Hazardous operations 0530Z to 1030Z daily 27 nov thru 18 dec: a. in area bound by 69-45.2N 015-51.4E,…
Norwegian Sea · HYDROARC 409/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-12-15 22:55Z
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 111/15 230630Z NOV 15.. Issued 2015-11-23 09:14Z. 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
- Norwegian 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 hyrdoarc 409/15 and this msglater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROARC 409/15 · this notice2015-11-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROARC 422/152015-12-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Norwegian Sea →
Activity windows · 22 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-27 05:30Z | 2015-11-27 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-11-28 05:30Z | 2015-11-28 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-11-29 05:30Z | 2015-11-29 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-11-30 05:30Z | 2015-11-30 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-12-01 05:30Z | 2015-12-01 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-12-02 05:30Z | 2015-12-02 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-12-03 05:30Z | 2015-12-03 10:30Z | — | 5 h |
| 2015-12-04 05:30Z | 2015-12-04 10:30Z | — | 5 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.
- issued
- 2015-11-23 09:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2015-12-18 11:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIX 111/15 230630Z NOV 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Norwegian Sea
- position
- 74.272, 15.855
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC.
NORWEGIAN SEA.
BARENTS SEA.
ROCKETS.
DNC 21, DNC 22.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0530Z TO 1030Z DAILY
27 NOV THRU 18 DEC:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
69-45.2N 015-51.4E, 69-24.2N 015-55.4E,
69-17.6N 016-00.5E, 69-17.7N 016-01.4E,
69-24.4N 016-05.2E, 69-45.2N 016-05.1E.
B. WITHIN 1.9 MILES OF 70-28.9N 015-51.2E.
C. WITHIN 42.7 MILES OF 74-20.2N 015-51.2E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181130Z DEC 15.
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.
- 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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
47 within 180 nm since 2012 · 2 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.
- Norwegian sea grennland sea 1. rocket launch operation will be conducted2026-09-01
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1600Z to 2135Z daily 04 thru 10 sep in areas bound by: a. 68-59.33N…2026-09-01
- 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
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 00:39Z; 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.