Hazardous operations, space debris 0903Z to 1020Z daily 17 thru 30 dec in area bound by 70-35N 063-46W,…
Davis Strait · HYDROARC 317/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-12-30 11:20Z
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) · FRENCH GUIANA 031454Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-14 07:49Z. 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
- Davis Strait. 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
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 314/192019-12-11 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 317/19 · this notice2019-12-14 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-17 09:03Z | 2019-12-17 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-18 09:03Z | 2019-12-18 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-19 09:03Z | 2019-12-19 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-20 09:03Z | 2019-12-20 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-21 09:03Z | 2019-12-21 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-22 09:03Z | 2019-12-22 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-23 09:03Z | 2019-12-23 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2019-12-24 09:03Z | 2019-12-24 10:20Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2019-12-14 07:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2019-12-30 11:20Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 031454Z DEC 19.
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- Davis Strait
- position
- 69.897, -62.640
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAFFIN BAY. DAVIS STRAIT. CANADA. DNC 28. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0903Z TO 1020Z DAILY 17 THRU 30 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 70-35N 063-46W, 70-40N 062-03W, 69-11N 061-34W, 69-07N 063-10W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301120Z DEC 19.
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
8 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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.
- Missile operations 141400Z to 150800Z sep and 2100Z to 0800Z daily 15 thru 29 sep in area bound by 72-58.0N…2022-09-09
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0900Z to 1020Z daily 17 thru 24 dec in area bound by: 70-35N 063-46W,…2019-12-11
- Hazardous operations 2112Z to 2229Z daily 25 apr thru 25 may in area bound by 71-56N 060-17W, 70-28N…2016-04-24
- Hazardous operations 2112Z to 2229Z daily 24 apr thru 24 may in area bound by 71-56N 060-17W, 70-28N…2016-04-24
- Hazardous operations 2112Z to 2229Z daily 23 apr thru 22 may in area bound by 71-56N 060-17W, 70-28N…2016-04-22
- Hazardous operations 2112Z to 2229Z daily 22 apr thru 22 may in area bound by 71-56N 060-17W, 70-28N…2016-04-17
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 17:02Z; 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.