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Mark
Fehringer
Black Sky Aerospace
To seek members feedback on the proposal to establish multiple temporary restricted areas (TRAs) and one temporary danger area (TDA) in support of multiple rocket launches.
The issue
Weekday launches in the 0800 - 0900 window will be up to flight level 450 (FL450), all other times will be up to FL200. Weekend rocket launches will be up to FL450.
Dates:
- 23/10/2023 to 27/10/2023 (weekdays) & 28/10/2023 to 29/10/2023 (weekends)
- 06/11/2023 to 10/11/0223 (weekdays) & 11/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 (weekends)
- 20/11/2023 to 24/11/0223 (weekdays) & 25/11/2023 to 26/11/2023 (weekends)
- 04/12/2023 to 08/12/2023 (weekdays) & 09/12/2023 to 10/12/2023 (weekends)
- 18/12/2023 to 22/12/2023 (weekdays) & 23/12/2023 to 24/12/2023 (weekends)
3 windows on each day (not including Thursdays) between:
• 0800 - 0900 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST),
• 1000 - 1100 AEST,
• 1200 - 1400 AEST,
4 windows on Thursdays between:
- 0800 - 0900 AEST
- 1000 - 1100 AEST
- 1200 - 1300 AEST
- 1430 - 1530 AEST
TRA-Weekday 0800 - 0900 AEST
- Lateral Limits: within 7 nautical miles (n mile) RADIUS OF 28° 07' 42" S 149°42' 06" E
- Vertical Limits: Surface (SFC) to FL450
- Controlling Authority: Airservices Australia
TRA-Weekday - ALL OTHER WINDOWS
- Lateral Limits: within 2.5 n mile RADIUS OF 28° 07' 42" S 149°42' 06" E
- Vertical Limits: SFC to FL200
- Controlling Authority: Airservices Australia
TRA-Weekend
- Lateral Limits: within 7 n mile RADIUS OF 28° 07' 42" S 149°42' 06" E
- Vertical Limits: SFC to FL450
- Controlling Authority: Airservices Australia
TDA-Horizontal
- Lateral Limits: within 3 n mile RADIUS OF 28° 07' 39'' S 149° 42' 24'' E
- Vertical Limits: SFC to A050
- Contact: BSA
Purpose
Seeking feedback to mitigate residual airspace risks posed by the rocket launch activities, 3 TRAs and a TDA are proposed that extend from surface to a maximum of FL450.
Due to proximity of permanent military restricted airspace, different arrangements are requested on weekdays and weekends for vertical rocket launch activities. On weekdays, the TRA is limited to 2.5 n mile from the launch site and to an upper limit of FL200 except for the 0800 to 0900 AEST window, where the TRA extends 7 n mile from the launch site and to an upper limit of FL450.
On weekends, the TRA also extends 7 n mile from the launch site and to an upper limit of FL450. Impacting air traffic service routes Y153, H12, W353.
A TDA of fixed lateral and vertical dimensions is requested for all horizontal launch activities in the same day and time windows.