CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space enthusiasts can watch a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lift off Thursday evening from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County.
The launch window is set to open around 6 p.m.
According to the Kennedy Space Center, this rocket will launch experimental warning satellites that are equipped with new infrared sensors that can detect heat from the plumes of missile launches.
The hope is that the new satellites could help identify potential threats to the United States and the nation's allies, according to NASAspaceflight.com.
