{"id":15151,"date":"2016-10-18T01:08:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/antares-launch-visibility-maps\/"},"modified":"2016-10-18T01:08:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T17:08:43","slug":"antares-launch-visibility-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/antares-launch-visibility-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Antares launch visibility maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents along the U.S. East Coast from South Carolina to Massachusetts could glimpse Orbital ATK\u2019s Antares rocket climbing into space Monday night on a cargo run to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-story rocket is set for blastoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 7:40 p.m. EDT (2340 GMT), and the weather forecast calls for ideal conditions and clear skies, maximizing visibility opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket will fly to the southeast from Virginia\u2019s Eastern Shore over the Atlantic Ocean to intercept the space station\u2019s orbit, but it should rise above the horizon as far inland as West Virginia and Central Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The maps below show the launcher\u2019s ground track, and the shading illustrates when residents in different regions can expect the rocket to appear above the horizon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19166\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19166\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14708288_1397804980249599_2077090003328352102_n.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: NASA\/Orbital ATK\" width=\"675\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14708288_1397804980249599_2077090003328352102_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14708288_1397804980249599_2077090003328352102_n-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14708288_1397804980249599_2077090003328352102_n-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Orbital ATK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19167\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19167\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14581576_1395765323786898_7455686167804552378_n.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: NASA\/Orbital ATK\" width=\"675\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14581576_1395765323786898_7455686167804552378_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14581576_1395765323786898_7455686167804552378_n-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/14581576_1395765323786898_7455686167804552378_n-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: NASA\/Orbital ATK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents along the U.S. East Coast from South Carolina to Massachusetts could glimpse Orbital ATK\u2019s Antares rocket climbing into space Monday night on a cargo run to the International Space Station. 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