No US launch path reaches the sky over Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield. The nearest site, Wallops Island, is 799 miles from St. Louis, so a launch is a webcast from here.
Checking the upcoming launches against the sky over Kansas City, MO.
A rocket can be followed up to about 174 miles in daylight and 621 miles after dark, and a plume lit by the sun above a dark ground carries farther still. The figures here are for a launch at night or in twilight, the best case.
Wallops Flight Facility is 799 miles east of St. Louis, beyond the 621 miles at which a rocket can be followed after dark. The way to see a launch from here is the webcast: most launches in the list above link an official stream, and the calendar file sets a reminder for the liftoff.
The nearest site is Wallops Flight Facility, 799 miles from St. Louis. If you are traveling there, these are the usual public places.
Pad 0A: Northrop Grumman Antares and Rocket Lab Neutron.
A rocket in daylight can be followed to about 174 miles, after dark to about 621 miles, and a plume lit by the sun while the ground is dark carries to about 808 miles.
