Hazardous operations, space debris 0015Z to 0415Z daily 26 thru 28 jul in area bound by 18-00.00S…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2377/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-07-25 16:56Z
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 XVI 108/23 201545Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-20 17:32Z. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2377/23 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 2377/23 · this notice2023-07-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2433/232023-07-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-26 00:15Z | 2023-07-26 04:15Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-07-27 00:15Z | 2023-07-27 04:15Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-07-28 00:15Z | 2023-07-28 04:15Z | — | 4 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-07-20 17:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-07-28 05:15Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XVI 108/23 201545Z JUL 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -14.034, -114.825
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. DNC 06, DNC 07. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0015Z TO 0415Z DAILY 26 THRU 28 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 18-00.00S 132-40.00W, 16-00.00S 133-40.00W, 10-00.00S 096-00.00W, 12-00.00S 096-00.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280515Z 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.
- 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
14 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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 0600Z daily 01 thru 03 jan 24 in area bound by 14-30.00S…2023-12-26
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0400Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 04 sep in areas bound by: 17-00.00S…2023-08-29
- Hazardous operations, space debris, 0400Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 24 sep in area bound by 08-30.00S…2023-08-29
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0015Z to 0415Z daily 30 jul thru 01 aug in area bound by 18-00.00S…2023-07-25
- Hazardous operations, space debris 170930Z to 191330Z dec in area bound by 16-30S 134-00W, 13-00S 112-00W,…2020-12-15
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2145Z to 0145Z commencing daily 11 thru 19 apr in area bound by…2018-04-06
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 05:44Z; 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.