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Virgin Orbit has backup launch dates of 2021-01-17, 2021-01-24, and 2021-01-31 according to U.S. Coast Guard notices to mariners.
President Trump spoke on 2020-11-26 from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room with officers representing units from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
A 2020-11-24 Local Notice to Mariners by the U.S. Coast Guard states that Virgin Orbit will conduct hazardous operations offshore from San Nicolas Island, California between 2020-12-18 and 2020-12-21 during a four-hour window that opens at 1 p.m. Eastern.
The V-BAT supports the U.S. Army's Future Tactical UAS program, SOUTHCOM/JIATF-S, the U.S. Marine Corps with an expeditionary unit, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
In June 2019, fourteen maritime organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard urging the commandant to raise jamming and spoofing of GPS and other systems with the International Maritime Organization.
Invited witnesses for the 2020-05-06 hearing include Dana Deasy, the Pentagon’s chief information officer; Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering; Thad Allen, former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; and Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and commander of U.S. Space Command.
A U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners issued 2020-02-05 included a notice of a rocket launch from Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska scheduled for 2020-02-21 between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m. Eastern and stated that the launch window would be available daily through 2020-03-01.
The FAA’s 2025-10-17 letter also cited the lack of an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to issue notices to mariners for launches and the lack of a coastal consistency review submitted to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The Coast Guard has about 86,000 personnel and about 2,000 personnel in its headquarters.