USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida A late afternoon or early evening rocket launch is potentially scheduled − and depending on weather and visibility, it could light up the sky above the Treasure Coast. SpaceX is expected to send another batch of Starlink satellites to space via a Falcon 9 rocket for its next mission near Cape Canaveral on Thursday, Oct. 17. Below are suggestions on where to watch the rocket launch from this area, a real-time weather radar to check for rainy conditions and other things to know. If there are changes to the launch schedule, this story will be updated. For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space. Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral near Sebastian, Vero Beach or Stuart, Florida? Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, yes, rocket launches − especially night launches − from neighboring Space Coast could be visible in the Treasure Coast area, particularly from Sebastian Inlet, Vero Beach or other parts of Indian River County. Is there a rocket launch from Florida? The next is Thursday, Oct. 17: SpaceX Starlink 8-19 Mission: SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour window Thursday, Oct. 17, to launch a payload of Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit, navigational warnings indicate. Launch window: 3:55 to 8:25 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 17 Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Trajectory: Northeast Live coverage starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space: You can watch live rocket launch coverage from USA TODAY Network’s Space Team, which consists of FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards and visuals journalists Craig Bailey, Malcolm Denemark and Tim Shortt. Our Space Team will provide up-to-the-minute updates in a mobile-friendly live blog, complete with a countdown clock, at floridatoday.com/space, starting 90 minutes before liftoff. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser. Where to see a Florida rocket launch in Indian River County: What does Treasure Coast rocket launch view look like? The best views to watch a rocket launch from neighboring Brevard County, aka the Space Coast, is here along the beach. Visibility in Indian River County, St. Lucie County and Martin County, part of the Treasure Coast, will depend on weather conditions, and people should make sure not to block traffic or rights of way on bridges and to follow posted rules at beaches. Look due north. Here are some recommended spots, from closest to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center to farthest: • Pretty much anywhere in Brevard, you'll get a view of the rocket launch. That includes Melbourne Beach, which borders Indian River County, or from Grant-Valkaria along the Indian River Lagoon. • Sebastian Inlet Park, 9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (there is a cost to enter) • Wabasso Beach Park, 1808 Wabasso Beach Road, Wabasso • Ambersands Beach Park, 12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach (free parking) • South Beach Park, 1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking) • Merrill Barber Bridge in Vero Beach