Hazardous operations, space debris 0600Z to 0800Z daily 23 thru 28 mar in area bound by 76-30.00N…
Barentsz Sea · HYDROARC 30/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-25 09:28Z
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 27/23 192051Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-19 21:59Z. 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 30/23 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 30/23 · this notice2023-03-19 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 36/232023-03-25 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-23 06:00Z | 2023-03-23 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2023-03-24 06:00Z | 2023-03-24 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2023-03-25 06:00Z | 2023-03-25 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2023-03-26 06:00Z | 2023-03-26 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2023-03-27 06:00Z | 2023-03-27 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
| 2023-03-28 06:00Z | 2023-03-28 08:00Z | — | 2 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-03-19 21:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-28 09:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIX 27/23 192051Z MAR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Barentsz Sea
- position
- 75.643, 21.729
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BARENTS SEA. SVALBARD. DNC 22. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0600Z TO 0800Z DAILY 23 THRU 28 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 76-30.00N 022-00.00E, 75-50.00N 018-40.00E, 74-50.00N 021-40.00E, 75-20.00N 024-40.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280900Z MAR 23.
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.
- Space debris
- An area where parts of a spacecraft or rocket stage are expected to come down at sea, from a launch or a planned re-entry.
- 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
34 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 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.
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0600Z to 0800Z daily 09 thru 13 feb in area bound by 75-59.00N…2024-02-05
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0600Z to 0800Z daily 09 thru 13 feb in area bound by 75-59.00N…2024-02-05
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0600Z to 0800Z daily 27 thru 31 dec in area bound by 75-59.0N 021-26.0E…2023-12-23
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2000Z to 2230Z daily 23 thru 27 nov in area bound by 76-30.00N…2023-11-18
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0500Z to 1800Z daily 11 thru 15 aug in area bound by 75-45.00N…2023-08-06
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1900Z to 2100Z daily 29 mar thru 03 apr in area bound by 75-50.00N…2023-03-25
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 2026-10-03 13:29Z; 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.