Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0700Z to 1300Z daily 20 thru 22 feb in area bound by 74-30N 023-00E,…
Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 26/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-02-22 14:00Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA XIX 14/22 182120Z FEB 22.. Issued 2022-02-18 21:25Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Barentsz Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROARC 26/22 and this msglater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROARC 22/222022-02-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 26/22 · this notice2022-02-18 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-20 07:00Z | 2022-02-20 13:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2022-02-21 07:00Z | 2022-02-21 13:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2022-02-22 07:00Z | 2022-02-22 13:00Z | — | 6 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2022-02-18 21:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-02-22 14:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIX 14/22 182120Z FEB 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Barentsz Sea
- position
- 72.871, 27.405
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BARENTS SEA. NORWAY. DNC 43. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 0700Z TO 1300Z DAILY 20 THRU 22 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY 74-30N 023-00E, 74-30N 024-00E, 73-07N 032-05E, 70-36N 032-05E, 73-46N 020-30E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221400Z FEB 22.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- Rocket launching
- The areas where spent rocket stages, boosters and fairings are expected to fall after a launch, with the launch window.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
28 within 180 nm since 2011 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Missile operations 2100Z to 1800Z daily 21 thru 24 sep in area bound by 72-52.25N 034-14.50E, 72-27.17N…2026-09-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 132100Z to 132359Z, 0001Z to 1800Z and 2100Z to 2359Z daily 14 thru…2026-08-12
- Rocket launching in the following periods a. 2100 to 2400 UTC 13 aug 26 b. 0000 to 1800 UTC and 2100 to 2400…2026-08-08
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0800Z to 1000Z daily 21 thru 25 dec in area bound by 70-56.00N…2023-12-17
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2000Z to 2230Z daily 28 thru 30 nov in area bound by 70-56.00N…2023-11-24
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2000Z to 2230Z daily 23 thru 27 nov in area bound by 70-56-00N…2023-11-18
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 02:07Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.