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SAFETY / ATLANTIC OCEAN-FLORIDA-CAPE CANAVERAL / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SE BNM 9010-26 / Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:24:37 -0500

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR VULCAN
USSF-87:
A. FROM 28-39-29.27N/080-38-01.68W
TO 28-43-00N/080-31-00W
TO 28-43-00N/079-51-00W
TO 28-12-00N/073-59-00W
TO 28-02-00N/073-59-00W
TO 28-26-00N/079-29-00W
TO 28-26-00N/080-20-00W
TO 28-27-21.77N/080-31-32.82W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 28-27-00N/080-19-00W
TO 28-44-00N/080-18-00W
TO 28-41-00N/079-32-00W
TO 28-25-00N/079-33-00W TO BEGINNING
C. FROM 25-10-00N/058-54-00W
TO 26-37-00N/058-32-00W
TO 25-37-00N/054-22-00W
TO 24-09-00N/054-50-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
12/0800 FEB 26 TO 12/1250 FEB 26.
13/0800 FEB 26 TO 13/1250 FEB 26.
14/0800 FEB 26 TO 14/1250 FEB 26.
15/0800 FEB 26 TO 15/1250 FEB 26.
16/0800 FEB 26 TO 16/1250 FEB 26.
17/0800 FEB 26 TO 17/1250 FEB 26.
18/0800 FEB 26 TO 18/1250 FEB 26.
3. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A REGULATED NAVIGATION AREA UNDER 33
CFR 165.775 TO ENCOMPASS THE WATERS BOUND BY THE COORDINATES:
A. FROM 28-39-11.56N/080-37-49.24W
TO 28-40-31.1N/080-22-18.8W
TO 28-38-26.9N/080-21-21.6W
TO 28-34-15.4N/080-20-02.1W
TO 28-32-29N/080-18-54.8W
TO 28-30-06.7N/080-18-09.1W
TO 28-30-01.35N/080-32-48.74W, THEN FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE BACK TO THE POINT
OF ORIGIN.
B. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY THIS ZONE IS CLOSED TO
ALL VESSELS AND PERSONS EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMANDER, SEVENTH COAST
GUARD DISTRICT OR THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL BEGINNING 45
MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW IN THIS NOTICE UNTIL REOPENED BY
THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL VIA BROADCAST ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 16
AND CANCELLATION OF THIS BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS MESSAGE. DETAILED
LAUNCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF LAUNCH BY CONTACTING THE U.S.
COAST GUARD VIA VHF-FM CHANNEL 16 AND 81A OR THROUGH THE U.S. SPACE FORCE
LAUNCH INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232.
4. THE U.S. COAST GUARD WILL ENFORCE THE SECURITY ZONE AS SPECIFIED IN 33 CFR
165.701 BEGINNING 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW IN THIS NOTICE
UNTIL SUSPENDED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL VIA BROADCAST ON
VHF-FM CHANNEL 16 AND CANCELLATION OF THIS BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
MESSAGE.
5. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THIS NOTICE TO ADVISE MARINERS OF THESE
HAZARDOUS AREAS IDENTIFIED BY U.S. SPACE FORCE AND/OR A COMMERCIAL SPACE
OPERATION, WHICH MAY IMPACT NAVIGATION INTERESTS. NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROM
ROCKET LAUNCH ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING
VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS ARE
URGED TO AVOID WATERS WITHIN ROCKET FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURING
LAUNCH WINDOWS AS DETAILED ABOVE.
6. FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARINERS MAY CONTACT THE U.S. SPACE FORCE LAUNCH
INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232 OR BY VISITING
WWW.PATRICK.SPACEFORCE.MIL. FOR NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO
REFER TO THE GEOSPATIAL CHART AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART FOR INFORMATION ON
SPACE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS (SOLAR).
CANCEL AT//181250Z FEB 26//
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