PHOENIX (AZFamily) – We’ve seen plenty of Space-X rockets blast through our western horizon over the past few months, but on Wednesday night you got to witness a rocket being catapulted into orbit with a bit of Arizona ingenuity!

After a hiatus over the last two nights, Firefly Aerospace's “Noise of Summer” launch is scheduled to take place at 9:04 p.m. from Vandenburg Space Force Base.

According to calculations by the private aerospace company, the best visibility in Arizona will be low on the western horizon two minutes after launch at 9:06 p.m.

This applies if the rocket launches as planned. The launch window is about 30 minutes.

On the Alpha FLTA005 launch vehicle, Firefly will launch eight shoebox-sized CubeSats selected as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI).

According to the company, CSLI provides low-cost access to universities and nonprofit organizations across the country, as well as small, private satellite developers, to conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations in space.

One of the tiny satellites was called “CatSat” and was designed and built by students and professors at the University of Arizona.

About 52 minutes after launch, the CatSat will be placed into orbit and a unique balloon antenna will be inflated to test high-speed communications.

According to NASA, once inflated, the CubeSat will be able to transmit high-resolution images of the Earth to ground stations at 50 megabits per second, more than five times faster than typical home Internet speeds.

According to officials, CatSat will orbit the Earth every 95 minutes for about six months, collecting data on space weather.

The Firefly rocket is much smaller than SpaceX's Falcon9 and therefore will not be as spectacular in the night sky.

However, the company says it will retain the “jellyfish effect,” in which the setting sun illuminates the rocket plume.

If you're attending the launch tonight, share your photos with us and don't forget to tag where in the state you are.

According to the forecast, we do not expect any clouds on the western horizon, so visibility should be optimal at 9:06 p.m.!

You can also watch a live stream of the launch below. It starts in 30 minutes.

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