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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: D11

SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9098-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR STRATOLAUNCH
MISSION ADAM:
A. FROM 033-49-00N/121-05-00W
TO 033-42-00N/121-33-00W
TO 034-56-00N/123-24-00W
TO 035-40-00N/124-08-00W
TO 035-54-00N/123-53-00W
TO 035-00-00N/122-35-00W
TO 035-13-00N/121-01-00W
TO 034-49-00N/120-34-00W
TO 034-12-00N/120-48-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):02/0630 SEP 26 TO
02/1600 SEP 26.
02/1330 SEP 26 TO 02/2300 SEP 26.
04/0630 SEP 26 TO 04/1600 SEP 26.
04/1330 SEP 26 TO 04/2300 SEP 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. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THESE AREAS FOR THE DURATION OF
OPERATIONS. FOR MORE DETAILS OR COMMENTS CONTACT STRATOLAUNCH AT
RANGEOPS@STRATOLAUNCH.COM, 661-584-2365, OR ON VHF-FM CHAN. 06 OR 16. 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).
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