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Fehringer
Black Sky Aerospace
Proposed temporary restricted areas (TRAs) and a temporary danger area (TDA) to support rocket launches in southern Queensland.
Weekday Rocket launches from 08:00 - 09:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Launches in this window will be up to Flight Level (FL) 450, all launches outside of this window will be up to FL200.
Weekend Rocket launches will be launched up to FL450.
The issue
Dates of the proposed launches:
- 21/10/2024 to 25/102024 (weekdays) & 26/10/2024 to 27/10/2024 (weekends)
- 28/10/2024 to 01/11/2024 (weekdays) & 02/11/2024 to 03/11/2024 (weekends)
- 04/11/2024 to 08/11/2024 (weekdays) & 09/11/2024 to 10/11/07/2024 (weekends)
- 11/11/2024 to 15/11/2024 (weekdays) & 16/11/2024 to 17/11/2024 (weekends)
- 18/11/2024 to 22/11/2024 (weekdays) & 23/11/2024 to 24/11/2024 (weekends)
- 25/11/2024 to 29/11/08/2024 (weekdays) & 30/11/2024 to 01/12/2024 (weekends)
- 02/12/2024 to 06/12/2024 (weekdays) & 07/12/2024 to 08/12/2024 (weekends)
- 09/12/2024 to 13/12/2024 (weekdays) & 14/12/2024 to 15/12/2024 (weekends)
- 16/12/2024 to 20/12/2024 (weekdays) & 21/12/2024 to 22/12/2024 (weekends)
The following windows apply for TRAs:
4 windows on each day between
- 0800 - 0900 AEST,
- 1000 - 1100 AEST,
- 1200 - 1400 AEST,
- 1500 - 1600 AEST.
For the TDA, the following window applies:
- 0800 - 1700 AEST daily.
Purpose
Seeking Feedback to mitigate residual airspace risks posed by the rocket launch activities.
Dates:
21 October 2024 to 22 December 2024
TRA FUNNYH - 0800 - 0900 weekdays and on weekends:
- 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 FUNNYL - all other weekday launch windows:
- Lateral Limits: within 2.5 n mile RADIUS OF 28° 07' 42" S 149°42' 06" E
- Vertical Limits: Surface (SFC) to FL200
- Controlling Authority: Airservices Australia
TDA FUNNY FARM:
- Lateral Limits: within 3 n mile RADIUS OF 28° 07' 39'' S 149° 42' 24'' E
- Vertical Limits: SFC to A050
- Contact: Black Sky Aerospace
Should any times potentially conflict with your activities, please let us know so we can work around these.