Space Operations/Hazardous Warning Area/Commercial (Hazardous)

From: 2026-08-27 To: 2027-02-23

Location:
30-10-00.012N/076-32-60.000W
30-03-00.000N/076-30-00.000W
29-40-59.988N/077-04-00.012W
29-26-60.000N/078-15-00.000W
29-34-59.988N/078-19-00.012W
30-07-59.988N/077-16-59.988W
30-10-00.012N/076-32-60.000W

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR ROMAN SPACE
TELESCOPE (WFIRST):
A. FROM 32-38-00N/067-27-00W
TO 33-34-00N/064-52-00W
TO 33-24-00N/063-48-00W
TO 33-12-00N/063-44-00W
TO 32-44-00N/064-13-00W
TO 32-27-00N/067-24-00W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 29-35-00N/078-19-00W
TO 30-08-00N/077-17-00W
TO 30-10-00N/076-33-00W
TO 30-03-00N/076-30-00W
TO 29-41-00N/077-04-00W
TO 29-27-00N/078-15-00W TO BEGINNING
C. FROM 28-41-02N/080-39-09W
TO 28-47-00N/080-27-00W
TO 28-57-00N/080-01-00W
TO 28-58-00N/079-48-00W
TO 28-50-00N/079-53-00W
TO 28-34-00N/080-11-00W
TO 28-27-42N/080-31-37W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
30/1110 AUG 26 TO 30/1216 AUG 26.
31/1110 AUG 26 TO 31/1216 AUG 26.
01/1107 SEP 26 TO 01/1214 SEP 26.
02/1104 SEP 26 TO 02/1211 SEP 26.
03/1104 SEP 26 TO 03/1211 SEP 26.
04/1101 SEP 26 TO 04/1208 SEP 26.
05/1056 SEP 26 TO 05/1203 SEP 26.
3. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A REGULATED NAVIGATION AREA UNDER 33
CFR 165.775 TO ENCOMPASS THE WATERS BOUND BY THE COORDINATES:
A. FROM 28-39-56N/080-38-21W
TO 28-42-47.6N/080-23-49.7W
TO 28-39-59.7N/080-22-02.6W
TO 28-35-27.7N/080-20-40.9W
TO 28-33-27.3N/080-19-33.3W
TO 28-27-45N/080-31-38W, THEN FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE BACK TO THE POINT OF
ORIGIN.
B. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY THIS ZONE IS CLOSED TO
ALL VESSELS AND PERSONS EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMANDER, COAST GUARD
DISTRICT SOUTHEAST OR THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL BEGINNING 45
MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW IN THIS NOTICE UNTIL REOPENED BY
THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL VIA BROADCAST ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 16
AND CANCELLATION OF THIS BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS MESSAGE. DETAILED
LAUNCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF LAUNCH BY CONTACTING THE U.S.
COAST GUARD VIA VHF-FM CHANNEL 16 AND 81A OR THROUGH THE U.S. SPACE FORCE
LAUNCH INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/MSI TO VIEW THE LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS (LNM)
AND THE GEOSPATIAL CHART AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART FOR INFORMATION ON
SPACE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS (SOLAR).