NASA Wallops rocket launch to be visible for much of East Coast

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will host and support Rocket Lab USA’s first launch of the Electron rocket from Virginia on Monday, lighting up the sky for spectators up and down the East Coast.

The mission, dubbed "Virginia is for Launch Lovers," is currently scheduled to launch at 6 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island.

The Electron rocket is 59-feet tall, has a diameter of 3.9 feet and is made of carbon composite, according to Rocket Lab’s website.

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For its inaugural launch from Wallops Island, the rocket will deploy radio frequency monitoring satellites for HawkEye 360, an American geospatial analytics company based in Herndon, Virginia.

NASA said on its website that the launch window for Rocket Lab’s mission is from 6-8 p.m., with subsequent launch days scheduled for unforeseen circumstances.

"With this mission, NASA is helping foster a growing low-Earth space economy and continues Wallops’ 35-year history of support to the commercial launch industry," NASA said.

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Weather permitting, the launch may be visible for spectators up and down the majority of the East Coast.

Since its inception, the Electron rocket has been part of 32 launches, and deployed 152 satellites, from three dedicated launch pads and with a reusable small launch vehicle.

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Rocket Lab will provide a live launch webcast, which will begin 40 minutes before launch.