Missile & rocket hazards in 2024

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

issued in 2024
280
still in force
0
vs 2023
-60%
first · last
01-02 · 05-10

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC107
  • NAVAREA IV82
  • HYDROLANT35
  • NAVAREA XII30
  • HYDROARC26

Where · top seas

North Atlantic Ocean8032%
Indian Ocean6325%
South Pacific Ocean3413%
North Pacific Ocean2610%
Barentsz Sea208%
South China Sea73%
South Atlantic Ocean62%
Philippine Sea62%
Bay of Bengal62%
Laccadive Sea52%

All missile & rocket hazards issued in 2024 · 280

  1. HYDROPAC 191/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-19
    M/V struck by missile in 15-48.10N 041-32.80E at 161100Z jan
    Red Sea · Yemen
  2. HYDROLANT 121/242024-01-16 → 2025-01-01
    Missile and gunnery operations 0530Z to sunset daily every wednesday thru saturday until 31 dec: a. in area…
    Aegean Sea · Crete
  3. HYDROPAC 172/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-18
    M/V struck by missile in 12-23.00N 046-49.00E at 151300Z jan
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  4. HYDROPAC 162/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-17
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 170530Z to 170700Z jan in areas bound by: a. 08-34.47N 076-47.70E,…
    Arabian Sea · India
  5. HYDROLANT 107/242024-01-14 → 2024-01-14
    Missile and gunnery operations in progress 0530Z to sunset daily every wednesday thru saturday until 31 dec:…
    Aegean Sea · Crete
  6. NAVAREA IV 45/242024-01-14 → 2024-01-15
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 150027Z to 150458Z jan, alternate 160002Z to 160433Z, 162337Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  7. HYDROPAC 146/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-25
    Hazardous operations, space debris 0615Z to 0700Z daily 18 thru 28 jan in area bound by 52-00.00S…
    Western South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 145/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-25
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0615Z to 0700Z daily 18 thru 28 jan in area bound by 39-13.14S…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  9. HYDROPAC 144/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-17
    Hazardous operations, space debris 171300Z to 171900Z jan in area bound by 15-51.00N 116-00.00E, 13-52.00N…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 143/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-17
    Hazardous operations, space debris 171300Z to 171900Z jan in areas bound by: a. 15-10.00N 115-47.00E,…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 140/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-24
    Hazardous operations, space debris 2050Z to 2345Z daily 17 thru 23 jan in area bound by 29-22.00S…
    South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 134/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-24
    Hazardous operations, space debris 2050Z to 2342Z daily 17 thru 23 jan in area bound by 29-22.00S…
    South Pacific
  13. NAVAREA IV 39/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-17
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 172206Z to 172241Z jan, alternate 182143Z to 182218Z and 192121Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  14. HYDROPAC 129/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-13
    Hazardous operations, space debris 151300Z to 201600Z jan in areas bound by a. 15-51.00N 116-00.00E,…
    South China Sea
  15. NAVAREA XII 9/242024-01-11 → 2024-01-16
    Hazardous operations, space debris 160327Z to 160755Z, 170305Z to 170733Z, 180244Z to 180712Z, 190222Z to…
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  16. HYDROPAC 102/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-11
    Hazardous operations, space debris 110200Z to 110800Z jan in area bound by 02-25.00S 093-23.00E, 02-19.00S…
    Indian Ocean
  17. NAVAREA IV 31/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-14
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 140052Z to 140523Z jan, alternate 150027Z to 150458Z, 160002Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  18. HYDROLANT 65/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-20
    Hazardous operations, space debris 0019Z to 0719Z daily 14 thru 20 jan in area bound by 08-53.00S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 99/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-20
    Hazardous operations, space debris 0019Z to 0719Z daily 14 thru 20 jan in area bound by 08-53.00S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 86/242024-01-07 → 2024-01-11
    Hazardous operations, space debris 110400Z to 111000Z jan in area within 27 miles of trackline joining…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 72/242024-01-06 → 2024-02-29
    Hazardous operations, space debris 110406Z to 110632Z jan, alternate 0406Z to 0632Z daily 12JAN thru 29FEB…
    Philippine Sea · Japan
  22. HYDROPAC 70/242024-01-06 → 2024-01-12
    Hazardous operations, space debris 0300Z to 0900Z daily 09 thru 12 jan in area within 27 miles of trackline…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 50/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-09
    Hazardous operations, space debris 091822Z to 092022Z jan in area bound by 50-00.00S 130-00.00W, 30-30.00S…
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 43/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-05
    Hazardous operations, space debris 051000Z to 051600Z jan in area bound by 21-49.00S 087-30.00E, 21-41.00S…
    Indian Ocean
  25. NAVAREA IV 8/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-08
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 080713Z to 080929Z jan, alternate 090459Z to 090639Z, 100507Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  26. NAVAREA XII 1/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-14
    Hazardous operations, space debris 0500Z to 0925Z daily 08 thru 14 jan in area bound by 30-33.00N…
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  27. NAVAREA IV 7/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-07
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072100Z to 080131Z jan, alternate 2100Z to 0131Z daily 08 thru 13 jan…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  28. HYDROPAC 30/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-08
    Hazardous operations, space debris 2258Z to 0327Z daily 07 thru 14 jan in area bound by 08-53.00S…
    Indian Ocean · Eastern South Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 12/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-08
    Hazardous operations, space debris 2258Z to 0327Z daily 07 thru 14 jan in area bound by 08-53.00S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Indian Ocean
  30. NAVAREA IV 6/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-04
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 032304Z to 032345Z jan 24, alternate 2147Z to 2345Z daily 04 thru 09…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida

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