Missiles

Hazardous operations with space debris in the North Pacific, Philippine Sea, and South China Sea near the Philippines from Aug 23 2300Z to Aug 24 0500Z.

North Pacific · Philippine Sea · South China Sea · Philippines · HYDROPAC 2402/26

issued
2026-08-21 00:22Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
self-cancels
2026-08-24 06:00Z
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
14.051, 148.461
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-23 13:17Z

Original warning text

NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   232300Z TO 240500Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 19-30.37N 118-28.02E, 19-25.37N 119-30.73E,
      18-47.73N 119-27.25E, 18-52.72N 118-24.77E.
   B. 18-54.22N 124-53.80E, 18-46.88N 125-56.03E,
      18-04.07N 125-50.30E, 18-11.35N 124-48.32E.
   C. 15-21.78N 147-38.83E, 14-50.07N 149-48.88E,
      12-44.63N 149-15.78E, 13-16.05N 147-06.85E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240600Z AUG 26.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-23 23:00Z2026-08-24 05:00Z—6 h

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

This area · missile & rocket hazards

12 within 180 nm since 2015 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2026-08-21 · in force

  1. Hazardous operations, space debris2026-08-21 → 2026-08-23
  2. Hazardous operations, space debris 232300Z to 240500Z aug in areas bound by: a. 19-30.37N 118-28.02E,… this message2026-08-21 → 2026-08-19
  3. Hazardous operations, space debris2026-08-23 → 2026-08-24
  4. Cancel information of hazardous operations, space debris2026-08-24

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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.