Missile & rocket hazards in the Gulf of Mexico

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

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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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the Gulf of Mexico

Archive · 25 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 468/242024-04-24 → 2024-04-30
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. cape 280600Z to 280630Z apr, alternate 300510Z apr to 051210Z may in…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  2. NAVAREA IV 278/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-18
    Straits of florida
    Gulf of Mexico
  3. NAVAREA IV 1332/232023-11-16 → 2023-11-20
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching and space debris 1300Z to 1539Z daily 18, 19 and 20 nov and 181300Z…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  4. NAVAREA IV 1322/232023-11-13 → 2023-11-20
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching and space debris 1300Z to 1539Z daily 17, 19 and 20 nov and 181300Z…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  5. NAVAREA IV 1309/232023-11-10 → 2023-11-13
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1300Z to 1539Z daily 15 thru 17 and 181300Z to 181349Z nov in area…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  6. NAVAREA IV 1025/232023-09-04 → 2023-09-07
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1310Z to 1650Z daily 08 thru 13 sep in areas bound by 25-57.00N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  7. NAVAREA IV 420/232023-04-15 → 2023-04-15
    Hazardous operations, space debris 152040Z to 152110Z apr in area bound by 28-06.00N 083-41.00W, 28-17.00N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  8. NAVAREA IV 411/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-15
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  9. NAVAREA IV 407/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-13
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. cape 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  10. NAVAREA IV 400/232023-04-10 → 2023-04-12
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  11. NAVAREA IV 387/232023-04-07 → 2023-04-21
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1025Z to 1610Z daily 17 thru 21 apr in area bound by 25-57.00N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  12. NAVAREA IV 372/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-12
    Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1125Z to 1710Z daily 06 thru 12 apr in areas bound by 25-57.00N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  13. NAVAREA IV 220/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  14. NAVAREA IV 218/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-01
    Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  15. NAVAREA IV 582/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-10
    Hazardous operations, space debris 100315Z to 100345Z jul in area bound by 29-44-45N 084-12-00W, 29-14-56N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  16. NAVAREA IV 573/212021-07-06 → 2021-07-08
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 090320Z to 090350Z jul, alternate 091150Z to 091220Z, 110235Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  17. NAVAREA IV 569/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-06
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 081210Z to 081240Z jul, alternate 090320Z to 090350Z and 110235Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  18. NAVAREA IV 555/212021-07-03 → 2021-07-05
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 080345Z to 080415Z jul, alternate 081210Z to 081240Z and 090320Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  19. NAVAREA IV 359/212021-05-01 → 2021-05-02
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 040530Z to 040600Z may, alternate 061305Z to 061335Z and 071240Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico Florida
  20. NAVAREA IV 358/212021-04-30 → 2021-05-01
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 030550Z to 030620Z may, alternate 040530Z to 040600Z and 041350Z to…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico Florida
  21. NAVAREA IV 333/212021-04-24 → 2021-04-30
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 290725Z to 290755Z apr and 021440Z to 021510Z may, alternate 301525Z…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico Florida
  22. NAVAREA IV 37/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-14
    Hazardous operations, space debris 140110Z to 140140Z in area bound by 28-59-45N 083-45-00W, 28-29-56N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  23. NAVAREA IV 679/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-02
    Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 021820Z to 021850Z aug in area bound by 30-15-43N 086-01-40W,…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico
  24. NAVAREA IV 431/991999-12-14 → 1999-12-15
    Missile firing exercises 151345Z to 151600Z dec in area bound by 28-41N 086-48W, 28-10N 084-30W, 27-46N…
  25. NAVAREA IV 369/991999-11-03 → 1999-11-04
    Missile firing exercises 041700Z to 042000Z nov in area bound by 28-41N 086-48W, 28-10N 084-30W, 27-46N…

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