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A Falcon 9 climbing over the dunes of Surf Beach at twilight

Rocket Time

Look west, a third of the way up.

Rocket Time shows where to look for every launch you can see from home. It is free on iPhone and Android.

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From the list to the sky

Rocket Time follows each launch from the schedule to the sky.

The For you screen

For you

The launches you will see best from home sit at the top. You know ahead of time if hills or clouds will hide a launch. You also know when its plume will glow in sunlight against a dark sky.

The Sky screen pointing at a launch

Sky

Hold up your phone to see the flight path drawn across the sky. A gold ring marks where the rocket first comes into view. Flags mark main engine cutoff, stage separation and the nose cone opening. An arrow points the way when the camera is off.

A launch page

Launch pages

Each launch page shows when the rocket rises over your horizon and when it drops out of view. It also has the window, the flight timeline, the booster, livestreams and news.

Alert settings

Alerts

Your phone tells you to step outside four minutes before the rocket clears your horizon. You also hear when a saved launch moves or scrubs. The countdown stays on your iPhone Lock Screen.

Footprints along the sand below the dunes at Surf Beach

Worth the drive

Trips finds a better place to watch it from. Each trip lists places to watch, the drive to each one and directions.

Coming up

From Hidden Hills

Questions

Is Rocket Time free?

Yes. A one-time purchase in the app removes the ads. Ads stay out of the Sky view. They also stay hidden while a launch is in flight.

Does it work where I live?

Yes. Rocket Time covers every launch site on Earth. That includes Florida, California, Texas, French Guiana, New Zealand, India, China and Kazakhstan. You see how good each launch will look from where you are.

How does it know where I am?

Your phone shares only the 3-mile grid square you are in. Point your phone at the sky and it finds the rocket.

Which phones does it run on?

It runs on iPhone, iPhone Duo and Android.

Where does the launch information come from?

The launch schedule comes from The Space Devs. Flight paths come from published orbits and navigation warnings. Cloud forecasts come from MET Norway.

Get Rocket Time

Free on iPhone and Android.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play