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 75/042004-02-25 → 2004-03-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  2. NAVAREA XII 67/042004-02-19 → 2004-02-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  3. NAVAREA XII 56/042004-02-12 → 2004-02-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  4. NAVAREA XII 47/042004-02-05 → 2004-02-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  5. NAVAREA XII 41/042004-01-29 → 2004-02-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  6. NAVAREA XII 38/042004-01-27 → 2004-02-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  7. NAVAREA XII 28/042004-01-22 → 2004-01-29
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  8. NAVAREA XII 17/042004-01-15 → 2004-01-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  9. NAVAREA XII 9/042004-01-08 → 2004-01-15
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  10. NAVAREA XII 1/042004-01-01 → 2004-01-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  11. NAVAREA XII 384/032003-12-27 → 2004-01-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  12. NAVAREA XII 382/032003-12-25 → 2004-01-01
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  13. NAVAREA XII 377/032003-12-18 → 2003-12-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  14. NAVAREA XII 368/032003-12-11 → 2003-12-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  15. NAVAREA XII 361/032003-12-04 → 2002-12-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  16. NAVAREA XII 355/032003-11-27 → 2003-12-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  17. NAVAREA XII 351/032003-11-26 → 2003-12-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  18. NAVAREA XII 344/032003-11-20 → 2003-11-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  19. NAVAREA XII 336/032003-11-13 → 2003-11-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  20. NAVAREA XII 327/032003-11-06 → 2003-11-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  21. NAVAREA XII 323/032003-10-30 → 2003-11-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  22. NAVAREA XII 310/032003-10-27 → 2003-11-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  23. NAVAREA XII 307/032003-10-23 → 2003-10-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  24. NAVAREA XII 295/032003-10-16 → 2003-10-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  25. NAVAREA XII 285/032003-10-09 → 2003-10-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  26. NAVAREA XII 279/032003-10-02 → 2003-10-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  27. NAVAREA XII 271/032003-09-26 → 2003-10-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  28. NAVAREA XII 266/032003-09-25 → 2003-10-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  29. NAVAREA XII 255/032003-09-18 → 2003-09-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  30. NAVAREA XII 248/032003-09-11 → 2003-09-18
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  31. NAVAREA XII 238/032003-09-04 → 2003-09-11
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  32. NAVAREA XII 223/032003-08-28 → 2003-09-04
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  33. NAVAREA XII 221/032003-08-27 → 2003-09-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  34. NAVAREA XII 218/032003-08-20 → 2003-08-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  35. NAVAREA XII 213/032003-08-14 → 2003-08-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  36. NAVAREA XII 210/032003-08-07 → 2003-08-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  37. NAVAREA XII 195/032003-07-31 → 2003-08-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  38. NAVAREA XII 190/032003-07-28 → 2003-08-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  39. NAVAREA XII 185/032003-07-24 → 2003-07-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  40. NAVAREA XII 181/032003-07-17 → 2003-07-24
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  41. NAVAREA XII 176/032003-07-10 → 2003-07-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  42. NAVAREA XII 174/032003-07-03 → 2003-07-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  43. NAVAREA XII 167/032003-06-26 → 2003-07-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  44. NAVAREA XII 166/032003-06-26 → 2003-07-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  45. NAVAREA XII 163/032003-06-19 → 2003-06-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  46. NAVAREA XII 157/032003-06-12 → 2003-06-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  47. NAVAREA XII 148/032003-06-05 → 2003-06-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  48. HYDROPAC 924/032003-05-29 → 2003-05-30
    Satellite re-entry 292113Z to 292134Z may in area bound by 23-04.8N 150-13.4E, 22-07.8N 152-38.5E, 21-45.5N…
  49. NAVAREA XII 139/032003-05-29 → 2003-06-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  50. NAVAREA XII 137/032003-05-27 → 2003-06-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…

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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