District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message
Message Originator: D11
SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9061-26 /
1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR SPACE X
STARLINK G17-42:
A. FROM 031-46-00N/121-08-00W
TO 031-43-00N/121-15-00W
TO 034-41-00N/120-39-00W
TO 034-31-00N/120-26-00W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 028-16-00N/121-48-00W
TO 028-34-00N/122-21-00W
TO 029-47-00N/121-46-00W
TO 029-47-00N/121-35-00W
TO 028-39-00N/121-25-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A.
17/0211 MAY 26 TO 17/0635 MAY 26.
18/0211 MAY 26 TO 18/0635 MAY 26.
19/0211 MAY 26 TO 19/0635 MAY 26.
20/0211 MAY 26 TO 20/0635 MAY 26.
21/0211 MAY 26 TO 21/0635 MAY 26.
22/0211 MAY 26 TO 22/0635 MAY 26.
23/0211 MAY 26 TO 23/0635 MAY 26.
24/0211 MAY 26 TO 24/0635 MAY 26.
25/0211 MAY 26 TO 25/0635 MAY 26.
B.
17/0211 MAY 26 TO 17/0654 MAY 26.
18/0211 MAY 26 TO 18/0654 MAY 26.
19/0211 MAY 26 TO 19/0654 MAY 26.
20/0211 MAY 26 TO 20/0654 MAY 26.
21/0211 MAY 26 TO 21/0654 MAY 26.
22/0211 MAY 26 TO 22/0654 MAY 26.
23/0211 MAY 26 TO 23/0654 MAY 26.
24/0211 MAY 26 TO 24/0654 MAY 26.
25/0211 MAY 26 TO 25/0654 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).
BT
