Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2128Z to 0006Z commencing daily 28 jul thru 27 aug in area bound by…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2317/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-08-28 01:06Z
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 161725Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-07-23 08:59Z. 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
- North 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.
- HYDROLANT 2317/20 · this notice2020-07-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2458/202020-08-08 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 31 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-28 21:28Z | 2020-07-29 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-07-29 21:28Z | 2020-07-30 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-07-30 21:28Z | 2020-07-31 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-07-31 21:28Z | 2020-08-01 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-08-01 21:28Z | 2020-08-02 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-08-02 21:28Z | 2020-08-03 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-08-03 21:28Z | 2020-08-04 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| 2020-08-04 21:28Z | 2020-08-05 00:06Z | — | 2 h 38 |
| … 23 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-07-23 08:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-28 01:06Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 161725Z JUL 20.
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 1.572, -8.506
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. LIBERIA. DNC 01. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 2128Z TO 0006Z COMMENCING DAILY 28 JUL THRU 27 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 03-20N 015-48W, 01-35N 000-59W, 00-11S 001-12W, 01-33N 016-00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280106Z AUG 20.
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.
- Rocket launching
- The areas where spent rocket stages, boosters and fairings are expected to fall after a launch, with the launch window.
- 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
74 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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 2127Z to 0055Z daily 16 jun thru 16 jul in area bound by 01-45.00N…2023-06-11
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2100Z to 0446Z daily 06 sep thru 06 oct in area bound by 01-42.00N…2022-09-01
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2102Z to 0037Z daily 22 jun thru 22 jul in area bound by 03-00.00N…2022-06-17
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1219Z to 1501Z daily 22 dec thru 21 jan 22 in area bound by 02-03N…2021-12-17
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0059Z to 0524Z daily 23 oct thru 22 nov in area bound by 03-59N 017-10W,…2021-10-17
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2000Z to 2332Z daily 30 jul thru 29 aug in areas bound by: a. 05-37N…2021-07-25
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:17Z; 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.