4 missile & rocket hazards in force

Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas.

What the archive shows

The available missile & rocket hazards archive contains 8,162 messages across 29 issue years, from 1998 to 2026. The year links below provide the source and sea-area breakdowns for each period.

The current list includes messages issued from 2023-02-28 to 2026-09-30. A warning can remain in force for an extended operation, so this list is not a list of new incidents.

4 recorded messages form a small sample; the source in the current list breakdown should be read as individual records rather than a pattern.

The NGA archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts near that gap are incomplete. Separate messages may describe updates to the same activity.

  1. NAVAREA II 343/262026-09-30 16:31Z
    Missile firing with fallout hazard occurs daily 00:00 to 11:00 Coordinated Universal Time 4-21 October 2026 near Yeu, Pazenn, Iroise, Romeo, Charcot, Faraday, Altair; navigate with caution.
    Yeu, Pazenn, Iroise, Romeo, Charcot, Faraday, Altair · Hazard Other · Fallout Hazard
  2. NAVAREA XII 662/262026-09-19 16:38Z
    Rocket launching creates hazardous operations in the North Pacific off California September 30 and October 1-6, with daily windows until 2025 or 2043 UTC.
    North Pacific · California
  3. HYDROLANT 237/262026-02-03 17:44Z
    Missile operations occur daily Wednesday through Saturday in the Aegean Sea until June 14 and September 16 through December 31.
    Aegean Sea
  4. NAVAREA XII 93/232023-02-28 22:48Z
    Periodic missile firing operations by Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, occur in Whiskey 188; vessels should contact on channel 16.
    North Pacific · Hawaii

Archive by year · 8,162 since 1998

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Terms used in missiles warnings

Hazardous operations
NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
Missile firing
Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
Rocket launching
The areas where spent rocket stages, boosters and fairings are expected to fall after a launch, with the launch window.
Space debris
An area where parts of a spacecraft or rocket stage are expected to come down at sea, from a launch or a planned re-entry.

Guide: Rocket launches and space debris: why areas of ocean close

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