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 337/092009-08-02 → 2009-08-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  2. NAVAREA XII 331/092009-07-31 → 2009-08-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  3. NAVAREA XII 319/092009-07-26 → 2009-08-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  4. NAVAREA XII 302/092009-07-19 → 2009-07-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  5. NAVAREA XII 292/092009-07-12 → 2009-07-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  6. NAVAREA XII 283/092009-07-05 → 2009-07-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  7. NAVAREA XII 277/092009-06-30 → 2009-07-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  8. NAVAREA XII 275/092009-06-28 → 2009-07-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  9. NAVAREA XII 264/092009-06-21 → 2009-06-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  10. NAVAREA XII 261/092009-06-14 → 2009-06-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  11. NAVAREA XII 256/092009-06-07 → 2009-06-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  12. NAVAREA XII 247/092009-05-31 → 2009-06-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  13. NAVAREA XII 246/092009-05-31 → 2009-06-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  14. NAVAREA XII 239/092009-05-26 → 2009-05-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  15. NAVAREA XII 231/092009-05-17 → 2009-05-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  16. NAVAREA XII 224/092009-05-10 → 2009-05-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  17. NAVAREA XII 208/092009-05-03 → 2009-05-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  18. NAVAREA XII 205/092009-05-01 → 2009-05-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  19. NAVAREA XII 204/092009-04-26 → 2009-05-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  20. NAVAREA XII 196/092009-04-19 → 2009-04-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  21. NAVAREA XII 187/092009-04-12 → 2009-04-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  22. NAVAREA XII 178/092009-04-05 → 2009-04-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  23. NAVAREA XII 165/092009-03-31 → 2009-05-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  24. NAVAREA XII 161/092009-03-29 → 2009-04-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  25. NAVAREA XII 148/092009-03-22 → 2009-03-29
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  26. NAVAREA XII 135/092009-03-15 → 2009-03-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  27. NAVAREA XII 127/092009-03-08 → 2009-03-15
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  28. NAVAREA XII 118/092009-03-01 → 2009-03-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  29. NAVAREA XII 115/092009-02-28 → 2009-03-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  30. NAVAREA XII 104/092009-02-22 → 2009-03-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  31. NAVAREA XII 84/092009-02-15 → 2009-02-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  32. NAVAREA XII 70/092009-02-08 → 2009-02-15
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  33. NAVAREA XII 56/092009-02-01 → 2009-02-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  34. NAVAREA XII 54/092009-01-31 → 2009-02-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  35. NAVAREA XII 42/092009-01-25 → 2009-02-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  36. NAVAREA XII 32/092009-01-18 → 2009-01-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  37. NAVAREA XII 19/092009-01-11 → 2009-01-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  38. NAVAREA XII 6/092009-01-04 → 2009-01-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  39. NAVAREA XII 1/092009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  40. NAVAREA XII 547/082008-12-28 → 2009-01-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  41. NAVAREA XII 537/082008-12-21 → 2008-12-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  42. NAVAREA XII 531/082008-12-14 → 2008-12-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  43. NAVAREA XII 523/082008-12-07 → 2008-12-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  44. NAVAREA XII 514/082008-12-04 → 2008-12-09
    Hazardous operations due to falling rocket debris 2000Z to 0100Z commencing daily 05 thru 08 dec in areas…
  45. NAVAREA XII 508/082008-11-30 → 2009-01-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  46. NAVAREA XII 507/082008-11-30 → 2008-12-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  47. NAVAREA XII 494/082008-11-23 → 2008-11-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  48. NAVAREA XII 482/082008-11-16 → 2008-11-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  49. NAVAREA XII 469/082008-11-09 → 2008-11-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  50. NAVAREA XII 460/082008-11-02 → 2008-11-09
    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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