Look up Tuesday night, East Haven — and you may just see a rocket shooting across the shoreline's skies.
A U.S. Air Force Minotaur I rocket is scheduled to lift-off at 7:30 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The Minotaur will launch the Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office's ORS-3 mission, which features the deployment of 29 satellites in space.
Find out what's happening in East Havenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The launch window is 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The backup launch days run through Nov. 26.
And the prospects for seeing the rocket from Branford are good: The weather forecast calls for clear skies during launch hours.
Find out what's happening in East Havenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The launch may be visible from northern Florida to southern Canada and west to Indiana.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
