Missile & rocket hazards in the North Pacific Ocean

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

in force
7
last 12 months
11
vs previous 12 (6)
+83%
since 1998
1,745

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.

In force now · 7

  1. NAVAREA XI 379/26in force2026-08-21
    Space debris operations are hazardous in the South China Sea and western North Pacific from 23 Aug 23:00 to 24 Aug 05:00 UTC, then cancelled at 06:00 UTC.
    South China Sea, Northern Part and North Pacific, Western Part
  2. NAVAREA XI 372/26in force2026-08-19
    Rocket firing is scheduled daily on August 23 and 29 from 2200Z to 1300Z within 25 miles of 31-14-14N 144-26-48E in the North Pacific near Nanpo Shoto.
    North Pacific, Nanpo Shoto
  3. HYDROPAC 2320/26in force2026-08-12
    The warning for missile operations near Kuril Islands, North Pacific, covers 1400Z to 1000Z daily 16-22 August and is cancelled at 231100Z August.
    North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  4. NAVAREA XII 540/26in force2026-08-10
    Space debris hazard operations occur daily from August 13 to 26 in two North Pacific areas.
    North Pacific
  5. NAVAREA XII 551/26in force2026-08-08
    Rocket launching hazardous operations in North Pacific off California from August 19 to 25, with daily alternate windows, in two areas near 34-29N 120-29W and 29-13N 121-31W.
    North Pacific · California
  6. NAVAREA XII 539/26in force2026-08-04
    Hazardous rocket launching operations take place off California in multiple areas from August 15 to 22, with alternate dates.
    North Pacific · California
  7. NAVAREA XII 93/23in force2023-02-28
    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

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XII 93/23in force2023-02-28 · 1,271 d
    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
  2. NAVAREA XII 539/26in force2026-08-04 · 18 d
    Hazardous rocket launching operations take place off California in multiple areas from August 15 to 22, with alternate dates.
    North Pacific · California
  3. NAVAREA XII 551/26in force2026-08-08 · 14 d
    Rocket launching hazardous operations in North Pacific off California from August 19 to 25, with daily alternate windows, in two areas near 34-29N 120-29W and 29-13N 121-31W.
    North Pacific · California
  4. NAVAREA XII 540/26in force2026-08-10 · 12 d
    Space debris hazard operations occur daily from August 13 to 26 in two North Pacific areas.
    North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2320/26in force2026-08-12 · 10 d
    The warning for missile operations near Kuril Islands, North Pacific, covers 1400Z to 1000Z daily 16-22 August and is cancelled at 231100Z August.
    North Pacific · Kuril Islands

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Other hazards in the North Pacific Ocean

Archive · 1,738 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA XII 183/102010-04-18 → 2010-04-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · California · Missiles
  2. HYDROPAC 784/102010-04-16 → 2010-04-18
    Hazardous operations 1800Z to 0147Z commencing daily 20 thru 27 apr: a. in area bound by 11-31N 169-25E,…
    North Pacififc · Marshall Islands · Missiles
  3. NAVAREA XII 162/102010-04-11 → 2010-04-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · California · Missiles
  4. NAVAREA XII 145/102010-04-04 → 2010-04-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · California · Missiles
  5. NAVAREA XII 133/102010-03-31 → 2010-05-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
    North Pacific · Hawaii · Missiles
  6. NAVAREA XII 131/102010-03-28 → 2010-04-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  7. NAVAREA XII 123/102010-03-21 → 2010-03-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  8. HYDROPAC 516/102010-03-16 → 2010-03-23
    Hazardous operations 1815Z to 1945Z daily 20 thru 24 mar within 216 miles of 24-23N 161-46E
    North Pacific · Rockets
  9. NAVAREA XII 111/102010-03-14 → 2010-03-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  10. HYDROPAC 470/102010-03-11 → 2010-03-17
    Hazardous operations 160200Z to 160600Z and 162130Z to 170415Z mar in area bound by 08-51N 166-30E, 08-43N…
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands · Missiles
  11. NAVAREA XII 103/102010-03-07 → 2010-03-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  12. NAVAREA XII 96/102010-02-28 → 2010-03-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  13. NAVAREA XII 95/102010-02-28 → 2010-03-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
    North Pacific · Hawaii · Missiles
  14. NAVAREA XII 91/102010-02-21 → 2010-02-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  15. NAVAREA XII 78/102010-02-14 → 2010-02-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  16. NAVAREA XII 73/102010-02-07 → 2010-02-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  17. HYDROPAC 247/102010-02-07 → 2010-02-15
    Hazardous operations 0030Z to 0200Z daily 12 thru 15 feb within 216 miles of 24-23N 161-46E
    North Pacific · Rockets
  18. NAVAREA XII 59/102010-01-31 → 2010-02-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
    North Pacific · Hawaii · Missiles
  19. NAVAREA XII 58/102010-01-31 → 2010-02-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  20. NAVAREA XII 39/102010-01-24 → 2010-01-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  21. HYDROPAC 128/102010-01-23 → 2010-01-31
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0130Z daily 28 thru 31 jan within 216 miles of 31-55N 153-45E
    Western North Pacific · Rockets
  22. NAVAREA XII 28/102010-01-17 → 2010-01-24
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  23. NAVAREA XII 19/102010-01-10 → 2010-01-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  24. NAVAREA XII 6/102010-01-03 → 2010-01-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
    Eastern North Pacific · Missiles
  25. NAVAREA XII 608/092009-12-30 → 2010-01-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  26. NAVAREA XII 605/092009-12-27 → 2010-01-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  27. NAVAREA XII 597/092009-12-20 → 2009-12-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  28. NAVAREA XII 586/092009-12-13 → 2009-12-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  29. NAVAREA XII 575/092009-12-06 → 2009-12-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  30. NAVAREA XII 564/092009-11-30 → 2009-12-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  31. NAVAREA XII 561/092009-11-29 → 2009-12-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  32. NAVAREA XII 555/092009-11-22 → 2009-11-29
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  33. NAVAREA XII 544/092009-11-15 → 2009-11-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  34. NAVAREA XII 534/092009-11-08 → 2009-11-15
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  35. NAVAREA XII 522/092009-11-01 → 2009-11-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  36. NAVAREA XII 519/092009-10-31 → 2009-11-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  37. NAVAREA XII 503/092009-10-25 → 2009-11-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  38. NAVAREA XII 485/092009-10-18 → 2009-10-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  39. NAVAREA XII 475/092009-10-11 → 2009-10-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  40. NAVAREA XII 454/092009-10-04 → 2009-10-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  41. NAVAREA XII 448/092009-09-30 → 2009-10-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  42. NAVAREA XII 441/092009-09-27 → 2009-10-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  43. NAVAREA XII 431/092009-09-20 → 2009-09-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  44. NAVAREA XII 423/092009-09-13 → 2009-09-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  45. NAVAREA XII 400/092009-09-06 → 2009-09-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  46. NAVAREA XII 389/092009-08-31 → 2009-09-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  47. NAVAREA XII 387/092009-08-30 → 2009-09-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  48. NAVAREA XII 374/092009-08-23 → 2009-08-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  49. NAVAREA XII 364/092009-08-16 → 2009-08-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  50. NAVAREA XII 356/092009-08-09 → 2009-08-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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