Hazardous operations, rocket launching 252100Z to 261100Z aug, alternate 241200Z to 251100Z and 261200Z to…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2283/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-08-27 12:00Z
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 XI 262/22 200701Z AUG 22.. Issued 2022-08-20 07:57Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 31.237, 144.447 with a 25.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug in area bound by 48-37N 140-23E, 46-50N…cancelled by this notice
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug in areas bound by: a. 48-32.00N…cancelled by this notice
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug in areas bound by: a. 47-20.00N…cancelled by this notice
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug: a. in 45-18.00N 148-40.00Ecancelled by this 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 2247/222022-08-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2248/222022-08-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2249/222022-08-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2250/222022-08-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2283/22 · this notice2022-08-20 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 12:00Z | 2022-08-25 11:00Z | — | 23 h |
| 2022-08-25 21:00Z | 2022-08-26 11:00Z | — | 14 h |
| 2022-08-26 12:00Z | 2022-08-27 11:00Z | — | 23 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2022-08-20 07:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-08-27 12:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 262/22 200701Z AUG 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 31.237, 144.447 · r 25.0 nm
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DNC 12. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 252100Z TO 261100Z AUG, ALTERNATE 241200Z TO 251100Z AND 261200Z TO 271100Z AUG WITHIN 25 MILES OF 31-14.23N 144-26.80E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2247/22, 2248/22, 2249/22, 2250/22. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 271200Z AUG 22.
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.
- 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- 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
33 within 180 nm since 2010 · 4 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 2100Z to 1300Z daily 30 aug thru 02, 05 and 06 sep, alternate 2100Z…2026-08-26
- Rocket firing2026-08-26
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2200Z to 1300Z daily 23 and 29 aug in area within 25 miles of…2026-08-19
- Rocket firing2026-08-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2100Z to 0800Z daily 05 thru 07 mar in area within 25 miles of…2024-03-01
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2100Z to 0900Z daily 30 and 31 oct, alternate 012100Z to 020900Z nov2023-10-26
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 2026-10-01 19:36Z; 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.