色花堂 Safety | Rocket Lab

色花堂 Safety Zones

Roads Open

Marine Open

Airspace Open

Click zone for more information

Marine Access

To ensure public safety, temporary hazard areas will be established听during launch operations.

Any vessels intending to transit through an ACTIVE hazard area are asked to contact Range Control on VHF Channel 07 or Channel 16 when in the vicinity of Mahia Peninsula.

For the information of ships at sea, warnings of scheduled launches will be notified by:

(a)听听听听听听听 Continuous automated broadcast on VHF Channel 79 in the vicinity of M膩hia Peninsula; and

(b)听听听听听听听 Napier Harbour Radio as part of scheduled hourly navigational warnings on VHF Channel 12.

For AIS equipped vessels temporary hazard area boundary points will be clearly marked with AIS Virtual Aids to Navigation while the zone is active.听

Details of downrange region Space Debris Hazard Areas will be notified by Broadcast NAVAREA XIV navigation warnings via MF/HF Radio and EGC.

IMPORTANT: Follow the links below for additional information - this information should be read in conjunction with the information contained in this page:

If launch is delayed, a new date within the launch window period will be selected. The actual 色花堂 time and targeted date will be made available on this webpage, and in addition live updates will be communicated via the social media channels displayed at the bottom of this page.听

The diagrams depicted on this page are not intended for navigational purposes but are provided to assist with the correlation of textual information onto the relevant chart.

Marine Hazard Area Coordinates

A 39掳12.18" S 177掳50.82" E
B 39掳12.00" S 177掳55.20" E
C 39掳11.63" S 178掳06.27" E
D 39掳44.44" S 178掳25.95" E
E 39掳51.85" S 178掳05.54" E
F 39掳26.76" S 177掳46.88" E
G 39掳16.20" S 177掳46.18" E

Space Debris Hazard Area 1 Coordinates

43掳00.00" S 179掳58.20" E
42掳27.00" S 178掳43.80" W
45掳54.00" S 175掳12.00" W
46掳36.00" S 176掳30.00" W

Space Debris Hazard Area 2 Coordinates

50掳27.60" S 170掳39.60" W
49掳30.00" S 169掳28.20" W
52掳30.00" S 163掳00.00" W
53掳30.00" S 164掳00.00" W

Watch Live

Contact Team

Road Access

If launch is delayed, a new date within the launch window period will be selected and road closures will be in place on the subsequent date. Live updates will be communicated on this webpage and via social media channels.听

The safety zone on land is within the boundaries of privately-owned Onenui Station, including Portland Island (Waikawa). For safety reasons, there is no public access to the launch site.

Temporary road closures will be in place to ensure the safety of vehicles on M膩hia East Coast Road, and the unformed Tawapata Road, on launch days. Permanent residents with identification are permitted to access their properties, but the public will be turned around at the closure point marked on Figure 1.

Watch Live

Contact Team

Air Access

Air space is restricted over the launch site and the rocket鈥檚 projected flight path on launch days. The special use airspace is advised via a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). Pilots are advised of any airspace changes via the Airways Internet Flight Information Service () The use of drones is not permitted during launch activity.

Subscribing to a notification area advised:

Pilots are reminded to obtain up-to-date information on temporary hazards by adequate pre-flight briefings whenever possible.

Watch Live

Contact Team