Missiles

Space debris hazard operations in Eastern Indian Ocean, South Pacific, and Tasman Sea from August 20 to 26.

Eastern Indian Ocean · South Pacific · Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 2341/26

issued
2026-08-15 03:02Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-08-26 21:21Z
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-46.992, 94.579
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-19 19:02Z

Original warning text

EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SOUTH PACIFIC.
TASMAN SEA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   201739Z TO 202235Z, 211717Z TO 212213Z,
   221655Z TO 222151Z, 231632Z TO 232128Z,
   241610Z TO 242106Z, 251548Z TO 252044Z
   AND 261525Z TO 262021Z AUG
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   39-52.00S 082-05.00E, 46-48.00S 097-01.00E,
   51-17.00S 115-27.00E, 51-19.00S 138-10.00E,
   47-11.00S 158-59.00E, 48-02.00S 159-55.00E,
   49-27.00S 159-48.00E, 53-45.00S 138-13.00E,
   53-37.00S 114-28.00E, 48-53.00S 095-17.00E,
   41-36.00S 080-09.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 262121Z AUG 26.

Activity windows · 7 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-20 17:39Z2026-08-20 22:35Z4 h 56
2026-08-21 17:17Z2026-08-21 22:13Z4 h 56
2026-08-22 16:55Z2026-08-22 21:51Z4 h 56
2026-08-23 16:32Z2026-08-23 21:28Z4 h 56
2026-08-24 16:10Z2026-08-24 21:06Z4 h 56
2026-08-25 15:48Z2026-08-25 20:44Z4 h 56
2026-08-26 15:25Z2026-08-26 20:21Z4 h 56

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

This area · missile & rocket hazards

16 within 180 nm since 2017 · 4 in the last 12 months · 3 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

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27 missile & rocket hazards in force · see all

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.