Hazardous operations, space debris 190200Z to 190800Z jul in area bound by 23-04.00S 086-39.00E, 23-08.00S…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2307/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-07-18 16:49Z
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 VIII 640/23 142209Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-14 22:54Z. 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
- Indian 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2307/23(61), 2342/23 and this msglater cancellation notice
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 2138/232023-06-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2307/23 · this notice2023-07-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2349/232023-07-18 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-19 02:00Z | 2023-07-19 08:00Z | — | 6 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-07-14 22:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-07-19 09:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 640/23 142209Z JUL 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -23.542, 86.750
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIAN OCEAN. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 190200Z TO 190800Z JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 23-04.00S 086-39.00E, 23-08.00S 087-02.00E, 24-01.00S 086-51.00E, 23-57.00S 086-28.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190900Z JUL 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.
- 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.
- 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
19 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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.
- NAVAREA X 104/262026-09-23
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1223Z to 1447Z daily 28 sep thru 04 oct in area bound by 24-36.00S…2026-09-17
- NAVAREA X 103/262026-09-17
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1223Z to 1447Z daily 22 thru 28 sep in area bound by 24-36.00S…2026-09-15
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2242Z to 0105Z daily 18 thru 23, 25, 26 and 1342Z to 1635Z daily 23…2024-11-14
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1243Z to 1711Z 14, 15, and 18 mar and 1243Z to 1500Z 16 and 17 mar in…2024-03-13
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 04:04Z; 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.