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What this is
This Falcon 9 is aimed farther than a lap around Earth. SpaceX is sending it from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. The ride starts as a very loud climb, then a long quiet coast.
SpaceX is flying a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Mission: Turkish Lunar Mission-1 (TLM-1). Turkish Lunar Mission-1 (TLM-1) is the first Turkish lunar exploration spacecraft mission. The TLM-1 spacecraft will operate for at least 3 months (possibly extended to 6) in a 100-km circular lunar orbit above the lunar surface before concluding its mission with a controlled crash landing. It will test the 1st Turkish spacecraft hybrid propulsion system and collect data about the Moon's water, magnetic activity and radiation. Scientific payload are as follows: * Lunar Neutrals Telescope (LNT) * Lunar Narrow Field of View Radiometer (LNR) * Radiation Calorimeter * Radiation Dosimeter * High Resolution Camera * Wide Angle Video Camera * Vision Based Navigation System. Planned orbit: Lunar Orbit. Status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. The published time can still slip. Rockets wait for weather, boats, and the range.
From here
Too far to see
You will not see this rocket from Centennial, Colorado. It is about 1,578 miles east. The broadcast is the view.
That is too far for the flame and, for almost every launch, too far for the high-altitude plume. Dim the lights and watch together anyway. The clock is still loose, so daylight is a guess.