Missiles

Missile operations 1400Z to 0800Z daily 21 thru 24 jun in area bound by 42-45.50N 135-09.50E, 42-49.30N…

Japan Sea · HYDROPAC 2011/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-06-25 09:00Z

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 XIII 81/23 170913Z JUN 23.. Issued 2023-06-17 09:31Z. 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
Japan 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

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. HYDROPAC 2011/23 · this notice2023-06-17 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 2055/232023-06-22 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 2057/232023-06-22 · Archived notice
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Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2023-06-21 14:00Z2023-06-22 08:00Z—18 h
2023-06-22 14:00Z2023-06-23 08:00Z—18 h
2023-06-23 14:00Z2023-06-24 08:00Z—18 h
2023-06-24 14:00Z2023-06-25 08:00Z—18 h

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

issued
2023-06-17 09:31Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-06-25 09:00Z
authority
NAVAREA XIII 81/23 170913Z JUN 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Japan Sea
position
42.409, 134.292
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEA OF JAPAN.
RUSSIA.
DNC 24.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 1400Z TO 0800Z DAILY
   21 THRU 24 JUN IN AREA BOUND BY
   42-45.50N 135-09.50E, 42-49.30N 135-06.90E,
   42-40.50N 134-07.00E, 42-12.40N 133-32.00E,
   41-55.20N 133-48.20E, 42-20.00N 134-42.50E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250900Z 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.
Missile firing
Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
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

172 within 180 nm since 2010 · 5 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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25
26

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

6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 17:47Z; 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.