (62 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 25° · 6:34–6:41 AM EDT
Vero Beach, Florida	106 km (66 mi)	north, moving northeast	25°	6:34–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	106 km (66 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 25° · 6:34–6:41 AM EDT
Four Corners, Florida	108 km (67 mi)	east	23°	6:34–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	108 km (67 mi) · look east · up to 23° · 6:34–6:41 AM EDT
Winter Haven, Florida	128 km (80 mi)	northeast	21°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	128 km (80 mi) · look northeast · up to 21° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Palm Coast, Florida	129 km (80 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	33°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	129 km (80 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 33° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
The Villages, Florida	141 km (88 mi)	east, moving northeast	23°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	141 km (88 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 23° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Port Saint Lucie, Florida	143 km (89 mi)	north, moving northeast	22°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	143 km (89 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 22° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Lakeland, Florida	146 km (91 mi)	northeast	20°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	146 km (91 mi) · look northeast · up to 20° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Ocala, Florida	167 km (104 mi)	east, moving northeast	22°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	167 km (104 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 22° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Wesley Chapel, Florida	175 km (109 mi)	east	18°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	175 km (109 mi) · look east · up to 18° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Valrico, Florida	177 km (110 mi)	northeast	17°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	177 km (110 mi) · look northeast · up to 17° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Jupiter, Florida	187 km (116 mi)	north, moving northeast	19°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	187 km (116 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 19° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Spring Hill, Florida	191 km (119 mi)	east, moving northeast	18°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	191 km (119 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 18° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Tampa, Florida	197 km (122 mi)	east	16°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	197 km (122 mi) · look east · up to 16° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
The Acreage, Florida	199 km (124 mi)	north, moving northeast	18°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	199 km (124 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 18° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida	202 km (126 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	28°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	202 km (126 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 28° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
Bayonet Point, Florida	208 km (129 mi)	east, moving northeast	16°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	208 km (129 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 16° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Lakeside, Florida	209 km (130 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	24°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	209 km (130 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 24° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
Gainesville, Florida	209 km (130 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	20°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	209 km (130 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 20° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
West Palm Beach, Florida	212 km (132 mi)	north, moving northeast	17°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	212 km (132 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 17° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Tarpon Springs, Florida	218 km (135 mi)	east	15°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	218 km (135 mi) · look east · up to 15° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Jacksonville, Florida	223 km (139 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	25°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	223 km (139 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 25° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
St. Petersburg, Florida	224 km (139 mi)	northeast	15°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	224 km (139 mi) · look northeast · up to 15° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Clearwater, Florida	228 km (142 mi)	east	15°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	228 km (142 mi) · look east · up to 15° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
North Port, Florida	235 km (146 mi)	northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	235 km (146 mi) · look northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Sarasota, Florida	235 km (146 mi)	northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	235 km (146 mi) · look northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Lehigh Acres, Florida	239 km (149 mi)	northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	239 km (149 mi) · look northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Venice, Florida	246 km (153 mi)	northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	246 km (153 mi) · look northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Boca Raton, Florida	250 km (155 mi)	north, moving northeast	15°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	250 km (155 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 15° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Immokalee, Florida	252 km (157 mi)	north	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	252 km (157 mi) · look north · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Coral Springs, Florida	257 km (160 mi)	north, moving northeast	15°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	257 km (160 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 15° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Cape Coral, Florida	260 km (162 mi)	northeast	13°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	260 km (162 mi) · look northeast · up to 13° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Weston, Florida	274 km (170 mi)	north, moving northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	274 km (170 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Bonita Springs, Florida	274 km (170 mi)	northeast	13°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	274 km (170 mi) · look northeast · up to 13° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	275 km (171 mi)	north, moving northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	275 km (171 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Miami Gardens, Florida	293 km (182 mi)	north, moving northeast	14°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	293 km (182 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 14° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
East Naples, Florida	294 km (183 mi)	northeast	12°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	294 km (183 mi) · look northeast · up to 12° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Miami, Florida	314 km (195 mi)	north, moving northeast	13°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	314 km (195 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 13° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Kendale Lakes, Florida	318 km (198 mi)	north, moving northeast	13°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	318 km (198 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 13° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Homestead, Florida	344 km (214 mi)	north, moving northeast	12°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	344 km (214 mi) · look north, moving northeast · up to 12° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Savannah, Georgia	395 km (245 mi)	south, moving northeast	24°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	395 km (245 mi) · look south, moving northeast · up to 24° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
Tallahassee, Florida	415 km (258 mi)	southeast, moving northeast	12°	6:35–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	415 km (258 mi) · look southeast, moving northeast · up to 12° · 6:35–6:41 AM EDT
Key West, Florida	461 km (286 mi)	north	8°	6:36–6:40 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	461 km (286 mi) · look north · up to 8° · 6:36–6:40 AM EDT
Charleston, South Carolina	473 km (294 mi)	south, moving northeast	28°	6:35–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	473 km (294 mi) · look south, moving northeast · up to 28° · 6:35–6:42 AM EDT
Panama City, Florida	524 km (326 mi)	east, moving northeast	9°	5:36–5:41 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	524 km (326 mi) · look east, moving northeast · up to 9° · 5:36–5:41 AM CDT
Columbus, Georgia	605 km (376 mi)	southeast, moving east	10°	6:36–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	605 km (376 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 10° · 6:36–6:41 AM EDT
Columbia, South Carolina	606 km (377 mi)	south, moving northeast	18°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	606 km (377 mi) · look south, moving northeast · up to 18° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Fort Walton Beach, Florida	623 km (387 mi)	east	7°	5:36–5:40 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	623 km (387 mi) · look east · up to 7° · 5:36–5:40 AM CDT
Crestview, Florida	629 km (391 mi)	east	7°	5:36–5:40 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	629 km (391 mi) · look east · up to 7° · 5:36–5:40 AM CDT
Havana, CU	630 km (391 mi)	north	5°	6:36–6:39 AM GMT-4	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	630 km (391 mi) · look north · up to 5° · 6:36–6:39 AM GMT-4
Navarre, Florida	642 km (399 mi)	east	7°	5:36–5:40 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	642 km (399 mi) · look east · up to 7° · 5:36–5:40 AM CDT
Athens, Georgia	657 km (408 mi)	southeast, moving east	12°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	657 km (408 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 12° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Pensacola, Florida	672 km (418 mi)	east	6°	5:36–5:40 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	672 km (418 mi) · look east · up to 6° · 5:36–5:40 AM CDT
Wilmington, North Carolina	677 km (421 mi)	south, moving northeast	32°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	677 km (421 mi) · look south, moving northeast · up to 32° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Atlanta, Georgia	681 km (423 mi)	southeast, moving east	10°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	681 km (423 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 10° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Montgomery, Alabama	692 km (430 mi)	southeast, moving east	7°	5:36–5:41 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	692 km (430 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 7° · 5:36–5:41 AM CDT
Fayetteville, North Carolina	739 km (459 mi)	south, moving east	23°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	739 km (459 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 23° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Charlotte, North Carolina	742 km (461 mi)	south, moving east	16°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	742 km (461 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 16° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Mobile, Alabama	759 km (472 mi)	east	5°	5:36–5:40 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	759 km (472 mi) · look east · up to 5° · 5:36–5:40 AM CDT
Birmingham, Alabama	809 km (503 mi)	southeast, moving east	6°	5:36–5:41 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	809 km (503 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 6° · 5:36–5:41 AM CDT
Raleigh, North Carolina	822 km (511 mi)	south, moving east	21°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	822 km (511 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 21° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
High Point, North Carolina	824 km (512 mi)	south, moving east	16°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	824 km (512 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 16° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Greensboro, North Carolina	838 km (521 mi)	south, moving east	17°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	838 km (521 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 17° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	839 km (521 mi)	south, moving east	15°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	839 km (521 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 15° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Durham, North Carolina	841 km (523 mi)	south, moving east	20°	6:36–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	841 km (523 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 20° · 6:36–6:42 AM EDT
Chattanooga, Tennessee	848 km (527 mi)	southeast, moving east	7°	6:36–6:41 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	848 km (527 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 7° · 6:36–6:41 AM EDT
Knoxville, Tennessee	881 km (547 mi)	southeast, moving east	9°	6:37–6:42 AM EDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	881 km (547 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 9° · 6:37–6:42 AM EDT
Huntsville, Alabama	891 km (554 mi)	southeast, moving east	6°	5:37–5:41 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	891 km (554 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 6° · 5:37–5:41 AM CDT
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	977 km (607 mi)	southeast, moving east	5°	5:37–5:41 AM CDT	Low on the horizon jellyfish possible	977 km (607 mi) · look southeast, moving east · up to 5° · 5:37–5:41 AM CDT
Norfolk, Virginia	1,005 km (624 mi)	south, moving east	26°	6:37–6:42 AM EDT	Good view jellyfish possible	1,005 km (624 mi) · look south, moving east · up to 26° · 6:37–6:42 AM EDT

