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. HYDROPAC 898/032003-05-26 → 2003-05-29
    Satellite re-entry 292000Z to 292230Z may, alternate 301900Z to 302200Z, 311900Z to 312130Z may, 011830Z to…
  2. NAVAREA XII 130/032003-05-22 → 2003-05-29
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  3. HYDROPAC 870/032003-05-21 → 2003-05-26
    Satellite re-entry 252200Z to 252359Z may, alternate 262130Z to 262359Z, 272100Z to 272330Z, 282030Z to…
  4. NAVAREA XII 126/032003-05-15 → 2003-05-22
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  5. NAVAREA XII 122/032003-05-08 → 2003-05-15
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  6. NAVAREA XII 115/032003-05-02 → 2003-05-08
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  7. NAVAREA XII 111/032003-04-27 → 2003-05-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  8. NAVAREA XII 109/032003-04-24 → 2003-05-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  9. NAVAREA XII 104/032003-04-17 → 2003-04-24
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  10. NAVAREA XII 97/032003-04-10 → 2003-04-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  11. NAVAREA XII 91/032003-04-03 → 2003-04-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  12. NAVAREA XII 86/032003-03-27 → 2003-04-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  13. NAVAREA XII 85/032003-03-27 → 2003-04-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  14. NAVAREA XII 77/032003-03-20 → 2003-03-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  15. NAVAREA XII 73/032003-03-13 → 2003-03-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  16. NAVAREA XII 65/032003-03-06 → 2003-03-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  17. NAVAREA XII 57/032003-02-27 → 2003-03-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  18. NAVAREA XII 54/032003-02-25 → 2003-03-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  19. NAVAREA XII 46/032003-02-20 → 2003-02-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  20. NAVAREA XII 41/032003-02-13 → 2003-02-20
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  21. NAVAREA XII 32/032003-02-06 → 2003-02-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  22. NAVAREA XII 25/032003-01-30 → 2003-02-06
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  23. NAVAREA XII 21/032003-01-27 → 2003-02-25
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  24. NAVAREA XII 18/032003-01-23 → 2003-01-30
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  25. NAVAREA XII 13/032003-01-16 → 2003-01-23
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  26. NAVAREA XII 7/032003-01-09 → 2003-01-16
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  27. NAVAREA XII 1/032003-01-02 → 2003-01-09
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  28. NAVAREA XII 365/022002-12-27 → 2003-01-02
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  29. NAVAREA XII 364/022002-12-27 → 2003-01-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  30. NAVAREA XII 361/022002-12-21 → 2002-12-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  31. NAVAREA XII 349/022002-12-12 → 2002-12-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  32. NAVAREA XII 341/022002-12-05 → 2002-12-12
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  33. NAVAREA XII 335/022002-11-28 → 2002-12-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  34. NAVAREA XII 333/022002-11-26 → 2002-12-27
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  35. NAVAREA XII 328/022002-11-21 → 2002-11-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  36. NAVAREA XII 322/022002-11-14 → 2002-11-21
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  37. NAVAREA XII 317/022002-11-07 → 2002-11-14
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  38. NAVAREA XII 312/022002-10-31 → 2002-11-07
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  39. NAVAREA XII 311/022002-10-28 → 2002-11-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  40. NAVAREA XII 301/022002-10-24 → 2002-10-31
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  41. NAVAREA XII 297/022002-10-17 → 2002-10-24
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  42. NAVAREA XII 287/022002-10-10 → 2002-10-17
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  43. NAVAREA XII 276/022002-10-03 → 2002-10-10
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  44. NAVAREA XII 272/022002-09-26 → 2002-10-03
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  45. NAVAREA XII 271/022002-09-26 → 2002-10-28
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2400Z daily monday thru sunday in the pacific missile range…
  46. NAVAREA XII 265/022002-09-19 → 2002-09-26
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  47. NAVAREA XII 261/022002-09-13 → 2002-09-19
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  48. NAVAREA XII 253/022002-09-05 → 2002-09-13
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  49. NAVAREA XII 248/022002-08-29 → 2002-09-05
    Intermittent missile firing operations 0001Z to 2359Z daily monday thru sunday in the naval air warfare…
  50. NAVAREA XII 245/022002-08-27 → 2002-09-26
    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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