District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message
Message Originator: D11
SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9109-26 /
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 G15-23:
A. FROM 029-48-00N/117-39-00W
TO 034-28-00N/120-18-00W
TO 034-40-00N/120-36-00W
TO 034-39-00N/120-39-00W
TO 034-30-00N/120-39-00W
TO 029-35-00N/118-12-00W
TO 029-52-00N/117-54-00W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 029-48-00N/117-39-00W
TO 029-52-00N/117-54-00W
TO 029-35-00N/118-12-00W
TO 029-24-00N/118-08-00W
TO 029-15-00N/118-02-00W
TO 029-02-00N/117-59-00W
TO 028-12-00N/117-19-00W
TO 028-50-00N/117-19-00W
TO 029-36-00N/117-16-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A.
30/1600 SEP 26 TO 30/2025 SEP 26.
01/1600 OCT 26 TO 01/2025 OCT 26.
02/1600 OCT 26 TO 02/2025 OCT 26.
03/1600 OCT 26 TO 03/2025 OCT 26.
04/1600 OCT 26 TO 04/2025 OCT 26.
05/1600 OCT 26 TO 05/2025 OCT 26.
06/1600 OCT 26 TO 06/2025 OCT 26.
B.
30/1600 SEP 26 TO 30/2043 SEP 26.
01/1600 OCT 26 TO 01/2043 OCT 26.
02/1600 OCT 26 TO 02/2043 OCT 26.
03/1600 OCT 26 TO 03/2043 OCT 26.
04/1600 OCT 26 TO 04/2043 OCT 26.
05/1600 OCT 26 TO 05/2043 OCT 26.
06/1600 OCT 26 TO 06/2043 OCT 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
