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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 9044-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR STARLINK
G10-38:
A. FROM 31-42-00N/077-10-00W
TO 32-23-00N/076-52-00W
TO 33-08-00N/075-40-00W
TO 33-28-00N/074-58-00W
TO 33-19-00N/074-46-00W
TO 32-36-00N/075-02-00W
TO 31-51-00N/076-13-00W
TO 31-31-00N/076-56-00W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 28-39-11.88N/080-37-48.12W
TO 29-04-00N/080-12-00W
TO 28-54-00N/080-05-00W
TO 28-33-00N/080-25-00W
TO 28-30-52.42N/080-33-17.64W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
01/1733 MAY 26 TO 01/2215 MAY 26.
02/1710 MAY 26 TO 02/2152 MAY 26.
03/1648 MAY 26 TO 03/2130 MAY 26.
04/1626 MAY 26 TO 04/2108 MAY 26.
05/1604 MAY 26 TO 05/2046 MAY 26.
06/1542 MAY 26 TO 06/2024 MAY 26.
07/1520 MAY 26 TO 07/2002 MAY 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//072002Z MAY 26//
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