District 7 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message
Message Originator: D7
SAFETY / ATLANTIC OCEAN-FLORIDA-CAPE CANAVERAL / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SE BNM 9016-26 /
1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR STARLINK
G6-108:
A. FROM 26-20-00N/076-15-00W
TO 26-27-00N/076-12-00W
TO 26-20-00N/075-46-00W
TO 26-12-00N/075-07-00W
TO 25-44-00N/074-19-00W
TO 25-16-00N/074-05-00W
TO 25-07-00N/074-17-00W
TO 25-17-00N/074-58-00W
TO 25-43-00N/075-40-00W
TO 26-08-00N/076-04-00W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 28-40-53.26N/080-39-02.17W
TO 28-39-00N/080-23-00W
TO 28-19-00N/079-45-00W
TO 28-12-00N/079-48-00W
TO 28-28-50.03N/080-32-14.61W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
27/0952 FEB 26 TO 27/1435 FEB 26.
28/0926 FEB 26 TO 28/1409 FEB 26.
01/0900 MAR 26 TO 01/1343 MAR 26.
02/0834 MAR 26 TO 02/1317 MAR 26.
03/0808 MAR 26 TO 03/1251 MAR 26.
04/0742 MAR 26 TO 04/1225 MAR 26.
05/0716 MAR 26 TO 05/1159 MAR 26.
3. THE U.S. SPACE FORCE AND KENNEDY SPACE CENTER MAY CHOOSE TO ENFORCE A
RESTRICTED AREA AS SPECIFIED IN 33 CFR 334.525 AND 33 CFR 334.595. PRIMARILY
BEGINNING 2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW OF ANY ROCKET
LAUNCHES. THE RESTRICTED AREA WOULD REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUSPENDED BY SPACE
LAUNCH DELTA 45.
4. 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.
5. 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//051159Z MAR 26//
BT