14 cities where it stays below the horizon

New Orleans, Jackson, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Memphis, Little Rock, Beaumont, Shreveport, Port-au-Prince, Santiago de los Caballeros, St. Louis, Pearland, Houston, Tyler

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The launch

Liftoff: Oct 13, 2026, 6:33 AM EDT
Status: Launched
Rocket: Falcon 9 (SpaceX)
Mission: Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35
Pad: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Minute by minute

A rocket at night looks like a bright, steady light climbing slowly, often with a glowing trail. After two or three minutes it gets smaller as it heads downrange, and you may see the first stage drop away.

Why the "jellyfish"? Around sunset and sunrise the ground is in shadow, but sunlight still reaches the exhaust high up. It glows and spreads into a huge, slowly growing cloud. People report it as a UFO almost every time.

Did you see it?

These reports came in around liftoff, and our sky checks matched them to this launch.

Rocket, not Roswell

A "space jellyfish" before dawn over Georgia: the CRS-35 cargo launch

Atlanta, Georgia, US · Oct 13, 2026, 6:37 AM EDT · 100% match

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How we work this out: we follow a typical climb to orbit (about 70 km up two and a half minutes after liftoff, and about 210 km up and 1,400 km downrange after eight) in the direction the rocket flies, then work out how high above each city's horizon it gets and how dark that city's sky is. Clouds, hills and city lights aren't included. Launch times come from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs. More on our methods.