Missiles

Space debris hazardous operations occur in the South Atlantic from 19 through 29 August, daily between 2100 and 1800 UTC, within a defined area.

South Atlantic · HYDROLANT 1593/26

issued
2026-08-17 09:53Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-08-30 19:00Z
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-9.916, 3.655
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-19 19:02Z

Original warning text

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   2100Z TO 1800Z DAILY 19 THRU 29 AUG
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   06-12.50S 003-00.50E, 06-22.00S 004-53.00E,
   13-35.00S 004-20.00E, 13-26.00S 002-24.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301900Z AUG 26.

Activity windows · 11 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-19 21:00Z2026-08-20 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-20 21:00Z2026-08-21 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-21 21:00Z2026-08-22 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-22 21:00Z2026-08-23 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-23 21:00Z2026-08-24 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-24 21:00Z2026-08-25 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-25 21:00Z2026-08-26 18:00Z21 h
2026-08-26 21:00Z2026-08-27 18:00Z21 h
3 more

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

This area · missile & rocket hazards

4 within 180 nm since 2013 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

25 missile & rocket hazards in force · see all

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.