Dont forget to watch the rocket tonight.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

The manned rocket that Elon Musk is sending to the space station launches tonight at 9.33pm.

 

It should be visible around 15 minutes later.

 

 

[Andrew]

1 minute ago, Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) said:

It should be visible around 15 minutes later.

 

Is there a website for that Geoffrey?

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

6 minutes ago, Andrew said:

 

Is there a website for that Geoffrey?

 

I had been checking Heavens Above which shows no visible sightings. 

However a newspaper stated that it should be visible over the UK around 15 minutes after takeoff.

 

Here is a link to the SpaceX page .

 

https://www.spacex.com/launches/

[Andy Malone - Editor]

I've got the live stream on while working. Tim Peake tweeted about viewings from the UK earlier on...

 

 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

I cannot find any info on falcon 9 flight path trajectory from launch, I think it may be going over Spain ?? rather than UK itself judging by previous launches so we need to be looking South and it will cross west to east? not sure of elevation though 

[tolf]

3 minutes ago, marcusb said:

I cannot find any info on falcon 9 flight path trajectory from launch, I think it may be going over Spain ?? rather than UK itself judging by previous launches so we need to be looking South and it will cross west to east? not sure of elevation though 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2020/05/27/spacex-rocket-carrying-astronauts-iss-will-visible-uk-tonight-12765622/amp/
 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

[Blatman]

At what elevation? Do we know?

[Andy Malone - Editor]

10-11 degrees (from mine near Chester)

 

https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=71000&lat=53.2771&lng=-3.0478&loc=Unnamed&alt=0&tz=GMT

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

5 minutes ago, Blatman said:

At what elevation? Do we know?

Tim Peaks twitter say it will follow same path as ISS , which passes tonight (22:57) at 25 degrees

[Andy Malone - Editor]

3 minutes ago, marcusb said:

Tim Peaks twitter say it will follow same path as ISS , which passes tonight (22:57) at 25 degrees

That's the second pass around 11pm, the one he's talking about is the 9:20pm pass which is actually nice and high (62 degrees for me) but the DM-2 path seems lower according to the same source (link above). Maybe he meant general trajectory? 

[pistonbroke]

Why at night ? thought they would launch in the daylight then they could see where they was going 

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

6 minutes ago, Andy M said:

That's the second pass around 11pm, the one he's talking about is the 9:20pm pass which is actually nice and high (62 degrees for me) but the DM-2 path seems lower according to the same source (link above)

yes I suppose your location in UK will affect elevation as its going over Somerset/Dorset!.. so at 21:53 get ready look south and/or up a bit 

[Alan France]

23 minutes ago, pistonbroke said:

Why at night ? thought they would launch in the daylight then they could see where they was going 

They don’t have Westfield headlights then?

[Andy Malone - Editor]

Launch aborted (weather)  Think Saturday is the next launch window.