The “Virginia Is For Launch Lovers” rocket mission is scheduled to fly out of Wallops Island on Virginia’s Atlantic coast on Monday.
Depending on the nighttime cloud cover, the spacecraft will be visible across much of the East Coast for up to three minutes after launch.
The mission is being sent by New Zealand-based Rocket Lab. Originally planned for December, the launch was delayed repeatedly by bad weather and is now set for Monday, with several February backup dates if needed. The daily launch window is from 6-8 p.m. EST, according to Rocket Lab.
Flying out of the commercial Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Launch Complex 2, the ‘Virginia Is For Launch Lovers” rocket will be the first Electron rocket flown out of the United States; 32 such rockets have been launched out of New Zealand for Rocket Lab.