I wanted to give you a heads up that DSOC 2.5 hour laser operations will be transitioning to daytime in July. Two of the passes will start around noon and the other three passes will start closer to 5 pm. The two passes close to noon will transmit the lasers for half of the pass (~1.25 hours) at most. The laser safety system continues to work with no issues and we foresee no issue with its operation during the day based on past testing.

There is an update to my phone number: 626-710-8645

Marcum Martz
JPL Laser Safety

FYI – the Psyche Mission launches October 5, so expect a fair amount of laser activity in the days and weeks following.

Flyers are urged to avoid the 5 NM area to the south of Table Mountain.  Check with me for schedule (6263756556) or Daniel (6267201988) if your flight plan takes you in this area.

Marcum Martz
Jet Propulsion Lab
Laser Safety Officer

A couple more notes:

If it looks like weather conditions are good for flights that may take you over Wrightwood, you can always check with me (6263756556) on the day of to see if we’re operating. An alternate phone # is 6267201988 (Daniel) in case I’m out of town.

While laser protective eyewear is really only designed as a backup protective measure, and although it’s designed to take a direct hit, there’s always the chance of a stray reflection coming in the side. But if you’re interested, the correct specification would be Optical Density (OD) of 6+ for 1064 nm. Here’s a link to a supplier (not an endorsement): https://www.kenteklaserstore.com/products/eyewear/laser-safety-eyewear?wavelengths=6-1064.