Rocket launches daily from October 19-31, 2024; navigation prohibited.

NEW ZEALAND COASTAL NAVIGATION WARNING 182/24
AREA PORTLAND, CASTLEPOINT, CONWAY, RANGITATA, CHALMERS, FOVEAUX
1. ROCKET LAUNCHING SCHEDULED DAILY BETWEEEN 0830 UTC AND 1315 UTC FROM 19 OCT 2024 TO 31 OCT 2024
2. LAUNCH HAZARD AREA BOUNDED BY:
A. 39-15.03S 178-03.35E
B. 39-30.97S 177-55.29E
C. 39-53.36S 177-43.98E
D. 39-53.49S 177-39.63E
E. 39-32.10S 177-40.59E
F. 39-10.70S 177-41.55E
G. 39-05.73S 177-44.59E
3. SPACE DEBRIS HAZARD AREA BOUNDED BY:
A. 43-18.00S 175-54.00E
B. 43-33.00S 177-21.60E
C. 48-00.00S 173-54.00E
D. 48-24.00S 175-42.00E
4. DURING LAUNCH OPERATIONS, THE LAUNCH HAZARD AREA WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NAVIGATION PROHIBITED WITHIN THE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH HAWKES BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL NAVIGATION SAFETY BY LAW 2024 SECTION 9.
5. RANGE CONTROL FOR THE LAUNCH HAZARD AREA WILL OPERATE DURING LAUNCH OPERATIONS. RANGE INFORMATION WILL BE BROADCAST ON VHF CHANNEL 79. RANGE CONTROL CAN BE CONTACTED ON VHF CHANNEL 07. TEMPORARY VIRTUAL AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATONS) SHALL BE USED TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE PERIMETER OF THE HAZARD AREA DURING ACTIVE PERIODS.
6. LIVE UPDATES ON ACTIVITY AVAILABLE VIA WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS WWW.ROCKETLABUSA.COM SOCIAL MEDIA: TWITTER.COM/ROCKETLAB. FURTHER INFORMATION REFER ANNUAL NEW ZEALAND NOTICE TO MARINERS NO.19
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