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District 7 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: D7

SAFETY / ATLANTIC OCEAN-FLORIDA-CAPE CANAVERAL / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SE BNM 9033-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR KA-05:
A. FROM 28-38-47.14N/080-37-32W
TO 29-14-00N/080-14-00W
TO 29-28-00N/079-44-00W
TO 29-22-00N/079-36-00W
TO 28-56-00N/079-48-00W
TO 28-38-00N/080-10-00W
TO 28-32-15.79N/080-33-45.87W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 30-01-00N/079-20-00W
TO 31-00-00N/078-19-00W
TO 30-46-00N/077-59-00W
TO 29-48-00N/079-04-00W TO BEGINNING
C. FROM 34-13-00N/074-56-00W
TO 36-26-00N/072-02-00W
TO 35-48-00N/071-18-00W
TO 33-36-00N/074-09-00W TO BEGINNING
D. FROM 47-26-00N/050-52-00W
TO 49-38-00N/043-46-00W
TO 48-39-00N/043-08-00W
TO 46-29-00N/050-10-00W TO BEGINNING
E. FROM 06-49-00N/132-47-00W
TO 08-16-00N/130-47-00W
TO 10-24-00N/120-26-00W
TO 08-56-00N/118-25-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
05/0524 APR 26 TO 05/0655 APR 26.
06/0503 APR 26 TO 06/0634 APR 26.
07/0441 APR 26 TO 07/0613 APR 26.
08/0420 APR 26 TO 08/0551 APR 26.
09/0359 APR 26 TO 09/0530 APR 26.
10/0337 APR 26 TO 10/0509 APR 26.
B.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
05/0524 APR 26 TO 05/0655 APR 26.
06/0503 APR 26 TO 06/0634 APR 26.
07/0441 APR 26 TO 07/0613 APR 26.
08/0420 APR 26 TO 08/0551 APR 26.
09/0359 APR 26 TO 09/0530 APR 26.
10/0337 APR 26 TO 10/0509 APR 26.
C.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
05/0524 APR 26 TO 05/0655 APR 26.
06/0503 APR 26 TO 06/0634 APR 26.
07/0441 APR 26 TO 07/0613 APR 26.
08/0420 APR 26 TO 08/0551 APR 26.
09/0359 APR 26 TO 09/0530 APR 26.
10/0337 APR 26 TO 10/0509 APR 26.
D.
04/0545 APR 26 TO 04/0717 APR 26.
05/0524 APR 26 TO 05/0655 APR 26.
06/0503 APR 26 TO 06/0634 APR 26.
07/0441 APR 26 TO 07/0613 APR 26.
08/0420 APR 26 TO 08/0551 APR 26.
09/0359 APR 26 TO 09/0530 APR 26.
10/0337 APR 26 TO 10/0509 APR 26.
E.
04/0658 APR 26 TO 04/0844 APR 26.
05/0637 APR 26 TO 05/0822 APR 26.
06/0616 APR 26 TO 06/0801 APR 26.
07/0554 APR 26 TO 07/0740 APR 26.
08/0533 APR 26 TO 08/0718 APR 26.
09/0512 APR 26 TO 09/0657 APR 26.
10/0450 APR 26 TO 10/0636 APR 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 28-37-48.37N/080-36-47.79W
TO 28-42-00N/080-34-00W
TO 28-48-09.9N/080-28-07.4W
TO 28-40-20.9N/080-22-07.7W
TO 28-37-00N/080-21-00W
TO 28-32-25.83N/080-33-47.93W, 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. 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.
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//100636Z APR 26//
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