Space debris hazard operations daily 13 to 26 August, 2100Z to 1800Z, in the South Pacific.
Southern Ocean · HYDROPAC 2289/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-28 19:00Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-08-10 08:08Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-28 19:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Southern 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.
- HYDROPAC 2289/26 · this notice2026-08-10 · Cancelled notice
- HYDROPAC 2681/262026-09-16 · Cancelled notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Southern Ocean →
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 21:00Z | 2026-08-14 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-14 21:00Z | 2026-08-15 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-15 21:00Z | 2026-08-16 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-16 21:00Z | 2026-08-17 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-17 21:00Z | 2026-08-18 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-18 21:00Z | 2026-08-19 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-19 21:00Z | 2026-08-20 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| 2026-08-20 21:00Z | 2026-08-21 18:00Z | — | 21 h |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2026-08-10 08:08Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-27 19:00Z
- sea
- Southern Ocean
- position
- -60.050, -151.270
- nearest port
- Ushuaia · 545 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
SOUTH PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2100Z TO 1800Z DAILY 13 THRU 26 AUG
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 59-42.60S 165-49.20E, 59-42.60S 180-00.00E,
62-33.00S 180-00.00E, 62-33.00S 162-33.60E.
B. 59-42.60S 180-00.00W, 58-39.87S 161-41.05W,
57-28.80S 126-01.20W, 60-23.40S 122-04.80W,
61-31.90S 161-16.02W, 62-33.00S 180-00.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 271900Z AUG 26.Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
2 within 180 nm since 2026 · 2 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.
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 13:11Z; 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.