Launches from Wallops Flight Facility
Rocket Lab, Antares and NASA sounding rockets (Virginia).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach, USA | 129 km | NNE | 20° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| Washington, D.C., USA | 174 km | SE | 128° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| Baltimore, USA | 180 km | SE | 146° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| Philadelphia, USA | 225 km | S | 187° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| New York, USA | 333 km | SSW | 203° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Raleigh, USA | 370 km | NE | 49° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Boston, USA | 618 km | SW | 219° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Charleston, USA | 702 km | NE | 34° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Toronto, Canada | 715 km | SSE | 151° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Atlanta, USA | 929 km | ENE | 57° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Jacksonville, USA | 1019 km | NNE | 32° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Chicago, USA | 1124 km | ESE | 109° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tallahassee, USA | 1162 km | NE | 42° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Orlando, USA | 1180 km | NNE | 26° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Melbourne, USA | 1196 km | NNE | 22° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tampa, USA | 1287 km | NNE | 29° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Fort Lauderdale, USA | 1385 km | NNE | 17° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Cape Coral, USA | 1403 km | NNE | 24° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Miami, USA | 1425 km | NNE | 17° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| New Orleans, USA | 1610 km | NE | 53° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dallas, USA | 2012 km | ENE | 67° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Houston, USA | 2045 km | ENE | 58° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Austin, USA | 2214 km | ENE | 61° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Antonio, USA | 2323 km | ENE | 60° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Corpus Christi, USA | 2329 km | NE | 55° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Brownsville, USA | 2463 km | NE | 52° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Denver, USA | 2553 km | E | 85° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| El Paso, USA | 2898 km | ENE | 68° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 3075 km | NE | 43° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Phoenix, USA | 3322 km | ENE | 71° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Las Vegas, USA | 3499 km | ENE | 75° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Diego, USA | 3795 km | ENE | 69° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Los Angeles, USA | 3839 km | ENE | 71° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Seattle, USA | 3909 km | E | 88° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Santa Barbara, USA | 3952 km | ENE | 71° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sacramento, USA | 3976 km | ENE | 76° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Jose, USA | 4044 km | ENE | 74° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Francisco, USA | 4077 km | ENE | 75° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| London, United Kingdom | 5864 km | WNW | 287° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Paris, France | 6124 km | WNW | 290° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Berlin, Germany | 6691 km | WNW | 295° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 7471 km | NNW | 336° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Honolulu, USA | 7927 km | NE | 56° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tokyo, Japan | 11066 km | NNE | 27° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 11316 km | NW | 322° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Singapore, Singapore | 15645 km | N | 359° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sydney, Australia | 15830 km | ENE | 70° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |