1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR SPACE X NROL-172: A. FROM 032-50-00N/119-08-00W TO 032-39-00N/119-11-00W TO 034-35-00N/120-39-00W TO 034-40-00N/120-38-00W TO 034-27-00N/120-15-00W TO BEGINNING B. FROM 029-04-00N/117-27-00W TO 029-24-00N/117-48-00W TO 030-25-00N/117-56-00W TO 029-44-00N/117-03-00W TO 029-15-00N/116-59-00W TO BEGINNING 2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A. 11/2228 MAY 26 TO 12/0251 MAY 26. 12/2215 MAY 26 TO 13/0238 MAY 26. 13/2201 MAY 26 TO 14/0224 MAY 26. 14/2147 MAY 26 TO 15/0210 MAY 26. 15/2133 MAY 26 TO 16/0156 MAY 26. 16/2119 MAY 26 TO 17/0142 MAY 26. 17/2105 MAY 26 TO 18/0128 MAY 26. 18/2051 MAY 26 TO 19/0114 MAY 26. B. 11/2228 MAY 26 TO 12/0310 MAY 26. 12/2215 MAY 26 TO 13/0257 MAY 26. 13/2201 MAY 26 TO 14/0243 MAY 26. 14/2147 MAY 26 TO 15/0229 MAY 26. 15/2133 MAY 26 TO 16/0215 MAY 26. 16/2119 MAY 26 TO 17/0201 MAY 26. 17/2105 MAY 26 TO 18/0147 MAY 26. 18/2051 MAY 26 TO 19/0133 MAY 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 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//190233Z MAY 26// BT
