Launches from Cape Canaveral SFS
The busiest US launch site — SpaceX Falcon 9 (SLC-40) and ULA (SLC-41).
Every city below, nearest first — the direction to look, distance to the pad, and how likely a night or daytime launch is to be visible:
| City | Distance | Look | Bearing | Night launch | Day launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne, USA | 45 km | N | 3° | Likely visible | Likely visible |
| Orlando, USA | 78 km | E | 94° | Likely visible | Likely visible |
| Tampa, USA | 193 km | ENE | 71° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| Jacksonville, USA | 230 km | SSE | 153° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| Cape Coral, USA | 253 km | NNE | 32° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Fort Lauderdale, USA | 267 km | N | 351° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Miami, USA | 306 km | N | 353° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Tallahassee, USA | 419 km | ESE | 120° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Charleston, USA | 481 km | S | 188° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Atlanta, USA | 688 km | SSE | 147° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Raleigh, USA | 831 km | SSW | 193° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| New Orleans, USA | 935 km | E | 98° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Virginia Beach, USA | 1024 km | SSW | 206° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Washington, D.C., USA | 1204 km | SSW | 197° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Baltimore, USA | 1255 km | SSW | 198° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Philadelphia, USA | 1368 km | SSW | 203° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Houston, USA | 1443 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| New York, USA | 1485 km | SSW | 206° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Chicago, USA | 1619 km | SSE | 155° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dallas, USA | 1621 km | ESE | 103° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Corpus Christi, USA | 1649 km | E | 83° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Austin, USA | 1673 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Toronto, Canada | 1689 km | S | 184° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Brownsville, USA | 1696 km | ENE | 76° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Antonio, USA | 1744 km | E | 89° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Boston, USA | 1764 km | SSW | 212° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 2133 km | ENE | 58° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| El Paso, USA | 2512 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Denver, USA | 2560 km | ESE | 112° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Phoenix, USA | 3041 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Las Vegas, USA | 3338 km | E | 95° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Diego, USA | 3515 km | E | 88° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Los Angeles, USA | 3612 km | E | 89° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Santa Barbara, USA | 3745 km | E | 89° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sacramento, USA | 3919 km | E | 94° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Jose, USA | 3946 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Francisco, USA | 3995 km | E | 92° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Seattle, USA | 4159 km | ESE | 106° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 6834 km | NW | 326° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| London, United Kingdom | 6933 km | WNW | 282° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Paris, France | 7173 km | WNW | 285° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Honolulu, USA | 7705 km | ENE | 66° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Berlin, Germany | 7788 km | WNW | 291° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tokyo, Japan | 11729 km | NE | 36° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 12405 km | NW | 319° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sydney, Australia | 15103 km | E | 82° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Singapore, Singapore | 16664 km | N | 8° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |