Space debris
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2012/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-16 16:02Z
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 XV 102/12 140210Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-16 04:04Z. 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 Pacific 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
- Hazardous operations: a. 210154Z to 210318Z jul in area bound by 29-04-00N 133-49-00E, 29-14-32N 133-45-40E,…later 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.
- HYDROPAC 2012/12 · this notice2012-07-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2019/122012-07-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2075/122012-07-21 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-21 03:59Z | 2012-07-21 05:13Z | — | 1 h 14 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-07-16 04:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-07-21 06:13Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XV 102/12 140210Z JUL 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XV · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -49.365, -134.690
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH PACIFIC. SPACE DEBRIS. 1. SPACE VEHICLE ELEMENTS FALLING 210359Z TO 210513Z JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 46-00S 167-00W, 48-27S 167-00W, 53-00S 155-00W, 53-00S 106-00W, 46-00S 106-00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210613Z JUL 12.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
29 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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, space debris: 0200Z to 0850Z daily 24 and 25 nov in area bound by 42-54S 137-00W,…2020-11-21
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 200700Z to 200815Z aug in area bound by 47-00S 159-00W, 47-00S…2020-08-14
- Hazardous operations, space debris 201700Z to 202359Z may in area bound by 46-00S 167-00W, 46-00S 106-00W,…2020-05-15
- Hazardous operations, space debris 201911Z to 202026Z may in area bound by 46-00S 167-00W, 46-00S 106-00W,…2020-05-15
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1451Z to 1608Z daily 17 thru 30 dec in area bound by 44-05S 132-46W,…2019-12-12
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 030100Z to 030400Z nov in area bound by 47-00S 155-00W, 47-00S…2019-10-30
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 03:27Z; 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.