1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR VSFB OPERATION 2602: A. FROM 32-31-00N/120-30-00W TO 32-28-00N/120-37-00W TO 34-34-00N/120-46-00W TO 34-38-00N/120-35-00W TO 34-18-00N/120-20-00W TO BEGINNING B. FROM 34-28-00N/120-36-00W TO 34-27-00N/120-38-00W TO 34-35-00N/120-39-00W TO 34-34-00N/120-36-00W TO BEGINNING 2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A. 07/1100 APR 26 TO 07/1630 APR 26. 08/1100 APR 26 TO 08/1630 APR 26. B. 07/1100 APR 26 TO 07/1630 APR 26. 08/1100 APR 26 TO 08/1630 APR 26. 3. 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. 4. FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARINERS MAY CONTACT THE U.S. SPACE FORCE LAUNCH INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232. 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). BT
