Missiles

Hazardous operations, space debris 1032Z to 1618Z daily 01 thru 07 jun in area bound by 41-12.00S…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1189/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-06-07 17:18Z

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) · SPACEX 0/23 272001Z MAY 23.. Issued 2023-05-27 20:25Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. 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.

  1. HYDROLANT 1189/23 · this notice2023-05-27 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1772/232023-05-27 · Archived notice
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Activity windows · 7 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2023-06-01 10:32Z2023-06-01 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-02 10:32Z2023-06-02 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-03 10:32Z2023-06-03 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-04 10:32Z2023-06-04 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-05 10:32Z2023-06-05 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-06 10:32Z2023-06-06 16:18Z—5 h 46
2023-06-07 10:32Z2023-06-07 16:18Z—5 h 46

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2023-05-27 20:25Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-06-07 17:18Z
authority
SPACEX 0/23 272001Z MAY 23.
issued by
SPACEX
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-41.122, 19.153
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   1032Z TO 1618Z DAILY 01 THRU 07 JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   41-12.00S 039-51.00E, 39-19S 039-54.00E,
   41-02.00S 001-29.00W, 42-56S 001-32.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 071718Z JUN 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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

10 within 180 nm since 2023 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:36Z; 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.