How to watch a rocket launch live

Every orbital launch has a free official live stream — no account or subscription. Find your launch below, then open the provider’s stream; they go live shortly before the window opens.

SpaceX — Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship

Streams on spacex.com and on X (@SpaceX). Falcon 9 webcasts usually start ~10–15 minutes before liftoff; Starship coverage starts ~30 minutes out.

NASA+ — Crewed missions, science launches, Artemis

NASA’s free streaming service — no account needed. Crewed launch coverage often starts hours before liftoff.

United Launch Alliance — Vulcan and Atlas V

Live on YouTube, typically starting ~20 minutes before the window opens.

Rocket Lab — Electron and Neutron

YouTube streams for launches from New Zealand and Wallops Island, Virginia.

Blue Origin — New Glenn and New Shepard

YouTube and blueorigin.com, usually starting ~20–30 minutes before liftoff.

NASASpaceflight & Everyday Astronaut — Independent 24/7 pad cameras and commentary

Community coverage that often starts earlier and stays live through scrubs — the best fallback when a provider isn’t streaming yet.

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Ceres-2 | Unknown Payload

Galactic Energy · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Go for Launch

Fri, Nov 6 · 6:35 PM ET

Details TBD.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432

SpaceX · Vandenberg, California

Go for Launch

Fri, Nov 6 · 7:46 PM ET

A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

▶ SpaceX launch webcasts (X / spacex.com)

Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

Go for Launch

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:25 PM ET

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627

SpaceX · Vandenberg, California

Go for Launch

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:03 PM ET

▶ SpaceX launch webcasts (X / spacex.com)

Webcast timing tips

Streams usually start 10–30 minutes before the listed time — if the link looks dead, you’re early.
The listed time is when the launch window opens; liftoff can happen anywhere inside the window.
If the countdown holds, keep the stream open — many holds resolve within the same window.