Missiles
Rocket launching hazardous operations in Barents Sea, Russia, are active from August 19 to 30 in specified areas.
Barents Sea · Russia · HYDROARC 174/26
- issued
- 2026-08-17 17:44Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-30 19:00Z
- sea
- Barentsz Sea
- position
- 73.406, 50.934
- source
- nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-19 20:02Z
Original warning text
BARENTS SEA.
RUSSIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
192100Z TO 200001Z, 0000Z TO 1800Z AND
2100Z TO 0000Z DAILY 20 THRU 29 AND
300000Z TO 301800Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 70-47.00N 046-22.00E, 70-37.00N 047-36.00E,
69-46.00N 046-36.00E, 69-56.00N 045-20.00E.
B. 74-04.00N 051-13.50E, 73-51.67N 052-40.00E,
72-44.00N 050-36.00E, 72-57.00N 049-13.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301900Z AUG 26.Activity windows · 22 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 21:00Z | 2026-08-20 00:01Z | — | 3 h 01 |
| 2026-08-20 00:00Z | 2026-08-20 18:00Z | — | 18 h |
| 2026-08-20 21:00Z | 2026-08-21 00:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2026-08-21 00:00Z | 2026-08-21 18:00Z | — | 18 h |
| 2026-08-21 21:00Z | 2026-08-22 00:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2026-08-22 00:00Z | 2026-08-22 18:00Z | — | 18 h |
| 2026-08-22 21:00Z | 2026-08-23 00:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2026-08-23 00:00Z | 2026-08-23 18:00Z | — | 18 h |
| … 14 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
This area · missile & rocket hazards
65 within 180 nm since 2010 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Missile operations 0300Z to 1900Z daily 03 thru 05 nov in area bound by 72-30.00N 052-47.00E, 73-05.00N…2023-10-29
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0500Z to 1700Z daily 03 thru 05 nov in area bound by 73-05.00N…2022-10-30
- Missile operations 0500Z to 1900Z daily 19 thru 20 aug in area bound by 75-46.50N 049-28.00E, 75-36.00N…2022-08-17
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0900Z to 1500Z daily 06 thru 10 jun in area bound by 72-21.60N…2022-06-01
- Missile operations 0500Z to 1700Z daily 22, 23, 25 and 26 oct in area bound by 73-05N 051-00E, 72-30N…2021-10-20
- Missile operations 0500Z to 1700Z daily 22 and 23 oct in area bound by 73-05N 051-00E, 72-30N 052-47E,…2021-10-19
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
24 missile & rocket hazards in force · see all
Missiles
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Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.