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Rocket: Delta 4 Medium+
Payload: GOES-N
Date: May 24, 2006
Window: 6:11-7:11 p.m. EDT (2211-2311 GMT)
Site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Broadcast: AMC 3, Transponder 5, C-band

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Delta 4 launch hazard area
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: May 18, 2006


Credit: U.S. Air Force
 
This map shows the Eastern Range Launch Hazard Area (LHA) for the Delta 4 rocket on May 24. Mariners are asked to remain clear of the LHA from 4 to 8 p.m. EDT.

The LHA extends approximately 150 miles east of Port Canaveral.

**PERSONS ENTERING AN ACTIVE LAUNCH HAZARD AREA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT SEVERE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO PUNISH VIOLATORS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 33, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1232, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY IS SIX YEARS CONFINEMENT AND A $250,000 FINE.**

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