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 18/082008-01-22 → 2008-01-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  2. NAVAREA XII 11/082008-01-13 → 2008-01-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  3. NAVAREA XII 4/082008-01-06 → 2008-01-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  4. NAVAREA XII 3/082008-01-06 → 2008-02-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  5. NAVAREA XII 375/072007-12-30 → 2008-01-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  6. NAVAREA XII 368/072007-12-23 → 2007-12-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  7. NAVAREA XII 361/072007-12-16 → 2007-12-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  8. NAVAREA XII 356/072007-12-11 → 2007-12-18
    Missile firing operations 201900Z to 220030Z dec, alternate 211900Z to 220030Z dec in the pacific missile…
  9. NAVAREA XII 355/072007-12-11 → 2007-12-18
    Missile firing operations 171900Z to 180030Z dec, alternate 1900Z to 0030Z commencing daily 18 and 19 dec in…
  10. NAVAREA XII 354/072007-12-10 → 2007-12-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  11. NAVAREA XII 344/072007-12-02 → 2008-01-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  12. NAVAREA XII 343/072007-12-02 → 2007-12-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  13. NAVAREA XII 328/072007-11-25 → 2007-12-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  14. NAVAREA XII 319/072007-11-18 → 2007-11-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  15. NAVAREA XII 308/072007-11-11 → 2007-11-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  16. NAVAREA XII 291/072007-11-04 → 2007-12-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  17. NAVAREA XII 290/072007-11-04 → 2007-11-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  18. NAVAREA XII 283/072007-10-28 → 2007-11-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  19. NAVAREA XII 273/072007-10-21 → 2007-10-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  20. NAVAREA XII 270/072007-10-14 → 2007-10-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  21. NAVAREA XII 255/072007-10-09 → 2007-10-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  22. NAVAREA XII 244/072007-10-01 → 2007-11-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  23. NAVAREA XII 243/072007-10-01 → 2007-10-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  24. NAVAREA XII 233/072007-09-23 → 2007-10-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  25. NAVAREA XII 229/072007-09-16 → 2007-09-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  26. NAVAREA XII 222/072007-09-09 → 2007-09-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  27. NAVAREA XII 221/072007-09-09 → 2007-09-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  28. NAVAREA XII 219/072007-09-02 → 2007-09-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  29. NAVAREA XII 218/072007-09-02 → 2007-10-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  30. NAVAREA XII 214/072007-08-26 → 2007-09-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  31. NAVAREA XII 205/072007-08-19 → 2007-08-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  32. NAVAREA XII 195/072007-08-12 → 2007-08-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  33. NAVAREA XII 192/072007-08-05 → 2007-09-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  34. NAVAREA XII 191/072007-08-05 → 2007-08-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  35. NAVAREA XII 188/072007-08-04 → 2007-08-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  36. NAVAREA XII 181/072007-07-29 → 2007-08-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  37. NAVAREA XII 177/072007-07-22 → 2007-07-29
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  38. NAVAREA XII 175/072007-07-17 → 2007-07-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  39. NAVAREA XII 172/072007-07-08 → 2007-07-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  40. NAVAREA XII 162/072007-07-01 → 2007-08-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  41. NAVAREA XII 161/072007-07-01 → 2007-07-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  42. NAVAREA XII 150/072007-06-24 → 2007-07-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  43. NAVAREA XII 144/072007-06-17 → 2007-06-24
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  44. NAVAREA XII 137/072007-06-10 → 2007-06-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  45. NAVAREA XII 129/072007-06-03 → 2007-06-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  46. NAVAREA XII 125/072007-05-27 → 2007-07-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  47. NAVAREA XII 124/072007-05-27 → 2007-06-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  48. NAVAREA XII 116/072007-05-21 → 2007-05-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  49. NAVAREA XII 112/072007-05-13 → 2007-05-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  50. NAVAREA XII 106/072007-05-06 → 2007-05-13
    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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